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Earth · 016
The Guardian
The Shadow
If I stop watching, harm returns.
Core Wound
A younger self was made responsible for the safety of others.
Hidden Gift
Devoted stewardship of what is precious.
Integration Practice
Set down one duty that was never yours to carry.
Journal Prompt
Whose safety are you responsible for that was never yours?
Affirmation
I am allowed to be off-duty.
Expanded Guidance
The Guardian often parented before they were parented. Integration returns the responsibility to its rightful owner and lets the guardian, at last, be tended to.
Related Archetypes
CaretakerThe Caretaker
ProtectorThe Protector
Abandoned ChildThe Abandoned Child
Suggested Spreads
Personal Notes
Journal Entry
Seeker, place this piece into your Mosaic.
Sit with the prompt below. Whatever you write becomes another fragment of your Mosaic of the Soul™.