King, Warrior, Magician, Lover

The corporate 'yes man,' the wife-beater, the hot-shot 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 boyhood 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, the guide 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.