In symbolism, “subjects” of a city, realm, kingdom or country are the cells in the body. If your children are afraid of you, their cells are also being damaged. They will also develop neurotic behaviours in adulthood. However, all archetypes have a negative aspect and a malevolent Ruler archetype is one to be feared. Just as we see in mythology and in real life, rulers can be tyrants that terrorise their subjects and their children.

However, there is a case to suggest the father archetype is the authority and the Self is the creator. The Self, or True Self, is trying to expand conscious awareness and thus can be considered an ‘architect’ or ‘creator’.

Sacred Contracts?? Seriously? That title sounds "out of this world" weird! And, YES! Coaches (like me) read a lot of different things! The wise ones discover(ed) that fundamental human truth exist everywhere!! :-) If you don’t know where to start, think of a quality you would love to evoke/invoke and embody. For example, perhaps you struggle with expressing your anger in a healthy way. Research on google “anger gods/goddesses” and see what you find. This approach may take a little bit of digging, but it’s worth it. You will notice during the process of self-development that you will feel uneasy at times. The King’s fear of being overthrown will sometimes manifest as an intense feeling of stress in your head. Though I had always been drawn to the tarot since childhood, I never really understood how it worked or why until I came upon Jung’s work much much later in my life. His writings gave a legitimacy to the practice that I wasn’t able to find elsewhere. I will be the first to admit that I’ve never really believed in tarot as a divination tool - which was the way that tarot was always sold to me. But looking at tarot from a very jungian, symbolic point of view really made sense, and it opened a lot of doors for me in understanding myself. While there are many other archetypes in existence, Jung wrote about the above archetypes the most in his work. Spiritual Archetypes

Yes, I know, it’s complicated, but that is how esoteric symbolism is designed to be otherwise it would be too easy to work out. I n the beginningGod createdthe heavensand the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” ~ Genesis 1.1-2Who Are My Goddesses 3 card Oracle Reading Feminine Archetypes Female Empowerment Healing Channeling Psychic Spirit Mythology Inanna Lilith Not only is it important to find a balance between archetypal energies and draw repressed qualities from the unconscious into the conscious mind, but you also need to release trapped emotions that cause the damming up of energy. Failing to do so causes illness and dis-ease. Yet every problem or situation you encounter in life is an opportunity to learn something about yourself. The shadow side of the innocent archetype acts as a catalyst for growth.