Ruwando Podcast: Psychology For Men with Brains and Balls

Rick and Morty is one of the most popular TV shows due to great writing and clever plotlines. But one of the reasons for its diehard male fan base maybe how the show demonstrates elements of the male psychodrama. In this episode, Ruwan discusses a few elements of the masculine unconscious that is portrayed in the show.Music by @collin_stanley For the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/gWdvZN9dgro See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

Drawing from Robert Anton Wilson's Prometheus Rising, we dig into Timothy Leary's Eight Circuit Model of Consciousness. The first four circuits (bio-survival, emotional-territorial, semantic, and socio-sexual) are present in all humans. Most human behavior, individually and collectively, is unconsciously driven by these circuits. Understanding them allows us to explain and predict behavior in politics, personality, and response to the environment. Much of this episode relates to the earlier Medusa/Mother Complex and Father Wound/Hero's Journey episodes, though from a more biological level. This gives a more neurological basis for the metaphoric ideas of Carl Jung.For the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/QgHTUimFv7Q See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

What is the point of an ego?Many spiritual folks demonize the ego as this thing to 'transcended'. But the ego is one of the most important (and human) parts of the psyche. An expressed ego is necessary to unify your unconscious elements towards creativity and away from self-sabotage.We continue today through the Hero's Journey from the Mother Complex and Father Wound to what the formed ego is "supposed to do" once it has formed. We explain how the ego evolved alongside the evolution of life (and arguably all energy and matter). We also talk about why and how amoeba wiggles.For the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/UWxvcGfh_rU See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is a retired Army Ranger and the author of On Killing, On Combat, and a number of other books on the psychology of violence. His first book greatly influenced Ruwan when he was an officer select in the US Marine Corps. We discuss the Warrior archetype, trends affecting male mental health, how to prepare yourself for the worst, and stoicism.Grossman's work: https://www.Killology.comAccess your inner Protector in the Masculine Archetype Challenge: https://www.Ruwando.com/ArchetypeFor the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/jWDKHH7ey7wSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Steve Jones is a clinical hypnotherapist and has been on TV a lot. I brought him on to speak on Astral Projection: the subjective act of leaving the body. He shares some hows and whys along with some interesting takes on reality.Free hypnosis download on his website: https://www.stevegjones.comFor the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/jVNj3vl6ldg See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

The Father Wound are insecurities that come from the shortcomings of our primary role model. Many myths show slaying a father figure (i.e. Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader) because it represents a man being able to separate from his paternal shadow. Healing the wounds, and expressing dormant masculinity happens through what Joseph Campbell calls the Secondary Father.What it means to 'slay the dragon' in your mind'Saving the princess' myths and your own AnimaHow to heal your Father WoundThe anthropological/sociological correlation, tribal rites of passageWhy so many stories have orphans as the main characterThe logical side of the creative actLeadership, reality creation, and decisivenessGenes vs. memesHow to live a Life TriumphantHeal your Father Wound. Take the 21 Day Masculine Archetype Challenge.For the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/uugoanuCXiU See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

Brett Jones is the chief instructor at StrongFirst, accomplished strongman. We speak about strength from the cellular level all the way up to the mindset required to apply force. Aside from the useful strength tips, this episode is chock full of metaphors for growth in life.Check out his work at AppliedStrength.com and StrongFirst.comThe Masculine Archetype Challenge now includes a complimentary video call with me again. Join at Ruwando.com/ArchetypeFor the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/eTQKtrSck9w#Kettlebells #Strongfirst #movementculture #ArchetypalMasculinity See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

The Mother Complex is an early obstacle in the individuation of masculine consciousness. It affects one's ability to relate to the Feminine aspect of the psyche in all its forms: Women (in dating), your own emotions and creativity, and your social environment.This episode covers it on 3 layers:How to overcome the Dark Feminine's challenge to your individuation (The internal Hero's Journey)How it maps to anthropological evolution, from our neolithic ancestors to modern Homo SapiensRuwan's personal experience of confronting the Dark Feminine when he was in the Matriarchal cult.How it relates to men's mental health, anxieties, violence, and the male suicide epidemic.How individual consciousness maps to sociological consciousness (Neumann)Unpacking weird stories like the Oedipus Complex, and Myth of Isis/Osirus/HorusSon of Swords archetype and the development of ego within the Hero's Journey (Campbell)Patriarchal vs. Matriarchal culture and effect on the psycheOrigins of the Fear of WomenGenesis and our inevitable "fall from grace" (Advent of agriculture)The Oral-Bio Survival Circuit (Robert Anton Wilson)Simple practical actions to confront your own Mother ComplexesFor the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/mIVM_jxlawg#ArchetypalMasculinity #DominancePsychology #HowtoAttractFeminineWomen #ArousalControl See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

How to evolve out of 'boy psychology': How individual consciousness correlates with collective, manic pixie dream girl/great mother, dark triad traits and completing cycles, Freud's sexual theory.For the video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/uXe3SVWlaGc/#ArchetypalMasculinity #DominancePsychology #HowtoAttractFeminineWomen #ArousalControl #ManicPixieDreamGirl #JungianPsychology #DakrTriad #RedPillPsychology #Archetypes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

Matt Bowden is a musician and visionary who created safe alternatives to drugs in New Zealand. He is featured in a VICE documentary on the legal drug trade. We speak about intuition, spirituality, and of course, drugs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe