Masculine Potentials

Tonight we dive into “Masculine Potentials” a very short chapter of “King, Warrior, Magician, Lover.” The authors invite us to consider how archetype and myth live within us. They invite us to open up to the wisdom and mystery of the collective unconscious.

I see the way certain stories seem to light up my son’s imagination. It seems clear to me that these archetypal stories are touching something deep within him. They allow him to imagine himself into being and becoming.

Can you recall your earliest intimations of a healthy masculine stirring within you?

What are the ways in which parents or other adults around you either met or failed to meet your masculine becoming?

Give these questions love and care. Bring other questions and insights that come as you read the chapter.

It is good to remember that this is a dated text. The language is too binary. But there is still great wisdom here. Let’s take what works, leave the rest, and update the good for our day.

Can’t wait to be with you tonight.

Saludos,

Gibrán