COURSE

Becoming The Mindful Man: Part 3

This is the last part of our journey. In this course expect to learn what it really takes to be a man, how to recognise what is necessary and what is to be let go. You'll be introduced to the three mature male archetypes, The Warrior, The Magician and The Lover and learn how these three interact to create your King.

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Meet your Teacher

Douglas Robson

London, UK

Welcome back to the final part of this series, Becoming the Mindful Man. We have covered who we are as men, how we all produce a shadow and how we must intergrate that shadow in order to be whole. In the last part of this course we also looked at the immature male or boy archetypes and you spent our time developing your ideals culminating in your Hero and your plan to become your ideal self. In this part we shall delve into he mature masculine elements the King, warrior, magician and lover. You can imagine these four elements as the four solid foundations of your life. All four are important to pay attention to, when one dominates all the others your life is off-centre and imbalanced and will come crashing down. Like with everything it requires continual appraisal and care. The second law of thermodynamics teaches us that everything tends toward chaos if left to it’s own devices. This is your antidote to chaos. This is how you build a solid life as a man. Join me to find out more.

14 Days

258 students

4.8 stars

14 min / day

Abundance

English

Lesson 1

The Warrior

Welcome to the mature elements of the masculine. We kick this course off with the revered warrior archetype. This archetype is all about getting things done, using pragmatism, strategy and logic. Come discover how you can begin to embody this powerful energy.

Lesson 2

Warrior Activity: Clarity Of Mind

As discussed in the last session, a Warrior needs clarity of mind in order to be efficient and productive. In this session, we look at two ways you can develop clarity of mind and embody your warrior.

Lesson 3

Warrior Activity: Breathwork Practice

This session is all about setting goals and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. In this session, I'll lead you into a practice where we see how strong we really are and what it is like to do without.

Lesson 4

Warrior Bipolar Shadows

The Bipolar shadows of the Warrior are the Sadist and the Masochist. Both can have dramatic negative effects on others as your striving for perfection in your own life begins to go from wholesome to hurtful.

Lesson 5

The Magician

The magician shows up in so many stories and is exemplified by the sage who shows the hero the way. He is wise and he is competent. He is a knower and a master; with this session, you'll learn how to tap into both.

Lesson 6

Magician Activity: Becoming The Knower

In this session, we are going to open up our minds by closing our eyes. I'm going to lead you through a meditation to help you tap into yourself and your experience and help begin to pay attention to both. By doing this we are going to find out more about who we are and what we have to offer.

Lesson 7

Magician Bipolar Shadows

Here we look at the Know-it--all Trickster and the Innocent One. These bipolar shadows both use deception to get in the way of truth and progress. These are both close to my heart, but let's see how they impact you.

Lesson 8

The Lover

The Lover is so often neglected by us men. It doesn't come naturally to many of us and so we need to work at it. This session is all about connecting with the lover and finding out we can embrace joy in life and connect with others.

Lesson 9

The Lover Activity: Loving From Afar

The Gratitude letter is such a powerful tool I wanted to adapt to as many people as possible. I know from losing my Dad that it's hard to connect with those that we have lost, but this activity will help you do just that. It is also perfect for when you're not ready to doo the gratitude letter in person.

Lesson 10

Lover Bipolar Shadows

The Shadow elements of the Lover come in the form of the Addicted Lover and the Impotent Lover. Both are unable to fully connect with themselves, the world or others. As such they feel isolated and dissatisfied. Learn how we can recognise these energies and take action against them.

Lesson 11

The King

We have made it to the final energy, The King. The King archetype is one of the most pervasive of all characters and shows up in so many stories. In this session, I break down the history of the "King" story to help you understand how this can be your story.

Lesson 12

What Makes A Good King?

In the last session, you learnt all about the King story and how it came to be, in this episode we look at what elements make a good king. We learn the importance of seeing, speaking, proving and protecting.

Lesson 13

The King Activity: Developing Your Kingdom

The King is our crowning jewel and comes partly from all the other archetypes, but has some of his own features too. In this episode, we look at developing the elements of a King that are necessary to be the ultimate man we can be.

Lesson 14

Go Forth

A huge well done for completing this course and taking the time and energy required for this level of self-examination. I can tell you most people never get to this point so you are part of the elite. I trust you have learned a lot, especially about yourself, but I have one more lesson for you.

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Recent Reviews

Solange

December 20, 2024

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Sepehr

November 15, 2023

Well-articulated thoughts and a good archetype framework worth contemplating about. Thank you for sharing, good magician 🪄

Dan

September 8, 2023

An eye opening Part 3, that continued to expand my knowledge and self awareness. It taught me a lot about being a better man, utilising more courage, compassion, truth and balance. My greatest takeaways, - watching out for "drive mode" and being more fun loving and spontaneous - cold showers! - a gratitude letter to my mother - help (see and listen to) others, not just myself Thanks for such a generous, inspiring course!

August 28, 2023

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