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The Mentor Archetype

Guest article by Kathy Wilson, CPC
© 2008

I have a cold and I'm annoyed. Not only me, but about half the people I know seem to have colds or flu right now. It's accepted that we have a cold in the winter, but it's almost summer, for cryin' out loud.

What are we doing or not doing that allowed us to catch a virus?

I decided to ask the Archetypes. I spread the cards out face down and selected a card. I chose The Mentor.

After getting settled with pen and paper, I then asked the question, "How can we best take care of ourselves in these stressful times?"

Following is the wisdom The Mentor shared:

For each it will be different, but there are some generalities that suit all.

First and most important, take care of your physical body. When you're sick or low on energy everything becomes overwhelming. The simplest of acts becomes more than you have energy for. Remember how you feel when you're ill? How even getting out of bed to get yourself a glass of water becomes a monumental chore? If you're sick, run down, or exhausted you won't have the energy to deal with the challenges coming at you in these times.

"How do we best take care of our body?" I then asked.

Of course, drink water. Make it purified water so that you aren't adding to that which exhausts the body - toxins and the removal of them. The point of drinking water is to aid in the detoxification of the body. Drinking tap water with its load of chemicals sabotages this purpose.

Eat less commercially prepared food. If you want to know why, read the ingredients.

Rest when you're tired. Even a few minutes of just sitting and meditating or daydreaming will revitalize you and your body.

Exercise is important to keep the body healthy because it stirs up all the processes that bring nutrients to the cells and those that remove toxins. Visualize a pond of still water. On the surface it may look beautiful, but underneath there's sludge and muck built up. The same is true of your body. Keep the rivers of blood and lymph moving or the sludge of toxins and plaque build up.

There you have it. Simple, practical advice from The Mentor that's easy for anyone to implement in their life in order to fortify themselves for these challenging times.

Love,
Kathy

ps. Find out more about the AstroArchetypes and how the process works.

Kathy Wilson is a Life Purpose Coach, Spiritual Teacher, Reiki Master, and author of An Inner Journey: Living Your Life Purpose. Visit the dusty, crusty archives on her website for more wondrous articles like this: www.under-one-roof.net. Then sign up for her ezine, The Journal of spirited Coaching, and get fresh, new articles from her twice a month.

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