The Seeker
The Seeker Seems to Seek Out the Massage Therapist
April/11/2009 03:55 PM Filed in: Ethics &
Archetypes
The
Seeker is such a prominent archetype for most people
who enter the healing arts. After reading many
statements from massage and bodywork therapists who
have taken the
Ethics & Archetypes Home Study CE
Course over
the last 8 years, I am convinced that it is a core
part of the process we each go through on our way to
becoming an effective therapists. In this post, a
massage therapist describes a long journey with "The
Seeker" for a couple of decades before getting into
the healing arts.
"I began my seeking 31 years ago studying and practicing the 8 limbs of Pantanjali yoga as well as reading such books as Gerald Heard’s, ‘Five Ages Of Man’ hoping to find the answer with the turn of each page and the hundreds of
books and thousands of pages after that.
I can recall numerous phases and stages including LSD, Cannabis, Primal Therapy, Gestalt therapy, Rogerian Therapy, Primal Birth Regression, Bio energetic, Core Enegetics, Rolfing, Hellerwork Grof breath work, craniopathy, Tibetan vajrayana yoga as well as 26 years of having hands-on healing work from many practitioners of many modalities.
When I took the survey with the Ethics & Archetypes home study course, my highest ranking archetype was the "Sage" but if I had taken it 31 years ago the numbers of sage / seeker would have been reversed.
In my professional life today, I believe that I embody the best qualities of both Seeker and Sage. It was the guidance of the Seeker over three decades that has helped me to develop the necessary perspectives and knowledge, especially self-knowledge, to be therapist and healer.
These archetypes are teaching me that life is an intuitive process set within the seemingly solid matrix of time."
Readers are welcome to email questions or comments! sunny@lifecircles-inc.com
"I began my seeking 31 years ago studying and practicing the 8 limbs of Pantanjali yoga as well as reading such books as Gerald Heard’s, ‘Five Ages Of Man’ hoping to find the answer with the turn of each page and the hundreds of
books and thousands of pages after that.
I can recall numerous phases and stages including LSD, Cannabis, Primal Therapy, Gestalt therapy, Rogerian Therapy, Primal Birth Regression, Bio energetic, Core Enegetics, Rolfing, Hellerwork Grof breath work, craniopathy, Tibetan vajrayana yoga as well as 26 years of having hands-on healing work from many practitioners of many modalities.
When I took the survey with the Ethics & Archetypes home study course, my highest ranking archetype was the "Sage" but if I had taken it 31 years ago the numbers of sage / seeker would have been reversed.
In my professional life today, I believe that I embody the best qualities of both Seeker and Sage. It was the guidance of the Seeker over three decades that has helped me to develop the necessary perspectives and knowledge, especially self-knowledge, to be therapist and healer.
These archetypes are teaching me that life is an intuitive process set within the seemingly solid matrix of time."
Readers are welcome to email questions or comments! sunny@lifecircles-inc.com
The Seeker Archetype: Another Massage Therapist's Experience
April/02/2009 08:28 AM Filed in: Ethics &
Archetypes
The "Seeker" is a
powerful companion to many of us as we explore
avenues of healing on our paths as bodyworkers.
Here's what another therapist wrote about her
progress through the "Seeker" archetype:
"The Seeker was my highest-ranking archetype from the self-assessment in the home study course.
In addition to the self-help books and explorations of the different massage modalities I got involved in Tarot and later Wicca, and all sorts of different energy work. I actively sought the answers to what exactly was the energy I was working with and how did it tie into the Divine.
I think I’ve done a good job of transcending a lot of the problems with the "Seeker" archetype (need to be right all the time and the depressions and emotional instability that I now see are a normal part of the Seeker energy), and am much more likely to have fun with the journey and not be to convinced that I have ALL the answers.
In addition, the more I study and understand what I see as the Universal energy and presence, the closer I feel to others and the environment, and the more I want to take care of them. This has broadened my perspective as a massage therapist and a person. Thank You Seeker!"
If you would like to order the Ethics & Archetypes Home Study CE course, go to the Order Form! Thank You!
"The Seeker was my highest-ranking archetype from the self-assessment in the home study course.
In addition to the self-help books and explorations of the different massage modalities I got involved in Tarot and later Wicca, and all sorts of different energy work. I actively sought the answers to what exactly was the energy I was working with and how did it tie into the Divine.
I think I’ve done a good job of transcending a lot of the problems with the "Seeker" archetype (need to be right all the time and the depressions and emotional instability that I now see are a normal part of the Seeker energy), and am much more likely to have fun with the journey and not be to convinced that I have ALL the answers.
In addition, the more I study and understand what I see as the Universal energy and presence, the closer I feel to others and the environment, and the more I want to take care of them. This has broadened my perspective as a massage therapist and a person. Thank You Seeker!"
If you would like to order the Ethics & Archetypes Home Study CE course, go to the Order Form! Thank You!
The Seeker Archetype: What the Heck is it Seeking??
March/31/2009 07:52 AM Filed in: Ethics &
Archetypes
As part
of the "Ethics & Archetypes" home study course,
participants write reflective essays about their own
experiences with the archetypes. One of the
archetypes in the course is the "Seeker", which many
of us in the healing arts have as a strong companion
and guide. Here's what one participant wrote about
her relationship with the "Seeker":
"My highest archetype is the Seeker. I feel I have been in this phase for the past several years in my life. I am constantly growing and learning and expanding my awareness through workshops, reading, and studying. This has been true of my professional life too as I have added to my work and credentials over the past five years at an exponential level.
During this class, I began to wonder, what am I seeking? What drives me to such a feeling of growth, desire for learning?
Personally speaking, I feel I am seeking healing and personal growth. I have moved through some major obstacles and developed spiritually so much in the past five years. The seeking has led me to powerful teachers and awareness.
Professionally, I have been on the seeker path in order to make my work a more clear expression of myself and my values. It has grown as I have grown!
I am learning so much from the Seeker. This energy has carried me out of feeling stuck and into action and a sense of hope about myself and my life. I feel more empowered, aware and connected."
This massage therapist has expressed a wonderful summary of the ways the "Seeker" can change our perspectives on ourselves and on our work as practitioners. How is the "Seeker" guiding you and your practice?
"My highest archetype is the Seeker. I feel I have been in this phase for the past several years in my life. I am constantly growing and learning and expanding my awareness through workshops, reading, and studying. This has been true of my professional life too as I have added to my work and credentials over the past five years at an exponential level.
During this class, I began to wonder, what am I seeking? What drives me to such a feeling of growth, desire for learning?
Personally speaking, I feel I am seeking healing and personal growth. I have moved through some major obstacles and developed spiritually so much in the past five years. The seeking has led me to powerful teachers and awareness.
Professionally, I have been on the seeker path in order to make my work a more clear expression of myself and my values. It has grown as I have grown!
I am learning so much from the Seeker. This energy has carried me out of feeling stuck and into action and a sense of hope about myself and my life. I feel more empowered, aware and connected."
This massage therapist has expressed a wonderful summary of the ways the "Seeker" can change our perspectives on ourselves and on our work as practitioners. How is the "Seeker" guiding you and your practice?