Archetypes of the ego explanation (III)

After having done the test and scored your results, here it is a short interpretation on the different archetypes you have seen on the test and read also below what is called “the journey to the soul“.

The journey to the soul

Our ego wants to be immortal, to be safe, to be succesfull, prosperous, loved, and above all wants the world to make sense. But the soul, whatever it is, has an other point of view. He is merely interested in the journey., the learning about death, passion, sex, ecstacy, the beauty of all.

This is in essence the split between the right and the left brain. It is difficult for the ego to understand the soul. The Innocent  wants to deny unpleasant truths, while it is asked from the soul to  have faith. The Orphan takes death and suffering as further  indication that life is not fair while the soul ask to learn and  experience. The Caregiver and the Warrior both try to protect his/the  world from suffering while the soul doesn’t see any suffering, has no need for control nor goal.

There is nothing wrong with a balanced build ego, but it often doesn’t understand it has to empty itself after being constructed. He has to give away control and deal with the soul. He is the chariot not the horses pulling it. And the soul it does come. Sometimes through insights but most often
with a bang. Suddenly in the middle of nowhere it strikes and the ego gets  desoriënted …hard.

One becomes discontented with the things around you, what happens, what you do, did.  The world doesn’t fulfill your needs anymore, you get desoriënted, feel empty, depressed. The plug has been pulled, and the ego’s content is flowing out. You want to change, become real, genuine. Every one has to go through that phase. Sometimes it takes awhile, sometimes a lifetime.

The following archetypes represent the journey of the hero towards the soul. The Seeker corresponds to the spirit, the Destroyer to change, the death wish; the Lover to Eros, the life force, and the Creator to imagination.

The Seeker

The Seeker seeks enlightment and transformation, but initially is very controlled by the thinking of the ego. He thinks its about becoming better, more accomplished, succesfull, perfect. The Seeker journey requires courage to break free from dependency a go ahead to the unknown.

The Destroyer

The Destroyer breaks open the door, the suppressed Orphan. He smells the treasure in the cave, but can not see it through the ego.. He is the Rebel without a cause because still under the influence of the ego he only sees matter. So he kills; ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

The Lover

The Lover wants to reunite things. He is the symbol of the Holly marriage, the marriage with the Self, undivided. But influenced by the ego he looks for love in the outer World. The over is the dreamer  of a better world somewhere, somehow.

The Creator

The Creator helps awaken the seed of our genuine identity, deep within us. It creates many projects and ideas, but often chained still by th ego, they are all over the place, and become one by one, unsatisfying.

The Innocent

The Innocent helps establish the persona, the mask we wear in the world, our personality, our social role. Although this external image lacks depth and complexity, it provides us and others with a sense of who we are and what can be expected of us.
The question is asked to every child: `Who are you going to be when you grow up?’
As adults we identify ourselves by the jobs we do and our life-style.The Innocent within wants to be loved and be part of things. It wants to fit in at best social adaptive, at worst as a criminal.

The Orphan

The Orphan is the cynic, who sees which of our qualities will have to sacrified, or go underground to fulfill the image of the Innocent. The Orphan is the part of us that learns to recognize and thus avoid situations that likely are going to hurt us. It tries to protect us from being abandoned, hurt or victimized. To do this, it may act on knowlegde the person can not even acknowledge having, thus becoming a secret and valuable, but hidden, sidekick.

The Warrior

The ego wants to get its needs met, but also cares how they are met. The Warrior helps with this task. When the Warrior is acting strictly in terms of self-interest, it is helping to develop the ego. The Warrior brandishes the sword to cut off anything that seems to threathen survival of the body, the ego, our integrity.

The Caregiver

The Caregiver develops a sense of morality and care for others. It is concerned about the good of others as well as ourselves. It is concerned not only with our children and people, but also with the good of humanity. It has the ability to sacrifice the lesser for the greater good.