Status Updates From Iron John: A Book About Men

I also think Judaism has a good model of masculine ritual that promotes being part of the wider community of men without being isolated from your family. In fact, it’s very pro family.

I also think it’s interesting George Lucas was so familiar with this same canon and decided to tell a story about where taking a boy and isolating him from his family to create a warrior, Anakin, backfired to the point of destroying democracy.

Seems full of reaches so far disguised in fairy tales eg I don’t think feminism ruined men, I think if masculinity is that fragile it’s not innate. I don’t think men need to be isolated from their families to become men.(I think that’s how societies groomed warriors). But the problems men face that are contended with in this book are worth thinking about.

Great chapter on how the strength in men lies not only in their physical prowess, but also within their emotional capacity

Amazing chapter. Talks about the three warrior within men and how it all ties back into lack of boundaries when it comes to their relationship , whether that be family relationship or personal. Using analogies like iron and copper to compare these, as well as stories from the Odyssey and other text was such a great thing to read.

Refers to this place of development as "the garden" for men, and helps them recognize the feminine in women as they begin to draw attraction towards that energy.

"Once in the garden - which may take 10 years to develop - has been experienced, then we can say the young man has begun to honor his own soul, has learned to become a lover, and has learned to dance."