Archetypes and Personality

HE: Understanding Masculine Psychology,     
Transformation: Understanding the Three Levels of Male Consciousness

by Robert A. Johnson.

The author, a Jungian analyst, explores the pathways of men's psychological development and completion.  Provide excellent example of how ancient myths, and the archetypes they present, are carriers of meaning for a man's life.

King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine

by Robert Moore and Arthur Gillette

which was followed by a series:
The King Within
The Warrior Within
The Lover Within
The Magician Within

Jungian prescriptions to access the inner energy symbolized by the archetypes of the liberating, life-giving king, the aggressive warrior within, the magician, and the pleasure loving lover. Some also available on audiotape.

The Boy Who Married An Eagle  
and
Warming The Stone Child.
Audio tapes by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.

These growth-inspiring tapes are by the author of  "Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype", the book that took the world by storm.

Using the medium of storytelling, this audiotape  illustrates the "workings" of archetypal psychology in a man's life, as well as being an enjoyable listen. The author is a Jungian analyst and masterful storyteller.

In this challenging and enlightening companion volume to the bestselling Goddesses in Everywoman, Jean Shinoda Bolen turns her attention to the powerful inner patterns--or archetypes--that shape men's personalities, careers, and personal relationships. Viewing these archtypes as the inner counterparts of the outer world of cultural stereotypes, she demonstrates how men an women can gain an nvaluable sense of wholeness and integration when what they do is consistent with who they are.

An in-depth analysis and cohesive overview of archetypal psychology by the best selling author and medical intuitive.  Building on the work of Carl Jung, this book charts a path to personal development and spiritual growth.

Both books are part of the Llewellyn's Men's Spirituality Series, usually sell out very quickly but used copies can usually be found in paperback.

Not trivial "new age", pop psych books. These are extremely well written books of sacred wisdom, dealing with ones own "personal myths", consistent with Jungian  theory.

Fire in the Belly: On Being A Man
by Sam Keen

Consulting editor of Psychology Today , Keen ( Faces of the Enemy ) argues that men must define their identities by severing themselves from women as approval-giving mother figures and as the ancient Goddess who continues to exert power within the male psyche's hidden recesses.

Going beyond the modern rites of manhood--alienating work, war, performance-oriented sex--the new male "psychonaut" brings forth meaning by undertaking "a spiritual journey into the self."

These classic stories portray that part of the male psyche that is normally buried under conventional male roles, heroic ideals, and patriarchal ambitions, breaking dramatically with traditional masculine values and typical stereotypes.

Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World. 

Which one of the
Greek gods are you?

Investigate the online personality test that reveals which of the Greek gods is functioning as an archetype in your life.