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Almost every great heroic myth begins with a failed or fallen Masculine.

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@latestincosmos My allegiance is to Truth and Beauty.

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Interestingly, it used to be women who kept other women "in line" because they understood the idea that chastity and virtue were a well-respected traits. I think we're returning to a setup similar to that in the coming years, although it will be a bit more evolved, meaning women will consciously choose celibacy and sexual restraint of their own volition due to significantly improved value systems and tight-knit circles. The rest will run free and continue to rot.

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Love is a vast and unchartered dimension. I think that's one reason why the Masculine is so drawn to love. It is uncharted, it is unexplored, it is undiscovered.

Love is everything that is unknown in our own hearts. Forget the Wild West, the Far East, forget deep space... I think in so many ways, love is the final frontier.

For that reason alone, we must go into it. Because it is the adventure of our lifetime.

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Men and the Masculine more broadly are seeking a "new" identity that will inevitably lead them on a path of reclamation.

A great return.

There is a readiness to rise, to ascend, but first a return to the holy ground within.

A quest to know thyself.

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Ultimately, I think what IM is speaking to is the King, specifically his "blessing" function. He takes great delight in acknowledging and honoring other men, expanding them and readying them to take on greater responsibility.

Such a blessing can be a psychologically and spiritually powerful event for men, younger men especially. It is a healing energy that fuels and propels a rise into each man's own form of greatness.

On a hot streak he somehow gets hotter. In brokenness, the King chooses to see wholeness and helps lift him from the ashes.

It is simple as an "atta boy" yet as close as an "I see you."

Indeed these blessings bring warmth to the hearts of men. A pure transference of love.

[Illimitable Man (IM) @SovereignIM]

I am mindful that most people are underappreciated even when they exceptionally perform, so I go out of my way to compliment and validate people doing a great job so we continue to see more greatness. Morale is probably the most pertinent, yet most neglected aspect of everything we do - so I like to do my bit to improve it wherever I see someone I believe is deserving.

When you praise people, you probably don't think it's worth much or that you're really making much of a difference, and yet if you cast your mind back, you can probably recall a time you were having a particularly rough time and someone's kind and sincere words really stuck with you and felt healing - well that is what you are doing for people when you recognise their efforts and abilities and praise them.

This does not mean being sycophantic or over the top, it is just giving recognition, something like a simple: "well done, you're doing great, keep it up" - we as a culture are quick to complain and demand, but very slow to praise and appreciate - we are far too much stick, and far too little carrot - so we take each other too much for granted, and then wonder why so many people feel tired and drained. A little appreciation truly does go a long way. Never underestimate the power of gratitude. It costs you nothing, but gives someone else something - it is alchemic, beautiful - true generosity of heart!

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@Beargirl_1 *adores

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“Some nights stay up till dawn, as the moon sometimes does for the sun. Be a full bucket pulled up the dark way of a well, then lifted out into light.”

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Masculine integration brings a woman structure. She aligns herself with a set of principles before finding containment in a man and then living under his principles.

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Any pain, any suffering, any sacrifice – "bearing your cross" – can overflow with meaning and purpose because do it for something or someone outside of yourself.

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I don't mean to say that only one person should "change" for the other in relationship, but the brunt of responsibility to do so will always fall on the Feminine.

The reason why is because it is in her nature to adapt, assimilate, and otherwise tether herself to the vertical axis that is the Masculine.

Not to mention that if she, an often unpredictable and fickle force, is able to bend and change a man to her liking, she understands on a soul level that he has not the strength or fortitude to safely contain her.

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The Masculine acts as the stable, vertical axis that can move all things.

The Feminine is stirred into motion, dancing around this axis.

She is like the moon and he is like the sun.

Beautiful post, beautiful polarity.

[smoothie @shedrinkswater]

I still do this thing with my dad where I keep orbiting around him while he works.

I walk into his room, hover near his desk, peek into his phone, computer, files, and he looks at me and asks, “What do you need?” And I say, “Nothing,” because I genuinely need nothing. I just want to be around him.

While he is still working, I suddenly begin a full monologue about something I read, or became obsessed with that day, and he keeps listening with one part of his mind while the other part remains inside his work.

I also have this strange habit of half-waking from sleep, walking to him, narrating my entire dream in unnecessary detail, discussing its meaning while he is working out, and then going back to sleep.

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@GiaMMacool Agree. Top-tier women always possess a healthy integration of the Masculine.

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The key takeaway in this post only appears when you read between the lines.

On the surface, almost any woman reading it will take offense and insist she is a "grown-up" who should be treated as such.

The truth underneath, however, relates to the nature of the Feminine, which is anything but serious and "grown-up." Rather, she is much more child-like, care-free, and whimsical.

When you, as a man, invite and signal her to embody these traits, to embrace that way of being, she will light up with joy and radiate Femininity. It is to her benefit, and she will often think "he somehow knows me better than I know myself."

And yes, you can do all of this with playfulness and respect.

[Patrick Harrigan | RETURN TO MAN @Return_to_Man]

The key takeaway in this post only appears when you read between the lines.

On the surface, almost any woman reading it will take offense and insist she is a "grown-up" who should be treated as such.

The truth underneath, however, relates to the nature of the Feminine, which is anything but serious and "grown-up." Rather, she is much more child-like, care-free, and whimsical.

When you, as a man, invite and signal her to embody these traits, to embrace that way of being, she will light up with joy and radiate Femininity. It is to her benefit, and she will often think "he somehow knows me better than I know myself."

And yes, you can do all of this with playfulness and respect.

[Lovers’ Guide 💟 @guideforlovers]

Your problem with women is that you treat them as grown-ups

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The Feminine moves fluidly through the world seeking a grounded Truth outside of herself to anchor and believe in.

The Masculine journey is anchored in the pursuit of Truth itself.

Upon discovering it, the Masculine must then LIVE it and become the anchor of Truth in his own life AND the life of the Feminine.

He lovingly guides the Feminine toward that truth, and she either accepts and "surrenders" into Truth, or she does not.

This process requires detachment from the Masculine ("I would love for her to stay, but I'll continue onward if she goes").

And trust from the Feminine ("I don't know how or where this may go, but I choose to operate from a place of faith over fear").

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PSA

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Show me your dark side.

Show me everything.

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"Leave me be, my darling" I think to myself, knowing she is just a sweet girl who misses my presence and my energy.

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@ostrachan Equal in value on a soul level, but not equal in ability.