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4 - The Mother - Cancer / Moon
The Mother Archetype. It's one of the most interesting archetypes and at the same time the most widespread in our collective unconscious. Although it can have distortions and shadow sides, as every archetypes can have, this archetype is what most nourishes our idea of what it's to be a mother. Some of the characteristics of this archetype: ability to emotionally nurture people, especially those you love, ability to care, the idea of fertility, life force, birth, recognizing where there is pain and wanting to heal by not accepting that the one you love must suffer. It's generosity, compassion, it's the one who takes care when no one else wants to. And it does so without wanting anything in return.
Cancer, in turn, recalls exactly these characteristics: the emotional nourishment of someone who loves as a mother does, and it's obvious that this nourishment doesn't only include children; it's the connection with home, with home, it's an ability to protect and to want to be close to the one you love. It's giving comfort and having a lot of sensitivity inside.
The Moon rules Cancer, it's the one that gives us all the sensitivity and emotional openness to feel the world and people. A lot of ability to protect and it's not just sensitivity: this planet has the energy to act when it wants to too.
5 - The Father - Leo / Sun
The father archetype doesn't directly relate to what it means to be a father. In reality, this archetype combines creativity with energy, an ability to initiate things through your protagonism. This archetype means that "father" (again: don't get caught up in the idea of genders, let's go further) is a person who protects his ideals and those he cares about. The order and rules in the sense that this figure must know how to exercise a healthy influence over others. The understanding and inspiration, in the sense that this "father" figure should not just want to rule and shine, this person is there to represent what others want. And if he does, he will be someone who supports and cares to listen to others, with his energy and ability to trust himself and make others trust him, he will make dreams (yours and others) come true.
Leo remembers many of the characteristics of this archetype. This sign has creativity and drive like no one else, it has a lot of energy and ability to do the things. Leo has a lot of capacity to defend those he/she cares about and follow the goals he/she believes he/she must achieve.
the Sun is the hottest planet and the one that radiates the most light and energy to others. By ruling Leo, Sun gives to Leo plenty of energy to deal with the challenges of life.
It's necessary to know how to use these characteristics not only for yourself, but also for others.
6 - The Maiden - Virgo/Mercury
The archetype of the "Virgin". This archetype has a lot more to do with other things than what you think of as a virgin. Possibly, you related in your head the word virgin to sexual virginity, but there is much more besides. It does have a relationship with purity, but it's not that innocence that needs to discover something more so that it can live better and then be "more" adult and mature.
In reality, the Virgo archetype is related to an energy of independence, of a person who knows what she/he wants and doesn't depend on external conditions and a specific person to flourish and be more experienced. In the end, this person has the ability to discover for her/himself what/which are the other stages of this solo experience. This archetype gives an ability to be full of autonomy, practical attitude to organize and plan what you want to do, not to mention how the virgin is extremely intelligent and open to other experiences.
The sign Virgo has such similar characteristics. As if the name that is the same (the Virgo archetype) was not enough, the sign has in itself these peculiarities of being independent, intelligent, knowing how to organize what you want, it isn't someone who is "waiting to be saved" or helped. Contrary to what many imagine, Virgo is also sensitive, and has a connection with small animals, with part of nature, with the value that natural things have. and while Virgo is more rational and sometimes seems cold, this sign represents people that are open to some experiences, as Virgo is a mutable sign.
All of the above characteristics relate to Mercury, and the planet Mercury has a lot of connection with the archetype of Virgin.
