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The 12 feminine archetypes
The feminine archetypes are twelve recurring patterns of instinct, connection and creation found in myth and depth psychology: The Queen, The Huntress, The Strategist, The Hearthkeeper, The Nurturer, The Lover, The Amazon, The Wild Woman, The Seer, The Creatrix, The Muse and The Wise Woman. Every person carries all twelve in different measure, whatever their gender.
They draw on Jean Shinoda Bolen's goddesses (Goddesses in Everywoman, 1984), on Toni Wolff's four forms of the feminine psyche (Mother, Hetaira, Amazon and Medial Woman) and on Clarissa Pinkola Estés' Wild Woman (Women Who Run With the Wolves, 1992). Each card opens the archetype's gifts, its shadow and the figures that echo it.
The Queen
Hold a centre where commitment can flourish.
The Huntress
Choose your direction and trust your stride.
The Strategist
See the next move without losing the whole board.
The Hearthkeeper
Make a quiet place where you can return to yourself.
The Nurturer
Tend the conditions in which others can grow.
The Lover
Let connection change the quality of the moment.
The Amazon
Stand firmly, and make room for others to stand.
The Wild Woman
Remember the knowledge that lives in your senses.
The Seer
Listen at the threshold of what can be named.
The Creatrix
Weave a form for what only you can yet see.
The Muse
Make the room lighter and the possibilities bolder.
The Wise Woman
Carry the lantern without choosing another person's road.
Which one leads in you? The test takes about five minutes.
Begin the journey