Since ancient times, people have consulted holy men and women, astrology, and other divination tools to gain insight into life. A search to know what the future holds for us, consulting on situations of daily life and in areas such as relationships, finances, health and spirituality, were the reasons to seek higher wisdom, not accessible through our own mental and intellectual abilities. The archetypal wheel started by Caroline Myss is used for the same purpose. It is a tool applied with the purpose of self-empowerment and personal transformation.

The wheel has twelve houses as in the astrological model. A unique set of twelve archetypes is determined, four of which are common to all. These twelve archetypes define the core of the individual. They are released to pair with every house on the wheel. This is also known as a natal chart or chart of origin. You can obtain information about yourself by using this wheel yourself (see the section ‘Interpreting your contracts and your archetypal wheel’ in the book, ‘Sacred Contracts’) or with the help of a certified archetypal consultant.

The four archetypes common to all are known as the ‘survival archetypes’. They are the Child, the Victim, the Prostitute and the Saboteur. Like archetypal gods, like Mother Kali, who symbolizes destruction, but is truly called to protect us from evil, “these archetypal energies are neutral, and I must reinforce that point here because of the connotations of their names. It may be. hard to see how the Victim, the Prostitute and the Saboteur can provide us with powerful and supportive images, they do so and you will help him deal with his life today. ” (p. 111, Myss)

The child

The Child is called as the ‘Guardian of Innocence’ and, unlike the other three archetypes of survival, it has many variants such as:

the injured child

the abandoned child,

the orphan child,

the dependent or needy child,

the child of nature

the innocent child, and

the Divine Child.

I once had a session myself with an intuitive acquaintance, Sonia Choquette. I listened carefully to the insights he gave about me, which later turned out to be very helpful and empowering, to say the least. “You have been dominated by family for many, many lives and in turn, the agreement was that the family would take care of you … But in this life you really, really want to break the pattern,” he began to read. . From his ideas and with more help I recognized that I have the Eternal Child, who teaches that if I don’t work and take care of myself in the physical world, I would depend on others.

We can work with the common archetype of the Child or delve into a specific one of the previous ones. “… the central theme of all the Child archetypes is dependency and responsibility: when to take responsibility, when to have a healthy dependency, when to confront the group, and when to embrace community life” (Myss, p. 112).

The victim

Assertiveness, not aggression, is a quality of the Victim archetype and is also known as the ‘Guardian of Self-Esteem’. This is an archetype commonly known as the Child archetype and could be used to warn us when we are in danger of giving in to self-pity or being trampled on by others.

Dr. Myss teaches that personal boundaries are important on the path to self-empowerment and developing an awareness of ourselves through the Victim can serve to establish healthy boundaries.

The prostitute

In today’s world, we mainly work to survive in the world. While this is essential, we also miss the opportunity to nurture ourselves within the core values ​​that make up life. For example, we do not know how the value of integrity can help us in the physical and spiritual world. We need to have faith in life and values. The prostitute is the ‘guardian of the faith’.

“If you have faith, no one can buy you. You know that you can take care of yourself and also that the Divine is taking care of you. Without faith, however, you will eventually reach the price that you cannot refuse” (Myss, p. 118).

The saboteur

Have you ever felt that there is more to your life than what you were experiencing in the present? I have. Feelings of dissatisfaction and loneliness are just messages for us to take charge of our life, which includes action. Drawing on the company of the Saboteur archetype will guide one to take the required action and then help one to overcome vices such as fear and procrastination.

“The fear of not having the basic necessities of life, from food to home and a social and personal network, often gives this archetype the power to pursue it” (Myss, p. 122). Because he is called the Guardian of Choice, exercising the courage to act is the key to dealing with the Shadow Saboteur.

conclusion

Because we all have these four archetypes in our chart of origin, we can learn to use them in our daily lives even without our archetypal wheel mold. We often refrain from living our life fully, because we tend to be unaware of our own thoughts and actions. Having the company of these four archetypes in our consciousness can connect us with those deep parts of ourselves. Connecting with the four archetypes within ourselves can provide us with protection and lead us to act correctly in the world.

Archetypes serve us best when we approach them through an attitude of reverence.

Reference:

‘Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential’, book by Caroline Myss

Recommendation:

A step-by-step guide to determining your 12 archetypes, casting the archetypal wheel, and interpreting it is available online at http://www.myss.com/library/contracts/