Fire in the Belly · On Being a Man by Keen, Sam -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

INTRODUCTION The Making of a Man Invitation to a Journey It’s a WOMAN’S World

Man’s Unconscious Bondage to WOMAN WOMAN as Goddess and Creatrix WOMAN as Mother and Matrix WOMAN as Erotic-Spiritual Power Saying Good-bye to WOMAN

THE RITES OF MANHOOD The Initiation and Mutilation of Men

Traditional Rites of Passage Modern Myths and Modern Men

The Rite of War and the Warrior Psyche

Agents of Violence The Warrior Psyche Cannon Fodder, Gang Rape, and the War System

The Rite of Work: The Economic Man

The Bottom Line—Work and Worth The High Price of Success

The Rite of Sex: Magic Wands and Private Tools

Getting Laid and Keeping Score Sexual Wounds

TAKING THE MEASURE OF A MAN The Measuring of Manhood

The Self-Measuring Animal Exemplary Men

A Brief History of Manhood

Man as Hunter Man as Planter Man as Warrior Homo Sapiens Dionysian Man Prophetic Man Man as Image of God Man as Power Scientific-Technological Man The Self-Made Man Psychological Man Postmodern Man

Virility and Vocation: Fierce Gentlemen

A PRIMER FOR NOW AND FUTURE HEROES The Soulful Quest: Pilgrimage Into Self

Map for a Heroic Journey From Sunny Pragmatism to the Dark Wisdom of Dream-Time From Having the Answers to Living the Questions From Cocksureness to Potent Doubt From Numbness to Manly Grief From Artificial Toughness to Virile Fear From Guilt and Shame to Responsible Morality From Isolation to the Awareness of Loneliness From False Optimism to Honest Despair From Compulsive Action to Fallowness and Waiting Renewal and the Rebirth of Joy

Homecoming: A Sampler of Heroic Virtues

The Virtue of Wonder The Virtue of Empathy The Virtue of a Heartful Mind The Virtue of Moral Outrage The Virtue of Right Livelihood The Virtue of Enjoyment The Virtue of Friendship The Virtue of Communion The Virtue of Husbanding The Virtue of Wildness

MEN AND WOMEN: COMING TOGETHER Love: Introduction to a Dance with Three Movements Counterpoint: Loving Combat

Fierceness: Standing Firm and the Gift of Anger Ideological Feminism—No! Prophetic Feminism—Yes! Ending the Blame Game

Becoming Together

Intimacy: How Close Is Close Enough? Modes of Being Together The Mystery of Man and Woman Paean to Marriage: The Conjunction of the Opposites Cocreation: Familial Love and the Fatherhood of Men Hearth, Hospitality, and Community Ardor for the Earth: The Common Vocation

Travel Tips for Pilgrims

Forming a Questing Community Recovering Your Personal History of Manhood Warfare, Conquest, and Competition Power and Other Values Work, Money, and Vocation Sex, Love, and Intimacy Feelings and Emotions Useful Phrases and Opening Sentences Changing the Male Body Cultivating Solitude Rituals, Ceremonies, and Symbolic Events Spirited and Virile Action

APPENDIX

Perfect 10s: What Makes an Ideal Man? A Psychology Today Survey

Philosophy of Life Rites of Passage Attitudes and Behaviors Attitudes Toward Women Love and Sex (in That Order) Family Anger and Violence Conclusions

Who Is the New Ideal Man? A Report