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A review by naguibmahfouzfan2
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Doug Gillette, Robert Moore
1.0
Not bad. But I don't like how generally limiting it was, such as limiting the Jungian concept of Self to the King archetype. And I especially don't like how the primary point of reference is Western folktales.
It might have been helpful to White males in the 1990s, condolencing the transition from blue-collar jobs to the white-collar and the pink-collar. While reading through the book, I have been reminded of Fight Club, which is another book that deals with the psychology of same specific social/racial class in the US, and bears the same flaws albeit with a more defeatist attitude.
Being just a guy from Egypt who's lost in his mid-twenties, I could not relate.
2/5, a little less helpful than cringeworthy, but a fun read nonetheless. It's like letting the drunken guy at the bar talk his heart out about his life views.
(If anyone reading this has better recommendations for self-help books, please tell me.)
It might have been helpful to White males in the 1990s, condolencing the transition from blue-collar jobs to the white-collar and the pink-collar. While reading through the book, I have been reminded of Fight Club, which is another book that deals with the psychology of same specific social/racial class in the US, and bears the same flaws albeit with a more defeatist attitude.
Being just a guy from Egypt who's lost in his mid-twenties, I could not relate.
2/5, a little less helpful than cringeworthy, but a fun read nonetheless. It's like letting the drunken guy at the bar talk his heart out about his life views.
(If anyone reading this has better recommendations for self-help books, please tell me.)