La Poesia
And something ignited in my soul
Fever or unremembered wings,
And I went on my way,
Deciphering
That burning fire
And I wrote the first bare line,
Bare, without substance, pure
Foolishness
Pure wisdom
Of one who knows nothing,
And suddenly I saw
The heavens
Unfastened
And open.
Pablo Neruda
Of the four archetypes that I will be presenting in this module, I have personally found the Warrior Archetype the most difficult to come to terms with at anything but a superficial level. However, once I began to master some basic Warrior skills, a new world of positive possibility suddenly opened up for me. This personal experience explains why I usually start this work with the Warrior. Of the four archetypes that I will be presenting in this module, I have personally found the Warrior Archetype the most difficult to come to terms with at anything but a superficial level. However, once I began to master some basic Warrior skills, a new world of positive possibility suddenly opened up for me. This personal experience explains why I usually start this work with the Warrior. The Warrior resides in the body. Wendy Palmer identifies SAFETY as the main focus of the unconscious body persona. This need for safety only changes to a belief in BEING GOOD ENOUGH in the healthy, conscious form.
The following features describe the Healthy Warrior Archetype:
| • Strong Boundaries | • Assertive |
| • Takes Action | • Has tough Conversations |
| • Strong Focus | • Decisive |
| • Courageous | • Commitment to Integrity |
| • Disciplined | • Faces and Uses Anger |
The basic task of one’s Healthy Warrior is to Show Up and Be Fully Present.
Shadow Archetypes describe those who have too much (Savage) or too little (Victim) Warrior Energy.
| SAVAGE | VICTIM |
| Leaks Anger | No Boundaries |
| Bully | Represses Anger |
| Rigid | Creates Persecutors |
| Win at all costs | Poor me |
| Takes out the enemy | Helpless |
| Competitive | Avoids Confrontation |
| Over Critical | Disappears when things get tough |
| Ignores Boundaries | Indecisive |
Using this framework, consider the following questions.
i. Which is your default Warrior type:
ii. How does your Warrior usually show up:
iii. Which Shadow Warrior are you most familiar with in your own behaviour? Savage or Victim?