The Nurturers/Mother-Girl
Pattern
(Conscious Mother, Subconscious Girlchild)
Mother-Girls are the “gentle
folk.” They know how to take care of others. Consciously they
are wise, nurturing and like to teach, and subconsciously, they are
caring. Their Mother energy is warm and personable, and their Girlchild
energy is soft, kind and beautiful. They have great sensitivity and
are able to mother life in the most delicate ways, but they lack masculine
energy, which can be problematic—especially when they are male.
Because of the challenges Mother-Girls often experienced in childhood,
they can feel another person’s pain and understand it from that
person’s perspective, instead of from an outsider’s point
of view. They can also merge, at some level, with the people they
are communing with or giving advice to. This can be a very powerful
asset. They can absorb other people’s thoughts, feelings and
energy like a sponge. They innately understand what other people want
and often cave in to the pressure of these spoken or unspoken expectations,
which can sometimes be uncomfortable. They tend to have a certain
amount of psychic ability and can even tap into the elemental essence
of inanimate objects. Most Mother-Girls also have an uncanny ability
to commune with animals.
When Mother-Girls function from their loving archetypes, they are
like shepherds, tending their flock. Their intuition becomes a fount
of wisdom, understanding and inspiration for others to partake in.
When Mother-Girls cannot set healthy boundaries for themselves, Girlchild
feels victimized, and Mother becomes aloof to the fact that they are
not keeping anything for themselves. Eventually, they may feel justified
in never giving again.
Mother-Girls respond to those who would push them around with passive
aggression, be it in a marriage, in a work environment or, with an
entire nation. When they subconsciously experience resentment towards
someone, they will consciously ignore or abandon the person. People
expect Mother-Girls to really give of themselves, and when they go
aloof, the juxtaposition of the two behaviors is very hard for others
to accept.
Mother-Girls know how to give intimacy. They know how to recognize
what is most wonderful in a person. With them, we can experience the
most incredible connection. On the flip side, they can use their psychic
sensitivity to manipulate and control others. They can sweep through
your subconscious and seduce you by telling you what you want to hear
about yourself. They know how to make it so that others become hooked
to the level of intimacy they supply. That is why it is so important
for them and for the people around them to establish healthy boundaries.
~Mother-Girls like to nurture life
and take care of others.
~They lack masculine energy.
~They have great sensitivity and can easily
read others.
~They would give everything they have to someone who needs it.
~They can become aloof when they feel offended
or taken advantage of.
~They have a wonderful connection with people.
Famous Mother-Girls
Peace activist Mohandas Gandhi
Author Deepak Chopra
Televangelist Benny Hinn
Singer Josh Groban
Civil rights activist Martin Luther King
Mother Teresa
Poet Emily Dickinson
Native American actor Graham Greene
The Mother-Girl pattern is described in greater
detail in our book, The
Inner Family Archetypes: Building Loving Relationships Through Divine
Self-Awareness.
Read about the other patterns.
~The
Achievers (Conscious Boychild, subconscious Mother)
~The
Crusaders (Conscious Boychild, subconscious Girlchild)
~The
Stoics (Conscious Boychild, subconscious Father)
~The
Analysts (Conscious Mother, subconscious Boychild)
~The
Creators (Conscious Girlchild, subconscious Boychild)
~The
Inspirers (Conscious Girlchild, subconscious Mother)
~The
Overcomers (Conscious Girlchild, subconscious Father)
