Robert Bly on Meditations on Iron John - The John Adams Institute

[@mikevaccaro8887]

35:53 "We are all angry at our fathers because they don't see who we are. It's not his job. You got your first father free. For nothing. Let him be. He kept you alive for God sakes. Its a hard job. Sometimes it wasn't worth it. Your second father you have to find yourself."

[@michigandersea3485]

"That part of your family which is the most dysfunctional and has given you the wound, in that wound, you will find your greatest gift to your community, in the very place you were wounded and you were so ashamed that you put it underneath the stairs. That's where your gift to your community will be."

[@kiliankiel3844]

1:13:10: ,,A friend of mine working with alcoholics says: they are not addicted to alcohol - they are addicted to shame".

[@DavidPerez-hi6ko]

How different would our lives be had our parents put into language what they desired?- Bly How indeed. They expression of wants abound, but desire? To allow them into that world takes more courage that one can muster. I have loved Robert Bly and his teachings since A Gathering of Men. Someday we'll understand the importance of "The Father" but not without introspection and storytelling.

[@jasonpinson8755]

Iron john.my supervisor at home Depot reffered the book to me awhile back.i finally bought a copy a year ago.

[@forrest5549]

Your supervisor has wisdom.

[@mikevaccaro8887]

9:10 start

[@AlinaLeeArts]

Response to intro: Wait.. wait.. I want to tell the story of the seven dwarfs: because snow white was isolated to her chambers, she had never before seen a man. Therefore, when she finally met one, she had to break his characteristics down, categorizing them into moods, etc. The Beast and Gaston were also one character and "Beauty" was the spirit they both repressed. Once Gaston (the big ego) died, "beauty"ful tears fell, and the beast transformed into a man. I can go on, but perhaps another time.

[@KalmateTurista]

Some of us will read your book, if you write it

[@gabigabriela4104]

How can I find the the story of the hungry boy and the stone?

[@hicksgate7391]

Search for ‘the stone child’

[@michigandersea3485]

“Iron John … doesn’t talk about becoming the Wild Man. The Wild Man is a kind of divine figure. … when a young man learns to be in touch with the Wild Man, he gets in touch with his own spontaneity, among other things. He becomes more like a birder and less like an economist.”

[@CarlitosGringo]

Any idea on the spelling of LETIMA? Mentioned during 14:00

[@RobertRetano-oo6jy]

23:20 23:21

[@KalmateTurista]

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