Allow yourself to burn and you will heal

In the previous blog I wrote about the meaning behind dragons in both a psychological and archetypal sense.

However I didn’t comment on why they breathe fire. I now have a theory on that. It's highly possible that something has sparked my memory from somewhere else or this idea has just come to me, I'm not sure. Either way, let's explore it.

People are very complicated creatures, some would argue this is our own fault and some would argue the contrary. It's most likely a bit of both. Nevertheless society is a complicated place full of complicated people. Our lives aren't lacking complications in many places.

We can all admit that there are characteristics of ourselves that we either find undesirable or unnecessary in one way or another. These are the parts of ourselves that we need to address if we want to have a say in the way we grow and mature through life.

Quite often these traits are picked up through childhood. If you imagine life being a pathway that we all go down, we all face obstacles in life and the older we become the more capable we are in overcoming these obstacles.

Unfortunately as a child, due to our inexperience and under developed brain it can be a lot harder to overcome these obstacles. Therefore a part of us can get stuck behind this obstacle but the rest of us continues it's journey down the path.

Sometimes as we grow older, through positive experiences or through our unconscious, these trapped parts of us will undo themselves without us even knowing. Other times they remain in our psyche for years and impact our lives greatly, causing a lot of pain.

The quote by Aristotle 'Show me a child at 7 and I will show you the adult' is a truthful doctrine and can be highly accurate. Of course people change, but the core of a person is more cemented than people realise. Unless there is a counter force acting upon them, these can range from trauma, to relationships, to conscious self improvement and so on.

Back to dragons and fire. In order for you to grow as an individual you have to let parts of who you die off, or burn off in this sense. This can be really painful, hence the burning factor. Unfortunately there is a part of our brain that loves familarity, as a result it can and probably will act up and resist the change you're trying to make. Try not to be too alarmed, this is natural and definitely can be overcome. Thankfully though, the other side is extremely liberating and rewarding.

In the next blog I will outline some strategies and techniques we can implement in order to put this concept into practical action.

Thank you for reading.

OX