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Posted by Cory on May 01, 2000 at 01:17:41:

In Reply to: Gods and Goddesses posted by Cory on May 01, 2000 at 01:10:08:

From Jan's site...

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Gods in Everyman. A New Psychology of Men's Lives and Loves (1989) isbn 0-06-250098-8 written by dr.Jean
Shinoda Bolen, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco,

The archetypes of our most revered Indo European ancestors, the Greeks, are perfect metaphors for our 9
basic drives/fears/needs. 3000 years of civilization changed culture, legal systems, technology, economy,
geography but the 9 basic human talents stayed the same during evolution. Dr. Bolen is master in describing
the historic context of modern psychology. And: who doesn't like to compare himself to a Greek god?

Zeus matches enneatype 8
Poseidon matches enneatype 1
Hades matches enneatype 9
Apollo matches enneatype 5
Hermes matches enneatype 3
Ares matches the (counterfobic) ennea type 6
Hephaestus matches enneatype 4
Dionysus matches enneatype 7
Metis matches enneatype 2

The author states that our patriarchal culture is changing towards a more matriarchal culture as symbolized
by the Metis goddess. I agree with the growing importance of empathy based traits in our society. We live
increasingly in a service based economy and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is what needs to get more important.

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Just an intuitive insight I had tonight, but I believe our purpose is to follow our muse, which can be expressed in the metaphor of the greek/roman gods and goddesses. For someone whose muse is Venus, their life purpose would be to provide love and warmth to those around them. For Jupiter it would be to provide leadership. I guess I'm just reiterating the enneagram, but I believe this is not some neurotic compulsion, but instead a reason for living. It's teleological, spiritual, and can be easily dismissed. I don't know. It's just that I believe I am an interpreter of the spirit of Apollo...that I must express Truth, in my case the medium is writing, to the world.

I may sound pretentious, but only to the conditioned ears.

-Cory

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: From Jan's site... : -------- : Gods in Everyman. A New Psychology of Men's Lives and Loves (1989) isbn 0-06-250098-8 written by dr.Jean : Shinoda Bolen, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, : The archetypes of our most revered Indo European ancestors, the Greeks, are perfect metaphors for our 9 : basic drives/fears/needs. 3000 years of civilization changed culture, legal systems, technology, economy, : geography but the 9 basic human talents stayed the same during evolution. Dr. Bolen is master in describing : the historic context of modern psychology. And: who doesn't like to compare himself to a Greek god? : Zeus matches enneatype 8 : Poseidon matches enneatype 1 : Hades matches enneatype 9 : Apollo matches enneatype 5 : Hermes matches enneatype 3 : Ares matches the (counterfobic) ennea type 6 : Hephaestus matches enneatype 4 : Dionysus matches enneatype 7 : Metis matches enneatype 2 : The author states that our patriarchal culture is changing towards a more matriarchal culture as symbolized : by the Metis goddess. I agree with the growing importance of empathy based traits in our society. We live : increasingly in a service based economy and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is what needs to get more important. : -------- : Just an intuitive insight I had tonight, but I believe our purpose is to follow our muse, which can be expressed in the metaphor of the greek/roman gods and goddesses. For someone whose muse is Venus, their life purpose would be to provide love and warmth to those around them. For Jupiter it would be to provide leadership. I guess I'm just reiterating the enneagram, but I believe this is not some neurotic compulsion, but instead a reason for living. It's teleological, spiritual, and can be easily dismissed. I don't know. It's just that I believe I am an interpreter of the spirit of Apollo...that I must express Truth, in my case the medium is writing, to the world. : I may sound pretentious, but only to the conditioned ears. : -Cory

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