In a world where war seems to be a repetitive reality, a new kind of spirit of warriors begins to emerge. In my book The journey of warrior home: healing men, healing the planet, I mentioned Chögyam Trungpa, a Tibetan Buddhist and scholar.
“War war position,” Trungpa said, “does not refer to war on others. Aggression is the source of our problems and not the solution.” He continues to say: “Here the word” warrior “is taken from Tibet struggle which literally means “someone who is brave”. The war position in this context is the tradition of human bravery or the tradition of Atromitos. Warness is not afraid who you are. ”
I first heard the words “compassionate” and “warrior” in combination when I read the book wArrior Compassion: Liberation of men’s therapeutic power by Sean Harvey.
“When we combine the concepts of warrior and compassion, there is an active shift,” says Harvey. He continues to say: “Compassion is easier to do as emotion or emotion when one person moves by the pain or anxiety of another and from the desire to relieve pain.
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sean for my podcast. You can see the full Interview here.
“The archetype of the warrior represents the power, courage and the relentless pursuit of justice and honor. It incorporates discipline, durability and steadfast determination to protect and defend what is most appreciated.”
In their book, King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Discovering the Archetypes of the Mature Arsenic, Analyst Jungian Robert Moore and mythologist Douglas Gillette describe both the mature and immature aspects of each archetype. Many people today blame patriarchy, “toxic masculinity”, or sometimes men themselves. But Moore and Gillette have a different understanding.
“Patriarchy, in our view, is an attack masculinity in its fullness as well as femininity in its fullness, “say Moore and Gillette. Patriarchy is based on fear – the boy’s fear, the immature male fear – to be sure, but also the fear of men. Boys are also afraid of women. Boy psychology. It is not an expression of mature male potential in their essence. ”
From our rooms to our bedrooms, and even to the men we see, we see political power in our government, we can recognize the absence of mature masculinity and the presence of boys’ psychology.
Boy’s psychology archetypes and mature masculinity of warrior
For each Moore and Gillette archetype they describe two polar opposite. Describe the psychology of warrior boys as THE Grandstander bully and The cowardly.
“The boy (or man) under the power of the bully intends to impress others, his strategies are designed to proclaim his superiority and his right to dominate those around him, claims the central stage as his right, if his claim is being held!
It is not difficult to see examples of this kind of boys’ psychology.
In the description of the archetypal Coward, They say:
‘The boy (or man) holding The cowardly, It shows an extreme reluctance to withstand itself in physical confrontations. He will usually escape a fight, justifying himself claiming that he is more “male” to go away. He will easily agree with others and cannot feel heroic that will break. ”
Moore and Gillete recognize the destruction of boys’ psychology and also the suffering that many have in the arms of the mature archetypal warrior.
“We live in a time when people are generally uncomfortable with the war form of male energy – and for some reasons, women are particularly uncomfortable with it, because they were often the most immediate victims of its immature shadow.
However, we do not need to be afraid of the energy of the mature warrior. In his book, Compassion of warrior, Sean Harvey says,
“When we bring the spirit of the warrior to compassion, it becomes a courageous and loving energy that brings to pain in the world. I define compassion of warrior as:
“The intense therapeutic power within it releases you to walk with courage from a position of deeper consciousness, compassion and connection to the world, while at the same time expanding creativity, authenticity, intimacy and sense of community in the ways we live and execute our mission.”
Describing the project Sean deals with the proof of leadership and training he says,
“We face isolation, disassembly of hatred, polarizing the bridge and the humanization of hyper-Arsenic systems, organizations and communities. We build bridges that transform the world.”
What makes Sean’s work so powerful and effective is that he works with both individuals and groups and organizations to create a deeply systematic change.
“Hyper-Arsenic systems often perpetuate the cultures of fear, control and exclusion,” says Sean, “but they can be redefined as places of cooperation, integration and common humanity. Dynamic and compassionate leadership in systems where everyone can thrive.”
In a world where many countries are guided by authoritarian men and many are influenced by their false promises, we need a new kind of mature male power and power that Sean Harvey helps bring about. In her prophetic and important book, Strongmen: Mussolini in the present, Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat says,
“Ours is a time of authoritarian rulers: self -proclaimed saviors of the nation who avoid responsibility, while robbing the people of truth, treasure and protection of democracy, use masculinity as a symbol of power and a political weapon.
Sean Harvey offers a different vision for our future. You can find out more about Sean and his work by visiting his website:
You can watch the Interview I did with Sean here.
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