The Hero
Wise man, companion, guide, caregiver, seer, and confidant, Merlin has undertaken the hero's journey again and again. He is a male archetype who embraces feminine power instead of fearing or hating it.
In the otherworldly journey of the Chrysalis we do not do battle as much as open our awareness to ourselves. His connection to Egyptian divinities are intriguing though none of his aligned divinities are ones I usually work with.
He seems to be someone who patiently waits and watches over one, taking the night watch so you can sleep in safety when facing the unknown. He isn't the magician as much as the Alchemist... though he does not strive to change lead to gold, but to transform the mundane into the miraculous. He knows how hard it is to shed one's skin and transform into someone knew... for the most important and difficult of transformations is toward one's authentic self.
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