Notice how often “overly” precedes “aggressive” in common parlance. Of the three definitions, the first is most popular in modern culture. vigorously energetic, especially in the use of initiative and forcefulness Note: While here we use the language of the martial warrior, the characteristics can be applied to any man’s life mission, whether civilian or true solider.ģ. What are these characteristics? Let’s take a look. These characteristics constitute the Warrior Dharma, Ma’at, or Tao, a spiritual or psychological path through life.” Moore says that “The characteristics of the Warrior in his fullness amount to a total way of life, what the samurai called a do (pronounced ‘do’). Properly tapping into the Warrior’s energy provides a man with an unsurpassable power source which will fuel him to reach his goals, fight for worthy causes, achieve greatness, and leave a lasting legacy. Fighting itself is not bad, the question is simply: What is a man fighting for? The Warrior’s energy is needed not only in times of war, but on all the battlefields of life. The problem is not Warrior energy itself, but Warrior energy that is not used in harmony with the other masculine archetypes and directed by empathy, contemplation, and order. But society’s perception of the Warrior archetype is not based on the Warrior energy in its full, healthy manifestation, but on the archetype’s shadows. Society pushes men to be sweet and sensitive, because they fear them becoming coldly stoic, abusive, and destructively angry. Since the social and cultural revolutions of the 60s and 70s, we’ve generally taught boys and men to avoid confrontation and conflict and to instead nurture their “feminine side.” The result is the Nice Guy the man who will avoid confrontation and aggression even when confrontation and aggression are justified. The advent of mechanized warfare during the first half of the 20th century dampened the romantic ideal of martial courage. William Wallace from Braveheart and General Maximus from Gladiator embody the Warrior archetype.īut in general, modern culture is not comfortable with Warrior energy. ![]() ![]() Today the Warrior archetype lives on in our reverence for those who serve in the armed forces and in modern books and movies. Japan had their fearless samurai warriors whose undaunted courage came from living life as if they were already dead. From birth, Spartan society nurtured and trained their boys to become warriors, and that rigorous training created men like Leonidas and his 300 men of unconquerable spirit. In the ancient Mediterranean, the Spartans had perhaps the most legendary warrior tradition. ![]() The Old Testament recounts the stories of a warrior people and a warrior God. Also, keep in mind that these posts are a little more esoteric than our normal fare, and are meant to be contemplated and thoughtfully reflected upon.Įvery great civilization has a great warrior tradition and accompanying warrior myths. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend reading the introduction to the series first. This is the fourth part of a series on the archetypes of mature masculinity based on the book King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette.
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