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50 The Warrior Going Forward Sep 25, 2022

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In today's episode, we'll attempt to bring all the threads of this series together -- Spartans and Athenians, Alexander the Great, Arjuna and Krishna, the concept of the Inner War, and evolution of the Archetypes. Don't worry, there will be more episodes going forward, in which we'll dig even more deeply into this amazing and fascinating subject. Thanks for sticking with us!
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49 Who is the Enemy? Sep 18, 2022

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If the human being was born for adversity ... and if the Warrior Archetype was implanted within our psyche (or evolved on its own) to assist us in fighting wars ... what war should we fight? Who is the enemy? Today's episode makes the case that there's only one real war --- and that's the war inside ourselves. Do you want to call yourself a man (or a woman)? Fight THAT war. Stand up to THAT enemy.
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48 Beyond the Warrior Archetype Sep 11, 2022

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The Warrior Archetype is tremendously empowering. It can aid us in overcoming obstacles, external and internal. It can be virtuous, noble, honorable, even sacred. But it is not the be-all and end-all of your life or mine. What lies beyond the Warrior Archetype are the archetypes of the Mentor, the Teacher, the Father (or Mother), the King (or Queen), the Sage and the Mystic. Today we'll talk about building upon the noble foundation of the Warrior, as we evolve to higher and more inclusive expressions of ourselves.
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47 Are You A Western Hero Sep 04, 2022

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46 A Digression - The Western Movie Aug 28, 2022

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The hero in American Westerns (and Samurai tales and post-apocalyptic movies like "Mad Max") is the Warrior Archetype personified, at least in its latter-day configuration of the solitary man of violence, who lives by his own code and operates as a law unto himself. In this episode, we'll attempt to tie this figure in to the world we've been describing through our prior 45 episodes.
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45 The Sarissa's Song Aug 21, 2022

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44 The Soldier and the Sage Aug 14, 2022

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The yogis of Alexander's India sat in silence, naked in the sun. Yet to Telamon, our warrior philosopher, they were greater soldiers than any in Alexander's army. Today we'll examine how the Archetype of the Sage or the Mystic contains within it the virtues and strengths of the Warrior--and how Telamon perceived a chance at salvation for himself within this seeming contradiction.
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43 The Naked Wise Men Aug 07, 2022

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"I have conquered the need to conquer the world" means "I have defeated the dark side of the Warrior Archetype within me." Is this possible? In today's episode we'll examine the true historical encounter in India between Alexander and the yogis of that era---called by the Macedonians gymnosophists--the "Naked Wise Men."
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42 A Servant of Strife Jul 31, 2022

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Some protest war. Others, like Telamon, embrace it even as they hate it. "All things are born in strife, and all end in srife." But is that an answer? Telamon himself rejects it at the same time he espouses it. What lies beyond the Warrior Archetype? Can we get there? How?
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41 The Universal Soldier Jul 24, 2022

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Are warriors the same in all centuries, in all nations? I believe they are. Because the Warrior Archetype is universal and indelible. In today's episode we'll dig deeper into the character of Telamon, the Universal Soldier personified. He asks, of himself, the questions that warriors have asked for millennia. Am I a brute only? Can I slay others and not in some way slay myself? To whom can I confide, except my brothers?
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