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The Journey of Archetypes
Part IV
The Victim Archetype
Welcome back to our fascinating We usually feel victimized when there is
archetypal journey! Last time, we a boundary that has been crossed. For
explored the intricate world of the instance, a person who has experienced
saboteur archetype, one of the four sexual abuse has endured the violation
fascinating survival archetypes that of physical boundaries. On the other
shape our lives. Now, get ready to join hand, emotional abuse leaves its victims
me as we explore the depths of the victim with the sense of having their emotional
archetype. boundaries violated.
During our childhood, there Therefore, the light side of the victim is
were moments that left us feeling to be on the lookout for any possibility of
unsafe, abused, neglected, and even being victimized. Once we acknowledge
abandoned—truly victimized. In those this presence within us, the victim
tough times, we experienced a whirlwind archetype steps forward, ready to
of powerlessness, defeat, and insecurity. take proactive measures and establish
It’s through these experiences that we necessary boundaries. Unfortunately,
now have a unique bond with the victim it is often misunderstood and unjustly
archetype, shaping our understanding of criticized within the self-help realm.
ourselves and the world around us.
We are told to never play the victim, but
The victim is there to protect us we fail to realize the positive side of it.
from any situation where we might It would be illogical to find ourselves
face victimization. It looks out for in an abusive relationship and deny
perpetrators or villains of abuse, neglect, our status as victims. Acknowledging
control, or anything that results in a our victimhood becomes the essential
breakdown in boundaries. Our inner first step towards reclaiming our
victim is there to regulate and maintain power, taking decisive action, and
healthy boundaries. establishing the boundaries needed to
remove ourselves from such detrimental
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