The underlying causes of anxiety can be due to several reasons. It could be due to a stressful life event, there could be an underlying medical condition or it could be an emerging mental disorder. But mostly, it’s due to the standards you set yourself and the lifestyle you live. If you ignore your inner…
If you suffer from symptoms of depression and anxiety, it can sometimes feel like there is nothing to be done to help you feel better. However, there are a number of techniques that can help to improve your mood and reduce the symptoms of depression and anxiety. In this post, we are going to explore…
Do you have moments when you can’t get any satisfaction – even when you reach your goals, have a satisfying experience or your emotional desires have been met. You may have even experienced a condition called Anhedonia which draws the pleasure out of things you used to find exciting such as music, sex, food, and…
In Greek mythology, Tantalus is the father of Niobe, the queen of Thebes who boasts about her abundance. For the insults, she aims at their mother Leto, Artemis and Apollo slay Niobe’s 14 children. In this article, I explain the esoteric meaning of the symbolism and the lessons you can learn from the myth of…
The myth in which Artemis and Apollo slay the children of Niobe is told in various sources of Greco-Roman mythology. It’s a story of how the unconscious rears up to deflate an over-inflated ego and replace self-defeating subconscious programs with self-knowledge. Sometimes self-knowledge is devastating. “The ego must avoid destruction and overcome —and even redeem…
Apollo is the favourite son of Zeus, the offspring of an affair with the Titan, Leto. In a fit of jealousy, Hera plagued Leto during her pregnancy so she cannot rest. Hera did not want Leto to give birth on land. Every household turned her away so that Hera would not be offended and punish…
To the ancient Greeks, Demeter was associated with agriculture, a symbol of nurturing, regeneration and fertility. She was subsequently given the title of ‘goddess of the grain’. The symbolic meaning of Demeter aligns with the planting and cultivation of seeds needed to nourish the body, mind and ‘soul’. Seeds and grains are symbols that relate…
The caregiver is a fundamental archetype that belies the root core of life. Its principal role is to nurture emotional wellbeing but is also responsible for the seeds you plant into your subconscious mind. When the positive qualities of the caregiver archetype are active, you are able to look after yourself and others, and bring…
We are told by religious “authorities” that the symbolic meaning of the Olive Tree or olive branch is peace, friendship, victory, wisdom, fertility, prosperity, immortality and success. Taken at face value the exoteric interpretation is misleading. Subsequently, commentators conclude the symbol of the olive means a “reconciliation with God”, the end of a conflict between…
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