been reading about carl jung's masculine archetypes in moore and gillette's nifty book, "king, warrior, magician, lover," and noting that with the "warrior" archetype, it may be useful to reference the samurai code of ethics. when samurais are trained, they are told not to say to themselves, "i feel fear" but rather to say, "someone exists who is afraid and now how can i act on their behalf?" a warrior must have a degree of objectivity and detachment in order to move correctly, swiftly. in addition, a warrior is acting on behalf of others, knowing that someone else is always at risk. i'm finding this useful as i look at situations in my own life where the warrior must now step in and "destroy" .. tear down what is no longer useful. but it is imperative to do so with mindfulness and clarity, rather than with regard for my own personal agenda at the forefront: no vengence, no hatred, no harm. . .but a ripping down to rebuild what can now be useful.
