Ares

Greek God Of War

Ares Greek God of war is the archetype of masculine power and aggression without rational thought of the effects or consequences.

The word archetype describes what Carl Jung identified as patterns of behaving that arise from the collective unconscious of humankind. The pattern of being is not unique to an individual; it is available to manifest in each of us because we each reflect a part of the whole.

To recognize Ares active within your life look for…

• acting instinctively without thinking of consequences
• having passionate and intense reactions including rage and anger
• living within the body, intensely emotional and expressive
• ruled by emotional and physical reactions

Possible drawbacks to living the Ares archetype…

• lack of ability to be ‘the watcher’; the non judgmental observer of self and actions
• lacks ability to rationalize and select choices; simply reacts like a robot
• doesn’t fit in with rules and regulations
• doesn’t plan or take long term view

This information has been summarized from the book Gods in Everyman by Jean Shinoda-Bolen.

If you recognize your patterns of acting and being in the world from the above list and are curious about what you can do to change, then first and foremost use this information as proof that you are not different, defective or a victim of your past programming.

The above shows the commonality in the human experience when certain innate energies are active. As such begin by accepting that you do indeed own these particular traits and let it be OK that you do.

This will slightly raise your self-esteem and self-acceptance for each trait you own.  If you would like some guidance or clarification, please contact me, I would love to help.