Essays by topic.
These initial numbered chapters are for the background and the context of the Iron John story. How I have chosen to interpret the story. The chapter numbers are in the order in which I wrote them not in order of content.
Angels in the auditorium. A Christmas story in Johannesburg South Africa.
Chapter 00. A bit about how to understand these stories in general. or how I have chosen to interpret them from a Rite of passage and initiation point of view. Why that is important for us today as a culture?
The Iron John story. The journey viewed as a whole.
Chapter 001. What is Soul? Towards an understanding of Soul.
Chapter 003. What is Ego? Towards an understanding of Ego. How Ego is formed and its job description? How Shadow is formed as a by-product of the creation of Ego at the expense of Soul. OR “Down the rabbit hole with Alice”
Chapter 006 Shadow. Towards an understanding of Shadow. How and why is it formed?
Chapter 011 The Status-quo. Societies domesticating Aunts and Uncles, The inner voice that constantly judge and belittle us into submission.
The Rings of Power. An essay about Shadow
Chapter 008 An introduction to the relationship between Soul, Ego, Shadow, and the Status quo.
Chapter 009 A bit about initiation, rites vs rights of passage. Why this is important for us anyway.
Rites of Passage Rites of Passage us rights of passage, why are they important? What our culture loses when they are no longer practiced.
Jack and the Bean Stalk story.
Chapter 010 Kings and Kinship. To understand the young Prince’s journey we need to understand Kingship.
Our objection today to the concept of Kingship. Today the world denies any positive aspects of Male and masculine energy The Divine King energy.
Parenting:
Some thoughts on Parenting in our time.
A list of links to Chapters on this site that have to do with Rites of Passage as opposed to rights of passage.
Chapter 1 The importance of Rites of passage for our youth, our communities, and our time
Chapter 2 When the father is absent.
Chapter 3 Audio When the father is absent
Chapter 4 The cost to the world of absent and missing fathers
Chapter 5 Poem. The missing boy of our world.
Chapter 6 The Hero’s Journey A rite of passage. The journey from the head to the heart.
Chapter 7 Man’s search for meaning. Victor Frankl
Chapter 9 Youth Day. Jack and the Bean Stalk
Chapter 10 A community is best served
Chapter 11 Running from demons
Chapter 12 Unconscious Initiation. Hell on earth.
For Women, Mothers, and girlfriends in our culture. Gender-based Violence.
Why women in our culture need an inner King.
Sixteen days of activism December 2022.
Sixteen days of activism December 2021.
Violence in our land, Where is our outrage??
Jack and the Bean Stalk story Youth day June the 16th.
When Soul Calls.
The journey from the Head to the Heart.
Has anyone seen the Boy? That Joseph of Egyptian History, the one who could advise Kings?
What happened to the garden of Soul that was entrusted to us so long ago?
When the phone rings and it’s Soul on the other end!
Dealing with anger