Caroline Myss on the Prostitute Archetype

We're sorry, the feature you were looking for is no longer available on Beliefnet. None of us thinks kindly of the term "prostitute," and yet from this archetype we learn the great gift of never having to compromise our body, our mind, our spirit ever again. You may have already reached the point in your life in which the Prostitute has become a mature part of yourself that circles you with a strong vibrational field that says, "Not for sale." Prostitution takes many forms we prostitute ourselves when we sell our bodies or minds for money, or when we compromise our morals and ethics for financial gain. We prostitute ourselves when we remain in circumstances that endanger our well-being because we have put power before honor. All of these are forms of prostitution, aside from its conventional meaning. In identifying this archetype within yourself, ask: Have I ever "sold out" to people or organizations that I did not truly believe in, but I wanted what they had to offer me? Have I ever remained in a situation that offered me financial protection--such as a bad marriage--because of the factor of financial security? Have I ever put another person in the position of compromising him/herself in order to gain power over that individual? Have I ever bribed another person--that is, bought a "part" of another person--for loyalty or support or even silence, in order to have my way? From another perspective: Have I ever offered to help another who was weakened by his/her Prostitute archetype? Do I judge others because they find themselves continually compromising themselves? Do I think of them as weak and myself as a better person? And yet from another perspective: Have I ever found myself in a situation in which I felt myself being pulled into a circumstance that would require I sell out my ethics, but then found myself strong enough to say "no"? back to Health and Archetypes main -->