How does one go about this? What are the rituals that occur? There are a million ways to transform, but nature gives us a good working model. The caterpillar forms a safe chrysalis sequesters itself within it, seemingly absent from the world, but when its process is complete the new, and wondrous butterfly emerges. We must pour new wine into new skins. So many people start with the outside transformation.
A MTF (male to female) Trans-gendered, or trans-sexual person might start by wearing women’s clothing, releasing old friends and things from the past that defines him as a man, and embrace new friends, activities, clothing, colors, and personal items that help zem identify more outwardly as feminine. A woman going through an unexpected break up or divorce might do the same thing. Spend time and money on new clothes, a new look, and new household items that don’t hold memories of old goals or old couple identity for her.
From the outside both of these people are in a major life and identity transition and even crises. That much is obvious, but underneath the obvious it might be hard to understand the choices they make or the way they spend limited financial resources or burn bridges with old trusted friends. To someone not engaged in such a difficult process or a place of emotional turmoil, these individuals may seem irresponsible, careless, or crude. But the seeker cannot be held back by these outside opinions. The road to healing and wholeness is a personal journey as well as an archetypal one.
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