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Meet The Mother Archetype in Grief
Now that some preliminary questions regarding the Mother figure in your life have been asked, read a bit more about how the universal archetype of the Mother can take on several different roles and masks.
The Mother Archetype
While in everyday cycles, as well as cycles of bereavement, the wish for the archetypal, “Good Mother” may be present. If you have internalized a consuming Mother, you might hear her voice echo in the conscious and unconscious aspects of your psyche, saying, “Get over your grief, so I can have you back. Your grief creates distance between us, and I don’t want you to leave me. Your grief is less important than our relationship.” This response shatters the hope for the “Good Mother” to be present when facing the tenacity of these feelings.
In contrast, a nourishing Mother encourages you to engage in the work of the psyche, to go into the depths of your grief process without needing to adapt your healing for her comfort. She wants you to be the strongest version of yourself. She is not intimidated by who you are. She represents the archetypal Good Mother.
Next, we discussed the Mother Shadow and how they work together.
