The Peacemaker archetype is motivated by harmony. They are drawn to environments that are calm and will go to great lengths to avoid tension and conflict. They like to preserve things, and enjoy providing support to others. They are stabilizers. They bring solutions to situations, family conflicts and disruptions through their natural sense of fairness and open-mindedness. They are reassuring and inclusive of others. They are excellent at bringing people together and healing rifts and conflicts. They are good at keeping things running smoothly and tend to avoid chaos. The Peacemaker was made for conflict and chaos by having a natural ability to find the eye of the storm, where even in conflict they know there is peace too. The more chaotic the situation the calmer a Peacemaker becomes. Peacemakers are grounded and are not easily ruffled and are not passive but proactive. Peacemakers make excellent ER nurses, midwives, police officers, and social workers just to name a few.
Some key words and phrases associated with this archetype:
Calming
Preserving
Quiet
Inclusive
Reserved
Easy-Going
Harmonious
Supportive
Reassuring
The Shadow Peacemaker becomes the Coward archetype.
The Coward archetype are very resistant to change and upheaval. They are anxious and worry a great deal about keeping their world intact. Too willing to go along with others in order to keep the peace they will not stand up to tyrants. They avoid all conflict and disruptions rather than confront them. They can be too accommodating to those that are loud and aggressive as a means of pacification. When dealing with serious problems the Coward tends to oversimplify. They are unwilling to change and neglect themselves and others even when things are going quite badly. This causes the Coward to become quite repressed and then blow up at others over nothing. The fear loss and separation is so keen that they will compromise and even capitulate to avoid it. They fear independence and desire safety and predictability. They abandon themselves and ignore what they don’t want to see. This just keeps creating more conflicts for them driving them deeper into denial. The Coward can never avoid the storm but must stand up and face it, knowing that they can transform the Coward into the Peacemaker.
Some keywords and phrases connected to the Coward archetype
Passive
Fearful
Anxious
Unwilling to See
Avoidance
Numbing out
Denial
Dissociate
False sense of security
Transforming the Coward into the Peacemaker requires deep examination. It can help to answer a few of these questions.
What are the type of situations that I avoid?
What would it look like if I moved toward the eye of the storm?
When in the past have I been a Peacemaker?
What does the Coward want most?
What makes me feel empowered and at peace in myself?
How do I use passive power to avoid?
What is peace and harmony to me?
What is my responsibility to others?
