05-13-2025, 06:48 AM
@Shannon
Hi Shannon,
Given your work on Primal Masculinity and the upcoming AM7, I'm wondering if you're familiar with the concept of 'Thumos', a Greek word that loosely translates to "spiritedness" or "masculine virility".
It's an interesting concept, and I believe that men today have less of this force; where they feel it, society tells them to push it down.
I've had periods of my life with this thumos, and periods without it; life WITH it is far better, despite not being purely rational or logical.
However, back when it was at its strongest, I was also at my most insecure; this is not to conflate the two.
After a recent period where it wasn't there, I'm feeling it make a resurgence, and it feels great.
https://www.artofmanliness.com/character...ot-thumos/
Hi Shannon,
Given your work on Primal Masculinity and the upcoming AM7, I'm wondering if you're familiar with the concept of 'Thumos', a Greek word that loosely translates to "spiritedness" or "masculine virility".
It's an interesting concept, and I believe that men today have less of this force; where they feel it, society tells them to push it down.
I've had periods of my life with this thumos, and periods without it; life WITH it is far better, despite not being purely rational or logical.
However, back when it was at its strongest, I was also at my most insecure; this is not to conflate the two.
After a recent period where it wasn't there, I'm feeling it make a resurgence, and it feels great.
https://www.artofmanliness.com/character...ot-thumos/
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