The Four Archetypes of Survival

[rumpel]

I thought, that this was formulated so well, and concice, and yet we can pretty much dive into and see our own stages in our lives. I can also see where my family members may be, and so on.

Bush may have been predominantly dealing with the "Eternal Child"
"Although few people delight in the end of their youth, the Eternal Child is sometimes left floundering and ungrounded between the stages of life, because of not having laid a foundation for a functioning adulthood."

It is interesting, that perhaps entire generations may also carry one or the other traits, and is working through the issues. Looking at the "olden days" of how people raised the young - including my own family, it was very authoritarian. In my case, I see that I must have recently worked through this in the relationship with my mother. Is it also possible that society is in a sense a "Wounded Child", or combination with the "Orphan Child"?
Is this not the core of the current emotional explosion over health care on the left & right? Now expanding into other areas?
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In which case, much healing light needs to be infused on the grid.

I know, as a child I started out as the "Nature Child", perhaps moved through the "Victim" phase, "Orphan" then the "Wounded". I think perhaps certain issues, need to be worked over and over again - identifying the issue is the first step forward.
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on edit: geez - can't formulate and type today...

Caroline Myss
Tuesday, 18 August, 2009

The Child, Victim, Prostitute, and Saboteur are all deeply involved in your most pressing challenges related to survival. Each one represents different issues, fears, and vulnerabilities that you need to confront and overcome as part of your Sacred Contract. In doing so, you come to see these four archetypes as your most trusted allies, which can represent spiritual as well as material strengths. They can become your guardians and will preserve your integrity, refusing to let you negotiate it away in the name of survival. Keep in mind that, like all archetypes, their energies are essentially neutral, despite the negative connotations of their names. (Although the Child itself sounds positive, variants such as the Wounded, Needy, or Orphan Child have a similar negative tonality.)

The outline of your Sacred Contract may have been agreed on before your birth, yet the way in which you respond to the challenges presented to you, and how you choose to interact with the people with whom you have Contracts, is fully up to you. If your choices are made unconsciously and you act defensively and fearfully, you may not learn and grow as you should. The more conscious you can remain about the archetypal patterns influencing your behavior, the more likely that your choices, and lessons, will be positive. Now let's take a brief look at each of the four survival archetypes and see how you can learn from them.

The Child

The mature personality of the Child archetype nurtures that part of us that yearns to be lighthearted and innocent, expecting the wonders of tomorrow, regardless of age. This part of our nature contributes greatly to our ability to sense playfulness in our lives, balancing the seriousness of adult responsibilities. The balanced Child is a delight to be around because the energy that flows from this part of our personality is positively infectious and brings out the best in others, as well as in us.

The Child also establishes our perceptions of life, safety, nurture, loyalty, and family. Its many aspects include the Wounded Child, Abandoned or Orphan Child, Dependent, Innocent, Nature, and Divine Child. These energies may emerge in response to different situations in which you find yourself, yet the core issue of all the Child archetypes is dependency vs. responsibility: when to take responsibility, when to have a healthy dependency, when to stand up to the group, and when to embrace communal life. Each of the variants of the Child archetype is characterized by certain tendencies, including shadow tendencies.

more at
http://spiritlibrary.com/caroline-myss/the-four-archetypes-of-survival

[I Have A Dream]

1. I love Caroline Myss. Thanks, rumpel!

:)