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I ran across some great material related to 4 archetypes.
Do you choose to live an extraordinary life? One with mojo, spirit, and zest?
Given you’re a man of the world, I trust you respond to that question with a resounding ‘YES’.
And this, my friend, is exactly where so many men fail.
They see the promised land. They follow gurus, sign up to workout schemes, accountability programmes and so forth.
The door to the promised land briefly opens. And then shuts right before you fully grasp the gold.
Why does this happen?
Because you’re relying on the external to help you.
How Do You Express the Archetypes?
I would love to show you how Archetypes show up… across culture, and within every human on earth.
But the first thing to understand is that if an Archetype cannot manifest in you in its pure, healthy form, it will come out sideways. It will cause disruptions.
THE LOVER
In its healthy form
You feel your body, live in-the-moment, and you know life’s inherent meaning.
You’re emotionally rich, replete with intuition, and you open closed doors with lightness and empathy.
‘The world is perfect as it is, including my need to change it.’
IN THE POSTURING LOVER…
You see love as a mechanical process, you figure out methods for ‘success’, and become addicted to seduction and power.
Finding the ‘right things to say’ are a band-aid over your inability to feel.
You become the puppet-master’ — never yourself receiving the love you try so hard to evoke.
IN THE COLLAPSED LOVER…
You hide your desires and sexual thoughts, fritter your life-energy out sideways through porn, eating, drinking, intensity seeking. Or through obsession. Melodrama.
You want to resolve your flaccidity or addictions, but don’t aspire to a full-blooded love of life.
You just don’t know how much beauty is available.
THE OUTLAW
In its healthy form
You feel when rules constrict, where morality becomes corrupt, and you set boundaries to mindless conditioning.
You can live with the consequences of choosing integrity over group-think. You embody conviction; people trust your word, and what you’re devoted to.
The classic ‘bad-boy with a heart’.
IN THE POSTURING OUTLAW…
You forge a grandiose self-opinion, you believe you’re better than the ‘sheeple’, those ‘in the matrix’, and so on.
Your judgments, your moral superiority, repel relationships that would actually uplift and fulfil you.
You create your own reality: with the story of taking pride in being the black sheep.
IN THE COLLAPSED OUTLAW…
You walk through society feeling inferiority and shame. You lack energy to ever make a stand; cannot see your own inner gifts.
Perhaps you’re not an Outlaw by choice but were ‘always that way’. You perpetually feel an outsider even to groups you belong to. Your childhood clings to your present-day life.
‘I wouldn’t belong to any club that would accept me as its member’
THE TRICKSTER
In its healthy form
You have a deep connection to your animal instincts & creative genius. Humour is unrehearsed + spontaneous. You live the cosmic joke.
Your ‘tricks’ serve others by helping them take down their masks, allowing them to become authentic and free.
‘I only truly feel myself when I’m around you’
IN THE POSTURING TRICKSTER…
You lose your natural energy by putting on a show of false conviviality. You dissipate truth through comedy, you raise your voice to artificially inflate the energy in the room.
You ‘trick’ others to serve your ego: to get what you want, or stop others from getting theirs.
The Joker; The Pied Piper of Hamlet: tales of destruction and revenge.
IN THE COLLAPSED TRICKSTER…
You hold back. You freeze instead of blurting your inspiration. You don’t speak your truth to others for fear of conflict, rejection, ridicule, humiliation, etc.
The world is denied your genius. Your innate wisdom never gets a chance to shine.
‘The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.’
THE MAGICIAN
In its healthy form
You are full of wonder & curious to the core. You explore and experiment from a place of fascination. You feel alive: knowing secrets about life that most never gather.
With love in your heart, you quietly become an instrument of service for others. You don’t even need recognition for the everyday miracles your presence seems to bring.
‘Just follow the yellow brick road.’
IN THE POSTURING MAGICIAN…
You inwardly want others to acknowledge your skill, expertise, and superiority. You grow tendencies of the Influencer: applying your magic to create mirages, rather than deep understanding.
You secretly clamour for more knowledge, and cast spells before you’re ready. You keep your magic to yourself, for your own benefit (including keeping power over others).
‘I am the prize.’
IN THE COLLAPSED MAGICIAN…
You’re lost in your endless reading, and you very rarely act. You can’t find enough inner vitality to put things into action. Overwhelming fear of failure (and success).
Here, you don’t see how a magician is made through practice and failure. You use ‘magic’ and imagination as a hiding place from life, rather than a creative force within it.
Is there a ‘bookworm’ archetype? A life of escapism.
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Do you choose to live an extraordinary life? One with mojo, spirit, and zest?
Given you’re a man of the world, I trust you respond to that question with a resounding ‘YES’.
And this, my friend, is exactly where so many men fail.
They see the promised land. They follow gurus, sign up to workout schemes, accountability programmes and so forth.
The door to the promised land briefly opens. And then shuts right before you fully grasp the gold.
Why does this happen?
Because you’re relying on the external to help you.
How Do You Express the Archetypes?
I would love to show you how Archetypes show up… across culture, and within every human on earth.
But the first thing to understand is that if an Archetype cannot manifest in you in its pure, healthy form, it will come out sideways. It will cause disruptions.
THE LOVER
In its healthy form
You feel your body, live in-the-moment, and you know life’s inherent meaning.
You’re emotionally rich, replete with intuition, and you open closed doors with lightness and empathy.
‘The world is perfect as it is, including my need to change it.’
IN THE POSTURING LOVER…
You see love as a mechanical process, you figure out methods for ‘success’, and become addicted to seduction and power.
Finding the ‘right things to say’ are a band-aid over your inability to feel.
You become the puppet-master’ — never yourself receiving the love you try so hard to evoke.
IN THE COLLAPSED LOVER…
You hide your desires and sexual thoughts, fritter your life-energy out sideways through porn, eating, drinking, intensity seeking. Or through obsession. Melodrama.
You want to resolve your flaccidity or addictions, but don’t aspire to a full-blooded love of life.
You just don’t know how much beauty is available.
THE OUTLAW
In its healthy form
You feel when rules constrict, where morality becomes corrupt, and you set boundaries to mindless conditioning.
You can live with the consequences of choosing integrity over group-think. You embody conviction; people trust your word, and what you’re devoted to.
The classic ‘bad-boy with a heart’.
IN THE POSTURING OUTLAW…
You forge a grandiose self-opinion, you believe you’re better than the ‘sheeple’, those ‘in the matrix’, and so on.
Your judgments, your moral superiority, repel relationships that would actually uplift and fulfil you.
You create your own reality: with the story of taking pride in being the black sheep.
IN THE COLLAPSED OUTLAW…
You walk through society feeling inferiority and shame. You lack energy to ever make a stand; cannot see your own inner gifts.
Perhaps you’re not an Outlaw by choice but were ‘always that way’. You perpetually feel an outsider even to groups you belong to. Your childhood clings to your present-day life.
‘I wouldn’t belong to any club that would accept me as its member’
THE TRICKSTER
In its healthy form
You have a deep connection to your animal instincts & creative genius. Humour is unrehearsed + spontaneous. You live the cosmic joke.
Your ‘tricks’ serve others by helping them take down their masks, allowing them to become authentic and free.
‘I only truly feel myself when I’m around you’
IN THE POSTURING TRICKSTER…
You lose your natural energy by putting on a show of false conviviality. You dissipate truth through comedy, you raise your voice to artificially inflate the energy in the room.
You ‘trick’ others to serve your ego: to get what you want, or stop others from getting theirs.
The Joker; The Pied Piper of Hamlet: tales of destruction and revenge.
IN THE COLLAPSED TRICKSTER…
You hold back. You freeze instead of blurting your inspiration. You don’t speak your truth to others for fear of conflict, rejection, ridicule, humiliation, etc.
The world is denied your genius. Your innate wisdom never gets a chance to shine.
‘The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.’
THE MAGICIAN
In its healthy form
You are full of wonder & curious to the core. You explore and experiment from a place of fascination. You feel alive: knowing secrets about life that most never gather.
With love in your heart, you quietly become an instrument of service for others. You don’t even need recognition for the everyday miracles your presence seems to bring.
‘Just follow the yellow brick road.’
IN THE POSTURING MAGICIAN…
You inwardly want others to acknowledge your skill, expertise, and superiority. You grow tendencies of the Influencer: applying your magic to create mirages, rather than deep understanding.
You secretly clamour for more knowledge, and cast spells before you’re ready. You keep your magic to yourself, for your own benefit (including keeping power over others).
‘I am the prize.’
IN THE COLLAPSED MAGICIAN…
You’re lost in your endless reading, and you very rarely act. You can’t find enough inner vitality to put things into action. Overwhelming fear of failure (and success).
Here, you don’t see how a magician is made through practice and failure. You use ‘magic’ and imagination as a hiding place from life, rather than a creative force within it.
Is there a ‘bookworm’ archetype? A life of escapism.
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