There is a growing issue in our world with part of us that never grows up. The rituals and ceremonies that would take place in our cultures that marked the passing of our childhood into adulthood are missing for most of us. The severing of the apron strings undone, the farewell to our child who needs from another and the Hello to the adult independent self. 

 

This wound that ties us to The Woman Child or The Man Child , wreaks havoc in our lives. We seek easy dopamine stimulation which in turn thwarts the ability to put in the hard work or stamina needed to make a success of life.  The woman/man child fears the trappings of commitment, hard work, productivity, devotion and making something meaningful of their lives. Their unconscious behaviours and thoughts are still that of a child, only they are not aware. 

 

This world cradles the The Woman/Man child with hits of Dopamine in the form of social media, movies, games , drugs , alcohol, over eating, sex which is quick hard and fast, unlike long lasting gratification from committing  , working hard , or studying something over a long time, making something grow , putting the hours in. 

 

We are creating a very wounded world from what Carl Jung the psychologist would have termed the ‘Puer Aeternus’, the eternal child.  There is now a Puer Aeternus in this modern world that Jung was not around to see, but one he knew would develop as humanity has on a crash course , the term ‘live fast, die young’ has many shades to it here! 

 

 We all in some way want to be free, not to be held back , not to follow rules of another but not at the cost of our adult, not at the cost of being held in eternal childhood and never experiencing the taste of really being free. Committing to and building a life that you want is real freedom. Not being imprisoned by dopamine hits and escaping a reality you don’t even know you could create. 

 

I want to give you an example. 

 

“Jenny is a 36 year old woman who lives with her Mother. She has moved from her Mother’s house but always ends up back there when a relationship fails or she loses a job. She is financially dependent at times on her Mother and her Mother has often bailed her out of situations of debt or when she has not been able to pay her rent or a some Education that she might want to go on , but never really fully commit to. it  She cannot really make anything work at all, she has no desire to , no drive and she feels like a constant failure. She sometimes thinks it’s just bad luck, that she’s not really good at anything enough. She spends her time on social media a lot ,especially late into the night and finds it hard to wake up early, which she knows creates a really bad cycle for her yet still she does it.  She finds it hard to establish a long term relationship with men, and generally attracts very immature men, who find commitment difficult. Her working life are jobs that pay the bills (at times) but they are unfulfilling and she feels like she goes through the motions on a daily basis. She liked to attend Yoga once a week, which helps her forget all her issues, but admits “it does nothing to solve them , just helps her escape. ”

 

Jenny is a great example of THE WOMAN CHILD.

 

We are living in a world that is parenting this child deeper into the wounds and it is time that we all took a look at where we are held into the traps of the eternal child in it shadow.  In our Puer Aeternus we avoid hardships,  to withdraw from responsibility, we avoid discomfort , we avoid our emotions, our pains, our wounds and our shadows. The world is screaming for us to grow up , to take on the responsibilities we have to our self, the world and humanity. 

 

According to Jung “The puer typically leads a "provisional life" due to the fear of being caught in a situation from which it might not be possible to escape. He or she covets independence and freedom, opposes boundaries and limits, and tends to find any restriction intolerable.” 

 

 

Do you wish to discover the Puer Aeternus within you and make conscious the patterns you are unaware of that hold you back?

 

Making this child conscious in you is the first step in working with this very powerful healing process.

 

Collette 

 

·      ONE HOUR DISCUSSION of The Woman Child/ Man Child  issue within the collective and on an individual basis.

·      A submission of  your situation for the discussion ( which also lends as  cathartic and confessional type process.)

·      Q&A into your own personal issues surrounding this subject , anon questions will be taken as well as those brave enough to show their face and share their situation

·      A ONE HOUR TRANSMISSION , which is a journey into a sacred ritual to walk through the rites of Adulthood.

·      A Suggested task or Work to do after the Session

 

 

Tuesday 5th October 3pm-5pm Paris time  

The recording will be available after and a group open for discussion.