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The Journey of Archetypes
Part VI
The Mother and Father
Archetypes
Welcome back to our archetypal and in others. Was mom loving and
journey! Over the past few months, compassionate? Was she smothering
we’ve delved into the nature of our core and suffocating? Or was she distant and
survival archetypes. In this edition, cold? Our experiences with her lay the
we’ll explore other pivotal archetypes groundwork for this polarity.
that significantly shape our psyche: the
Mother and Father archetypes. In the Tai Chi symbol, femininity is
represented by Yin. Yin is associated with
The Mother Archetype our restorative and regenerative abilities.
The Mother archetype symbolizes our It amplifies energy, drawing it inwards
to create abundance. Aligned with the
relationship with feminine energy. This water element, Yin has a cooling nature.
encompasses both our inner femininity Someone feeling drained or burned out
and the feminine energy of others. exhibits a Yin deficiency and is being
Feminine energy is characterized by guided towards a deeper connection with
receptivity, intuition, and empathy. It’s their feminine side.
the realm where we deeply feel, subtly
intuit, and embrace vulnerability. This Our bond with our mother also
energy is intrinsically linked to our influences how we nurture ourselves.
capacity to receive, and it all starts with The way she embraced us reflects how
our relationship with our mother.
we accept parts of our own being. If she
was overprotective, we might suppress
Our mother is our first encounter certain facets of ourselves. If she was
with the feminine polarity. The way neglectful, we might disregard those
we perceive her sets the tone for how same facets. The external archetypal
we relate to the feminine within us
mother mirrors the internal one.
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