Your Father Archetype
No matter how the Father figure
you grew up with behaved, there is a Loving Father inside of you
that will help you draw boundaries and bring order, protection and
direction to your life. Your Loving Father archetype helps you to
be authentic in your interactions with others. He helps you to be
reliable and true to your word. He helps you to be firm, emphatic
and fair.
Accessing your Loving Father’s
protection, direction and discipline can be challenging because
there is also an Unloving Father archetype within you that is your
inner critic. Your Unloving Father energy criticizes your every
move. He is a tyrant who misuses his power. He controls by condemning.
He is ruthless, rigid, intimidating, shaming, scornful, cynical,
inconsistent, unreliable and arbitrary.
The following questions can
help you assess the Loving Father’s presence in your life:
Do I set loving and firm boundaries for myself?
Do I appropriately protect myself and others?
Do I set my own standards of behavior?
Do I keep my word and promises?
Do I tell myself when I have done a good job?
Do I tell myself I will learn from my mistakes?
Am I fair?
Am I proactive?
Am I powerful, strong, firm and focused?
Do I honor the law of cause and effect?
Do I see discipline as a protection, rather than a punishment?
Do I function efficiently and productively?
Do I finish what I start?
If you answered yes to most of these questions,
your Loving Father is active in your life. If you could not answer
“yes,” use the tools below to expand his presence in
your life and overcome Unloving Father momentums. The following
affirmations can also help you anchor the presence of the Loving
Father:
I AM my Loving Father.
I AM protecting and directing my life.
I AM disciplining myself.
I AM setting loving boundaries for myself and others.
I AM in charge of my destiny.
I AM not moved by circumstances and by other people.
I AM inner strength.
I AM honoring Mother.
I AM protecting and directing my Girlchild and my Boychild.
Read more about the Father in our book,
The
Inner Family Archetypes: Building Loving Relationships Through Divine
Self-Awareness and discover whether Father is your superconscious,
subconscious or unconscious archetype.
© 2010 Sirius Consulting
