Ruwando Podcast

What is the point of an ego?

Many spiritual folks demonize the ego as this thing to 'transcended'. But the ego is one of the most important (and human) parts of the psyche. An expressed ego is necessary to unify your unconscious elements towards creativity and away from self-sabotage.

We continue today through the Hero's Journey from the Mother Complex and Father Wound to what the formed ego is "supposed to do" once it has formed. We explain how the ego evolved alongside the evolution of life (and arguably all energy and matter). We also talk about why and how amoeba wiggles.

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Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is a retired Army Ranger and the author of On Killing, On Combat, and a number of other books on the psychology of violence. His first book greatly influenced Ruwan when he was an officer select in the US Marine Corps. We discuss the Warrior archetype, trends affecting male mental health, how to prepare yourself for the worst, and stoicism.

Grossman's work: https://www.Killology.com

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Dr. Steve Jones is a clinical hypnotherapist and has been on TV a lot. I brought him on to speak on Astral Projection: the subjective act of leaving the body. He shares some hows and whys along with some interesting takes on reality.

Free hypnosis download on his website: https://www.stevegjones.com

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The Father Wound are insecurities that come from the shortcomings of our primary role model. Many myths show slaying a father figure (i.e. Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader) because it represents a man being able to separate from his paternal shadow. Healing the wounds, and expressing dormant masculinity happens through what Joseph Campbell calls the Secondary Father.

• What it means to 'slay the dragon' in your mind
• 'Saving the princess' myths and your own Anima
• How to heal your Father Wound
• The anthropological/sociological correlation, tribal rites of passage
• Why so many stories have orphans as the main character
• The logical side of the creative act
• Leadership, reality creation, and decisiveness
• Genes vs. memes
• How to live a Life Triumphant

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Brett Jones is the chief instructor at StrongFirst, accomplished strongman. We speak about strength from the cellular level all the way up to the mindset required to apply force. Aside from the useful strength tips, this episode is chock full of metaphors for growth in life.

Check out his work at AppliedStrength.com and StrongFirst.com

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The Mother Complex is an early obstacle in the individuation of masculine consciousness. It affects one's ability to relate to the Feminine aspect of the psyche in all its forms: Women (in dating), your own emotions and creativity, and your social environment.

This episode covers it on 3 layers:

1. How to overcome the Dark Feminine's challenge to your individuation (The internal Hero's Journey)
2. How it maps to anthropological evolution, from our neolithic ancestors to modern Homo Sapiens
3. Ruwan's personal experience of confronting the Dark Feminine when he was in the Matriarchal cult.

• How it relates to men's mental health, anxieties, violence, and the male suicide epidemic.
• How individual consciousness maps to sociological consciousness (Neumann)
• Unpacking weird stories like the Oedipus Complex, and Myth of Isis/Osirus/Horus
• Son of Swords archetype and the development of ego within the Hero's Journey (Campbell)
• Patriarchal vs. Matriarchal culture and effect on the psyche
• Origins of the Fear of Women
• Genesis and our inevitable "fall from grace" (Advent of agriculture)
• The Oral-Bio Survival Circuit (Robert Anton Wilson)
• Simple practical actions to confront your own Mother Complexes

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How to evolve out of 'boy psychology': How individual consciousness correlates with collective, manic pixie dream girl/great mother, dark triad traits and completing cycles, Freud's sexual theory.

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Matt Bowden is a musician and visionary who created safe alternatives to drugs in New Zealand. He is featured in a VICE documentary on the legal drug trade. We speak about intuition, spirituality, and of course, drugs.

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This is the opening chapter to my memoir on my time in the sex cult. To keep up to date with the book and to learn more, make sure you're on my email list. Join at Ruwando.com

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Om is a D/S instructor who has been on the podcast quite a few times. I recently watched the Red Pill documentary and wanted to speak with him on the male response to hardship.

Om has a few workshops this year and will put up the dates as they are confirmed at omrupani.org

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