Sensitive Men & the Warrior Archetype
Sensitive Men & the Warrior Archetype
Why modern spiritual men need Men's Work
Many soft-sensitive-spiritual men really need to activate, access, & integrate their Warrior.
To be soft, sensitive, spiritual, and loving is a tremendous gift in a man, yet if it is not balanced by the Warrior’s power and determination, the man will likely struggle in life and be unable to fully live his truth.
The Warrior energy is characterized by being direct, no-bullshit, assertive, devoted, committed, and mission-oriented.
The Warrior physically trains the body and follows through on commitments.
The Warrior is high-integrity, loyal, true, focused, determined, resilient.
The Warrior takes action and is the one who simply ‘gets the job done.’
We are coming to the end of ‘Inner Child month’ in Brothers of the Ever Innocent Heart.
June is Warrior month.
The Warrior archetype is huge for modern men in general, yet especially huge for men who are somewhat imbalanced toward their feminine side.
Men who are passive ‘nice guys’—soft, sensitive, emotional, squishy, often spiritual.
These men are often cut off from the ‘deep masculine.’
From their masculine core.
From their healthy masculine energy.
The Warrior in its fullness is an indispensable healthy masculine energy.
If men do not initiate into their Warrior…
They cannot be trusted to tell it like it is.
They cannot be trusted to be direct with people.
To have direction in life.
To follow through on the things they say they’re going to do.
To take powerful action and get shit done.
The modern soft-sensitive-spiritual man deeply needs to activate the Warrior and cultivate the Warrior’s positive qualities—to become a Warrior of the Heart.
If he doesn’t, he will feel flaccid, weak, overly ‘nice,’ people-pleasing, inauthentic, and ineffective.
He will not do what needs to be done to give his gifts to the world.
He likely won’t do what needs to be done to meet his own needs.
Thus, he will grow resentful, and that resentment will leak out in unpleasant or self-sabotaging ways.
As I said, June is Warrior Month in the brotherhood I founded last year.
We will be doing some confronting exercises that will probably be triggering for some guys but will be aimed to help men activate their Warrior…
Activate their capacity to be direct / no-bullshit / assertive / determined / committed / mission-oriented— the qualities of the Warrior.
I’m excited for this month. I can definitely use this activation too. Integrating my Warrior has been a huge journey over the past 10 years, and it’s definitely ongoing.
Brothers…
Warrior Month would be a pretty intense month to join as a first month but if you’re up for it, it would likely be a highly impactful place to start with this work.
There are a few spaces available for men to join the weekly Sunday circle or the weekly Tuesday circle, both of which run from 5pm - 7pm CET every week.
Thought I’d give you that head’s up in case you’re meant to join us, brother 🙏🏼
If you feel a distinct knowing that you’re meant for this, reply to this email or message me on Telegram @jordanbates111 and let me know why you’re feeling called to the brotherhood.
Monthly financial contribution is on a sliding scale from $111-222/month.
This work is worth the investment.
Is it time to befriend and integrate your inner Warrior?
Love & Power,
Jordan Bates
Men’s Leadership Coach
Authenticity | Creativity | Integrity | Freedom
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Jordan Bates is a men’s leadership coach specializing in creativity, authenticity, pragmatic wisdom, grounded spirituality, psychedelic integration, & holistic life mastery. He is also a teacher, writer, mystic, artist, rapper, space-holder, and celebrator of God. He offers one-to-one coaching, men’s circles, self-guided courses, & retreats. If you feel called to work with him, book a free exploration call to connect heart-to-heart and discover how he may be able to support you.
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