Introduction Introduction God made him, and therefore let him pass for a man. I suppose by now everyone knows Robert Bly, the award-winning poet and guru of the current Men's Movement. The sourcebook of the movement, which Bly wrote, is called Iron John , the basis of which is a fairy tale by the same name inspired by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Iron John begins with strange happenings in a corner of the forest near a certain king's castle.
Hunters go into the grove and never return.
Others go after them and disappear. In time, people get the feeling there's something odd going on, and they don't venture into the woods anymore. One day a visiting hunter shows up at the castle looking for something difficult and dangerous to do. Presently, the dog picks up the scent of game and goes in pursuit, arriving within a few minutes at the edge of a deep Page 8 pool. A naked arm snakes out of the water, grabs the dog and pulls it down.