Caroline Myss - The Martyr (The Power of Archetypes)

Hi, everybody,
This week I'm doing the martyr archetype. I've encountered this archetype in numerous people who tell me that they have the martyr.
Oftentimes people with the martyr archetype find themselves in circumstances where they do a lot for family members or do a lot for the people within their group, and they seek acknowledgement for what they're doing. But it's just never provided. Often because the person from whom they're looking for that acknowledgement is incapable of giving it.
For this discussion, I thought it'd be a good time to present a template through which you can look at all archetypal patterns. It may just help to understand even more how power progresses through us, and how an archetypal pattern manifests through us.
Thank you everybody, I hope you enjoy this discussion on the martyr archetype. I'll see you next week.
Love,
Caroline
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[@LJolie-jz8go]

Wow because of acceptance your hard path becomes your energy path and changes the atmosphere and the suffering is lessened, wow

[@jenwilson9638]

I was at the job level for a long time and it was a big struggle for many reasons. When I finally accepted my circumstances, even though I yearned for change, things started to move. It took me 2 years, but I'm now a director in a position I love (very science meets community) and I feel like I have purpose now! I know this archetype well. Thank you for your videos!

[@ira_herself9663]

Good for you, congrats! 🎉 I certainly hope to get the position I’m deserving at this level of experience. So far I’ve sacrificed working for so much less and with mean people.

[@sandraspidle5972]

🏹🌠

[@miracle-pi5ws]

How did accepting your circumstances change everything? It's not like accepting leads to a new job offer

[@sherigreenwell7905]

This is SO profound and so relevant! When I stopped needing acknowledgement from outside myself and started acting on what resonated with me internally, my whole experience started to change. I also had to learn to allow others to help and support me - to stop framing offers of help as somehow weakening me, and starting to trust the process in moments when I was feeling vulnerable. I learned that the Universe always supports me when I let go and allow the process to unfold - help is always there if I am willing to allow it. In fact, I had the most heart-warming experience of people actually thanking me for asking and allowing them to help me, just because I was willing to ask (I actually had to be right up against the wall to learn that lesson - I found myself with $24, no work and a young child to care for, so I HAD to do something!!).

[@miracle-pi5ws]

I never had anyone THANK ME for letting them help let alone someone thanking me for helping them

[@reglagirl5802]

I have many murders who are Caregiver’s right now and what you said in your comment section I found to be useful and helpful. Thank you.❤

[@janel342]

Archétypes are Carl Jung’s invention.

[@sherigreenwell7905]

Based on studies and observations - they are just a tool for helping to understand and enable us to make useful choices in our own decision-making, not "absolute" in themselves.

[@sherigreenwell7905]

@@miracle-pi5ws Sorry to hear that. And not everyone is aware enough or in a place to be able to realise it. But that was indeed my experience, and in that case, probably because when I asked her for help, I also offered to help her, as an exchange. In the end, we exchanged our skills to help each other, and no money was required to change hands.

[@CAT-rq4dp]

When I left the community college I attended I was living at home. I didn't announce to my Mom I wasn't returning. I just didn't go back. When my Mom noticed this she made her feelings about very clear about seeing home doing nothing. I HAD to go get a job. She wasn't about to tolerate this behavior. So I did through a family friend. I worked for 41yrs and over those years I had problems with authority figures. I did not like being told what to do. A lot of resentment built up over those years and @ 70 I'm still diffusing the anger. But you have given me clarity into my personality. Thank you I found a huge part of myself in this class

[@RegisYama]

The knowledge conveyed in this teaching is of great depth and significance, thank you Caroline

[@camilapeters-quayle3021]

Your grace of sharing your innate wisdom and education of us Carolyn gives us so much gratitude kindness respect and honesty in the power of privilege to help us be better champions of love light outcomes

[@edorstyles]

I absolutely enjoy this series ! Thank you ❤. Can you do the goddess archetype you spoke briefly about it in a another video with Marilyn Monroe as an example. Please and thank you! 😊

[@tiffanylcollins3631]

I never thought I could learn so much about myself by learning about archetypes!

[@tamhulburt9592]

I love your archetypes! Thank for changing the world one archetype at a time. Thank you.

[@AddySpeaks]

I appreciate your explanation using the different levels. Made it very clear for me🌻

[@mlina1985]

Thank you for this video. ❤ I know I have a strong martyr archetype within me, I have been observing it and studying it within myself for years. Even though I intuitively got to a lot of the insights you talked about in this video (it’s like you narrated my aha moments over the years), I am really grateful to hear you talk about it and to have a resource to come back to and revisit when those martyr tendencies come up again in new ways. To hear and be reminded that no I don’t want to be disempowered no matter how tempting and familiar it can be when I feel like I’m running out of endurance.

[@ashannaredwolf8485]

"Change-Me Prayers" by Tosha Silver was phenomenal in helping me let go of a lot of my martyrdom.

[@heklahekla7813]

I am so grateful for your teachings

[@yvonneyvonneable]

Acceptance comes at the career level: “a field of grace.” This makes a lot of sense. “advancing in empowerment.” I really appreciate this explanation. 🙏🏼

[@yonigrace]

I have followed your work for years and rarely comment, if I have at all. This video really helped me realize my suffering into different choices for my empowerment, which I pray empowers the whole. Thank you deeply, Caroline.

[@TheKing0Crash]

for 1st 36 years of my life I only knew going down in flames martyrdom. Now I know how o be the perfect Martyr only in LOVE. Such hard and transformative work. Elevates all who are ready and willing. Usiyem 🙌

[@elisabethannwexler4728]

Thank you, Caroline. I love your Archetype series. They are so thought provoking. I am wondering how the Martyr archetype will evolve over time. So many cultures & societies have reinforced this archetype in negative (as well as positive ways). I am thinking of the many nurses who are fed up with working in the health care system who are leaving it & proclaiming that they are understandably fed up with the obvious lack of support. Some or many may have been playing out the martyr archetype. Being fed up with the imbalances within the broken health care system, patriarchal top heavy imbalances & distortions may push, press, challenge & evolve this situation to another expression & manifestation of the role of service, nursing & much more.

[@marjcsb8672]

Profound. My entire Family: Martyrs. I felt Hope though. I think I’ve progressed just past Career into Calling. NonAttachment to outcome. The Last Hurrah. Thank You Caroline for your continuing work. Much appreciation and love.

[@aloyer7488]

Aloha Caroline, Thank you for bringing your Light, & your Power, to the middle of the Pacific. On my journey, I’ve been fortunate to find many Mentors, & I truly appreciate your willingness to be one of them. I found your Archetypes weekly series, and look forward to learning something new & enhancing my light, each week. Big Mahalos, Many Blessings, & Much Aloha to You, & Yours………

[@nensi1972]

...Nensi Is martyres and princess, obviously, Here in this Earth dimension for my family, ....and probabbly for someone else...Thank you ,dear lady Caroline, ...God bless you, and thank you for everything you have done , and still doing...much love From one heart and soul in Serbia ...

[@katherinerivera1280]

👍

[@patmelton43]

I have seen the worst parts of myself in these videos. Just found you a couple days ago. Thank you.

[@ClaudiaMBrock]

You are awesome 🎉, after 20 years cleared of addiction I discovered now that I still need to transform the victim I have in me. I had no idea that I had that, ( my mom was a victim personality). Thanks to you, I learned so much and you helped me also in my recovery thru self discovering myself and why I do things I do or did. Thank you So much, I have immense appreciation for you and how direct you say the content.

[@jannie6359]

These little talks you share are such good psychology lessons. I enjoy them!

[@cherierieck4054]

The analogy of job/career/calling really helped in the understanding of the different stages of the archetype.. many thanks

[@cledosliop4175]

I am really appreciate your insightful sharing in terms of this archetype. It shed light on my current struggle. Thank you so so much.❤

[@tumentoraivonluna]

There is a great Grace, it's not a theory it's a Person, and his name is CHRIST. 🤲🕊 Thank you for this wonderful teaching, I can apply many things, It's good to know I am not alone God is with me.

[@yourheartspath]

I appreciate you Caroline. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼

[@phoenixfreewalkeroreilly2212]

Thank yu Caroline, following yur work a long time and like the layers of an onion keep peeling getting closer to core these videos are right on time X blessings , phoenix

[@Tia.K.C]

Wow, this is my dad. He constantly insists on helping us and then complains about it. We walk on eggshells around him trying to thank him for all he’s done but he drains us by complaining. It’s confusing to know what to do as a child but I have come to realize there is nothing I can do. Tupac Shakur also fits this archetype perfectly. He insisted on identifying with the pain of black people in the US. His parents were apart of the black panther party so he was primed ready for his destiny. Fascinating 🙏🏽

[@alisonduggins]

Your words are saving my life 🙏🏼

[@angelagholson4988]

getting quiet and listening to my thoughts will never be the same, after innerstanding all the power that I hold.

[@katrussell6819]

Yes. Life if about power. And how we use it.Blessings.

[@planktosbazaar]

Caroline, can you please elaborate more on the job, career, calling consciousness levels?? This is something I’ve intuitively noticed myself climbing up these ladders and would love to hear more about it from someone who’s already discovered this.

[@judithhalversen5247]

Thank you Carolyn I am always enlightened when I listen to your perceptions and it frees me in so many ways ❤ thank you thank you thank you

[@mannie2075]

Thank you so much and much love from Sweden and its so great message ✨👌🙏🥰✨♥️

[@healersspeak3362]

Thank you for this! I just thought about it last night and here you posted! Brilliant work. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@EliDavidson]

My maiden name is Marder…so thrilled to have this information

[@gaylefriedman6445]

Such medicine perfect for me today ..Thank you dear C❤

[@soniareyes4425]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom and guidance!

[@LJolie-jz8go]

Wow wow never experience hopelessness. From the experience of self power

[@dawnjohnson8739]

Thank you!

[@vanessavaita360]

I really needed this one. So grateful for your work 🙏💚

[@lisawhite2935]

Thank you, I was needing to hear that❤

[@mollymilksteak6442]

Thank you for sharing this, it's very insightful and interesting. ❤️

[@Michelle0920]

Thank you for this remarkable archetype description.

[@onceagaindc]

Crazy how i woke up this morning in indio, california at the truckstop . I put my 1 month notice for my truck to take vacation nd find a new job last week. Needed this video today. Once i feel i am no longer growing at a job site i search for a new position. Life is about sacrafice

[@rhodaglover6500]

Thanks

[@Streamofsource]

You are a saint thank you so much

[@bernettadawndurst7538]

Thank you for this!!

[@revk-squared9046]

Thank you 🦋

[@7msjster]

Was Jesus a Martyr at the "calling" level? He was God's only begotten son, who was called to die for us...I know, I really reached out on that one. It's where my brain went to. Sorry Jesus it was just a question. Thank you Caroline. I appreciate your perspective and how you are teaching this series.

[@halledaymusic]

I needed to hear this today ❤

[@camilapeters-quayle3021]

Thanks for the insight Lost my home in flood and had to fight for our community buybacks for our destroyed homes.. So thanks for the clarity of having to do something I had no choice in but to do the right thing. The first government targeted me seeking financial remedy for us and their systemic corporation they set up victimises and abuses us to not pay. It’s a year and a half later a senate inquiry and now they seek to grossly underpay. The first political party set up the group with 1/5 the resource needed and 1/4the the money needed intentionally to financially sanction us as we vote differently than their party. The gov has since changed but the corporation the last party set up has a nasty culture to aviod deny gaslight and hinder obstruct their function and senate urgent directions to pay. We have been denied a voice on the oversight and 90% of the disaster money goes to developers and the last gov mates away from the victims/ survivors. I am still trying to get the money to buy a new home but they make us feel powerless to disable our right to the money promised they don’t deliver ethically. The group uses vertical violence and has a dishonest hostile unaccountable non transparent architecture

[@reglagirl5802]

Those who want acknowledgment are in capable of giving it themselves

[@JPage-fj7mb]

Do all archetypes have a level of divine or holy power that can or may be unlocked? I'd love to see an explanation of the ultimate powers of the ones that do.

[@regisyamaciro4918]

I think the Martyr archetype and the prostitute are quite similar

[@naturelover1284]

the martyr doesn't want others to have the choices she passed on to gain access to her guided cage of acceptance for a lifetime. She pulls her children in for a lifetime. She is the reputation savage at the workplace of the other woman, for she is not dependent on her self for her soc. sec., ins, or rent. Other women are a competition. to her.

[@itsjustchristina7796]

😮...

[@janieromer2907]

Julian Assange is our contemporary martyr. God bless him and his mission.

[@MercurialLore]

... you dont get credit having a conscious working for devils 😂

[@reglagirl5802]

Person who needs acknowledgment is in capable of giving it

[@Shelly-cp7gj]

Indeed.

[@laurentlorenzo4843]

Thank you for this!

[@carriechapman2365]

Brother was a addict and parents ignored? I was carrying the pain

[@Lebanesenative]

Nailed me.

[@revk-squared9046]

It’s a difficult journey

[@LibertySage88]

My exact story🎉

[@saraheve7653]

Hitler and Mussolini weren't a "cause" for others; their "cause" was self-serving, hence missing the core ingredient of a "martyr"

[@itsjustchristina7796]

Tiz da 📐

[@auroraaustralis5470]

💞🙏

[@maureendrennan9328]

💐💐💐

[@swamification]

💪❤🙏

[@nancyhobson7605]

But they leave themselves behind in this martyrdom so intent of pleasing…

[@meaganlawler7536]

Navalny

[@mireillefruin9363]

Hitler wasn’t a martyr any more than Mussolini was, seems to me.

[@itsjustchristina7796]

😮 endlesssssssssss possssssibilitiezzzzzzzzz 😢

[@CoachDeBora]

And Malcolm X: martyr.

[@diannaboss4167]

Political Prisoner of United State’s to this day, ❤️‍🔥Leonard PELTIER, 🪷 free him 🙏🏽

[@onezero1441]

Yolo

[@itsjustchristina7796]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jenniferchavez3652]

Thank you!

[@foreverjavan]

Thank you ❤