Today on the podcast I welcome back Rod Boothroyd to go deeper into the archetype of the Magician.

The Magician is the part of us that is responsible for thinking, for analysing and for planning things out. The Magician is the part of us responsible for the mental side of our lives.

Today Rod explores deeper into the subject of the Magician. What are the positive aspects and what are the shadows? How do we connect to this energy in a benevolent way?

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Rod Boothroyd is a counsellor, psychotherapist, a certified “Healing The Shadow” practitioner and the author of the book Warrior, Magician, Lover, King – a guide to the male archetypes updated for the 21st century.

He works with men, women and mixed groups to heal the wounds of childhood with Marianne Hill and also trains people in the art of working with the shadow and healing emotional wounds.

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Some of the questions that Rod answers are:

1. What is the Magician archetype?
2. What makes a balanced and mature Magician?
3. What are the shadows of the archetypes?
4. What are the specific shadows of the Magician archetype?
5. I would love you to speak more about the Safety Officer. What is this aspect and how does it show up in our lives?
6. What would you say is the key emotion of the Magician and why does it help to face this emotion?
7. What about the trickster? In some cultures the Trickster is seen as a gift. Is the Trickster only negative or does it have positive qualities?
8. I see that people who are in the Magician shadow often disassociate. What have you found has really helped people to come back into their bodies?
9. How do we cultivate the Magician - what are the steps that we can take to embody the Magician?
10. How do we find Sacred Time for the Magician? How important is this?
11. How to heal the Magician shadow
12. How to connect to your work?

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Books:

Rod Boothroyd: Warrior Magician Lover King; A Guide to the Male Archetypes Updated for the 21st Century

Josh Waitzkin: The Art of Learning

Bill Kauth: A Circle Of Men; The Original Manual For Men's Groups

Pete Walker: Complex PTSD

Robert Moore: The Archetype of Initiation

Training as a shadow work practitioner:

https://www.htsorganisation.co.uk

Group healing and self development work:

Men:

https://www.strongfreemen.co.uk

https://www.menwithoutmasks.com

https://www.thecipproject.com

https://mankindprojectuki.org/

https://illuman.org



Men and women:

https://www.celebrationofbeing.co.uk/

https://healingtheshadow.co.uk/

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An Evolving Man (AEM) Podcast is for men (and women) who want to grow, evolve and want support in learning how to do this.

On a regular basis there will be an interview around men's (and women's) topics ranging from self-development, relationships, spirituality, archetypes, trauma, boarding school and men's work featuring authors and leaders in this field.

The sense with these interviews is to support people during these times of change. What are the teachings, tools and practices that you can use to help you through these turbulent times?