The Young King abuses the land he is supposed to be the guardian of.. breaking the trust of the Maidens in his court. Provided for yet unprepared, the Maidens flee the land, and undergo an arduous process of accepting their own authority and the need to birth and refine self-esteem and self-respect.

Through both a passive refusal to initiate into adulthood and an aggressive attempt to avoid the initiation into adulthood.

In this episode we integrate the shadow of the Maiden archetype: The Damsel Good Girl and The Vixen Bad Girl.

The “goodie two shoes” Mother gets worked, and learns how to descend in order to ascend, as we go down even deeper to touch it.

Her power.

Estés writes:

…the maiden represents the heartfelt and formerly sleepy psyche. But a warrior-heroine lies beneath her soft exterior. She has the endurance of the lone wolf. She is able to bear the dirt, grime, betrayal, hurt, loneliness, and exile of the initiate. She is able to wander the underworld and return, enriched, to the topside world. Although she may not be able to articulate them when she first descends, she is following the instructions and directions of the Old Wild Mother, the Wild Woman.

Links:

* My work https://linktr.ee/apapachadora

* This episode follows my experience through the Maiden Archetype guided by the teachings of K M Weiland: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-write-archetypal-character-arcs/