King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine

by Robert Moore, Doug Gillette

Overview

The bestselling, widely heralded, Jungian introduction to the psychological foundation of a mature, authentic, and revitalized masculinity.

Redefining age-old concepts of masculinity, Jungian analysts Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette make the argument that mature masculinity is not abusive or domineering, but generative, creative, and empowering of the self and others. Moore and Gillette clearly define the four mature male archetypes that stand out through myth and literature across history: the king (the energy of just and creative ordering), the warrior (the energy of aggressive but nonviolent action), the magician (the energy of initiation and transformation), and the lover (the energy that connects one to others and the world), as well as the four immature patterns that interfere with masculine potential (divine child, oedipal child, trickster and hero).  King, Warrior, Magician, Lover is an exploratory journey that will help men and women reimagine and deepen their understanding of the masculine psyche.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062322982
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	241,804
File size:	639 KB

Editorial Reviews

The corporate ``yes man,'' the wife-beater, the hot-shot male junior executive and the emotionally distant father are all boys pretending to be men, observe the authors of this liberating guide to self-transformation. Writing within a Jungian framework, they perceive symptoms of ``Boycaps per book psychology'' all around us--in men's abusive behaviors, passivity and inability to act creatively. To help males become more nurturing and mature, Moore and Gillette identify four archetypes of masculine energies from myth and literature: the Lover, brimming with vitality and sensitivity; the Magician, guider of the processes of inner and outer transformation; the selfless and wise King identified with Adam or primordial man; and the Warrior, whose energies often go awry in destructive activity. Dream analysis, meditation, Jungian ``active imagination'' and ritual processes are among the tools set forth in a clear, concise map to territories of masculine selfhood. Moore is a professor of psychology and religion at Chicago's Theological Seminary, Gillette is cofounder of the Chicago-based Institute for World Spirituality. Illustrated. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

The authors take on the difficult task of separating man from boy by excavating ‘psychological facts’ from ancient myths and modern movies” — Michael J. Meade

“A map for men...[Moore and Gillette] are handing men concrete images and explicit ways of thinking and being, ways to mature and still remain fully masculine.” — Chicago Sun-Times

“A liberating guide to self-transformation.” — Publishers Weekly

“An exciting view of masculinity, one rooted not in domination but in creativity and empowerment of the self and others.” — New Age Journal  

From the Publisher

The authors take on the difficult task of separating man from boy by excavating ‘psychological facts’ from ancient myths and modern movies

Michael J. Meade

A map for men...[Moore and Gillette] are handing men concrete images and explicit ways of thinking and being, ways to mature and still remain fully masculine.

Chicago Sun-Times

An exciting view of masculinity, one rooted not in domination but in creativity and empowerment of the self and others.

New Age Journal  

A map for men...[Moore and Gillette] are handing men concrete images and explicit ways of thinking and being, ways to mature and still remain fully masculine.

Chicago Sun-Times

An exciting view of masculinity, one rooted not in domination but in creativity and empowerment of the self and others.

New Age Journal--