I think archetypes have a lot of power to them. They function as symbols that transcend simple words and allow one to understand a concept in its fullness without getting bogged down by minutia. When we are young we naturally follow archetypes. One day we’re a pirate raiding new ports, next day we’re a viking, next a crusader, next a spartan, next a marine, and so on and so forth. While as children we have little understanding of the tactics of these men yet understand the ethos and spirit naturally.
Then somewhere along the way we get castrated and neutered and put into a mold that was never made for a man, all to fund and fuel a system that hates our guts ran by people who are probably literally demons. Not to mention have our souls polluted with things like porn, drugs, and other numbing agents. But that’s not what this is about. This is about the power of archetypes to guide your life and self-development. Whether we know it or not we’re out living out an archetype of one sort or another. It’s either the one we want or the one that was programmed into us by others who do not have our best interest at heart. It’s time to start living out the archetypes that benefit yourself and sit right with your soul.
Masculine Archetype #1 – The Outlaw
Obviously I’m a bit partial to this one but it’s one of oldest as well. I guess a modern way to say this would be the “bad boy”. Call it whatever you want outlaw, bad boy, cowboy, renegade, there is a timeless masculine appeal to this archetype. The guy who represents freedom, strength, and savagery in his own way. A man who doesn’t allow the rules of society to control and neuter him but walks him own independent path with a band of loyal brothers against the modern world. This archetype embodies the masculine desire for freedom, independence from slavery, and tribal bonds (you’ll never hear the expression “as thick as HR reps”).
There are many ways to embody this archetype and as you’ll see there are certain things that you should be doing to embody any masculine archetype. Lift weights, learn combat (hand to hand, blade, pistol, rifle, shotgun, small unit tactics), forge bonds with brothers, read books outside of the mainstream, get a motorcycle, find an independent source of income, make it unique to you. Strive for freedom and brotherhood. Become savage and find your brothers.
Masculine Archetype #2 – The Barbarian
This shares many traits with the outlaw. The barbarian is the brutish beast that lives outside the confines of neutering civilization. He is a man who also lives for himself and his brothers above the “slave morality” of the mass produced drone units. Another way to say this is savage or barbarian. The one who is willing to do what must be done to enforce his will upon the world. The one who shows no mercy to his enemies and tolerates no weakness within himself. He is at home in the wilds and with the wind blowing in his face. He is brutish, fierce, and above all else a man.
He knows that might does indeed make right and that only the strong survive, he is not weakened or confused by the illusions of the modern world, he sees right through them and laughs at how pathetic they look to a true man. Again the path to the barbarian shares many things in common with the outlaw make savage the mind, body, and spirit. Combat, lifting, reading, getting out in nature, and the constant testing of yourself and the rooting out of weakness. Be a savage barbarian who causes the false gods of the modern world to tremble.
Masculine Archetype #3 – The Conqueror
Or the pirate. This is the man that sees what he wants and takes it from the world, damn what anyone else thinks or wants. His loyalty is to his band or troops alone the rest of the world is to conquer and raid. Men such as Alexander the Great and the Vikings embodied this archetype. Men who saw the world as their personal challenge to overcome, conquer, and reap the rewards of doing so from. They knew the path to being the greatest conqueror was to be a man to the fullest that they could be.
Man was made to conquer, he was made to conquer other tribes, lands, women, and much more. To never compromise with weakness or the satanic sickness of the modern world. But instead to conquer them both. The path to the conqueror requires that you are strong enough to conquer that which you will come across. Again combat, strength, quick thinking, courage, wisdom, and decisive action. Things that are developed by testing yourself each and every day to be the best that you can be.
Commonalities & Your Unique Spirit
No matter which you choose to embody the path to truly embodying them is very similar. You must lift weights or find another way to become strong. You must know how to fight from combative hand to hand to blade to gun and more. You must not allow to mind to atrophy you must challenge and expand it with the thoughts and ideals of great men who came before you. Read stories of the great legends of men who came before and their tales. Cultivate a fire in your spirit and never let it burn out don’t let the numbing agents or ethos of the modern world neuter your very soul and snuff out the flame as they so desperately want to do.
Live as a free man with his brothers. Test yourself each and every day. While the path is similar the end result is different. While we all have masculine souls that ultimate expression of masculinity with our souls is going to be different. One of us may be an outlaw another a barbarian while another a conqueror and king and so on and so forth. Only by walking the path will you know what your spirit has in store for you. But you’ll only know by taking action and walking to walking not just thinking the thought or talking the talk, so get walking.
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-Charles Sledge
