King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: How to Use the Male Archetypes

The Huberman Notes
24 min readNov 18, 2021
Header image of four archetypes.

Humans are infinitely complex and often confusing beings.

Pair that with the ever-growing complexity of modern society. Even the best struggle to orient themselves and make sense of the world and our place in it.

No wonder modern maladies are rampant; melancholy, depression, anxiety, alienation, and the rest of the bunch (see Kafka and the DSM for more).

Despite the increased connectivity of modernity, more than a few things feel disconnected. One of these disconnects might be to your inherent masculinity.

In what follows, you’ll get an overview of the masculine archetypes and some techniques on how to use them effectively in your own life.

Use these archetypes as a prism through which to view yourself.

If you do, you’ll understand yourself better in about 25 minutes. 100% money-back guaranteed.

A Note to the Skeptics

It’s a sincere satisfaction to meet you — we’re much alike.

This is not me. But I like the picture. And it’s sort of like me — hello.

As this article is quite long, I won’t linger on my personal experience for too…

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