Recurring Stressors…
The Shadow Side of the Queen
We all face challenges. The next time you face one you may find it interesting to look at the pattern in them. Sacred Contracts, a book written by Caroline Myss, has given me new insight into facing my own recurring challenges.
I have had my ups and downs with my career path through the years and think I have finally found my recurring nemesis in the Queen archetype according to Caroline Myss. Perhaps this is a familiar energy in your life? For me it is the challenge of the shadow side of the Queen. I can better understand the recurring patterns of challenges in my life by thinking of ”them” as a specific energy that can be countered with strategies from my own personal energies or archetypes.
Besides having a rulership position in a court, the Queen represents power and authority in all women. Symbolically, her court can be anything from a corporation to her home. The image of the Dark or Evil Queen has been largely represented by male authors of fairy tales and folklore as a wicked force. She may be also be depicted as prone to hysteria and dark powers, influences, or plots, as in the story of Snow White.
The Queen archetype is also associated with arrogance and a defensive posture that is symbolic of a need to protect one’s personal and emotional power. Queens are rarely portrayed as having a trustworthy support system; instead, they are lonely figures surrounded by a court filled with potential traitors, rivals, and back-stabbers.
The Shadow Queen can slip into aggressive and destructive patterns of behavior; particularly when she perceives that her authority or capacity to maintain control over the court is being challenged (Sacred Contracts, pg. 408).
Hmmmmm………….. Just posting this has been therapeutic!
I absolutely LOVE this post! It brings some light onto the current struggles in my life. I find myself welling up in tears as I read the posts of your dear sister-in-law and hope she is finding peace wherever she may be…it was wonderful to see you again tonight. We will have to do this again, in Canandaigua next time:)