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A Woman’s Journey to Herself

You are invited to the 3rd of 12 Archetypal Voyages in discovering the depth of your soul.

Continuation of “How Might Your Life Have Been Different If…”

It is only natural that in times of war or unrest our fears become heightened and we move into our unconscious form of vigilance. How timely for the Archetypal Warrior to be the focus of today’s engagement. 

Staying with the theme of questions similar to what Judith Duerk might ask, “What Would Happen If,” women accessed their Archetypal Warrior and “own their power,” rather than diminish it because it created discomfort in someone else? 

Have we become indentured slaves to our own merciful hearts and nurturance of others while bypassing the hard questions we must ask ourselves; while blindly succumbing to other’s hegemonies? If we have, this is indication that we might be operating out of the Shadow CareGiver. It is time to ask ourselves if we have a heroine within that needs awakened.

There are many types of warriors, and many methods of war, and diverse types of weapons to engage in battle. However, the weaponry I speak of, is not only the type made of: metal, iron, steel, biological, chemical or nuclear attacks. It is something more refined and positioned for the one moment in time in which it matters most. The moment that would never come again, and no other warrior is within range to execute, only that, which you can do. The one moment to be seized, should the opportunity present itself.

A Woman’s Journey to Herself

You are invited to the 2nd of 12 Archetypal Voyages in discovering the depth of your soul.

Continuation of “How Might Your Life Have Been Different If…”

Have you ever experienced the fear of being left out, or fear of incurring the disapproval of another, or fear of being abandoned in relationship? Were you betrayed, abused, dismissed as non-existent, or demeaned by a close family member? If any of these examples resonate with you, there has been an orphan part living inside you all of these years. In the Internal Family Systems method of counseling, this part is called an “Exile.” In the ancient world, “exile” was considered a greater punishment, a more severe punishment than even execution. To be excluded from the community was the ultimate punishment.”

How long has your internal orphan been excluded from the other vital aspects of your life by your walled off parts?  This exile, is a wounded part living inside, and is waiting for the protector parts to set her free from the internal prison that has kept her soul captive.

A Woman’s Journey to Herself

You are invited to 12 Archetypal Voyages in discovering the depth of your own soul.

Beginning the Inner Voyage Through the Archetypal Innocent

Each voyage we take in these coming weeks allows us to meditatively breathe in Judith Duerk’s profound soul question, “How Might Your Life Have Been Different If…” This question opens our hearts to the potentiality forfeited in our unlived lives because of traumatic experiences of the past. My goal by sharing these tools is to provide cartography to reclaim any exiled, or lost parts of Self, that desire reclamation. Interwoven in this series of voyages, Carol Pearson’s work on archetypes is also introduced.

The Inner Voyage is a Metaphor to discover and honor what is deeply true in you. Metaphor carries with it a way of perceiving the world. The art I have chosen by other artists will be named, and the art I create is featured in Stage 2, that answers different question.  

Imagery provides unconscious connection giving voice to our multifaceted emotional states, various developmental stages, and unknown parts of ourselves, allowing us to make sense of our own inner and outer contradictions in the life journey.

A Woman’s Journey to Herself

You are invited to 12 Archetypal Voyages in discovering the depth of your own soul.

Introduction to “How Might Your Life Have Been Different If…”

In honor of Judith Ann Duerk
July 22, 1938 - March 18, 2021
Author of Circle of Stones and I Sit Listening to the Wind

Judith Duerk’s work has been a vital inspiration for my heroine’s spirit voyage. Today, I introduce a new blog series and a marvelous resource for women embarking on their Heroine’s Voyage. Each series I create, are designed to reflect aspects of my narrative, combined with the therapeutic derivatives and inspirations that I have accumulated since becoming a licensed therapist. 

The years of internal work create the unique elixir which has become the generative “transforming compound” resulting in my therapeutic salve. My soul always longed for connection through feminine energy spoken of in Judith Duerk’s works; Circle of Stones (A Woman’s Journey to Herself) and I Sit Listening to the Wind (A Woman’s Encounter With Herself).