What have I learned from the peacock archetype?

That we will displease people.

You can have a lush tail with wonderful colorful feathers that are part of your nature…

And even so many will judge, dislike, stereotype, and maybe even insult you.

But over time I understood that this has to do with who judges and has nothing to do with the colorful feathers.

Therefore no matter what we do, whether we try to please or not, we will displease. This is magical!

Have you ever been ashamed to show your beautiful “colorful feathers” because of fear of others’ judgement?

I have.

During my career I was at some institutions where only standardized designs and popular taste were requested.

In no way do I see this as a problem.

As a professional I must consider the branding and my clients’ need to develop good prints for their products.

But I kind of ended up absorbing these standardized criteria and created a mental barrier in relation to the development of my authorial art.

And for a while I was ashamed to show them.

Because of an illogical concern that they were too colorful, too different, outside standards... (Notice how the human mind created stories)…

…until the intuition to draw a peacock came to me.

While I was creating the art of this archetypal image I researched its curiosities, some historical facts, appearances in myths, biology… and I began to understand why this archetype was called for in my life.

And some characteristics caught my attention, such as the fact that the peacock is naturally imposing and has a unique appearance which does not hesitate to show the world who he is with great confidence and audacity.

I came to understand what the peacock was trying to tell me and what I needed to change about myself.

Okay, and what did I do next?

I just surrendered to the process and the universe started bringing me all the answers and situations I needed. Day after day…

It wasn’t easy, I didn’t just look at the peacock and wait for luck to come.

I acted, worked, wrote about my feelings, and incorporated those energies. And every time I had a relapse I reconnected with the energies.

Today I am ever more passionate about the arts that come out of me. They are my essence, my nature, my “colorful feathers”.