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 recorded audio,
We are going to be exploring the Archetypes of the Destroyer.
And towards the end,
I'm going to be providing you with a short guided meditation to assist you with embracing and embodying the Destroyer within you,
So that you can break free and release from aspects of your life that no longer serve you,
As you begin to step in to who you truly are.
So let's first of all explore my Soul Pathway oracle card here.
The Destroyer Archetype is the part of ourselves which recognizes and removes anything that is not helpful on our journey.
It is quite useful in clearing the path and making way for something new.
In the early stages,
This can appear as destructive behaviors and attempts to anesthetize our pain instead of letting it illuminate what is not going well for us in our lives.
If you are connecting deeply with the Destroyer,
It is an invitation to embrace the awakened Destroyer within you,
As you connect with your strength and courageously determine what is right for you.
Step into your power and rid yourself of anything or anyone that prevents you from living in alignment with your soul.
We have so many ways to be anesthetized to our experiences,
By food,
Television,
Shopping,
Alcohol and even drugs.
It's often fear that wakes us up.
Sooner or later,
Loss or fear or pain turns our journey into an initiation.
When the seeker is active,
We feel like we choose it,
But the initiation under the Destroyer chooses us.
Let's now explore the layers of consciousness of the Destroyer Archetype.
When you begin your journey as a Destroyer,
You often connect with the state of confusion and grappling with the meaning of death,
Loss or the pain at which you feel inside.
This can be where your emotions become all too consuming.
So much so,
That you become overwhelmed by them.
And this is where you can embody the lower levels of consciousness within the Destroyer Archetype,
Where you're destroying aspects of yourself,
Your life and even the world around you.
These can also be aspects that serve you and your greater good.
Which is why it's essential for you to shift to the second layer of consciousness here,
Where you begin the acceptance of morality,
Loss and even that relative powerlessness,
So that you can let go and release all those things that no longer serve you,
But also whilst keeping hold of those things that do.
And as you move and transition into the third layer of consciousness here,
You then have the ability to choose to let go of anything that no longer supports your values,
Life and growth or even that of others.
And this is where you begin to find that sense of freedom and power within yourself.
As you live life on your own terms,
As with all of the archetypes,
Let me share with you some of the shadow aspects of the Destroyer here.
Now the shadow of the Destroyer can come in the form of self-destructive behaviors,
Which can include drug and alcohol abuse or even suicide.
Though it can also come in the form of the destruction of others,
Which can include murder,
Rape or even defamation of character,
Which is why it is essential for you to notice that pain or those wounds within you.
Your call within the Destroyer is to experience that pain and suffering within,
That tragedy of loss as you connect with your emotions and transmute those wounds within,
So that you can begin to live in alignment with your mind,
Your body and your soul.
Now let me provide you with a short guided meditation to assist you with connecting and embodying the healthy Destroyer within.
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.
And allow yourself to relax and become present with this very moment.
Imagine now,
Embracing that Destroyer within yourself.
Where you may at first be experiencing the feelings of confusion,
Maybe grappling with the meaning of death,
Loss or pain,
As you connect with those feelings inside of yourself.
It's essential as you notice and honour these feelings within,
To sit with them,
For they can assist you in bringing that comfort,
That peace and that tranquility.
As you create space inside of your mind,
You can create that harmony within.
And as you do so,
You can slowly shift to that second layer of consciousness.
As you begin that acceptance of morality,
Loss or that relative powerlessness that you may feel within you.
All I'd love for you to do,
Is notice the situations and experiences in your life.
Notice those aspects of your life that are serving you and your greater good.
And also those people or experiences that no longer serve you.
So that you can slowly allow yourself to destroy aspects of your life that don't serve your greater good.
So that you can release yourself from these challenging and potential difficult experiences.
So that you can embody the beauty of the destroyer,
As you step into the life at which you truly want.
You have the ability to choose to let go of anything that no longer supports your values,
Your life and your growth and even that of others.
So notice what serves you at the deepest of levels within your core values and your beliefs.
And free yourself from all the things that no longer do.
As you step into the life that you truly want to live.
Now take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your mouth.
And slowly come back to now.
I hope you found this podcast to be valuable and useful when connecting with the archetype of the destroyer.
Please be sure to check out my profile here on Insight Timer where you can connect with more archetypes like these.
In my profile you will also find numerous guided meditations as well as guided messages from Spirit to support you on your spiritual journey.
Take care,
Much love and I look forward to connecting with you again soon.
Bye for now.
