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relationship with our own power. In the of choice. The child looks for others
light expression, we empower ourselves to approval and gains its sense of self from
set strong boundaries, live in alignment the outer world.
with our truth, and come to know our
self-worth. In the shadow expression, The victim within us feels as though life
we disempower ourselves, is happening to us rather than for us. We
sabotage our truth, allow get caught in blame, self-pity, and defeat,
boundaries to be crossed, causing us to engage in self-soothing
and diminish our self- rather than empowered self-care. The
worth. victim gives its power away and is often
looking to be rescued.
The healing
journey for most is The saboteur within us sabotages out
about reclaiming of fear. We are often afraid of our own
the power that empowerment, afraid of our potential,
we have given or afraid of a certain truth or reality that
away through we don’t want to face. We sabotage as a
these survival means of ensuring safety, security, and
archetypes. Where attach to what is comfortable and familiar.
we give our power
away is where we give The prostitute within us compromises
our energy away. As we ourselves. We compromise our values,
begin to reclaim our power, our integrity, and our self-worth for
we begin to reclaim our energy security purposes. We may stay in a
and vitality. We slowly learn how to job we don’t enjoy because of financial
claim the gifts, talents, and wonders of our security. We may stay in a relationship
inner child rather than remain childish, we don’t enjoy for emotional security. As
outsourcing self-responsibility. We learn we strive to ensure physical survival, we
how to embody the victim archetype compromise our ability to heal and thrive.
through setting strong boundaries. We
learn how to empower the saboteur with a To heal on an archetypal level, we need to
connection to our highest truth. We learn review our old contracts. What was the
how to support the prostitute by knowing old contract of your inner child? What
our self-worth. was your inner child’s survival strategy,
and who did you have to be to feel safe
More often than not, it is these survival and connected? How is this informing
archetypes that create roadblocks on our your current relationships? What are the
healing journey. The child within us things in life that have power over you,
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