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A review by kellyxmen
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Doug Gillette, Robert Moore
2.0
I have mixed feelings about this book.
On the one hand, these archetypes are supremely useful and once you become aware of them, you see them manifested everywhere around you -- in fictional works as well as in real life.
Noticing these archetypes makes observing this world much more exciting, because it's like you have a frame upon which to hang your experiences and encounters.
On the other hand, I get the feeling that the authors chastise the "bipolar" manifestations of all the archetypes, with such force as to make the reader feel ashamed for their imperfections (I think we all have some of the negative qualities of each type!) but without giving the reader substantial solutions to deal with these shortcomings.
But in any case, I would be interested in reading a female version!
On the one hand, these archetypes are supremely useful and once you become aware of them, you see them manifested everywhere around you -- in fictional works as well as in real life.
Noticing these archetypes makes observing this world much more exciting, because it's like you have a frame upon which to hang your experiences and encounters.
On the other hand, I get the feeling that the authors chastise the "bipolar" manifestations of all the archetypes, with such force as to make the reader feel ashamed for their imperfections (I think we all have some of the negative qualities of each type!) but without giving the reader substantial solutions to deal with these shortcomings.
But in any case, I would be interested in reading a female version!