King, Warrior, Magician, Lover

Highlights

Patriarchy is the expression of the immature masculine. (via) ^rwhi814446878

the definition of normal is “average.” (via) ^rwhi814446879

The Precocious Child is the origin of our curiosity and our adventurous impulses. (via) ^rwhi814446880

The Precocious Child in a man keeps his sense of wonder and curiosity alive, stimulates his intellect, and moves him in the direction of the mature magician. (via) ^rwhi814446881

The less a man is in touch with his true talents and abilities, the more he will envy others. If we envy a lot, we are denying our own realistic greatness, our own Divine Child. What we need to do, then, is to get in touch with our own specialness, our own beauty, and our own creativity. Envy blocks creativity. (via) ^rwhi814446882

He began to stop experiencing his mother as the Great Mother and began to be able to relieve her, and all other women, from carrying so heavy a burden as God-likeness for him. (via) ^rwhi814446883

Ours is an age of envy, in which laziness and self-involvement are the rule. Anyone who tries to shine, who dares to stand above the crowd, is dragged back down by his lackluster and self-appointed “peers.” (via) ^rwhi814446884

True humility, we believe, consists of two things. The first is knowing our limitations. (via) ^rwhi814446885

And the second is getting the help we need. (via) ^rwhi814446886

we have to take responsibility for what we’re not responsible for. (via) ^rwhi814446887

Words, in fact, define our reality; they define our worlds. (via) ^rwhi814446888

Words make our reality and make our universe real. (via) ^rwhi814446889

The characteristics of the Warrior in his fullness amount to a total way of life, what the samurai called a do (pronounced “dough”). (via) ^rwhi814446890

His control is, first of all, over his mind and his attitudes; if these are right, the body will follow. (via) ^rwhi814446891

If we are accessing the Warrior appropriately, we will be energetic, decisive, courageous, enduring, persevering, and loyal to some greater good beyond our own personal gain. (via) ^rwhi814446892

The Magician, then, is the archetype of thoughtfulness and reflection. (via) ^rwhi814446893