A Visual meditation on Manhood inspired by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette's 'King Warrior Magician Lover', the beautiful art of Gustave Doré, and the illustrious life of Jesus.
"The King Archetype comes close to being God in his masculine form within every man. In his fullness, a King possesses the qualities of order, rational patterning, and integration in the psyche. He stabilizes chaotic emotions and out-of-control behaviours. This is the clear decision, after careful deliberation, that cuts through the mess in the family, at work, in the nation and in the world."
"The Warrior knows the shortness of life and how fragile it is. Every act counts. Each deed is done as if it were the last. The Samurai Swordsmen were taught to live their lives as if they were already dead. The Warrior is always alert. He can evaluate his circumstances accurately and then adapt himself to the situation on the ground. There is no time for hesitation. He engages life. He never withdraws from it."
"The Magician energy is the archetype of awareness and of insight, primarily, but also of knowledge of anything that is not immediately apparent or commonsensical...He is a master at containing and channeling power. He is the "ritual elder" who guides the processes of transformation, both within and without. He is always an initiate himself, and one of his tasks is to initiate others."
"The Lover is not, then, only the archetype of the joy of life. In his capacity to feel at one with others and with the world, he must also feel their pain. Other people may be able to avoid pain, but the man in touch with the Lover must endure it. . While feeling the pain and the poignancy of the world, he feels great joy as well... He sees, as we say, 'the world in a grain of sand'."
