The Practical Archetypes & How They Can Help Us to Build Thriving Communities

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The practical archetypes help us organize our lives in practical and tangible ways.

In our families, communities and in our jobs, we might have to occasionally step into these roles to get things done and to keep us all alive, but of course, we can also make these archetypes our professions. In every society, we need to take care of ourselves and others – and as long as we eat, someone needs to wash the dishes and take out the rubbish.

Yet, today, we have an opportunity to rethink how we do this and how we value this.

Again, it is incredibly important not to judge here, as sometimes we have to serve, or to assist, to learn what we have to learn before we can step into a different role, or simply to do our part to contribute to the whole. One position is not better or worse than any other, if we see that all is necessary to proceed.

What does harm us, in our lives, is when we try to do or be something, that we’re not (yet), instead of embracing where we are now, so that we can be present to all that is, learn what we have to learn and then move on, when we are ready and the time is right.

So, who will you be, today?

Pulling one of these cards, invites you to bring in mediator, or communicator, or protector energies to a situation or to your life.

The Practical Archetypes, pt. 1

We’ve looked at the Source Archetypes, and how we get to choose between love and fear in every moment, and we became familiar with the Magical Helper Archetypes – so that we know that we are always supported and who we can call on for support.

And then we explored our relationships to ourselves and our past, our families, our friends and our partners.

The occupational archetypes help us to make wise choices about the ways in which we want to contribute to this world, and the practical archetypes show us the last set of options here.

The first group of occupational archetypes we looked at were the directional archetypes, who represent those willing to lead us in responsible and joyful ways, so we, as a collective, can advance and expand in the best possible way.

And the second group, the spiritual archetypes, help us to connect to our own spiritual powers, but can also represent roles, occupations, or people, who are happy to help us connect to the spiritual realm, and with that ground us in the here and now.

And the third group, the inspirational archetypes, connect us to the divine and then to each other.

The practical archetypes help us explore how we can actually structure and build the foundation for new communities, that support each member, and help all living beings on this planet to thrive, as by creating clear images of what we wish to create and will need, and then actually putting in the work to live accordingly, we will be able to create lasting change and a future we truly desire.

Often we think that the way we were raised is just the way how things are. But our souls actually consciously choose to come here to change what doesn’t work and to heal the collective wounds in our societies and not to continue harming our planet and each other, and ourselves by repeating past mistakes and accepting the harmful ways others have established.

So, it’s time to free ourselves from these human-made limitations and come into soul alignment – and the occupational cards and archetypes are here to help with that, as they can help us to rethink ourselves and how we wish for things to be.

As a start, you can just look at the pictures and see where your attention goes. Have you been in any of these roles before? Can you imagine yourself in one or more of these roles? How would you change them if you could?

Using Oracle Cards is a great way to explore our subconscious, and to get guidance on where we are and what our best options are in the moment when we draw a card. Drawing cards daily, can also help us to get to know ourselves a lot better and to come into alignment with our soul, and our true selves, as we begin to recognize our subconscious patterns.

Working with these Archetypes in particular, can help us to realize why we may be stuck in certain ways, because of what we believe to be true about ourselves or others, and as a next step, it can help us to direct and design our lives more consciously and gracefully.

Inviting one or more of the Archetype posters into your home can support you while you work on certain aspects of yourself, either by reminding you to strengthen and align with the qualities they represent or by reminding you to embrace and heal them so you can eventually overcome them, and the things that have been limiting you so far.

You have the power to create your world according to your own ideas, needs and wishes – with these descriptions of the different archetypes I share my thoughts about how I think we can live together peacefully, joyfully and lovingly, in the new golden age, or heaven on earth and how each of us can be fulfilled, loved and truly happy. 🧚‍♀️

All you have to do is find out if this resonates with you and get your poster, or book a discovery call with me, to start stepping into your full power and potential - for more joy, love, success and happiness.

Investigator Archetype

The investigator will be the first one on the scene. They are always happy to check out new places, learn new things and dive deeply into any topic.

Do you like researching things? Do you like to investigate ideas or how things came about.

If we imagine a world without crime, a world in which every person would already take responsibility for their lives, and communities would settle conflict wisely, peacefully and for the greatest good of all, what would an investigator do?

There are so many things to investigate. What did we all do that year we had such a great crop? What did we call in, believe in, and think about? And how can we recreate it?

Why did the bridge break, and how can we build a new one that won’t?

There are always a million things to investigate and that investigation can benefit the whole community.

Are you curious enough to be an investigator?

Communicator Archetype

After the investigator has done their research, it’s time to let everyone know about the results.

The communicator is the person, who lets the community know what is necessary for them to know. They can make announcements or tell people where they are needed, what or who is necessary for a certain project and why.

They are good with words and like being in contact with different people all day long.

And communication can happen in so many forms. In some villages in the mountains in Turkey, people came up with different whistles, to let those on the other side of the valley know what is going on in their village.

Or we can use drums or other instruments, or bells to bring people together and to communicate a message.

I actually lived in a village in Ukraine for a while, before mobile phones were common, where many people didn’t have clocks and structured their days according to the sounds of the church bells.

Protector Archetype

The protector is part of the security team. In the world as we know it, it could be someone in the police or military, or even someone who is part of an actual security team.

But it can also be the head of the household, the matriarch or patriarch, who makes sure that everyone in the group stays safe, or it could be the grandparent who watches the children during the day and teaches them which fruits to pick, which mushrooms to collect and how to safely play by the river or in the forest.

We can decide how we want to live – we just have to do it. We can fill this and all of these roles how we see fit.

A protector can also protect the harvest from bad weather, or someone who makes sure all animals are protected during a storm.

Even while we are working on overcoming our fears, the protector can still help to conserve the things we love and need and can make sure that we are all safe indeed.

Rescuer Archetype

The rescuer might be a member of a first responder team because natural catastrophes and accidents can always happen.

In a project or community, depending on how things are structured, it might also be useful to have a first aid team, and this could be in terms of physical or medical help, but it could also be someone who is ready to aid and assist in any kind of emergency – like a runner who buys something that has been forgotten or somebody who can help resolve any kind of problem that arises.

A rescuer comes in to help others who find themselves in trouble, in mental, physical or material ways, and might then either bring in more help or take people somewhere where they can be helped.

Sometimes a rescuer might just be needed to give some advice, to lend a hand or listen to someone, to help them figure things out, by saying them out loud, but they just come in, in emergencies and don’t provide constant care, like the carer.

Carer Archetype

However, we decide to structure our societies, we have to think about how we wish to take care of people who are unwell and weak.

Do we want to care for them as families? As communities? Or do we want for this to be a profession? Or a mix?

I learned a lot about the science of sleep and rest, and how working in shifts and having irregular sleeping schedules, as can be required when we care for people professionally, is incredibly detrimental for our health, so outsourcing the care of our loved ones doesn’t seem healthy in any way.

It also robs us of an incredible learning and bonding period, when we don’t commit to caring for our family members. 

And when you think caring for other people is hard, or seeing them suffer is too difficult, then you might want to take some time to heal your wounds and start really caring for yourself – so that it can become easier to take care of others as well.

Medic Archetype

In our current world, this is the surgeon, the medically trained doctor as opposed to the healer, who might just know how to heal others without requiring formal training or who has been training in a different way.

However, today’s medical system does not yet automatically work for the highest good of all – or their patients, so this is something that we can and will have to all change together.

We need to start seeing people holistically again, and each of us can make a beginning by learning how to heal themselves and how their thoughts, and the choices they make in their lives influence their health. I’ll be teaching a four-week course on this soon in the CREATRIX School, if you are interested.

Then, when we understand how we actually work and know how to keep ourselves healthy most of the time, we will only need to see a medic, when  we have an accident and break a bone, and can take care of the rest ourselves or witht the support of healers, and herbalists who can help us to heal our lives holistically, consciously and in lasting ways.

Mediator Archetype

We already thought about new options for the role of the Judge Archetype, when looking at the Directional Archetypes, and just like the judge, the mediator is here to help us resolve our conflicts.

But while the judge can help us resolve our larger scale conflicts, a mediator can help resolve conflict on a day-to-day basis, on an individual or interpersonal level.

A mediator can be a therapist, because when we have mental health issues, it means we have an inner-personal conflict, that needs to be resolved, so we can stop fighting and blocking ourselves from what we actually wish for.

But the mediator can also help to resolve interpersonal conflicts, in our relationships or within our families and communities.

It’s quite interesting to see it that way actually: because whether the conflict is between two people or within ourselves – sometimes we just need somebody who can help us to see things differntly and to help us understand where things are coming from, so we can resolve them.

Everything we see, the way we work, the institutions we interact with, have been created by humans at one point in time to make our lives safer and better.

When it doesn’t improve our lives any more though, because our consciousness has shifted – then it’s up to us to change what once protected us (or someone) and now limits us.

So, if we think things are not working very well right now – then it’s not enough to just point fingers, but we actually have to start thinking about what we want instead and how alternatives could work.

And then we can begin to try them out, in communities, or counties, to see how it works, what needs to be adjusted and so on, and then we can share our experiences to help others.

It’s really not that complicated and it can all start with us, right now questing what is and thinking of alternatives that could work for the highest good of all.

And this is what these archetypes invite us to do – because if we want to thrive ourselves, it helps to also create thriving communities in which we can support each other.

So what would your thriving community look like? If you’d like to start actually working on this and thinking about this more, join the CREATRIX School or check out the Community chapter.

It’s really awesome that you are here – and surely not a coincidence.

If you like to dive deeper into getting to know your true self, consider ordering your unique Wheel of Colours, so you can remember the colours of your life and start integrating them, to gain more personal freedom, happiness and, if you like, even enlightenment.

Or join the CREATRIX School to continue working with these archetypes.
We work with the practical archetypes in the Community Chapter.

More Resources

You can see the full Archetype Oracle Deck here.
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