The 22 Sacred Dancers Inhabiting the Soul
Page 2: Empowering The Inner Advocate

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 Should an Adversary rise into the Window-of-Identity and refuse to be replaced when another archetype's need of expression arises, we then say that the Adversary has become a Usurper. A Usurper's appropriation of autonomous and authentic self-expression brings about a behavioral condition that is generally recognized as an ego-fixation.

 For example: "Hello. I am Dr. John Smith, D.D.S. This is my wife, Mrs. Dr, John Smith, D.D.S. And this is my son, John Jr. He is going to be an orthodontist when he grows up." Here is a man whose entire identity is fixated upon, or usurped by, the Healer archetype. Unable to perceive himself in any manner but that of a dentist, his every perception of himself and even his family is shaded by the Usurper. We all may know individuals who are similarly affected. It may be a woman whose only experience of relating to her family, and herself, is as Mother.

 Or, a young man who is a Don Juan, the Lover archetype having taken over his ability to interact with women in any manner other than sexually, the drug addict who can only envision their self and world view as an extension of getting high. A person who has a Usurper in their Window-of-Identity is addicted to their self-perception as being that particular archetypal embodiment. The typical references of a person usurped by an Adversary are that they are indulgent in emotional crutches, addictions, self-perceptions of importance, lack of confidence, low self-worth, over-identification with a skill, trait or characteristic (racial, religious, political etc), reliance on irrational beliefs to bolster a cherished world view and an inability to be flexible in response to new situations; they are the epitome of people with weak egos. Yes, weak egos. A strong ego is a silent ego, it only says, "I am". Ego is weak when the Adversary is constantly proclaiming itself as being necessary and important.

 The Shamanic ceremonial utilized to alter the usurpation of our Will requires that the affected individual be guided into the realm of their own Underworld, or Dream, Soul. There the person is aided in calling forth the Adversary where, through the intercession of a Helper Spirit, the Adversary is transformed from its life negative state into a life enhancing state of being. Once this transformation has occurred the life force charge carried by the Sacred Dancer, once malignant, is now, in its fullest charge of empowerment, accessible to the individual in the form of an Advocate. An Advocate is a Sacred Dancer that is endowed with life positive qualities. These self-empowering qualities are then available, to the person who has undergone this ceremony, as a Soul Principle that intercedes in any situation appropriate to it's calling, bringing forth the full value of it's nature as an Advocate on behalf of the individual.

 The resultant consequences of undergoing this Shamanic Journey are a newfound freedom of expression where once there had been debilitating behaviors and conditions, addictions and indulgences. In the course of the two hour ceremonial one is enabled to fully engage their own most deep-seated obstacles and impediments and bring into existence a freer and fuller functioning experience of life. In addition one also has in their spiritual arsenal an Advocate-Helper who has been born of the triumphant engagement of one's own Adversary.

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