The Meta Pets Method: A Card-Based Narrative Inquiry Approach for Community-Based Qualitative Research in Collectivist Cultures

Plain-language summary

A methods paper showing how the 64 Meta Pets cards can be used as a serious qualitative-research instrument for community storytelling in collectivist cultures.

Abstract

Introduces the Meta Pets Method as a card-based narrative-inquiry protocol for community qualitative research in collectivist cultures, using 64 archetypal images as narrative anchors.

Research themes

• Meta Pets
• Narrative Inquiry
• Community Research
• Collectivist Cultures
• Shadow Work

Related

• → Concept: meta-pets
• → Concept: shadow-gift-essence
• → Book: meta-pets

How to cite

Luis Miguel Gallardo (2026). The Meta Pets Method: A Card-Based Narrative Inquiry Approach for Community-Based Qualitative Research in Collectivist Cultures. Preprints.org.

@article{Gallardo2026_metapetsmethodcardbasednarrativeinquiry,
  author = {Luis Miguel Gallardo},
  title = {The Meta Pets Method: A Card-Based Narrative Inquiry Approach for Community-Based Qualitative Research in Collectivist Cultures},
  journal = {Preprints.org},
  year = {2026},
}