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# The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine Paperback – May 19, 2009

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    New Archetypes for the New Masculine
  

*by G***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2009*

It's a bountiful universe in here. I'd been thinking about traditional Jungian archetypes and how - and if - they fit in with the concept of the New Masculine, and suddenly, Matthew Fox's book, "The Hidden Spirituality of Men," shows up.In it, Fox explores ten archetypes, or metaphors, that he believes speak to a revival of the healthy masculine, "indeed, the Sacred Masculine."  "The authors of the classic work Green man point out that for Jung, 'an archetype will appear in new form to redress imbalances in society at a particular time when it is needed. According to this theory, therefore, the Green Man is rising up into our present awareness in order to counterbalance a lack in our attitude to Nature.'"Each of the ten archetypes in Fox's book is arising for the same reasons - to redress imbalances in our culture and in our very souls. For the latter flows from the former.It's not that the former archetypes - especially the King and the Warrior - are no longer applicable, but that they, too, are evolving as we evolve.In my workshop, The integral Warrior: Embodying the New Masculine, we're going to be "killing off" the patriarchal properties of these former archetypes so the new archetypes can arise and take their place in a more evolved consciousness. For instance, the Green Man has a fierceness and a determination that parallels the Warrior, and suddenly the Warrior becomes the Spiritual Warrior that stands alongside the Green Man. Without saying so, it appears to me that the King archetype, a model of patriarchy, however soft and benevolent, is replaced by the Blue Man, or Father Sky, who models compassion and creativity, "cunning as snakes and wise as doves."  "The green man demands that men stand up. That men become men. Men have been stuck in a daze brought on by modern philosophy, consumerism, and a pseudo-masculine media-promoted identity. The green man calls us to stand for the love of the Earth and the health of future generations. Stand for the trees and the animals that are being destroyed and with them the sustainability of our own species. Stand for community and compassion rather than individual power and domination. Stand for the children and generations to come."Joseph Gelfer, in his book "Numen, Oldmen: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy," is absolutely correct in his assessment of patriarchal stances in the evangelical, mythopoetical, and even the Integral approach to men's spirituality.Fox's book helps the neo-men's movement (my term) take a fresh look at archetypes without the hard and soft patriarchies of the earlier movement.For me, this is a major component of the New Masculine. This is where I want to go, and I'm going to take as many men with me as I can! [...]

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent Exploration Opening Spiritual Pathways for Men
  

*by F***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019*

Fox is an excellent writer, and with few exceptions here and there, cogently makes points that track with my own lengthening interest in and history of men's spirituality, especially as it intertwines with men's sexual lives. Most of the ten metaphors that he unpacks and examines are familiar to me, though not all evenly so.  Fox's grasp of the history of Christian doctrine alongside his wide-ranging knowledge of Eastern and Native American traditions, makes this book helpful for scholars as well as others.  He is, in my opinion, entirely correct about the trouble men are in now, and I believe he poses credible and helpful ways out of our dilemma.  I am especially grateful that he manages to support gender balance without in the least compromising the uniqueness of masculine spirituality.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good, bit more of a scholarly  work
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021*

This book had some interesting  points, but  was a little to scholarly  and not enough  practical  use. More applications  for the reader  would have made an instant  world shaker!

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