Archetype: The Grieving Heart Core Wound: I am unlovable Core Theme: Grief, Love, Integration
This is the Core where love becomes possible again—not the performative love we chase from others, but the kind that begins within. The Core of Compassion is the tender heart of the spiral. It’s where grief is allowed to soften, where self-rejection begins to thaw, where the armour we built to survive finally loosens its grip. This Core doesn’t ask you to be gentle—it reminds you that you already are. And that the parts of you that feel most unworthy, most heartbroken, most alone are the parts most deserving of care.
When this Core is tender, love can feel unreachable. Even the idea of softening may seem threatening. The heart closes to protect itself, not because it’s broken—but because it’s wise. But over time, this closure creates isolation. You may become cut off from receiving love, even when it’s freely offered. You may keep giving endlessly, hoping it will return—but feel unable to take it in. Compassion begins the moment you stop abandoning yourself and choose to stay instead. Not to fix, not to perform, but to hold.
The Core of Compassion Hypnotherapy—a guided journey through grief, forgiveness, and the slow return to love.