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| King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine | 
 enlarge | Authors: Robert Moore, Douglas Gillette
Publisher: HarperOne
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (22 reviews)
Sales Rank: 34817
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0062506064
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.632
EAN: 9780062506061
ASIN: 0062506064
Publication Date: August 16, 1991
Release Date: August 16, 1991
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 To anyone who might be interested in psychology or personal growth November 10, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover is a great book.
Personally, what I've found most interesting was the picturing of how men can manifest the archetype's energies in infantile manners. It's also very interesting how it maps the archetypes with certain myths and religions. Personally, I like the "all the different theories fit together" feeling it gives.
I would not say that this is a self-help book. But in times where children raising is so poor, the book plays its part in helping men become more mature. And that is very, very valuable.
That's it. Sorry for my bad english.
 Prequel October 1, 2004
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
In such a slim volume, the authors did a splendid job of introducing the reader to their 4 male archetypes. They concisely describe these archetypes and provide some arguments for their theory and some applications of their findings. Moore is a Jungian psychologist and Gillette is a mythologist. It's an interesting and fertile collaboration of specialties. But, they simply cannot do justice to the 4 archetypes in one, tiny, volume. Thus, they wrote and published a volume on each of the 4 archetypes (5 books in all). Therefore, I'd consider this an introductory volume or prequel (a bit like the Hobbit to the Lord of the Rings trilogy). It's good in its own right, but better viewed as part of a much larger work. This larger work rates at least 5 stars. By the way, Dr. Moore has also produced numerous audio tapes for the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago (I'm a life member) which you can buy (or rent if you join). He's a great speaker. In addition to listening to the tapes, I've heard him in person when he came to Maryland. Great drawl!
A manual to for the male psyche January 12, 2004
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have no background in psychology, I am a tradesman. I read KWML about 6 months ago and found it to be the 'how-to' guide to repair and rebuild following a devastating personal loss. The four mature archetypes and their attendant immature 'shadows' were highly illustrative to me. The benevolent King, the courageous and disciplined Warrior, capable and knowledgable Magician, and the connected and loyal Lover all have their place, while the immature archetypes provide a guide for what really needs repair within the psyche. Moore is right: there are a lot of us who are still little boys in many ways. I regard this book quite highly, and will re-read it again after I recover it from the last person I lent it to.. This is one of the pivotal books of my life. It has its flaws, and could be twice its length, and still leave the reader wanting further study. I highly recommend it.
A manual to for the male psyche January 12, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have no background in psychology, I am a tradesman. I read KWML about 6 months ago and found it to be the 'how-to' guide to repair and rebuild following a devastating personal loss. The four mature archetypes and their attendant immature 'shadows' were highly illustrative to me. The benevolent King, the courageous and disciplined Warrior, capable and knowledgable Magician, and the connected and loyal Lover all have their place, while the immature archetypes provide a guide for what really needs repair within the psyche. Moore is right: there are a lot of us who are still little boys in many ways. I regard this book quite highly, and will re-read it again after I recover it from the last person I lent it to.. This is one of the pivotal books of my life. It has its flaws, and could be twice its length, and still leave the reader wanting further study. I highly recommend it.
 Insightful, but... May 28, 2003
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I found the most useful section to be Part I, "From Boy Psychology to Man Psychology". In this section, the child archetypes and their "shadow" (i.e. dysfunctional) forms are defined and traced to their manhood analogs. Diagrams and 'flow-charts' neatly outline the archetypal structure and development of the male psyche. Unfortunately, this lucid and insightful beginning is too short, and not followed up well by the payload; part II, "Decoding the Male Psyche", has problems.
We can find any universal pattern or archetype we want by selective sampling, and the authors do exactly that in Part II, especially in their superficial treatment of the Abrahamic religions; hence, important differences are overlooked. Instead of the cursory and somewhat muddled comparative mythology, the authors should have detailed male behavior patterns and motivations more thoroughly before examining them in an archetypal context.
The final section attempts to give concrete advice on applying the material presented earlier. "Accessing the Archetypal Powers of the Mature Masculine", though admirable and interesting, is probably too mystical for 'down to earth' types, and definitely too lean. But perhaps that is intentional as this book is an introduction to 5 subsequent lectures that explore the individual archetypes in greater detail.
Despite these shortcomings, I think this is a good book and recommend it; I certainly thank the authors for their insight. But don't look for cohesive argumentation, nor much practical advice. Instead take it as a catalyst for reflection, as the book gives fresh perspectives on the male psyche for those who are not familiar with Jung.
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