Happy 2024! Does your vision include expressing your true voice through creative projects? Look out for your inner Monkeys—the archetypal energies within. Each archetype embodies a distinct flavor of skills AND sabotage, from the perfectionist control of a Queen, to the masterful escapes of a Rebel. To use their power for good, check out my video on identifying and befriending your Inner Archetypes. Thanks to Carolyn Myss’ resources (below).
How Working with Inner Archetypes is Helpful for Creatives
For me, Archetypes are exciting, intriguing, captivating, and fascinating characters that play important roles in my ongoing life story.
These universal patterns of behavior, once discovered, help you better understand yourself and your place in the world, including:
Self-Discovery: Your core motivations, strengths, and challenges that drive your creative expressions. By recognizing the dominant archetypal energies at play in your process, you can develop compassion for your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.
Overcoming Challenges: Awareness of archetypal patterns helps you recognize and work with creative blocks or self-doubt. Which pattern is typical for you?
Authentic Self-Expression: Embracing your archetypes taps into the unique qualities that make your creative voice distinctive. Use them.
Build Resilience: By acknowledging and leveraging your inherent strengths, you can feel more empowered to navigate the highs and lows of the creative process.
Create Meaning: Archetypes help you connect with a sense of purpose, aligning your work with a deeper, more meaningful understanding of WHY.
Transformative Journey: Exploring this realm allows you to evolve personally and artistically as you engage with the archetypal energies that resonate with you.
Resources for Exploring Your Archetypes:
Carl Jung’s Archetypes overview: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-jungs-4-major-archetypes-2795439
Carolyn Myss’ Sacred Contracts: https://www.myss.com/free-resources/sacred-contracts-and-your-archetypes/
Carolyn Myss videos on Archetypes: https://www.myss.com/the-power-of-archetypes/
Archetype Cards: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600912/archetype-cards-by-caroline-myss/
Which of the Archetypes hang out in your inner world? Are they more like friends or foes? Thanks for dropping a heart or a comment or share! It makes my heart smile :))
As a multi-passionate maker, I’ve faced the Monkeys of Fear in many creative corners. My writing, illustration, and design work has appeared in Time Magazine, feature films, television, newspapers, and YA fantasy novels. I’ve sung and performed on stages and festivals on the West Coast. My HeartsQuest creative healing decks are used in therapeutic settings (and in bathrooms across the USA - Holy Sh*t! 52 Self-care Tools for People who Poo.) More at HeartsQuest.com. I love to encourage you to show up for what YOU love most.
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