Perceptive Archetypes – Perceptive Souls

Are You an Energy Scanner?

Both subtle and dramatic shifts in energy fields pop up immediately on your radar. You may be able to sense energy in many forms: emotional, physical, environmental, electrical, mental, spiritual. Tapping into the flow is a way of being for you. Energy is difficult to describe or interpret, but easy to sense. You may feel very porous and often in the Oneness, not certain where you end, and other beings begin. Energy Scanners may be drawn to professions like social justice, human resources or journalism, where you can ‘read’ and respond to the greater energy.

Your Perceptive Ally

While you’re busy connecting with the greater energy flow, a Synchronizer can connect you to concrete signs happening in our 3-D reality.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Tapping into shifts in energy constantly can become exhausting. Remind yourself energy is simply a language like any other and you have a choice about what to take in. Also, just because you can sense the shift, doesn’t mean it involves you. Energetic privacy is an important principle.

Are You a Dimensional Walker?

You often feel like the concepts of space and time are irrelevant, knowing that all dimensions exist simultaneously. You may have walked in other realms or been visited by beings from other dimensions. Feeling ageless or androgynous or cultureless can be common. Dimensional Walkers often wonder if they came from distant planet or another era, you feel a bit out of sync in the present. Dimensional Walkers can easily become actors, artists, skydivers or astronauts.

Your Perceptive Ally

When you feel yourself floating around in some nebulous existence, an Aligner can help you to ground and balance.

Your Archetypal Lesson

While it’s fun to imagine there’s no time and space, we do in fact live in a physical reality. Be certain to remind yourself it’s time to do the dishes or I must leave now to make an appointment at 2:00. I know, 3-D existence isn’t always as much fun, but taking care of your responsibilities is like an anchor, lest you simply become a floating head!

Are You a Deep Listener?

You resonate with auditory stimuli and have a strong inner voice. You sometimes feel like a certain song or an artist has their finger on the very pulse of your soul. You also possess the unique ability to listen deeply to others, to sense into what’s underneath their words. Body language, tone and vibration speak to you. Deep Listeners may be drawn to become musicians, counselors, or massage therapists.

Your Perceptive Ally

While you are listening to receive the deeper meaning, an Awakener can help you craft an outgoing message designed to inspire others.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Listening at this level is a true gift to others, however be mindful you’re also taking opportunities to speak your truth as well. If you only listen, it can be easy to lose your sense of self. Speaking confidently about what supports you and what does not, is essential.

Are You a Bringer Into Form?

You have such a strong drive to create, to build, to implement. Ideas are great, but you need to see it manifest, perhaps even touch it with your bare hands. Your sense of craftsmanship is second to none, you pay attention to the smallest of details and lovingly create something functional and beautiful. Even when it’s not a physical object, you’re hands-on, shaping what you bring to the world. Bringers into Form make fantastic builders, photographers, and obstetricians. Yes, that’s right, birthing humans is one of the highest expressions of bringing into form!

Your Perceptive Ally

While you’re busy creating, an Enhancer can partner with you to elevate your creation to the next level.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Bringers into Form can struggle when not everything comes to completion. Sometimes an idea is just meant to be an idea. Or, you may not be the person who is meant to bring that idea into form. The process of bringing into form is often messy, with many prototypes to be developed, failed and tested again before the final form arises. Trust the process.

Are You the Aligner?

You can easily sense when the energy is not moving at in the same direction or at the same pace. You detect when there’s an emotional, mental, physical or spiritual block and seek to bring all elements into congruence, balance and alignment. Aligners are often drawn to professions of healing, peace-making and service.

Your Perceptive Ally

While you’re seeking continuous harmony, a Holder of Potential creates space for discord as a growth mechanism.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Life often gets off kilter and there are many times when we don’t have the power to bring everything into balance right away. For an Aligner, peaks and valleys or even detours can feel very uncomfortable, but this represents the opportunity to flow with, instead of struggling against, what life is presenting at any given moment.

Are You a Seed Sower?

Everywhere you go, you spread joy, wisdom and inspiration. Not meant to stay in one place for very long, your gift is to plant the seed in fertile ground. You carry a variety of seeds in your pack and know exactly which one is needed for each person or each situation. Then making your way down the road, you express deep faith that others will come behind to cultivate what you have sown. Perhaps one day, you might have the chance to return to see a majestic oak tree in the very spot you once stood. Seed Sowers may do well in public relations, early childhood education or inspirational speaking.

Your Perceptive Ally

While you’re busy planting seeds, a Dimensional Walker opens portals to infinite realms of possibility.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Because you don’t often see the results of the seeds you have sown, you may continuously wonder or even doubt if you’re making an impact. Perhaps choose a few situations where you stick around for a while to see what happens. Or, look someone up years later and reach out to see how they are doing. Connecting to the rest of the growth path leads to your greater inspiration and satisfaction.

Are You the Enhancer?

You always know how something can be better, more effective, more efficient, more beautiful. When someone takes it to the first level, you already envision levels 2-6. A small tweak here, a minor shift there brings out the best in every situation. Everyone wants the enhanced version, right? Enhancers may flourish in roles like quality assurance, hospitality, and personal concierge services.

Your Perceptive Ally

While you’re intuiting potential improvements, a Foreshadower can sense how something you decide to change right now might impact the future.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Where you’re challenged is by the question: when is good enough, good enough? Cultivating a sense of satisfaction and inner peace is vital for Enhancers. Sometimes it’s better to just let it be. Take a trip to the most inspiring natural area you can find and just be in the glory of creation, without needing to change anything. This applies to your personal growth path as well – give yourself credit for what you’ve already accomplished on your journey.

Are You a Holder of Potential?

Your soul is a perennial optimist, having a knowing of all that’s possible. The potential you see is often exponentially larger than what anyone else imagines. This leads to grand ideas, broad reaching initiatives, and ‘I want to transform the world’ mentality. Holders of potential can be natural born leaders, consultants and visionaries.

Your Perceptive Ally

While you’re busy looking at what’s possible, a Bringer Into Form can help to manifest your vision in the world.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Potential is amazing, but this archetype can often become very disappointed or disillusioned when either people or situations do not live up to what you imagine their potential to be. Remember, how you define potential may be very different than someone else. Letting go of what you wish to see happen opens space for greater possibility.

Are You a Foreshadower?

You have the incredible ability to sense into the future and predict likely outcomes – and are correct often enough to be scary. You may receive messages through powerful dreams, visions or simply hold a deep, inner knowing. Some messages may be very clear, while others are symbolic. Foreshadowers have the potential to be great inventors, futurists and writers.

Your Perceptive Ally

While you’re looking forward at ‘what might be’, a Reflector can help you gazing backwards to learn from what happened.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Although you may be able to ‘see’ a future happening, it’s crucial to remind yourself this vision is only one of perhaps an infinite number of possible outcomes. So many factors play into the series of events that may or may not, lead to what you’ve seen. Foreshadowers often debate internally if they should reveal to others what they know – a more important question is will you unduly influence the future?

Are You a Synchronizer?

You have a mind like a steel trap. You research, observe and read until everything suddenly pulls together into sharp focus. Aha! Now I see the pattern, this is the message that’s been trying to come through! Messages arrive in so many ways – songs, phrases, images, multiple people telling you the exact same thing. Synchronizers tend to be great at research, programming, architecture or design.

Your Perceptive Ally

While a Seed Sower is sprinkling the beginnings of an idea here and there, you are rapidly collecting, synthesizing and applying.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Synchronizers can easily drift into the ego zone. Look what I noticed, see how I figured out that message? Remember, all messages arise from a greater consciousness and you are simply the chosen vehicle. Put aside self-congratulations and tap into the deeper knowing underneath to help you hone your abilities.

Are You a Reflector?

You have long played the role of mirror, reflecting that which is difficult for others to see for themselves. It’s common for Reflectors to be the one who says the challenging or unpopular thing. You often gaze back into recent or distance history and easily find patterns and lessons to bring forward. Reflectors make wonderful historians, comedians or investigators.

Your Perceptive Ally

As you embody the reflective mirror, a Deep Listener can help you discern your vibration from the vibration of others.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Being a mirror is one of the most difficult spiritual tasks to be assigned. It’s often a thankless job. Be cautious and explore gently whether the other is ready to hear what you know. Sometimes you’re meant to share the message. Often though, it’s necessary to allow the other to walk their path, even if it’s hard to watch. Respect their autonomy and ask for permission before sharing.

Are You an Awakener?

You came here on a mission to wake up the world! To elevate consciousness, to help others connect with their knowing. Called to share your wisdom, Awakeners often feel like an old soul. Sometimes, this awakening process asks you to choose a different type of life than mainstream culture. You’ll be required to develop a very strong belief in yourself, regardless of what others might think. Awakeners are often drawn to teaching, speaking or the use of media to spread their message.

Your Perceptive Ally

You bring the passion for spreading the message, while an Energy Scanner can sense whether others are open to receive your gift.

Your Archetypal Lesson

Feeling called to a higher purpose is exciting and makes you feel important and needed. It can also weigh heavily if you believe you’re responsible for transforming everything by yourself. Some who feel strongly called to a soul mission struggle with how to prioritize their life. Do I follow my calling and sacrifice all else? Do I pursue relationships, hobbies and regular life and if so, am I not doing enough to help the world? Balance is the key here. You can serve others as well as be in service to yourself.

Are You a Questioner?

No matter what, the phrase ‘just accept it’, does not resonate. You process everything through the act of questioning and exploring possibilities. Why? is a complete sentence. You’re willing to entertain a completely different viewpoint simply for the opportunity to expand your perspective. The idea of one single ‘Truth’ or ‘Reality’ seems way too limited and you easily embrace a continuous state of unknowingness.

Your Perceptive Ally

Since this is the 13th archetype (surprise!), I have yet to receive it’s perceptual ally. Stay tuned…

Your Archetypal Lesson

Unfortunately, sometimes life is, what it is. As much as you’d like to change it, most things are out of your control and don’t make any sense at all. There’s just no clear answer. Graciously facing ‘what is’ in this moment helps you accept we all have limitations to our understanding. Often, it’s necessary to zero in and make a choice because living purely from a place of possibility is not always practical.

I’m curious, which archetypes do you resonate most strongly with?