Using Archetypal Wisdom to Access Your Power 👑❤️‍🔥

I often say that Archetypes are the building blocks of humanity. To me, they are Universal energy patterns or ‘imprints’ that transcend time & space, and have a commanding influence on how we meet the world. Once you begin to see them, you can’t unsee them. Every film, TV show or cultural reference taps into one. The most common archetypes are as simple as the Mother & Father. They can also be as niche as certain characters, like the Don Juan or Cinderella, or a personality captured in the zeitgeist. Certain archetypes can be introduced by a new generation (the Influencer), and others are as old as time (the Mother). Once I began to really understand archetypes and the universal nature of their imprinting (circa 2020), I gained access to a new dimension of personal transformation.

Archetypes are one my favorite “hacks” in our journey of ‘becoming’. What do I mean by it being a hack? Working with archetypal wisdom enables us to quantum leap from old embodiments or versions of self into new “postures” out in the world. Playing with these collective stories or imprinting can fast track us from states of unconscious victimhood back into our conscious awareness and agency. Archetypal awareness can also fast track us into a higher and more conscious version of ourselves. This concept is beautifully captured in this rendering of a famous quote from Dr. Carl Jung,

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

Dr. Jung was one of the biggest contributors to modern literature on the science of archetypal influence. My training is partially based on his contributions.

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To go one step deeper into Archetypal wisdom, I’ll share an example that I have a lot of experience with: the journey from Damsel / Princess into Queen.

The Damsel is one of the most classic and pervasive archetypes in our modern culture. It is a powerful and sometimes addictive embodiment of the ‘wounded feminine’ or female powerlessness. Hello, Disney Princesses! This is programming that many of us received growing up. And the archetype is still very much alive, as evidenced by Netflix’s big budget film release earlier this year, actually titled “Damsel”, starring Millie Bobby Brown & Robin Wright.

Robin Wright in the Netflix film Damsel

While I could spend hours mapping the journey of the Damsel to the Queen, I’ll instead offer a very amusing and practical example of the sometimes sneaky subtle energetics of the Damsel and where we might find her hiding in our lives.

So, an amusing derivative of the Damsel you’ll hear in modern slang amongst Millenials is the phrase “I CAN’T EVEN!” While it’s a playful and popular indication of speechlessness that even I’d use jokingly, I began to notice in my personal embodiment that the expression was tied to a feeling of exasperation. I developed a joke with my husband where I’d automatically respond to certain topics or references with it, and we’d laugh about it! Over time, I observed that at the level of subtle energy, the expression was reinforcing the energetic feeling of not being able to handle something. When I brought greater consciousness to my bodily sensations, I could feel a restored sense of agency in the moments I’d resist saying it.

A great reframe is noticing the desire to say it, taking a deep breath, and consciously choosing a different response. Try it…

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An antidote to the Damsel, or expressions of the ‘immature feminine’, is anchoring into our Queen energy.

When we access our Queen energy, we express from a mature & empowered place.

It involves centering ourselves and caring for our bodies. In a way, Queen energy is not as simple as a posture; but once we can identify the embodiment for and inside ourselves, it’s something we can return to. Where the Damsel lacks agency, the Queen finds resolve. Where the Damsel/Princess is waiting for her parents (The King & Queen) to make big life choices for her, or for her White Knight to show up and save her(!), the Queen orders her Court.

In nature, it is the Queen Bee’s frequency that keeps the hive functioning; if something were to happen to her, the hive would cease to exist.

The King & Queen archetypes are critical to the quantum leaps I guide people in during my group programs. The Queen in particular is a cornerstone of my women’s program, named in her honor, the BEEHIVE. In this 12-week container, we practice similar and subtle reframes that on an energetic level allow us to shift into greater agency, resolve and even majesty, in our lives. The more we practice embodying this energy, especially in a group setting, the more available the empowered feminine becomes to us.

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As a teacher, guide & practitioner, archetypal wisdom may be the most potent tool I’ve ever encountered, and is foundational to me launching The Power Within, my business. Years into working with Archetypal wisdom, I became initiated in a potent field called “Archetypal Astrology”, built on the works of Dr. Carl Jung and Depth Psychology. I’ve been fortunate to train under a global set of leading experts & practitioners, which means I’m now certified to combine Heaven & Earth(!), to ignite these awarenesses.

If you’re ready to make a quantum leap, or are simply intrigued about what the Cosmos have to offer drop me a message or check out one of my upcoming programs.

The BEEHIVE women’s 12 week collective starts on Tuesday October 8th.

Sign-ups are still available, find time with me to discuss 💝