FTP076: The King Archetype – The Crown of Mature Masculine Psyche

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The King Archetype represents an integrated version of all other masculine archetypes.

The Lover, The Warrior and The Magician in their full expressions, with all positive traits solidified, are baked into The King. Interestingly enough, the childhood version of this archetype – The Divine Child, is the first one to emerge in a person’s life. To fully integrate the mature version of The King archetype, it usually takes many years and a lot of life experience.

In this episode, we give an overview of The King’s traits, its shadow versions, as well as how to access it in its fullness regardless of your age or the stage of life you are at.

In This Episode Of Future Thinkers:

• Recognizing the King’s traits in children’s behavior
• The Divine Child as the embodiment of pure love, joy, and hope for the future
• The Highchair Tyrant — the seeds of narcissism and entitlement
• The Weakling Prince as the passive shadow of The King Archetype
• Integrity, order, decisiveness, and responsibility in the full expression of The King
• The importance of mentoring and giving “blessings” to young men
• The home as the first domain of The King’s sovereignty
• Productive, creative, protective of others — the important roles of The King
• How being hyper-intellectual and hyper-rational can lead to shadow manifestations of The King
• Different kinds of legacies The King can leave behind
• How to apply and manifest the King’s traits in everyday life

Mentions and Resources:

• What Makes a Great King? Exploring the Archetype of the King in Movies and Television (video)
• Archetypes 101 – The King (video)
• The King Always Has an Evil Brother, Jordan Peterson talks about Scar (video)
• The Lion King (animated movie)
• Braveheart (movie)
• Lord of The Rings (movie series)
• Game of Thrones (TV show)

Book Recommendations:

• King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore and Doug Gillette
• 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos by Jordan Peterson
• Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together And Others Don’t by Simon Sinek

More From Future Thinkers:

• FTP075: The Magician Archetype – Rediscovering the Sacred Beyond the Mundane
• FTP074: Reclaiming The Warrior Archetype in Modern Masculinity
• FTP073: Accessing The Most Repressed Archetype in the Masculine Psyche – The Lover

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