The Magic of the Mermaid Archetype
Beginning at age 2, I survived 4 near drowning experiences over the course of 4 summers. The deep waters called to me. Twice I walked out onto the shore and continued until I was over my head. One summer, I intentionally slipped out of an inner tube, and another summer I took off my life jacket; conscious of a driving desire to just be in the water without constriction. I don't recall feeling fear, even when I was drowning.
Maya Miranda my Mermaid Doll
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As I look back on the primal attraction I had to the water, I now see it through the lens of the mermaid archetype. So, when choosing which Classic Children's stories to record, Hans Christian Anderson's version of The Mermaid was a top choice for me. The symbolism of this tale covers a range of themes, but for me it was the theme of being innately connected with fluidity that especially drew my attention. Then, last year, when I broke my ankle, I embarked on a healing journey that was guided by my inner child and a wonderful creativity mentor. During this time, I became even more fascinated with the mermaid archetype. I watched a video series on mermaids and then was inspired to created four archetypal dolls for myself: and the first of those dolls was a mermaid. When my leg cast was removed, I was freed from being land-locked and delighted to be able to float and swim underwater once again. This blissful return to the water was something I savored for the rest of the summer. I was in the experience without without needing to analyze it. I felt "called" to the pool by the mermaid energy embodied within me. I couldn't have asked for a more effective "personal trainer" to keep me inspired and moving! |
It wasn't until later that the rationale behind this mermaid archetype activation became even clearer to me.
A quote by Emilie Conrad beautifully articulates this sacred phenomenon, "We are basically fluid beings that have arrived on land. All living processes owe their lineage to the movement of water" ....( The rest of her powerful words are found below).
So, the archetypal image of the mermaid taps into that ancient cellular memory of our innate fluidity. As I age and observe the ways that I become more rigid in my body and in my thinking, I find that the archetype of the mermaid is a powerful reminder to return to the openness and fluidity that brings more joy into my life. I celebrate the power of my inner child and the mermaid archetype to remind me of these truths!
The Guided Meditation, "Mermaid Magic" is written to inspire the experience of settling into this soothing fluid immersion!
A quote by Emilie Conrad beautifully articulates this sacred phenomenon, "We are basically fluid beings that have arrived on land. All living processes owe their lineage to the movement of water" ....( The rest of her powerful words are found below).
So, the archetypal image of the mermaid taps into that ancient cellular memory of our innate fluidity. As I age and observe the ways that I become more rigid in my body and in my thinking, I find that the archetype of the mermaid is a powerful reminder to return to the openness and fluidity that brings more joy into my life. I celebrate the power of my inner child and the mermaid archetype to remind me of these truths!
The Guided Meditation, "Mermaid Magic" is written to inspire the experience of settling into this soothing fluid immersion!
from
Emilie Conrad,
founder of Continuum Movement
For years, I had a recurring image of the movement of fish dissolving into the undulating waves of the ocean, becoming one inseparable reality. I felt that somewhere in a secret long ago, we were all swimming with the very same boundless wave movements of ocean fish, and if only I could discover how to get there,
the “real” world would be revealed to me.
What I saw was how the undulating wave movements of the Haitian prayer became the connecting link to our spiritual bio-world. At last I saw the movement of ocean fish personified in human movement. I knew in that moment that these fluid undulating movements transcended time, place or culture and provided the crucial connection, linking organism to environment as an unbroken whole.
We are basically fluid beings that have arrived on land. All living processes owe their lineage to the movement of water. Our implicate preexistent memory beginning with the first cell, lies in the mysterious deep, quietly undulating, circulating, nourishing this aquatic being on its mission to planet earth. God is not elsewhere, but is moving through our cells and in every part of us with its undulating message. The fluid presence in our bodies is our fundamental environment; we are the moving water brought to land."
Emilie Conrad,
founder of Continuum Movement
For years, I had a recurring image of the movement of fish dissolving into the undulating waves of the ocean, becoming one inseparable reality. I felt that somewhere in a secret long ago, we were all swimming with the very same boundless wave movements of ocean fish, and if only I could discover how to get there,
the “real” world would be revealed to me.
What I saw was how the undulating wave movements of the Haitian prayer became the connecting link to our spiritual bio-world. At last I saw the movement of ocean fish personified in human movement. I knew in that moment that these fluid undulating movements transcended time, place or culture and provided the crucial connection, linking organism to environment as an unbroken whole.
We are basically fluid beings that have arrived on land. All living processes owe their lineage to the movement of water. Our implicate preexistent memory beginning with the first cell, lies in the mysterious deep, quietly undulating, circulating, nourishing this aquatic being on its mission to planet earth. God is not elsewhere, but is moving through our cells and in every part of us with its undulating message. The fluid presence in our bodies is our fundamental environment; we are the moving water brought to land."
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