@Joseph Morton Welcome. It's normal to feel deflated when doing the shadow work stuff and digging through the past. Use that refined king energy to create a plan to tap into more of your other quadrants.

@Shea Manning welcome Shea from LA. Thanks for sharing a bit about yourself. The test you took is only indicative. The Warrior and Lover systems are held in a natural tension as opposites, so an under-functioning Warrior shows up when more energy is flowing through the Lover part of the psyche. You've got that balanced King and Magician which is ideal for being a teacher and a coach.

@Shea Manning you're doing it right! And you're right that we don't really know these people enough to say. But based on what we do know, it's interesting to take a look through this framework and try and make sense of people's true motives... i.e. is Elon Musk this hero for free speech and problem solver in the balanced Magician mould? Well, some people thought he was at the time when he purchased Twitter. But for me, personally, I had him marked as the Manipulator archetype, the kind of man who witholds truth and uses it as a weapon. So purchasing Twitter is what a manipulator would do, whilst making it look like he was doing it for good.

@Shea Manning I'm really struggling to make sense of alot of what's going on with the big picture stuff today. But you seem to have a good grasp on things. I have friends who tell me ignorance is bliss... and this is where i can anchor it back into the archetypes world view - my inner Magician just wants to know! But I do think there are great cycles at play, such as the Fourth Turning. So in one sense we are flotsom on the tide, but in another we have absolute agency over our life and choices. But it's not easy.

Link to lecture: https://youtu.be/MMpI9-E90Ho?si=9fDIScjNYo4Rjc1J

@Emmanuel Oladunjoye I think I know what you're saying. Shall we all sit in bliss (blissed out) when we literally have tyranny creeping over us (digital ID cards). There's a time and place for these things. So yes, moderation and discernment when to deploy into these energies is needed. You can pick and choose when.

@Emmanuel Oladunjoye Moderation is an intention you can set yourself if your Lover is inflated and in need of boundaries. That balance comes with the Warrior and his ability to set boundaries and protect them. This also requires dicernment to moderate what is allowed in your boundaries and what isn't by your warrior standing guard. Easy example: the man who is struggling with a drink problem gets invited somewhere where he knows friends will be drinking and he will end up too. The inflated Lover in him will say yes. The balanced Warrior will decline it.