Calling & Character: Priest Archetype

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Christianity, Trauma, Health & Fitness, Theology

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

“Stories are what change the human heart.”

- Cathy Loerzel

This week, Dan, Rachael, and Cathy take a deep dive into and further reflect on the archetype of priest. What is required for a priest to grow in their ability to do what priests are meant to do? In this episode, you’ll hear our hosts and Cathy talk about the importance of archetypal thinking, how the archetype of an “orphan” relates to the calling of a priest archetype, and the process by which an orphan is transformed.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast.
0:06.7	I'm Dr. Dan Allender.
0:08.7	And I'm Rachel Clinton-Centen.
0:10.5	We're fiercely committed to providing hope and healing to a fragmented world.
0:14.7	And restoration for the heart.
0:17.2	Thank you for joining us.
0:18.5	Let's get this conversation started.
0:33.1	Well, in the ensuing week, we hope you have begun to think about your kingdom.
0:42.3	And if that's a brand new thought, it's exciting. So exciting to begin to open up the doorway to a whole new world of thinking. If you've been thinking about this, we hope to take you a little
0:48.6	further as we reflect on the unique role of being a priest and what's required for that priest to grow
0:59.2	in his or her ability to do what a priest is meant to do. But before we get there, welcome back,
1:05.4	Kathy and Rachel always such a delight to be with you both. Kathy, you have done some extraordinary work on thinking
1:14.2	about the importance of archetypes. And we're talking about archetype when we talk about a priest
1:20.4	or a prophet or a king. So set us up. Why is archetypal thinking so important?
1:30.9	Yeah, thank you. I mean, first, let me just say, I dabble in this.
1:38.3	I'm far an expert. So for those of you who do have expertise in areas of archetyping union psychology, like I will, I will not necessarily do it justice.
1:49.0	But let me tell you a little bit about why these have been important to me.
1:54.1	When I was young and really throughout my whole lifetime, stories have been so important to me. And I think for me, stories
2:04.3	and characters in the stories and themes have really taught me what has been true about life.
2:11.8	And I think we're always looking for stories, for characters that could help us understand more of who we are.
2:20.4	I think that's why God wrote in parables. I think that's why scripture is just one story after
2:27.3	the other to teach us more about ourselves by showing us types of people who have existed and who are our ancestors who have told
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