17/11/2022
Our world has yet to fully acknowledge the archetype of the dark mother. As we bring her out into the light of our awareness, we free ourselves to become authentic and to show up powerfully in our lives and in the world.
Acknowledging our capacity for dark actually supports women (…) because it takes away the pressure to lie and be inauthentic about the reality of our experiences. It frees us to be real. It allows us to be truly available to ourselves and our loved ones in authentic, balanced ways.
Idealization is a form of dismissal.
The archetype of the dark mother does not go away, the energy just goes underground and comes out in dysfunctional ways. Our pent-up unacknowledged darkness becomes toxic— to ourselves and others.
Acknowledging the dark mother archetype is key to acknowledging the full power of women.
The taboo of the dark mother is a symptom of the larger societal taboo on vulnerability. Society says that it is unsafe to admit our true feelings, especially the negative ones like anger, sadness, disappointment, jealousy, etc.
We have to admit to ourselves the full scope of our own feelings and learn to feel attuned to both the creator and destroyer within. Owning the dark mother that lives in us is a critical step in embracing our humanity. And the more we embrace our humanity, the more we fully embody our divinity. Without the pressure to be perfect....
…conflict is not seen as the end of the world, it's seen as an opportunity to grow! An opportunity to know ourselves and others better, more intimately, more truly, more respectfully. We can learn to see and consequently love and be loved more accurately —for who we really are— light and dark.
When we hold the balance of the opposites, we embody our innate wholeness, our original, unique selves.
Conflict and negative emotions can be seen as doorways to greater intimacy and aliveness. These fruits can only flourish on the ground of radical self-honesty. The more we allow ourselves to be human and imperfect, to explore our inner selves without shame, the more healed and integrated our world will become.
It all starts with us.
— Bethany Webster
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