Archetypes Are Not Yours to Hold

...and can we truly 'understand' what they are?

There is a proliferation of talk these days about “embodying the archetype” as if it’s as simple as trying on a new persona. I see it in retreats, courses, memes, and hashtags, invocations of the Queen, the Priestess, the Warrior, the Witch, as if these archetypal energies are accessories of personal branding or spiritual ascension. But the truth is far…