Textbook Joseph Campbell.
The way Campbell explained it,
Young Men need a Secondary Father to finish raising them.
Beyond their Biological Father, they need a surrogate, traditionally a
minister
or a
coach
or a
military officer.
minister
or a
coach
or a
military officer.
The floatsam and jetsam of a generation washed up on the beach of last resort.
That's why street gangs are so appealing.
They send you men out, like
Knights on Quests
to hone their skills and improve themselves.
Knights on Quests
to hone their skills and improve themselves.
And all the TRADITIONAL Mentors -- forget it.
Men are presumptive predators.
They're leaving Teaching in
droves.
They're leaving Teaching in
droves.
Religious Leaders are
pariahs.
pariahs.
Sports Coaches are stigmatized as
odds-on pedophiles.
odds-on pedophiles.
Even The Military is sketchy with
sexual goings-on.
sexual goings-on.
A Generation of Apprentices
Without Masters.