📚 BOOK CLUB: KING/QUEEN, WARRIOR, MAGICIAN, LOVER - ARE ARCHETYPES REAL?

📢 Date Change: Sunday, April 12th. Apologies for any inconvenience.

📚 In our next Book Club, we ask: Is there a King (or Queen) inside all of us?
We are discussing the concepts of Archetypal Energy—universal personality patterns found in Jungian psychology.
Our guide for the discussion is “King, Warrior, Magician, Lover” by Moore and Gillette. Don't let the title fool you; while the book focuses on men, we will be debating whether these structures (and their feminine counterparts) are universal to everyone. Are archetypes a biological reality for both genders?

POTENTIAL DISCUSSION POINTS:

• Are personalities hard-wired? Jung suggests we are born with deep-seated instincts like the "King" (Order) or "Lover" (Connection). Do you feel these forces exist inside you, or are they just made-up metaphors?
• Are these energies gender-specific? While the book focuses on men, many argue there is a mirrored "feminine" quadrant: Queen, Mother, Wise Woman, and Lover. Is this symmetry real, or does the female psyche require a totally different map (like Toni Wolff's Mother, Amazon, Medium, & Hetaira)?
• Is "Boy Psychology" to blame for toxic behavior? The authors argue society is full of adults acting like children because we lack "initiation" into adulthood. Does this explain modern "toxic masculinity," and is there a roadmap to fix it?
• Have you met the "Shadow" forms? The book argues that when these energies are unbalanced, they turn dark (e.g., the King becomes a Tyrant). Have you seen these shadow behaviors in your boss, your partner, or even yourself?

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Prior to meeting, please read/engage in the summaries of the book to ensure a fruitful discussion:
Buy the book
“King, Warrior, Magician, Lover” by Moore and Gillette - https://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Warrior-Magician-Lover-Rediscovering/dp/0062506064
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• Download the PDF: https://pdfroom.com/books/king-warrior-magician-lover-redisco