Once There Was a Tribe Where Every Man Was A King
The Jungian Archetypes which we use as metaphors in the ManKind Project both challenge and comfort us in our daily work as New Warriors. The roles of Lover, Warrior, Magician and King represent both the shadow and the gold as it shows up in all our interactions with our families, our communities and especially with ourselves. It is therefore unsurprising that New Warriors are inspired to tell and retell their own Hero’s Journey...
What Do Men Want? Why Not Just Ask Them?
by Earl Hipp What a wonderfully simple idea! Why don’t we just ask men what they want? That is what a couple of good men decided to do using the Twitter platform. From that powerful intention, an unusual and global chain of events has transpired to allow this very masculine seedpod of feelings, hungers, and dreams to be opened into the world. As the story goes, UK based Tony Martin had the very creative idea of starting a “male...
Eating Our Own Shadow
by Rick Borutta Let’s say that if you are reading this essay then at some point in your life a mirror was held up to you by another person and you were told to take a good look at yourself. So you did, and you noticed that darker side of your reflection – your shadow. Now that you are aware that this shadow is a part of you in all that you do, what do you do with it? Turn it into gold? Perhaps. But what exactly does that mean?...
Looking for Insight on Being a Man in Today’s World?
When Matthew Sloane tired to find resources for guys in his local bookstore, he got very little help from browsing the shelves, and what he found all revolved around one predicable topic. FORTUNATELY FOR US, There are plenty of great resources for men that have been published recently. The ManKind Project Journal is proud to offer our own list of Best Men’s Books compiled by New Warrior Ryan Stanga. Matthew’s bookstore...
Successful Completion of the Seiler School in Ethiopia
An update from Peter Seiler It’s been five years since the death of my uncle, but I have finally created the school he requested in his last will and testament. The Ella and Wolfgang Seiler School has been built in the tribal area of the Hamar in South Omo Ethiopia. Actual building time was only half a year, and it is the first earth bag based building in Ethiopia. The Governor of the state, Ato Awoke, visited it during its...
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