My background
The human spirit and psyche have been of great interest for me over my life time. Beginning with my own health challenges, discovering that I was asthmatic at the age of 5, and observing the heartaches and hardships in my own family of origin I always had a desire to seek out the greater meaning behind our lives, our suffering, our struggles and our greatest achievements.
Most of my 30 + years in the nursing profession have been spent in managing people in various mental health settings. Wondering how some people can endure great hardships and come through it with strength and grace while others seem to crack when confronted with a minor setback.
As a young girl I grew up listening to my grandmother’s stories of assisting her father who was the local physician and surgeon. Not only did she help him when he performed surgeries on patients’ dining room tables but was also there when he used herbs and rituals for healing, and she could witness his skills of healing from a distance. Grandma had her own skills as a healer as well, taking care of her family, their friends and the family dogs my dad collected from the strays he felt sorry for and brought home.
My own story seems to have followed my family heritage. I entered the field of traditional medicine by becoming a nurse. But after working as a nurse in a diversity of health care settings I began to feel a need to fill a void. Something was missing for me from what we call the medical or healing profession. Then about 15 years ago a flyer came in the mail. It was about a workshop on Therapeutic Touch. In this workshop I found out there was a name to some of the techniques my great grandfather used intuitively. It’s called energy medicine.
From there I became a Healing Touch practitioner and then went on to study Aromatherapy under the expert guidance of Jeanne Rose. It was through her program that I became a Certified Aromatherapist. I could see the connection between using the oils and healing the spirit, and I could apply that with the Healing Touch techniques.
Along the way I became familiar with the work of Caroline Myss (author of Anatomy of the Spirit, Sacred Contracts, and many more). So, when she announced a few years ago that she was opening her school in Chicago based on her work with Sacred Contracts I just knew I had to take her course. After 2 years of intensive study with Caroline, I am now one of a hand full of people in the world certified to do Archetype Readings and conduct workshops. This is now the focus and passion of my healing practice. And at the same time I have continued to incorporate what I have learned from Healing Touch and Aromatherapy as well as from my early foundation in traditional medicine. In many ways I have become a modern day version of my great-grandfather!
Carolyn Myss Archetype Framework
According to Carolyn’s model, our soul communicates with us through energetic expressions. These soul expressions, called Archetypes, influence our life circumstances, patterns of behavior and the choices we make or fail to make that keep us stuck in our fate or propel us into the greater expression of our lives, our destiny.
Benefits of Archetype work
In my Archetype Readings Consulting practice I assist people in moving from their fate (the cards we were dealt, our life challenges) to the bigger mission of their lives or their destiny. Caroline calls this mission our “Sacred Contract”.
More specifically, by assisting you in identifying your personal 12 archetypes you will discover how they manifest in your life. Identifying these energetic patterns can help you to move forward into your destiny, assisting you with healing and gaining insight for problem solving and creative expression.
Some of the questions that can be answered by studying your 12 archetypes include:
• Why do I keep repeating the same patterns in my relationships (or other areas of my life)?
• What are my special talents?
• Guidance on changes that are now manifesting in your life •Guidance on career choices and patterns
• How do I move from my fate to my destiny?
There are over 74 archetypes to be explored (such as the Knight, Poet, Engineer, Healer, Hedonist or Queen). Discovering which archetypes influence your life circumstances and choices can help you to channel that energy toward self-empowerment.
Services
I offer introductory and in-depth workshops as well as private sessions. To schedule a private appointment or discuss the possibility of doing a workshop for your group contact me through my web site at www.gloriacharlier.com In addition to the Archetype work of Carolyn Myss, I am also available for Healing Touch sessions and Aromatherapy workshops and consultations.
