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Take Charge of Your Spirit

To view how the four central or survival archetypes interact with divine guidance, let's look at Bridget, who has recently accepted a job in a remote foreign country, away from all family and friends.

Child: Has complete and utter trust that the Divine will take care of everything, sometimes to the level of 'divine excuse' -- refusing to take responsibility because of the childlike idea that the Divine will always come to the rescue.

• Day after day, Bridget prays for a knock at the door from her new neighbors or a phone call from a co-worker, rather than taking the initiative to make new friends.

Victim: Blames the Divine when things don't turn out as anticipated, or, may fear that a move toward a deeper, more intimate relationship with the Divine will result in the loss of relationships, power and possession.

• Forgetting her earlier prayers imploring the Divine to help her get this new job, Bridget now complains to the Divine about her feelings of isolation.

Prostitute: Exerts control over another by taking advantage of their need for divine guidance. The flip side of this is when you attach yourself to another because you think he or she can give you divine guidance.

• Bridget spends countless hours online, becoming increasingly dependent on the members of a spiritual chat community for companionship and advice, further distancing herself from human contact.

Saboteur: Shows you the divine guidance you want to hear, allowing true guidance -- the stuff of tremendous change -- to be ignored. It's easy to sabotage guidance if you know your life will have to change if you really 'hear' it.

• Bridget accepts a coworker's invitation to join him when he volunteers weekly at a homeless shelter. She later backs out after reading an article about a homeless man who attacks an innocent pedestrian and thanks the Divine for leading her to the article.

See how these archetypal patterns play out in your life by answering some questions.

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