Hello and welcome to the Archetypes Soul Pathway Podcast Series here on Insight Timer,
Where we explore Jung's Archetypes as we connect with our spiritual journey and soul pathway and we raise our consciousness and awareness.
Within this recording,
We are going to be exploring the Archetype of the Caregiver and towards the end,
I'm going to provide you with a short guided meditation to assist you with connecting more deeply with the caregiver within so that you can unconditionally love yourself as well as taking care of others.
Let me first of all share with you my Soul Pathway Oracle Card here.
The caregiver archetype embodies the energy of the feminine that is within all of us,
Regardless of gender.
In this helper role,
We provide unconditional love,
Often without recognition,
To anyone who is in need.
The early caregiver often becomes a martyr through self-sacrifice,
Enabling or even rescuing.
As we evolve though,
The awakened caregiver finds balance through mutual support.
We care for ourselves as well as others and set healthy boundaries.
If you find yourself deeply resonating with the Archetype of the Caregiver,
It may be an invitation to live from your heart and bring tenderness and aid to your community.
Alternatively,
It may be a time to focus on nurturing yourself in the same way you support others.
The caregiver likes to give without recognition or receiving in return.
The goal of the caregiver is to help others and to make a difference through love and sacrifice.
As we explore the first level of consciousness,
There is often a conflict between your own needs and those of others,
A tendency to sacrifice your own needs to what others need or want from you.
This can result in you rescuing others and also enabling them.
This is where it's essential for you to raise your consciousness and awareness as you step into the next level of consciousness here,
Where you learn to take care of yourself so that caring for others is enriching and not maiming,
Learning tough love and empowering others.
Instead of doing everything for them,
As we transition to the third layer of consciousness,
We shift towards thinking about the collective and how we can aid and support them.
This is where we begin to focus on generativity and our willingness to care and be responsible for people and perhaps also animals of the earth,
Beyond your own immediate family and friends to building your tribe and community.
As with all of the archetypes,
It's also essential to explore the shadow aspects that may be holding you back.
With regards to the archetype of the caregiver,
These aren't often spoken about,
But they can be incredibly detrimental to your growth and the unconditional love in which you give yourself.
So let's explore them with you here now.
The shadow of the caregiver can often be expressed when we become the suffering martyr to situations in our life,
Where we give our unconditional love and yet we don't receive it in return.
This can result in guilt-tripping or guilt-ridden behaviours,
Enabling others which aid and abet other people's addictions,
Irresponsibility or even narcissism.
So it's essential for you to care for others as well as caring for yourself,
So that you can shift your consciousness and awareness and awaken to the love of who you truly are.
Your call here is to accept the responsibilities that require care for others,
Like parenting for example,
And recognition for others' neediness or dependence,
Or even your own,
So that you can embrace unconditional self-love.
Now let me provide you with a short guided meditation to embrace the energy of the caregiver,
So that you can begin loving yourself unconditionally.
Start by taking a deep breath in through your nose and out through your mouth,
In through your nose and out through your mouth.
One more time,
In through your nose and out through your mouth.
Allow yourself to relax and let go in this moment.
Imagine now connecting with the caregiver within you.
Notice that unconditional love and care that you provide for others,
Your family,
Your friends and also those in need.
Notice that feeling that comes from within you as you express that love outwardly.
Notice the expression of gratitude on the face of others with the love at which you give and connect with that beautiful feeling inside of you,
Knowing that you can give your unconditional love each and every moment.
As you begin to do this,
Notice how you give your unconditional love in every single moment.
Notice also that you may be neglecting your own needs.
You may find yourself feeling burnt out and not loved in return.
As you begin to notice this,
Allow yourself to give the love back to who you are.
All that love that you have given to others,
Now it's a time for you to give it to yourself and feel that feeling of love within you.
As you begin to do that,
Notice that strength that comes from within,
As now you can begin to empower others through tough love.
Give them that love at which they need,
But know it's also essential for you to love yourself.
That giving and receiving in love allows you to truly awaken in love and transcend to higher levels of consciousness.
Allow yourself to become willing to take care of others but be responsible for people and even perhaps give that love to the animals of the earth.
Starting to move that love beyond your immediate family or friends to connecting with your tribe and building your community so that you can give your love to the collective.
Know that you are worthy of love in each and every moment,
So now is a time for you to love yourself.
I'd like you to take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your mouth as you reconnect with this present moment.
I hope you found this podcast to be valuable and useful for connecting with the archetype of the caregiver.
Please be sure to visit my profile here on Insight Timer where you can connect with more archetypes like this.
You can also find numerous guided meditations and also guided messages from spirit within my profile here on Insight Timer.
Take care,
Much love and I look forward to connecting with you again soon.
Bye for now.
