The Making Of An Empowered Self

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.

- Martha Graham

We can only pursue actualisation when our core needs are sufficiently met, and it is the role of a higher power to provide a structure for those needs. The higher power is not the destination, but rather the lighthouse which guides us while we come of age.

As children, our guardians are our higher power, while family is our vessel. The purpose of family is to love and empower us, and give us a sense of belonging. It is intended to remain in place until we are old enough to differentiate and follow our chosen path. The result of an ideal upbringing is a battle-tested, resourceful Self which can hold its own. Rather than relying purely on others, we draw on the Self as a source of yin and yang energy which sustains and guides us from within.

The five developmental forces of the Self

Who we are, how we should live, our limits, and how capable we are; these are a web of stories we pick up over a lifetime. Fuelling these stories, however, is a realm beyond the mind, where personality is shaped by energy. This comes in the form of five developmental forces; security, vitality, tenacity, divini...