03-12-2013, 08:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-12-2013, 08:44 PM by JustLikeYou.)
I'm reading a book right now called The Hero Within. It canvasses six key heroic (Jungian) archetypes which are experienced in the course of the Hero's Journey. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that these six archetypes map directly onto the first six energy centers.
The Green Ray archetype in this book is referred to as The Altruist or The Martyr. The key here is that something is offered (or sacrificed) for others and that this is done in the service of a higher purpose. What is interesting about this archetype is that the central will is to give and make other people's lives better, but the constant danger is either attempting to give to someone who doesn't want what you offer, or giving to a degree that you create dependency. Hence the blockage of the other self will prevent you from doing what it is that you want to do: give. If all you want is to help and there is no help you can offer which will help, then you will remain unsatisfied.
The Blue Ray archetype was quite fascinating to me. It is referred to as The Innocent. The core of this archetype is the discovery that everything is as it ought to be, that you are fulfilled whether another person wants your help or not. This is a return to childlike innocence now informed by the wisdom gained through balancing the previous energy centers. In this place, you freely express your own uniqueness and you happily enjoy others as they are, rather than as you want them to be. In this sense, one becomes a co-Creator for the first time because it is only through tapping this childlike innocence that one has a spiritual connection robust enough to channel the divine creative energy. The major difference between this archetype and the Indigo Ray archetype (referred to as The Magician) is that the Innocent accepts everything as it is, creating her life through loving, accepting and expressing herself and others; whereas, the Magician steps forward into her power, and focuses her efforts into achieving a goal. The Innocent has not yet engaged fully the Great Work. I would classify myself as more of an Innocent than a Magician because my act of co-Creation is more passive than active. I see the world around me comforming to the beautiful entity that I am, but I do not channel a focused will and intent into this act of co-Creation because I feel I still need to refine my will before I take up this kind of work. I also want to enjoy just being an Innocent for a while before I step into the Magician full-time.
The Green Ray archetype in this book is referred to as The Altruist or The Martyr. The key here is that something is offered (or sacrificed) for others and that this is done in the service of a higher purpose. What is interesting about this archetype is that the central will is to give and make other people's lives better, but the constant danger is either attempting to give to someone who doesn't want what you offer, or giving to a degree that you create dependency. Hence the blockage of the other self will prevent you from doing what it is that you want to do: give. If all you want is to help and there is no help you can offer which will help, then you will remain unsatisfied.
The Blue Ray archetype was quite fascinating to me. It is referred to as The Innocent. The core of this archetype is the discovery that everything is as it ought to be, that you are fulfilled whether another person wants your help or not. This is a return to childlike innocence now informed by the wisdom gained through balancing the previous energy centers. In this place, you freely express your own uniqueness and you happily enjoy others as they are, rather than as you want them to be. In this sense, one becomes a co-Creator for the first time because it is only through tapping this childlike innocence that one has a spiritual connection robust enough to channel the divine creative energy. The major difference between this archetype and the Indigo Ray archetype (referred to as The Magician) is that the Innocent accepts everything as it is, creating her life through loving, accepting and expressing herself and others; whereas, the Magician steps forward into her power, and focuses her efforts into achieving a goal. The Innocent has not yet engaged fully the Great Work. I would classify myself as more of an Innocent than a Magician because my act of co-Creation is more passive than active. I see the world around me comforming to the beautiful entity that I am, but I do not channel a focused will and intent into this act of co-Creation because I feel I still need to refine my will before I take up this kind of work. I also want to enjoy just being an Innocent for a while before I step into the Magician full-time.