Archetypes Lover Warrior Magician King MKP
Channel: SpeakeasyToastmaster
Date: 21/02/2012

http://mkp.org Archetypes are universal human models found in all cultures on the planet. They live dormant inside each of us. You can tap into these energies to give these gifts to yourself. Then you can give these energies and receive these gifts easier from others. Lover Warrior Magician & King are 4 powerful archetypes. They are often associated with the four directions of E S W & N. 
These archetypes are honored and used in the Mankind Project, a group of men who help each other find their mission in life and explore their shadow that keeps them from living their mission. The Archetypes help us meet our shadow and find our direction of growth.  
   For the LOVER, think of someone (or something) that you love fully and unconditionally Give yourself this love Seeing your faults and failings clearly, see that loving these shadows that we want to hide are YOUR path yo being whole and complete. It is said that the Lover always wins. This is because we all need Lover energy in our lives. Lover is the default energy for our own growth and for connection with others. The question for our own lover is "What in me needs to be seen and loved". We need to love ourselves before we can love others.  WARRIOR: Sometimes, we see a clear need to act, to move our physical reality, to change our patterns of what we DO.  
   Our WARRIOR confronts ourselves with the question, "What do I need to DO?" The warrior's sword is a conscious sharp "YES" and "NO"  
  Our MAGICIAN holds the energy we need when we are stuck. Mufafa in THE LION KING is an example of a magician. The Magician looks at ourselves and our problems in a whole new way. This is the ability to see what is possible, to see our potential and that of others. This helps us on our hero's journey.  Our KING understands that we are spiritual beings, connected to all. The King knows that we are doing the best we can from where we are, and blesses the journey and path of our struggles.  
   We can have too much or too little Lover, Warrior, Magician, or King. Stepping into different archetypes is appropriate moment by moment and we can nuture the growth and development of each so they are available when they are needed in our life or in the growth of other friends, family or strangers.  
   To learn more go to mkp.org or read the book: King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette
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