Rebirth of the Masculine

Name: Rebirth of the Masculine
Uploaded: 2023-05-11T16:45:38.000Z
Duration: 3 h 28 min 31 s

Introduction

The video discusses the crisis in masculinity and how it can be repaired. It draws on psychosystems analysis to understand and model the current catabolism and rebirth for yourself.

Understanding the Cultural Pathology

The video explains what has gone wrong to cause the destructive catabolism of our current culture.

It highlights the superpositioning of Darwinian dynamics of the collective genome into corrupted Freudian instincts delivered psychosocially through Adlerian Power drives.

The problem inherent in the current objective waveform of information has been drawn out and fully explained.

Rebirth of Masculinity

A rebirth of masculinity must arise, with men once again standing strong in themselves and their genomic Birthright.

This is intended by the principle of homeostasis that underpins the Dynamics of the genome, which millions of young men simply know inarguably in their hearts.

Feminist Perspective

The section discusses a feminist perspective on what has gone wrong with masculinity.

Challenges from Culture

There are collective tidal forces that are making decisions for men, certainly for some men, and some of them are more traditional as in more Paleolithic and ancients with that continuity over time.

Others are very new and have to do really with problems described earlier to do with neutering identity.

Androgenization of Culture

Camille Paulia's video highlights what goes wrong saying that Hellenic period at the end of Roman Empire she mentions by more Germany you know and more recently what's happening now.

She focuses on the androgyny, where there's a broadly speaking lack of distinction between men and women.

If femininity lacks proper definition then that's a problem.

Ideology and Culture

The section discusses the ideology that is set in place for this kind of hatred of men and the desire to terminate men during those decades.

Poisonous Ideology

The ideology was set in place for this kind of hatred of men and the desire to terminate men during those decades.

It's basically a mix of neo-Marxism and psychoanalytic theory that Karen Horney in particular developed.

It's not a very nice combination, totally toxic, and we need to be very mindful of that because it will still be present in the culture in some forms.

What We Do About It

We need to focus on what we do about it.

Prediction about the Future

In this section, the speaker talks about making predictions for the future based on current cultural trends and genome deployment. He suggests that understanding ancestral roots is important in preparing for the future.

Ancestral Roots

The best place to start for a man is to find his ancestral roots as they present in the moment now in anticipation of the future.

Understanding ancestral memory which is not just replication of past but preparation for now and future.

Selection pressures will select those who understand this moment now in preparation for the future best.

Camille Paglia's Work on Heroic Masculine

In this section, the speakers discuss Camille Paglia's work on heroic masculinity and its definition. They also talk about how heroism is represented in culture.

Definition of Heroism

The fundamental drive behind heroism seems to be territory and resources, which is very ancient and Darwinian.

A hero was an ordinary human being who achieved extraordinary things and became elevated in status by being recognized by gods.

Representation of Heroism

Heroism is represented all over culture in fantasy scenarios and even pop unionism.

It begs the question where heroic masculinity sits within rest of culture or has it absented itself or constellated into other men who are on margins as a culture.

Defining Heroism

In this section, the speaker discusses the concept of heroism and how it has evolved over time. He talks about how heroism was defined in ancient Greece and how it is perceived in modern times.

The Definition of Heroism

Heroism needs to be defined as an idea within a context.

The Greek idea of heroism was meant to individuate and optimize lifespan development.

Modern society has inflated the definition of heroism, making it accessible to everyone, even those who have not done anything heroic.

Not everyone can be a hero, but everyone can individuate.

Characteristics of a Hero

A hero must be connected to their instincts and have lived out their potential fully.

A real hero takes on the spirit of the ancestors and pushes themselves to their absolute limit within what they are capable of appropriately doing good for the human genome.

Real heroism is recognized within the military as actions that are extraordinary beyond something which in and of itself is extraordinary which is warfare.

Personal Sacrifice

There has to be some kind of personal sacrifice involved for someone to perform a heroic act.

There has to be some kind of personal duty above and beyond the normal sense of personal duty that we all have towards one another in our culture.

Conclusion on Defining Heroism

In this section, the speaker concludes his discussion on defining heroism by summarizing key points made earlier.

Key Points

To be a hero, there has to be some kind of personal sacrifice involved.

A hero must be prepared to lose something of themselves or something which is of significance to them.

Recognition is not the primary motivation for someone performing a heroic act.

Fortitude and Heroism

In this section, the speaker discusses the difference between fortitude and heroism in relation to Emergency Services. He shares his personal experience of being in the police force and how he never considered any of his actions as heroic.

The Role of Emergency Services

The role of Emergency Services is to put their lives on the line for complete strangers without complaining about it.

Developing fortitude is necessary to fulfill this role.

The responsibility that comes with this role is heavy, and failing in this duty can have serious consequences.

Heroism vs. Fortitude

Heroism goes beyond fulfilling a role; it involves going places and doing things that others won't do.

True heroes suspend their individual identity and act for others in the moment, worrying about it later.

Heroes go beyond the point at which they could regulate their own safety and save the situation.

Heroes do something beyond what is required by Duty.

Examples of Heroic Actions

A true hero runs after a guy with a gun when they've got no bulletproof vest or weapon on them at all.

They chase them through gardens, tackle them down, even if they could have let them go and still lived because the guy got away.

Accommodation may be given to these heroes but most are unassuming people who wouldn't expect it.

Difference Between Fortitude and Heroism

Courage without being heroic is different from heroism.

When you have more to lose, it can blunt your edge because you have to consider the effect on others.

Heroes suspend the attachment to others who are close to them and act for others in the moment.

Conclusion

The responsibility that comes with being in Emergency Services is heavy, and failing in this duty can have serious consequences.

Heroism goes beyond fulfilling a role; it involves going places and doing things that others won't do.

Heroism and Dissociation

In this section, the speaker talks about his experiences as a police officer and how he had to make decisions in dangerous situations. He also discusses the concept of heroism and dissociation.

Making Decisions in Dangerous Situations

The speaker describes an incident where a man ran back to his car to get his firearm, but he did not run to the driver's side. The speaker had to make a decision on whether or not to act heroically.

The speaker recalls another incident where he and another officer arrived at a petrol station where a man was discharging a pistol into the air. They both moved forward towards him, but the speaker had to judge if he could close the gap before the man shot them.

The speaker recounts chasing an IRA suspect on a motorbike with another officer. They eventually cornered him, but it turned out that he was innocent. However, the driver was in a different state of arousal than the speaker.

Heroism and Dissociation

The speaker explains that people who are heroic tend to dissociate themselves from the consequences of their actions on their own life and their family's lives.

He notes that Victoria Cross winners throughout history seem to have this capacity for dissociation, even though they may look like ordinary people.

While we can train people for difficult situations, there is no way to create heroism since it happens in a dissociative state.

Introduction

In this section, the speaker introduces himself and his background as a clinical psychologist.

About the Speaker

The speaker introduces himself as Dr. Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto.

He talks about his interest in studying personality and how it led him to write his book "Maps of Meaning."

The Story of Pinocchio

In this section, the speaker discusses the story of Pinocchio and its relevance to psychology.

The Story of Pinocchio

The speaker explains that Pinocchio is a story about transformation and how it relates to psychological development.

He notes that the story is about becoming conscious and taking responsibility for one's actions.

The speaker discusses how the story relates to Carl Jung's concept of individuation.

Order and Chaos

In this section, the speaker talks about order and chaos as fundamental concepts in human experience.

Order and Chaos

The speaker explains that order is what we know, while chaos is what we don't know.

He notes that too much order leads to tyranny, while too much chaos leads to anarchy.

The speaker discusses how these concepts relate to political ideologies such as conservatism and liberalism.

Religion, Mythology, and Truth

In this section, the speaker discusses the relationship between religion, mythology, and truth.

Religion, Mythology, and Truth

The speaker explains that religion and mythology are stories that convey truths about human experience.

He notes that these stories are not necessarily factual but are true in a deeper sense.

The speaker discusses how religious stories relate to psychological development.

The Psychology of Belief

In this section, the speaker talks about the psychology of belief and how it relates to religious experience.

The Psychology of Belief

The speaker explains that belief is a fundamental aspect of human experience.

He notes that religious beliefs can be seen as archetypal representations of psychological experiences.

The speaker discusses how religious experiences can be understood from a psychological perspective.

Christianity and the Bible

In this section, the speaker talks about Christianity and the Bible.

Christianity and the Bible

The speaker explains that Christianity is a story about transformation and redemption.

He notes that the Bible is a collection of stories that convey truths about human experience.

The speaker discusses how these stories relate to psychological development.

Conclusion

In this section, the speaker concludes his lecture by summarizing his main points.

Conclusion

The speaker summarizes his main points about the relationship between religion, mythology, and psychology.

He notes that these stories are important because they convey truths about human experience that cannot be expressed in any other way.

The Rebirth of the Masculine

In this section, the speaker talks about how men need to be prepared to meet the necessary level of challenges that are being put to them. They don't have to be heroes but they have to be good enough and good enough takes fortitude.

Fortitude is Key

Frustration tolerance is important for adaptation and development of a strategy.

Falling into fantasy is an alternative to frustration intolerance.

Those who have fortitude, who are conscious and prepared, will emerge as heroes.

Ordinary everyday courage and fortitude is the emphasis for The Rebirth of the Masculine.

Everyday Courage and Fortitude

In this section, the speaker emphasizes that ordinary everyday courage and fortitude is what's needed for The Rebirth of the Masculine. He also mentions that when men and women do courageous things, they're not necessarily in a hyper-aroused state.

Dissociation between Instincts and Complexes

Men and women who do courageous things are not necessarily in a hyper-aroused state.

Taking emergency services calls requires balancing instincts with complexes.

After dealing with serious incidents, there's often a period of bouncer which brings down stress levels before returning back to work.

Being able to stand on either side of the line between instincts and complexes allows one to retain balance.

The Importance of Ancestral Masculinity

In this section, the speaker discusses the importance of ancestral masculinity and how it has been suppressed in the West. He also talks about the consequences of this suppression and what men can do to avoid it.

Collective Behavior

Men have a collective behavior that involves instincts about their needs in the present moment and their future job prospects.

This collective behavior includes heroism, ordinary courage, bravery, and basic instinctive needs.

The dependence upon contacts within which a man finds himself will determine his register of expression.

Deprivation of Opportunity

The Young Generation of men have been deprived top-down of opportunities to act through and make manifest their ancestral masculinity.

Fantasy is an important element for them because it takes their libido away from expressing themselves properly in their environment.

What's going on in Eastern Europe now is interesting because it shows what happens when the opportunity to express territoriality aggression resources is given an opportunity to come through.

Overriding Importance

Certain things are so important that under normal conditions they are available for a man to access only regulated by a healthy culture which knows how to express that without damage to itself or others.

In the West, men are being neutered, and the Young Generation of men are being used with the intention obviously to do that to them.

Building Up Fundamentals

Building up fundamentals as a man will bring about potential readiness should anything be required of you.

It's not overcompensating in the wrong way or having fantasy hero figures as people you can aspire to be like but will never achieve.

You have to begin to change culture, and you do that at the level of the individual first, and then it propagates.

Importance of Context in Masculinity

In this section, the speakers discuss the importance of context in shaping masculinity and how the lack of context can lead to a blurring of identity.

The Loss of Context for Men

Men and women need each other as context to feel well.

Men have lost themselves and their context, leading to a blurring of identity.

Pseudo-androgyny is not ideal for couples as it highlights psychodynamic issues at work.

Androgenization of Culture

Late phases of culture see androgenization where anything goes, leading to desiccation of identity.

Harmful psychological dynamics between men and women must be addressed on a day-to-day basis in relationships.

Sacrifices are made when these dynamics are allowed to run rampant.

Interwar Years: Hedonism vs. Sacrifice

This section discusses the interwar years between WWI and WWII, where young people lived hedonistic lifestyles while others sacrificed their lives.

Hedonistic Lifestyles

Young people indulged themselves in sex, drugs, jazz music during interwar years.

Hedonism was only possible due to sacrifices made by previous generations.

Haves vs. Have-Nots

Protective hedonistic bubble existed alongside grinding poverty and unemployment.

Young men were taken from universities and sent to war while others enjoyed lavish lifestyles.

The Rebirth of Masculinity

In this section, the speaker discusses the importance of breaking free from cultural variables and how it relates to the rebirth of masculinity. He emphasizes that each incremental step towards consciousness is important and that individual men must take a stand to adapt to the current configuration.

The Need for Consciousness

Each incremental step towards consciousness is important.

Lack of awareness of cultural variables is a problem for both individuals and society as a whole.

Individual men need to adapt to the current configuration in order to resist catabolism and bring about reversal.

Understanding Masculinity

The current configuration is different from previous times, including the 60s when there was an androgynous trend.

Men have been selected biologically to bear selective pressures, which has huge consequences in terms of biology.

Men's biological drive needs to be expressed in the right way for balance and homeostasis.

Rebuilding Masculinity

The rebirth of masculinity starts with individual men becoming conscious of their ties and seeking out like-minded people based on ancestral principles.

Don't rely on gurus or fantasy; live an ordinary life and meet ordinary challenges while engaging with real life.

Women can't expect men to do everything; they need to understand that men have limitations too.

Conditioning Humans and Animals

In this section, the speaker discusses how conditioning works in animals and humans. He explains that conditioning an animal at the level of its instincts is more effective than trying to condition it cognitively. Similarly, manipulating human instincts is more effective than trying to condition them cognitively.

Instinctive Drift

When an animal goes into instinctive drift, it is still within the bandwidth of the desired behavior that you want to condition them to do.

Manipulating human instincts leads to less resistance because it is natural for humans to follow their instincts.

Turning Women Against Men

To turn women against men, one must encourage them to pressure test men and get the best out of them.

Dial down masculinity in men while exaggerating women's behavior beyond homeostasis.

This leads women to become destructive towards men.

Recovering Masculinity

Men need to recover their masculinity so that women will feel pressure from within to dial down their exaggerated behavior.

The context for why men are being attacked by women is due to exaggeration of normal behavior.

A Way Out

In this section, the speaker talks about a way out of the current situation between men and women.

A Solution Exists

There is a way out of the current situation between men and women.

However, it cannot happen all at once; it requires time and effort.

Differences Between Men and Women

In this section, the speaker discusses differences between men and women.

Different Concepts

Men and women have completely different concepts for one another.

The reversal is specific.

Women's Development

Historically, women were happy to move from being with their fathers to being with their husbands and not be included in Civic life.

Women have their own psyche and do not develop themselves as much as men do.

Natural Instincts

Exaggerating what women are already doing is an effective way to manipulate them because it is normal behavior.

Once the context is understood, women can wake up and not make men the agents of their own destruction by proxy.

The Importance of Cooperation and the Role of Monarchy

In this section, the speakers discuss the importance of cooperation and how it is necessary for individuals to form groups in order to affect change at a collective level. They also touch on the role of monarchy and how it can be beneficial if it reflects the needs of the people.

Cooperation is Necessary

Individuals need to form groups in order to affect change at a collective level.

Cooperation is important, as no one can achieve anything without support.

Hubris often leads individuals to exceed what they can do on their own, resulting in defeat and rebirth into adulthood.

The Role of Monarchy

A monarch may be necessary, but only if they reflect the needs of the people.

If a king does not reflect the needs of the people, they may be replaced by someone who can fulfill that role.

Bloodlines are not necessary for a monarch; meeting the role is more important than lineage.

Understanding Masculinity from a Biopsychosocial Perspective

In this section, Steve Richards explains his theory on understanding masculinity from a biopsychosocial perspective. He covers topics such as basic instinctual drives, meta-instinctual anticipations, and how men can avoid cultural traps.

Understanding Masculinity

Steve Richards explains his theory on understanding masculinity from a biopsychosocial perspective.

Basic instinctual drives and meta-instinctual anticipations play a role in understanding masculinity.

Men can avoid cultural traps by understanding the necessary theory from psycho systems analysis.

Homeostasis and Consciousness

In this section, Steve Richards discusses homeostasis as a principle and dynamic when considering a field of informational representation. He also touches on the subjective waveform of individual reflexive self-referent psychological consciousness.

Homeostasis and Consciousness

Homeostasis is both a principle and dynamic when considering a field of informational representation.

Psychology has its own characteristic field representations and therefore of self-regulation.

The subjective waveform of individual reflexive self-referent psychological consciousness is the collapse of the objective waveform into immediate subjective awareness.

Psychosystems Analysis and Superpositioning of Information

This section discusses the concept of informational monism defined as consciousness, which is self-regulated as a field phenomenon at the micro and macro levels. The platonic field is organized into nested relationships with other subfields that specify according to function in relation to biology, psychology, and the social and natural environment.

Platonic Field and Nested Relationships

Consciousness is defined as informational monism that is self-regulated as a field phenomenon at the micro and macro levels.

The platonic field reaches a mathematical and then manifest physical level of complexity at the Planck scale.

The platonic field is organized into nested relationships with other subfields that specify according to function in relation to biology, psychology, and the social and natural environment.

Dr. Rupert Sheldrake's morphogenetic fields are examples of specification of the platonic field that resolve into focus around one or more interrelated systems.

Objective Waveform vs Subjective Waveform

The sum of the whole informational field is the objective waveform of the field as it exists at any one moment.

The objective waveform collapses into representation within the subjective waveform which itself is dynamic.

Whatever the subjective waveform collapse of an individual ego, the objective waveform always contains the entire field of information.

Superpositioning of Information

The information encoded in human genome is on timed release across lifespan from birth onwards every snapshot can be represented as a superpositioned continuum of biological psychological and social variables.

RNA produced through transcription is translated into protein, thus creating a flow of information moving between different representational states.

Every level up the psychosystems continuum is a different representation of the information in the level beneath it, functionally bottoming out in the genome.

The information composing our biology crafted via evolution is superpositioned into our psychology.

The Relationship Between Information and Biology

In this section, Steve and Pauline discuss how information is encoded in both our biology and psyche, and how it shapes our relationships with others.

Informational Monism

Our biology and psyche are representations of the same underlying informational monism.

Our social influences, cultural pressures, interests, status, hierarchy, personas are all representations of information that is superpositioned with our psychobiology.

Homeostasis

Homeostasis is the most basic form of consciousness.

Across the Great Tree of Life everything shares the same ultimate platonic form in common homeostasis.

Each new evolutionary adaptation arises through an organism being better able to maintain its homeostasis within its Niche space.

Ego Qualia

There are four qualia of ego consciousness: somatic (interoception), sensory (exteroception), affective (emotion), cognition (thinking).

Affect is always a priori to cognition.

All four ego qualia are always present simultaneously as superpositioned together.

Basic Emotional Systems

The seven basic emotional systems discovered by Professor Yak Panksepp extend organic homeostasis beyond the body.

Gene expression profiles corresponding to specific neurological circuits are activated when these emotional systems fire.

Seeking Context

As human beings we seek more than just fulfilling our basic emotional needs.

Cognition alone does not provide context for fulfilling these needs.

English The Empirical Psychodynamic of the Meta Instincts

In this section, Steve and Pauline introduce the concept of meta instincts as a way to explain how context arises and is chosen. They discuss how meta instincts are whole-context genomic anticipations that are superimposed into psychology and then into action in the world.

Meta Instincts: What Are They?

Meta instincts are whole-context genomic anticipations that are superimposed into psychology and then into action in the world.

Our affective circuitry makes us mammals, but our meta instincts make us human and masculine.

Meta instincts provide the context for pangxep instead of play operating in a vacuum.

Rehearsing Dreams of the Genome

The meta instincts anticipate the context of life well ahead of time, rehearsing themselves in various forms.

Young boys tend to spontaneously play with pretend guns and swords, acting out scenarios of brotherly fraternity, self-sacrifice, and honor without any actual experience of these things at all.

The imaginal representation can take other forms besides playing in war-like scenarios too. As an example, the instincts to mate and relate are often represented ahead of time in rehearsal relationships between boys and girls relating to one another as fundamentally distinctly different from one another.

Five Discrete Meta Instinctual Confirmation Stages

Steve and Pauline have identified five discrete meta instinctual confirmation stages essential for healthy personality development for men:

Confirmation from mother that he is separate and different from her

Confirmation from father that he is same in kind to him

Confirmation from peers that he is one of them

Confirmation from a life partner that he is worth sharing a life path with

Self-confirmation, the start of the individuation journey to realize one's full genomic potential.

Issues Young Men Face Today

The issues young men are facing today pertain to the disruption of this meta instinctual genomically anticipated confirmation.

Proper confirmation from parents, a genuine peer group, and a healthy rehearsal of meta instincts are the genomic anticipations put in place to adapt to this pressure in real-time.

Suppression and Repression of Complexes

In this section, the speaker defines suppression and repression in the context of ego partitioning. The speaker explains how complexes require free energy or libido to operate as part of the overall energetic and metabolic economy of the organism. The loading is not significant until the complex transitions from being suppressed into repressed.

Suppression and Repression

Suppression is when the ego partitions itself as a conscious act of will having devolved responsibility to a subset of itself, a complex.

Gradually, the ego moves into a state of normal memory consolidation and forgets what it has done in setting up the complex.

Complexes require free energy or libido to operate as part of the overall energetic and metabolic economy of the organism.

The loading is not significant until the complex transitions from being suppressed into repressed.

Autonomous Complexes

Repression means that the complex has escaped from being broken down into free energy that is deconstructed by natural homeostasis or it has transitioned into a dormant non-aligned state with respect to ego consciousness.

Consolidation into long-term memory too has failed instead repression has meant that the complex has retained its brief that it was created for to defend the ego but lacking regulatory contact from ego, it's now in a state of full autonomy an independent psychodynamic system that will act to defend itself and its set up instructions as laid down by conditions under which it was originally created.

Such autonomous complexes will act against ego if ego contradicts their setup instructions which are now repressed from ego consciousness.

The result can be a psychological autoimmune attack on ego which then experiences powerful neurosis literally being at war with itself.

Maladaptation through Fantasy

In this section, the speaker explains how complexes form in a misfired attempt to bridge the gap between men and their meta instincts. The speaker distinguishes between fantasy and imagination and highlights how young men today are maladapted through fantasy.

Complexes and Meta Instincts

Darwinian forces currently catabolizing the culture have disconnected men from their meta instincts across the lifespan.

Complexes form in a misfired attempt to bridge that gap, i.e., they cap and divert meta instinctive pressure from within away from healthy action in the world and towards maladaptation.

The principal maladaptation in young men today is fantasy.

Fantasy vs Imagination

Imagination is positive with respect to adaptation; it consists of a drive state and the pansepian seeking system coupled together to produce creative virtual modeling of the present against the future in order to catalyze real action in the world. It is fundamentally orientated towards the future.

Fantasy, however, is simply a holding space for libido whereas imagination involves activation of the seeking system to generate this action in the world.

Fantasy suppresses and diverts it; it is fundamentally introverted and does not involve actually relating to reality at all.

Internet Gurus

The superpositioning of frustrated meta instincts currently active in our culture has allowed many novel niche spaces to open up for internet gurus to occupy.

These ideas are invariably fantasy, not imagination.

None of these are optimally meta-instinctive; all of these are fantasies.

Rebirth of Masculine

In this section, the speaker emphasizes that understanding fantasy versus imagination becomes essential for a rebirth of masculinity. The speaker shares an example where young men's dreams were aligned with the dreams of the genome, but over time, under immense adaptive pressure from a sick culture, the healthy desire to truly become oneself becomes more and more abstract twisted extreme distorted impossible.

Rebirth of Masculine

Understanding fantasy versus imagination becomes essential for a rebirth of masculinity.

The healthy desire to truly become oneself that is for a man to be a man in connection with his meta instincts becomes more and more abstract twisted extreme distorted impossible.

This plays right into the hands of Charles Darwin.

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The Importance of Instincts

In this section, the speaker emphasizes the importance of following one's instincts and connecting with one's ancestors.

Trust Your Instincts

The speaker encourages listeners to trust their instincts and follow their intuition.

He suggests that our instincts have been honed over generations of human evolution.

By trusting our instincts, we can tap into a deep well of knowledge and experience that has been passed down through our ancestors.

Connect with Your Ancestors

The speaker suggests that we are connected to our ancestors in a profound way.

He encourages listeners to look beyond themselves and connect with the lineage of people who came before them.

By doing so, we can gain a sense of perspective and realize that we are part of something much larger than ourselves.

Embrace Your Heritage

The speaker emphasizes the importance of embracing one's heritage and cultural identity.

He suggests that by doing so, we can tap into a rich source of wisdom and tradition.

Our heritage can provide us with guidance as we navigate life's challenges.

Conclusion

The speaker concludes by suggesting that by trusting our instincts, connecting with our ancestors, and embracing our heritage, we can live more fulfilling lives.