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Gods in Everyman
Gods in Everyman: Archetypes That Shape Men's Lives | Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
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In this challenging and enlightening companion volume to the bestselling Goddesses in Everywoman, Jean Shinoda Bolen turns her attention to the powerful inner patterns--or archetypes--that shape men's personalities, careers, and personal relationships. Viewing these archtypes as the inner counterparts of the outer world of cultural stereotypes, she demonstrates how men an women can gain an nvaluable sense of wholeness and integration when what they do is consistent with who they are. Dr. Bolen introduces these patterns in the guise of eight archetypal gods, or personality types, with whom the reader will identify. From the authoritarian power-seeking gods (Zeus, Poseidon) to the gods of creativity (Apollo, Hephaestus) to the sensual Dionysus, Dr. Bolen shows men how to identify their ruling gods, how to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome, and how to tap thepwer of these enduring archetypes in order to enrich and strengthen their lives. She also stresses the importance of understanding which gods you are attracted to and which are compatible with your expectations, uncovers the origins of the often-difficult father-son relationship, and explores society's deep conflict between nurturing behavior and the need to foster masculinity. In Gods in Everyman Dr. Bolen presents us with a compassionate and lucid male psychology that will help all men and women to better understand themselves and their relationships with their fathers, their sons, their brothers, and their lovers.
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ravenlee
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An excellent look at male archetypes and how they influence both men and women. I recommend reading this after Goddesses in Everywoman, though it can stand alone. There is some excellent analysis of patriarchy and its costs, though the concluding chapters about “the sons of Metis” and how we can change our society felt a bit off/outdated. (Beware, Trump is used as an example early on 🤢)
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PuddleJumper Sounds like an interesting read! 2y
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#DeadPhilosophersSociety - and a very good discussion of abusive “Sky Father” figures Abraham and Agamemnon, which is a parallel I hadn‘t made on my own.

(I know I‘m missing some tags, but I can‘t remember who else has been in the discussions recently)

TheBookHippie Oy!! 😩🤯 2y
GingerAntics ALL OF THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE!!! This is why the American government won‘t sign the UN‘s Bill of Rights of Children. 2y
GingerAntics This makes me think of a guy who was on the news once after a mass shooting and said “god says I can have a gun, so 🤬 you libertards and 🤬 your children” while wearing a Christian T-shirt. Gee, wonder where he learned that mentality? 🙄🥃 2y
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#DeadPhilosophersSociety -an interesting addition to our recent conversation about those who try to limit children‘s access to education: “Cronus complex.”
“He keeps them in the dark, unwilling to expose them to the influence of people or education or values that would broaden their experience. He insists that they not differ from him or deviate from his plans for them. If a child cannot think or act independently, he or she will not be a threat.”

TheBookHippie YIKES. But yes. That. 2y
ravenlee @TheBookHippie have you read Shinoda Bolen‘s Goddesses in Everywoman? So far this companion is very interesting and focuses quite a bit on the patriarchy and its evils. (edited) 2y
GingerAntics Yes to all of this. I feel like this was the sum total of my 20 years in Texas. I wasn‘t even allowed to take driver‘s Ed at 16, even though I was paying for it, because I couldn‘t get my father‘s signature. My mother‘s wasn‘t good enough. 2y
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