The chakra that resembles the light and shadow attributes of The Damsel archetype is the Heart Chakra. Like The Damsel archetype, the Heart Chakra’s purpose is to obtain balance and love. The Heart Chakra is secure when an individual exhibits acceptance within themselves and others. In my opinion, The Damsel is balanced when one is able to identify and reflect on what a healthy relationship means to them while having a strong sense of self-reliance and self-acceptance.
When I am able to recognize and appreciate the light of my being, I know that both the Heart Chakra and The Damsel archetype are in perfect unison. For as long as I can remember, it has been difficult for me to appreciate myself for who I am. I inherently …show more content…
Theses behavioral imbalances include codependency, and possessing poor boundaries. I have been told on a number of occasions from therapists and psychologist alike that I have an exceedingly codependent relationship with my mother. My mother and I have the tenancy of feeding each other’s negativity through enabling bad habits and damaging actions. I have noticed throughout my life that my mother has convinced me on several occasions that I am unable to survive on my own. This was an attempt to keep me home and not venturing out into society. You could say that she has often played the enchantress in my fairytale. However, I would be lying if I stated that don’t feel the safest when being regulated by her. At times, I do miss abiding by her rules as a child. It was an undemanding life where I didn’t have to confront the complicated and stressful turbulences of adult life. Since moving away from home, I notice that I subconsciously endeavor to build relationships off of the codependent structure that I established with my mother years ago. I have enabled terrible personality traits in those I have been intimate with through my timid nature. My mother frequently refers to me as a “doormat” that will do anything someone asks me to. There is truth in that statement, I enable those I am intimate with to act upon unhealthy personality traits as I …show more content…
Studies have shown that babies thrive in nurseries when hospital faculty hold them. In the womb, infants are surrounded by the sensation of touch and it is their primary instrument for gathering information regarding their surroundings. Even when children are born, they are not developmentally capable of seeing clearly and possessing sounds. Infants utilize the sensations they receive on their skin as primary way to communicate with their surroundings. Our need for tough does not reduce when we progress into adulthood, which is why I integrated more touch in my life. Touch does not have to be received from another individual, simply breathing and walking count as a form of touch. The healing modality is incorporated involves walking in nature and experiencing the physical sensations of the outside environment. For example, when the rays of the morning sun hit my body as I walk to class I feel a sense of warmth and belonging. Through this healing strategy I have realized how fortunate I am to live in a world of such natural wonder. I have come to appreciate myself and the Earth more as I recognize that there is potential for unconditional love in the most trivial aspects of life. I don’t have to exploit the shadow attributes of The Damsel archetype as I now know that I am not entirely alone on this material plane. The earth is continuously