As a fundamental existence in Jung’s analytical psychology system, the creation and development of archetypal thought are influenced by Jung’s ethnic background, family environment, as well as his personality traits and professional experiences. At the same time, when Jung constructed his archetypal thought, he was also influenced by various ideological trends in his era, including the philosophies of Kant, Schopenhauer, and Schelling, as well as Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. In addition, Jung’s archetypal thought can also be found in Western traditional philosophical and religious thoughts. In the post-Jung era, archetypal thought shows a development trend of the debate between biological evolutionism and emergence models at the genetic level. Following this context, clarifying the origin and development of Jung’s archetypal thought from shallow to deep has important significance at both theoretical and applied levels.