Jungian Book

Never read it but it does sound interesting, tell me more?!?!

 

Sounds interesting though, maybe I’ll check it out! I’m not familiar with the model at all so I’ll look into it. Thanx!

 

No but it chimes with some of the themes my counsellor talked about last - he said a lot of guys he works with are “playboy princes” and need to mature to become “benevolent kings”.

I’ll add this to my list of recovery books to get, once I’ve read the other 673

 

There is a reason this is a myth, because it doesn't exist.

 

This kind of information was part of the men’s movement from the early 90’s. Robert Bly and Michael Moore were two other writers along with Joseph Campbell, if I understand correctly.

It’s an interesting strain of thought.

@Pinetree, you might check it out and not simply reject. Life is full of contradictions and how we weave through them is important.

 

Check out these videos! The guy references that book a lot. Really good stuff. I think he has one for every archtype.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs7nPQIEba0T3tGOWWsZpJQ

This is one of my favorites, both as a movie (Paterson) and a video essay.

 

Outstanding!
I’ll have a search for
Patterson on Netflix.

 

That video clip that @Max Fisher posted is fascinating, I must watch the film, it looks like I'd love it! Do we know inf the book @cakeinacrisis starts this thread with covers similar ground?

I'm not sure if I agree with this quote from the video but it is beautifully thought provoking:

 

Jung can be read for the value on the concepts with how they relate to our psychology, not that people are specifically as he says or he accruately describes something true, but he does do a good job of describing how people act and are influenced psychologically. He’s worth a read in general.

 

Archetypes and Jung were recently introduced to me in the book “12 rules for life” by Jordan Peterson. He has an amazing body of work, very accessible via podcast. e-book, and hardcopy. Warning! He does seem to offend left wing media but his message and theories are quite balanced objective.
I would highly recommend his book, 12 steps, as it outlines a path of personal responsibility in order to live up to ones potential.
He has a unique (in my limited experience) perspective on archetypes found in religious texts and their value on how we live today. I can’t imagine a better introduction to the values and lessons of ancient archetypes, particularly for those with non traditional faithes, than that which Peterson presents.
His words, my affirmation “act so you can tell the truth about how you act”