The Warrior Archetype. By Colin Bondi | Witches'Voice For the past few thousand years we have lived in a patriarchal paradigm where the masculine has been over emphasized at the expense of the feminine.
This has produced not only the oppression of women, constant war and violence but also inner conflict for both men and women as each struggles to be whole human beings in a world where an imbalanced ideal is cherished. The result of the over emphasis on the masculine has resulted in it taking a negative form as the feminine is devalued and even systematically repressed. This negative masculine form is cut off from its feminine side and so is out of balance and taken to an extreme in a futile attempt to compensate for the lack of grounding in the feminine.
This is symbolized by two archetypal patterns in particular, that of the Negative Father and the Warrior. The Negative Father is the authoritarian head of the household who rules the family and is often the source of abuse, sexual misconduct and control. A.j. 13 Moon Goddess Archetypes. The 13 Moon Goddess Archetypes (From 13 moon Oracle Cards by Ariel Spilsbury) 1.
The Great Mother ---------------------------------- "She Who Nurtures and Sustains. " The way of the Great Mother is the way of receptivity. The Great Mother aspect acknowledges and empowers through nurturing, preserving, taking care by providing safety and security. Great Mother's transcendent function in the Mystery is the fruit of union. The Great Mother's gateway is found through conscious surrender and adoration. "I surrender. Color: Burgundy Goddess Archetypes: Shakti, Demeter, Gaia, Shechinah, Hathor, Mary Magdelene 2. The shadow of this aspect of the Goddess as it plays out in us, can be seen in personal self-denial, that is having more compassion for everyone else than oneself. The Goddess of Compassion's gateway is accessed through humility and forgiveness. "I recognize. Color: Violet. Goddess Light. Sacred Feminine. When the Mother archetype is in shadow, the wounding with our own mother may be profound.
We may not know how take care of our own physical needs, be in our bodies, or nurture a child. We may feel incompetent as mothers, or be narcissistic and deny our child her own individuality and experiences. Shadow Mother can cause a woman to be totally absent to her kids and ineffectual, or controlling, demanding, manipulative and guilt-inducing. Shadow mothers don't mind their own business and they may not know how to make real contact. Through Mother initiations, we learn to open to all aspects of the birth/life/death cycle, and to open to what is, as it is. Initiatory Prayer: Divine Mother, teach me to surrender to your will. Ritual: If you have a question or a need for help in the Mother area, place something on your altar that represents this.
The Amazon lives and acts from her heart and knows how show up for herself, for others, and for what she has committed herself.