Types Of Men

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

Today I would like to present a small summary from the book by T. Zinkevich-Evstigneeva "The courageous always win." It will be dedicated to male types, or as they are also called - archetypes. I hope that this topic will help women to better understand men, to understand their role in their life, depending on one or another archetype of masculinity

And men will be able to learn something new about themselves

So, there are seven main male archetypes - Warrior, Philosopher (teacher), Merchant (hunter), Peasant, Monarch, Monk, Slave (servant). Why exactly this division? Because in all societies, in all state structures among men, there have always been warriors, philosophers, merchants (entrepreneurs), peasants, monarchs (rulers, leaders), monks (hermits, holy fools, initiates) and slaves (servants, executors).

Let's take a closer look at them, and start with the Warrior.

Warrior - forms in a man a desire to fight and win, provoke a conflict and actively act in it, to seize new territories. The main states of the Warrior are excitement and inhibition. Either he fights, or he actively relaxes (and women do not like the way he does it at all). The Warrior archetype is the main source of male aggression, anger, rage. If a man does not have normal ways of reacting to the Warrior's aggression (sports, for example, quarrels with competitors, bosses or just fools), he will be unbearable in everyday life. A harmonious Warrior in a man makes a woman feel protected - he will protect, guard and bring trophies of war to her feet.

Philosopher - forms in a man the desire to know the truth and transfer this knowledge to others. Thanks to the Philosopher, a man seeks to get an education (and more than one!), To create his own theory explaining the structure of the world and human relations, and also to tell many about it. The shadowy side of the Philosopher is manifested in the orthodoxy of judgments, painful attachment to his views, inflexibility of position. A harmonious Philosopher makes a man wise, tolerant, gives the gift of speech, the ability to observe and contemplate. The Harmonious Philosopher allows a man to be a wise father.

Merchant - forms in a man a craving for adventure, risk, adventures, gives excellent communication skills and creative thinking. The Merchant archetype helps a man to find an approach and a common language with different people, to manipulate them, to bring them to the decision they need. The strong Merchant archetype makes a man a Great Combinator. In his head, there are many options for solving one problem at the same time. The dark side of the Merchant is manifested in the desire to manipulate people, excessive risk-taking, gambling, extreme conditions. A harmonious Merchant forms an excellent Hunter in a man. In addition, the harmoniously developed archetype of the Merchant really attracts money to a man.

Peasant - forms in a man the desire for a stable, well-oiled life. It is the archetype of the Peasant in the man that says: “The main thing that you have to do is build a house, plant a tree and raise a son. In this case, your life can

call it successful. There is no need to grab the stars from the sky, be content with what you have, and do not miss the chance to multiply it! A peasant helps a man to stock up, take care of offspring, be thrifty, pragmatic, and forward-looking. The shadow side of the Peasant is manifested in greed, selfish pragmatism, attachment to material values. A harmonious peasant helps a man to handle money competently, to plan income and expenses, enhances his natural instinct.

Monarch - forms in a man the desire for power, superiority, domination in everything. The dark side of the Monarch can make a man despotic, authoritarian, cruel, narcissistic, uncritical. A Harmonious Monarch gives a man the strength to take responsibility, make important decisions, patronize and care for those close to him (as well as distant ones). The Monarch archetype is another source of male aggression. But in this case, she already has a different color than that of the Warrior. Aggression of the Monarch does not arise by itself, but always as a reaction to disobedience, disobedience, disagreement of another, and also in cases when someone else, besides him, has the audacity to claim the role of leader. The monarch in the man is angry that things are not going the way he imagined; people act in their own way, which means they do not trust him, the wisest and most perspicacious! The Monarch's aggression is not easy to react in the gym. A man will be able to cope with this aggression after he beats someone. Only after that he will be able to reflect, analyzing the reasons for disobedience and correcting his own shadow nature.

Monk- forms self-sufficiency in a man, a desire to live in solitude, a desire to serve a high, beautiful Idea. The Monk archetype gives a man the power of self-restraint, abstinence. There are many legends about lone warriors. In those heroes, in addition to the Warrior archetype, the Monk archetype was strongly expressed. The shadow side of this archetype makes a man withdrawn, distrustful, unsociable, devaluing beautiful worthy ideas. A harmonious Monk gives a man inspiration to serve a high idea (the idea of God, the common good, world peace, etc.), internal and external discipline, self-sufficiency.

Slave - forms in a man the desire and ability to serve someone else, to obey the rules, without discussing their expediency, tolerance for adversity and hardship. The shadow side of the Slave makes a man envious, unsure of himself, anxious, irresponsible, dissatisfied with the established rules and his "masters" and at the same time desperately desiring to possess all the benefits of the world for free and immediately. The harmoniously presented Slave gives the man the power of submission to necessity; the ability to adapt to the "pyramid" system, a rigid hierarchy; the desire to clearly follow orders, without discussing or criticizing them.

There is another interesting male archetype - this is Jester. It was formed much later. However, today the Jester is present in almost every worthy man, endowing him with a sense of humor, an ironic attitude to life, ability to provocation, paradoxical judgment and acting ability.

And I would like to add that masculine strength is supported by the simultaneous work of all seven archetypes. But depending on the personality of a man, his temperament, heredity, his masculine strength can manifest itself through two or three archetypes.