Each principle relates to one of four specific archetypes imbedded in everyone?s consciousness—the inner Father, the inner Mother, the inner Boychild and the inner Girlchild. Archetypes are like pictures—worth a thousand words. They wrap up hundreds of ideas, feelings and impressions into one concept. The archetypes Caroline, Brian and Therese work with are snapshots of our psyche. They gives us important clues as to why we do what we do and what it will take for us to become more authentic with ourselves and with others.
Over the years, Caroline and Brian have used the four principles and their corresponding archetypes to coach individuals and groups on their quest for self-mastery, to heal relationship problems and to mediate human resource issues in large and small business organizations. Using the principles and the tools shared in this book, Caroline and Brian?s clients have experienced profound, positive changes in their lives and relationships.
Your inner family archetypes are very powerful. No matter what your gender, your inner Father, inner Mother, inner Boychild and inner Girlchild affect the way you relate to others and the way other people see you. They influence how you think and feel, what you like and dislike and what you aspire to.
Each archetype can be expressed in a loving and unloving way. When you choose the loving behavior, you become authentic. You are your best self. You expand your competencies and you enjoy healthy interactions with others. You feel empowered to give your greatest gifts to life. When you yield to negative archetypal behavior, you sabotage your opportunity to truly be authentic and you undermine your life and your relationships.
To work with your four archetypes—Father, Mother, Boychild and Girlchild—you must first understand how they function through you, with their positive and negative traits. You will discover five fundamental steps to self-knowledge.
The first step is to become aware of your spiritual connection through your superconscious mind. This spiritual connection is influenced by the archetype you aspire to most. The second step is to recognize your specific thinking style, that plays out through your conscious mind and through the archetype you reason with. The third step is to tap your emotions deep in your subconscious mind. These emotions are colored by the archetype you feel through. The fourth step is to discover the sabotaging mechanism in your unconscious mind and its corresponding archetype, so you can make it work for you instead of against you. The fifth step is identifying your social mask, the image you were trained to relate through, and the archetype it expresses.
The more you work with these steps, the more you will begin to see the specific archetypal pattern you printed that is yours to master. This will help you to understand in a new and most profound way why you do what you do. By observing your strengths and weaknesses with equanimity and replacing negative, inherited behaviors with more effective and loving alternatives, you will better appreciate yourself and your loved ones and create mutually rewarding relationships that will enrich your life.
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