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but the means are destructive and harsh. She's the mother who says, “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out if you don't behave.”
    She does this for your own good and not hers. She'll kill one to save many but who's to say if that one will be your child or not? She seems almost without emotion as she makes such decisions. She'll let you die from a disease she can cure if it'll help your spiritual growth.
    There's no emotional or mental involvement in what she does. It's as if she's programmed by the Divine to take care of things. She's like a robot given a mission to accomplish — she just does it.
    She doesn't care to justify herself to others; they'll never fully understand her power or the burden she carries. She believes everyone has karma to work out. Do unto others or she'll help others do unto you in order to teach you a lesson.
THE DESTROYER
Sees things in black and white.
Is unemotional about hurting one to save many. She sees the spirit not the flesh.
Feels the pain of transformation is necessary.
Loves to challenge people and push their limits.
Is a harsh wielder of justice.
Punishes for the greater good of all.
Knows some things can't be explained.
Won't try to reassure others or play favorites.
    Isis in Action

Messiah/Destroyer TV Heroes
    Monica (Roma Downey) in Touched By an Angel
Messiah/Destroyer Film Heroes
    Bernadette Soubirous (Jennifer Jones) in The Song of Bernadette
    Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) in The Fifth Element
    Mary of Nazareth (Pernilla August) in Mary, Mother of Jesus
    Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) in The Matrix
    Jade Fox (Pei-pei Cheng) in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    Norma Rae (Sally Field) in Norma Rae
    Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) in Erin Brockovich
Messiah/Destroyer Literary and Historical Heroes
    Joan of Arc
    Wonder Woman
    Lady of the Lake in Arthurian Legend
    Lady Godiva Morgaine in The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
    Mary Magdalene in The Moon Under Her Feet by Clysta Kinstler
    Angela McCourt in Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
    Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
    Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Chapter 10
Persephone
The Maiden and the Troubled Teen
    Dancing through the fields, Persephone picks flowers as the sun sets. Without a care in the world, she stops to watch butterflies flutter around her feet. In the distance she sees a magnificent narcissus flower and runs toward it. Picking the flower, her mind so absorbed in the moment, she doesn't see Hades rising up from the Earth to kidnap her as his bride, the flower his bait. The harsh reality of life has taken her by surprise and awakened her from her blissful stupor. She learns to use her suffering to help others by guiding the souls of the dead to their final resting places. Her mother's grief at her absence allows her to return above ground in the spring when the flowers bloom.
The Maiden
    The Maiden lives a charmed playful life unconcerned with annoying daily errands and problems. “It's no big deal” is her mantra. She's not stressed out because she never worries about things. She takes risks because she feels invulnerable and pushes others to follow her on her exploits like Lucy does with Ethel in I Love Lucy . Her self-confidence rubs off on others.
    Age isn't a factor when creating this archetype since she may be in her forties yet still acts like a little girl who wants to party and have fun. Her youthful looks never fade. She hasn't grown up and doesn't want to. Marriage, kids and responsibility aren't foremost on her mind.
    When something happens that pushes her to open her eyes she'll find that she has a big heart and a great capacity to be a healer and a guide for others.

    In Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, both Angel Clare (an Artist) and Alec d'Urberville (a Seducer) idealize Tess (a Maiden) as a young and pure innocent.
    The Maiden doesn't realize the danger that lurks in the world. Trauma can be a rite of passage for her, opening her