Siren Archetype - Celebrate Again

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This is the medicine of The Siren archetype. When was the last time you truly felt alive, truly felt like everything you desired was happening in your life? The Siren reminds you that you are what you attract, that your desires are holy, and that sometimes, to know what we want in life truly, we have to use our voice to call it and go face the subconscious underworld, the dark, the scary, the shadows, the depths.

We see the connection of The Siren in our own biology when we look at the throat and pelvic bowl connection, the womb connection for femmes. When the jaw is tight, the pelvic muscles are usually tight. When the throat chakra is closed, the sacral chakra (located in the pelvic bowl) is usually also closed. But when we feel we can speak our truth, speak our desires into the world, and have them created, we feel this deep opening. If you look even at the autonomy of the throat and pelvic bowl, you’ll see how similar their structures even are. It’s wild to see that The ancient Siren Archetype shows us this connection: we must call in with our voice, speak it out loud, and allure desire into the depths of our being to bring in.

Are you a siren? Find out in our Archetype Quiz that uses self love questions to discover the best archetype for you.

Hi, Darling. I’m Lumalia, women’s retreat curator, author, beauty hunter, somatic wellness practitioner, and photographer here at Celebrate Again. I’m on a mission through creative wellness experiences to create an abundant garden for humans to explore and play in that allows them to awaken to their true selves and come back home out of the ways our current world has told them they had to be and subsequently causing so much deep suffering.

Here at Celebrate Again, you’ll find self-discovery resources to support you on your journey. Some are free, but the depths of my offerings lie inside my books, my Self Care Membership, or in-person experiences with me. You can find my first memoir here: Blooming Upside Down if you’d like to hear more about my personal story of returning home, through the depths, like the siren archetype to my true desires.

What and Who is the Siren Woman Archetype & what does the Siren Archetype mean?

A siren woman archetype is a woman who knows what her true heart desires and is in a relationship with the depths of her own subconscious mind. The conscious logical mind programmed by society and upbringing does not rule the personality of the siren, but the desire of the deeper inner self does. She is a rare creature that lives on land (the conscious mind, the logical mind) and also underwater (the subconscious mind).

Does this sound like something you want to embody but not sure how? Check out our How to be a Siren Workshop class now. The siren portal is calling, will you answer?

In psychology, the siren archetype holds the metaphor that to know our true heart desires; we must do the work to look to our deep subconscious programs and truths. When we understand where the root of our desires come from, the desires implanted upon us, like pleasing our parents as children and fitting in with societal norms, we become free to know our true soul desires.

See where you are at in your self awareness journey with our free self awareness quiz.

The siren woman is the kind of woman who knows what she really desires, calls it in, and knows that it requires going deep. The siren is not afraid of the depths of life; she does not live only on the surface but can also survive underwater (in the depths of the soul, the subconscious). She is actually divine feminine energy.

Learn how the siren can heal shame and awaken your feminine energy.

Siren Energy Woman

Siren Energy Woman is a woman who is magnetic, alluring, and not afraid of facing the ego’s fears to draw out the soul’s deepest desires.

Yet the siren energy woman is rarely found in our world that oppresses people who are magnetic, objectifies them if they are alluring, and even believes a woman’s greatest power is only in her sexuality (more on that in Sexuality to Full Empowerement) let alone gaslights her inner knowing, her sensativities and sabatogues all means at buliding self trust saying it has to come from a qualified educator.

But this is why, now more than ever, our world needs more women stepping into the medicine of the Siren Archetype, embodying her, and remembering that our power is not subject to identification but how we show up confidently and magnetically in a world without being toxic or controlling.

Discover how to embody the Siren’s magnetic allure in our transformative online workshop: How to be A Siren online Workshop or join our next Women’s Siren Retreat in person.

Siren Woman in Folklore and the Siren in Mythology

The Siren woman, in folklore and the siren in mythology, is often portrayed as a dangerous and enchanting female figure who lures unsuspecting sailors to their doom with her mesmerizing song.

Originating from Greek mythology, Sirens are traditionally depicted as half-bird, later half-fish, half-woman creatures who inhabit rocky coastlines, singing irresistible melodies that drive men to madness or death. Their voices promise knowledge, pleasure, and secrets of the world (similar to the story of the snake in the Garden of Eden and the tree of life mythology), but those who succumb to their call in old mythology only destroy. Over time, the image of the Siren evolved. In later folklore, the Siren became more closely associated with mermaids—beautiful, seductive women with fish-like tails who still embodied the peril of the deep sea and the dangers of unbridled desire.

In folklore, the siren embodies the dual nature of attraction and danger, serving as a powerful symbol of temptation. Her stories were used as a controlling tactic to warn against the perils of giving in to one’s most seductive but destructive impulses; however, we know better now what these meanings hold.

She represents a liminal figure, existing between land and sea, life and death, safety and danger, making her a potent symbol of the unknown, which, as we know in modern discoveries, is where actual creation happens for us as humans. In the unknown is where all great inventions and discoveries first begin.

Across various cultures, the Siren has come to personify the alluring but perilous feminine force that captivates and consumes, reflecting deeper fears about the uncontrollable aspects of nature, desire, and the human psyche. This can be shown in the Greek story of The Odyssey, where Odysseus refuses to put beeswax in his ears but instead demands his crew tie him up. When the siren came, she promised him all the desires he could ever want.

In Latin American Folklore, there is another story of La Sirena de la Amazonía, a water spirit who lives in the lakes and rivers and lures sailors into her waters. She’s known as a protector of the water but also a dangerous temptress known to lure fishermen into her waters and kill them.

But is it a death or an ego death?

Practice embodying the Siren with my Siren Archetype Workshop.

Sadly, these stories have amplified the fear of the feminine in history, which is why, in this article, I will help debunk this myth that most “men” have been afraid of a woman in her true desires and powers or the role of the divine feminine we all have in us regardless of gender.

The story of the siren has definitely reinforced modern patriarchy’s suppression of women and feminine energy, saying that following desires means death and destruction. But it is the death of the ego, not the death of the human; it’s the death of systems passed down to us that threaten the modern systems that have oppressed humans for far too many centuries.

It’s time for the return of the balance of feminine and masculine energies, and I believe the true siren story holds the key to this: the reclaiming of her mythology.

The 5 Siren Archetypes & Siren Characteristics

The Siren possesses the characteristics of magnetism, tempters, beauty, wise intuition, and danger. When we break all these down, you’ll see how she can reflect back for us a deep lesson that desires, in fact, have the power to set deep internal oppression free.

Want to know which archetype you are? Take our Self Love Muse Archetype quiz to find yours!

Siren 1 Archetype: Magnetism

Magnetism: the siren is deeply alluring; she is known for her “siren” song to allure historical men or sailers into her underworld, where they would disappear as they were last known. To truly reach for what we desire, we must become magnets ourselves and know that we are what we attract. But more importantly, we should use our voices to speak our desires out loud, to be so in love with our own song, what we are calling in, that it draws what we desire in and invites others to do the same.

Ready to tap into your magentism, more than just dressing confidently but walking into a room and feeling the energy draw STRIAGHT to you. Learn how inside my How to be a Siren Workshop.

Siren 2 Archetype: Temptress

Temptress: As The Siren would tempt men into her underworld, she would draw them deep into their subconscious desires. It was always the men who were not firm in what they wanted who were ultimately called in. The tempest is often feared in many societies because she asks that you look at your human desires, which have been profoundly shamed historically.

Yet even your sexuality is essential. Read more about empowering your sexuality here)

Siren 3 Archetype: Beauty

Beauty: The Sirens were known to be really beautiful not only in their song but their voice. Beauty naturally attracts our attention.

Beauty is often shamed because it draws attention, but beauty is just energy. Even a flower looked at from the wrong angle could be deemed as ugly, and I think that’s an important thing to look at when looking at beauty (more on that in my book Blooming Upside Down and the chapter Cover Girl)

However, getting attention can still feel unsafe in a lot of bodies because it’s been associated with attracting unwanted advances. Get inspired to heal your inner good girl with this “Goodbye Good Girl” article I wrote, or learn how to heal the good girl inside my Camellia workshop.

Siren 4 Archetype: Wise Intuitive

Wise Intuition: The Siren calls you deep into the subconscious world. While most stories show the demise of the human, who’s truly to say that calling into a new world isn’t what the person truly wants? Is that dark, maybe, but often in our lives, we face many “ego deaths” to find what we truly desire, and this is the true message of The Siren.

When we embody the Siren we learn that our inner voice is actually the wisest, truest north.

Discovering your inner voice is a daily practice one that takes time to decondition the belief that we need external voices to validate what we are experiencing, but so few of us were raised doing this.,

We need each other to grow in our practice of trusting our intuition and inner knowing. (More on that inside my Why you need to go to a women’s retreat.)

That’s why I’m dedicated to building containers where we can practice validation using the power of human connection inside my women’s retreats and somatic movement meditation classes.

Get practice tapping into your intuitive wisdom with my How to Be a Siren Embodiment workshop.

Siren 5 Archetype: Dangerous

Danger: The Siren calls you into what society views as danger. To go into your emotions in most cultures is viewed as wrong, as bad; to go deep into your anger and see what is at the root of it, often it’s grief. Grief is just love without a place to go.

Yet, we’re told anger is a bad emotion to have because of what humans have done with the emotion instead of being given the freedom to explore it safely in childhood and have a better relationship with it as adults.

Discover more on how to feel your feelings.

With The Siren archetype, we get an invitation to face the once-labeled “dark parts” of ourselves to discover how we can truly love and support them. Once we face these “dark parts,” we often find what we truly want with our lives.

Ready to step into a container to practice this? Watch my How to Embody the Siren workshop now.

Siren Archetype Examples & Siren Celebrity Examples

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Below are examples of Siren Celebrities who embody the siren’s themes. Anytime you feel you need the medicine of the siren in these women, try listening to their music, reading their work or history, or simply meditating with them.

And if you’re ready to really sit with the Siren in a deep practice, check out my women’s Siren Retreat where we dive deep into the medicine of the Siren in embodiment, meditation, land, and sacred sisterhood.

Joan D’Arc: A Siren

Joan D’Arc: the TEENAGE GIRL THAT SAVED FRANCE. This woman was a SIREN. She boldly presents herself as a 13-year-old girl before armies, before the king, to say I’M HERE TO SAVE FRANCE. And she did. If we want to talk about anyone being a Siren, it’s her.

She teaches us about deep inner knowing. She felt so strongly about her life’s mission that she lived a radically important life for the life of her people.

If you ever want to truly embody bravery, call upon Joan D’Arc.

Madonna: A Siren

Madonna is another Siren celebrity example. She is the woman who literally created sexual expression freedom for other female celebrities. She was the one to push the boundaries, who came from nothing, and pulled every string to make sure she became the icon she is today. She is the pure symbol of the magnetic siren.

If you too feel like you love the intoxicating allure of sexuality, then use Madonna as your Siren.

Anaïs Nin: A Siren

Anaïs Nin is a beautiful siren example. Anaïs Nin stopped at nothing to constantly “go into the shadows” to find the truest parts of herself.

I also loved this line from Henry Miller once said about her, “I love you so much I’m getting tongue-tied.“ with her radical story of having two husbands who didn’t know the other existed and how, at the end of her life, they both met each other and agreed “half of Anaïs was better than none.” Talk about a siren!

Marilyn Monroe: A celebrity Siren Example

Marilyn Monroe is a ridiculous, famous siren known for her glittering glow wherever she went. Still, she tempted many people into being the symbol of sex, which at her time was extraordinarily scandalous. Still, she owned it, saying she would “rather be remembered for sex than for nothing.” Marilyn literally came from the “underworld” or extreme poverty, with her growing up in foster care and abuse and becoming a literal star.

You love Marilyn Monroe because you want to be her, come practice and learn how inside my Siren Masterclass.

Brittany Spears: A Siren

Brittany Spears is my generation’s modern Siren. With her alluring and catchy songs, she symbolizes desires and temptation. She symbolizes deep power and is an excellent example of how we have viewed her as dangerous. So many horrific things have happened to her in her life because of the power that threatened those around her. (Another reason why we really need to rethink our fear the divine feminine, the siren, and her power is that she just is inviting us into places in us we’ve been told have been “bad.”)

Maya Angelou: A Celebrity Siren Example

Maya Angelou was known for her famous speeches, her ability to say the things she was deeply feeling, and her ability not to worry about offending people; she taught that “people will never forget how you make them feel.” This is sincerely the siren’s message to get you to feel it. And that you attract what you are. If you don’t deeply desire something yourself, no one else will; everything you want needs to give you chill-level desires. She also profoundly taught about self-value in a way that The Siren calls you to see your desires as important enough to go to the “dangerous” depths with “Don’t waste your time when you’re treated as an option.“ Maya says.

Taylor Swift: A Celeberty Siren

Taylor Swift is a recent Siren celebrity example because she really does have the tempest, sweet seaming afront. Still, she does invite with her very catchy melodies to go into the heart’s desires.

Come learn more about the siren’s truth inside my pay-what-you-can Siren Masterclass that will give you deep discovery into your sacred Swifty superpowers. Yes, in the workshop there is a Taylor themed playlist, because I got you, babe.

Want to see how regular day women have embodied the Siren? Check out my past Siren Archetype Women’s retreat

Are Siren’s Known as Gods?

Some have asked if sirens are known as any gods. Sirens are not associated with any mythological deities. However, a connection could be made between the siren and Aphrodite/Venus. Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, love, and desire, shares The Sirens’ ability to allure and captivate with the roots of desire and passion. Aphrodite doesn’t kill like the Sirens’ are known to. She is more known for the power of seduction and manipulation. However, both share the themes of temptation and passion.

Learn which siren you are by taking my self-love quiz where you’ll be met with an archetype that matches what energy you most need to embody, will it be the siren? Come find out: take my free self-love quiz here.

how to embody the siren archetype?

Ready to embody the Siren’s allure? Join our immersive Siren Archetype Workshop especially if you are wanting to know how to be the Siren In this workshop where we’ll deep dive in a 90-minute online workshop to:

Practice trusting and listening to your inner knowing.
Uncover your deepest desires through your shadows/wounds.
Pull your desires from imagination into reality.
Remember your authentic voice and purpose.

The Siren Archetype calls you to discern what it is you are truly here to create, call into existence, and live a fulfilling life in this lifetime.

Embody the Siren

Ready to dive deeper with The Siren? In this 90-minute master class, we’ll spend thirty minutes learning about the message of The Siren and then take it into embodiment practices with a Siren-themed yoga flow and somatic movement meditation to embody the lessons of the Siren truly.

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Prefer in person expeceriences? Check out my siren photoshoot archetype women’s retreat I did on the Oregon Coast to see how we embodied the archetype of the siren, and join the waitlist for our next one!

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