Archetypes are energetic blueprints — embodied expressions of deeper truths that live within us all. When we step into an archetype with intention, we awaken dormant aspects of ourselves and offer our partner something raw, sacred, and unexpected.

In this 37-minute couples practice from The Art of Sacred Intimacy (Austin, 2025), John guides you and your partner through a shared ritual of archetypal embodiment. You will take turns expressing a specific energetic archetype — the Warrior, Sorceress, Priest, Maiden — while your partner witnesses with full presence. Together, you’ll explore how to bring unfamiliar or even uncomfortable energies into the space as a gift: fierce, devotional, dark, radiant — all with an open heart.

This practice helps expand your range of expression, enliven your dynamic, and deepen your connection. It invites you to stretch beyond habit and into bold, artful truth — not just for your partner, but as an offering to love itself.

Practice setup: Stand facing your partner. You’ll each take turns expressing and witnessing. Choose one archetype to begin, and let it move through your breath, body, and gaze.

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Disclaimer: Although anyone may find this practice to be useful, it is made available with the understanding that we are not engaged in presenting specific medical, psychological, emotional, sexual or spiritual advice. Nor is anything in this practice intended to be a diagnosis, prescription, recommendation or cure for any specific kind of medical, psychological, emotional, sexual or spiritual problem. Each individual has unique needs and this practice cannot take these individual differences into account. Each person should engage in a program of treatment, prevention, cure, or general health only in consultation with a licensed, qualified physician, therapist or other competent professional. Any person suffering from a sexually transmitted disease or any local illness of his or her sexual organs should consult a medical doctor and a qualified instructor of sexual yoga before practicing the sexual methods described.