THE ARCHIVE: Interpretation of the Nomad (42)
The Nomad
Life & Death – Cycles – Completion
Internal Motivator:
Completion
The Journey
Positive Attributes:
Wisdom
Understanding of Cycles
Acceptance and Detachment
Achilles Heel:
Uncomfortable with the difficulty in the beginning of new projects
Frustration of not being able to begin something new
WHO IS THIS ARCHETYPE?
This archetype is the reader and the writer of its own story. The Nomad is a traveler and it knows that every step it takes in life is its way of writing forward into its own story. It just keeps traveling – pausing to take in life and then taking off to a new place and cycle. The Nomad is writing its story with every step, every decision, moment by moment and yet it never gets to read that narrative ahead of any given step. The Nomad writes and reads at the same exact time.
This Archetype has the imperative to always finish what it has begun. Once the Nomad begins its quest it continues onward until it reaches its completion. However, the end is not the goal. It is simply fact. The end will come and the destination will be reached. That is certain. But the focus is moreso on the journey than the destination. And the journey is only taken one step at a time. There are no mistakes or wrong turns.
There are no successes or failures. There is only joy in the journey. The destination is not known or held on to. The celebration happens between the beginnings and endings. The Nomad does not have expectations about where it is going or how it will get there. It is simply present to the current step forward. It doesn’t ruminate on the future or stay stuck in the past. It keeps evolving through cycles because that is the Nomad’s purpose.
The Nomad doesn’t collect or hold onto anything. It gives its experiences and accumulations freely. It knows it needs nothing where it is going. The journey is its prize. This archetype expands rich experiences that can be shared generously with everyone. The Universe is so generous once we understand its natural laws. This Archetype has realized that giving is more important than receiving — and the sure path to increase and reward.
This archetype has learned to not be stuck in never ending cycles. It knows the importance of allowing things to come to a natural conclusion, rather than force a premature ending or cling to something that is already dead. The Nomad is attuned to the symphonic movement in and out of cycles. This is its dance. This is its pleasure. It surrenders to the flow of life. Waxing and waning, ebbing and flowing, birthing and dying. This Nomad invites us to not get attached to any certain cycle of life or outcome. It inspires us to surrender to our life and accept our nature. Trust in life. Engage in life. Be lived by it. This is the truth of the Nomad.