Preparing for the Warrior Season
Behind the Scenes of Mythopoetic Archetypal Work
Since starting the Archetypes of Avalon Series in this February I have really felt the impact of each story, character and archetypal pattern in my life. Specifically in the preparation phase of the course material.
It has always been like this: as soon as I would set an intention or have an intuitive inkling of what my ceremonies, events or workshops would be about, it would show up through a process, situation or trigger within my own life around 3-1 days before (since 2017 that is).
Even when I doubted the intention, or tried to arrange it differently to how it made more logical sense (sometimes because a certain astrological event happened or I imagined what should be addressed), the sacred container always made sure I had to somehow circle back to that subtle inkling. Be it through forgetting my prepared notes or some technical issue forcing me to improvise or the strong sense of what my brain wanted suddenly feeling off with the groups energy.
Over time I started to trust this process because the participants would always respond so incredibly well to those “improvised” or some would call it magically-invoked topics, rituals and themes. They almost couldn’t believe how perfectly it resonated with their lives and would go really deep.
I learned to accept the gut feeling over the mind constructs and to allow it to flow through me first. Some processes were milder than others. But in some way or shape they would present themselves in the perfect time for me to address them before I would open the group container.
It is as if Spirit held me accountable for my own value:
Integrity.
No wonder the same happened despite me totally changing my format from in-person and online ceremonies to written monthly articles about archetypal patterns behind the Avalonian Tradition, Astrology and our Ancient European Spiritual Lineage.
It is still Spirit working through me.
A huge reminder for us modern priestesses, goddess devotees and ritual witches that Spirit does NOT need a certain container or perfectly arranged ritual space.
My educational series “Priestess Pathway Practicalities” is available for free subscribers along other posts on Sacred Leadership here.
Spirit does not need a certain way of dressing.
Or performing.
Spirit asks for you to follow your heart, allow your ideas and visions to be birthed, EARTHED! and embodied into this lifetime.
It doesn’t matter the shape of them so much as following your integral values and irresistible pulls.
My Behind the Scenes of Archetypal Inner Work
Just before I sat down to write the Wild Woman Archetype, I was excitedly talking in a coffee shop with my partner who got a bit anxious that I was too loud (when I personally know the owners who love to shout across the room and all customers were talking to each other from different tables, so it was that kind of vibe).
I got furious, feeling very triggered and totally taken out of my initial excitement and even lost my train of thoughts. As my partner left with our son so that I could start writing, I thought I wouldn’t be able to bring anything into a coherent phrase, being so wound up.
I was almost heading out myself to take a break, when I realised the emotions that were stirred up came from an untameable part within me, a part that would not want to be silenced, a wild woman that wouldn’t confine to society’s standards.
Oh, you better believe, this was a spectacular writing session and the post got the most resonance and replies after I published it.
A couple weeks later, I tuned into the High Priestess Archetype and wondered which drops of her endless well of wisdom wanted to be shared at this time. Nearing the full moon lunar eclipse and a dreamy pisces season in the live sky, I knew surrender to the mystery would be a topic but how exactly it was to be presented I didn’t know.
Until in my personal life I had to surrender to many changes of previous plans, the biggest being our upcoming move. The date changed and with that our friends who were helping us couldn’t help any longer. Other friends suddenly had big moves to handle themselves and the perfect flow we thought we were flowing with got suddenly interrupted.
This time I strongly noticed my dissatisfied mind, my disturbed thoughts that wanted to cling on righteousness and logic when deep down, in those subtle whispers I heard a voice repeating
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The whispers didn’t advice, didn’t say to let go of the distracting thoughts nor to be more present. They just reminded me that I had the choice.
I can choose each moment what to focus on.
And it is up to me to be disciplined and devoted to the higher good or to give into the easy, familiar way of my personal quick fix and brain-satisfaction (which we all know is never satisfying longterm).
“High Magic gets obscured when you believe the distortions of the modern world hence why it is important to do the inner work and deconditioning - illusions must die for true salvation.
It requires that we face separation within and without and pay attention where we are still drawn into polarity. Where do we act out of spite and judgement? A good example is politics where the phrase divide and conquer applies. It is so easy to take a stand for a team, as we all want to belong. But let it be in good sports not war. As soon as we over-identify with one side, we demonise the other.
Don’t let what happened to the witches and goddesses make you into a tool for more destruction.”
From my High Priestess Archetype Post to be found here. And the accompanying guided meditation and ritual to meet her within here.
Our move went successfully and I share more about my personal journey of fulfilment and working intentionally towards my dream (which is literally sitting in the sun at my favourite coffee roasters in my favourite country with a house to return to that has east, sun AND west facing windows and a huge open kitchen and living room and garden in a community I feel at home and my authentic creative, slightly woowoo but also grounded practical Self!) in this post for paid subscribers who wish to know more about my wild pregnancy, free births and private life:
Now, I am starting to invite the warrior archetype in.
Probably the one I am least familiar with, the one I have avoided most of my life. Because I am devoted to creation, not destruction. And I never saw myself as particularly strong nor as someone who would start a fight.
I prefer looking for solutions, to clarify misunderstandings and prevent war at all costs.
There is resistance to embody the warrior. And oh my, I am admittedly scared to bring it in. Especially from my place of being evry happy and content with my reality.
What is there to fight for?
Will I call in conflict?
What will happen?
What conflict will arise?
What battle must I face and who will loose?
Who will be killed?
And probably the core fear beneath it all:
Will I be rejected when I embody something that has been so foreign to my identity for my whole life?
Will I be unrecognisable?
Will people leave me?
And here, the sweet spot of tension presents itself with the revelation: It is the new identity within myself I am battling against. I don’t need an external fight to embody the warrior - although who knows, what will come, I’ll keep you posted ;)
What we all have to acknowledge when working with archetypes and mythopoetic alchemy is that we have ALL characters within us and it is not only the ones that we want to embody that help us to self-actualise or transform.
Much more it is the ones we resist to embody.
The ones we are afraid of.
The ones we despise.
The ones we would never want to be associated with.
Be it the naivety of the Fool or the trauma of the Antagonist.
Now, I would LOVE to hear from you:
WHICH CHARACTER HAVE YOU REJECTED, DISMISSED OR FEARED?
And was there a moment you embraced them instead?
Or found their projection within you?
Or are you still struggling to integrate?
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With a smile,
Laura
The warrior archetype is one I was born aligned with; in the one picture I've consistently seen of myself as a young infant, I'm staring right at the camera, fists raised like a boxer.
Only what was cute in a helpless baby was less cute in a child I guess. My family did their best to best that archetype out of me, with hands as well as words. I'm ashamed to say it worked, and worked so well other abusive people latched onto that wound, dug their own fingers and words into it, and did their best to pull it out of me. Make me into an empty shell they can fill up with themselves, a servant doll of their own making for their own use.
But that ember of the Warrior Goddess never died out. Dim, it stayed in my chest, burning so softly even I thought it had been snuffed out. With Neptune entering Aries, though, that ember is growing in strength, fed by the re-emergence of my soul and its strength. My work for the next decade is to reclaim my fire and will. I look forward to reading more about the Warrior archetype!