King, Warrior, Magician, Lover

The corporate """"yes man",'' the wife-beater, the hot-shot male junior executive and the emotionally distant father are all boys pretending to be men, observe the authors of this liberating guide to self-transformation. Writing within a Jungian framework," they perceive symptoms of """"Boycaps per book psychology'' all around us--in men's abusive behaviors", passivity and inability to act creatively. To help males become more nurturing and mature, Moore and Gillette identify four archetypes of masculine energies from myth and literature: the Lover, brimming with vitality and sensitivity; the Magician, guider of the processes of inner and outer transformation; the selfless and wise King identified with Adam or primordial man; and the Warrior, whose energies often go awry in destructive activity. Dream analysis, meditation," Jungian """"active imagination'' and ritual processes are among the tools set forth in a clear", concise map to territories of masculine selfhood. Moore is a professor of psychology and religion at Chicago's Theological Seminary, Gillette is cofounder of the Chicago-based Institute for World Spirituality. Illustrated. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved