Caged Love: A Man’s Journey from Ego to Redemption By Kemi Amusan He can’t be vulnerable, it is forbidden he can’t let go, that will be losing in a world of Aries survival is for the fittest, or so says the man whose land is cursed he toils and … More Caged Love: A Man’s Journey from Ego to Redemption »
Healing the Wounded Feminine in Men: A Jungian Guide to Inner Wholeness An important concept in the healing of the wounded feminine in men is Carl Jung’s theory of anima development. This requires a man to evolve and unite with his inner feminine and by progressing through the stages of … More Healing the Wounded Feminine in Men: A Jungian Guide to Inner Wholeness »
THE MASCULINE ENERGY MAN AND HIS WOUNDED FEMININE PICTURE THIS: A raging phallus, chaotic rigidity. CAUSES The wounded feminine in a masculine energy man is usually as a result of: Lack of maternal or feminine presence growing up, either physical or emotional. Enslavement to gender expectations that men … More THE MASCULINE ENERGY MAN AND HIS WOUNDED FEMININE »
The Path to Wholeness: Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies We become psychologically emotionally and physically whole when we are able to harmonize between our individual masculine and feminine energies to the level that resonates with our essence, regardless of societal expectations. For example, some male persons are wired … More The Path to Wholeness: Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies »
Difference between Masculine and Feminine Energies Our feminine energy is our capacity for intuition, emotional expression and the state of being; while our masculine energy is our capacity for structure, assertiveness and state of doing. Our masculine energy likes to create structures and follow rules. It is disciplined, … More Difference between Masculine and Feminine Energies »
THE GILLETTE TOXIC MASCULINITY COMMERCIAL, AND THE BEST WE CAN BE – FOUR POEMS IN AN ESSAY Oluwakemi Amusan Introduction In January 2019, Gillette aired a commercial targeted at men. The commercial highlights toxic masculinity and asks men to re-consider their ideas of the best a man … More THE GILLETTE TOXIC MASCULINITY COMMERCIAL, AND THE BEST WE CAN BE »
THE GILLETTE TOXIC MASCULINITY COMMERCIAL, AND THE BEST WE CAN BE – FOUR POEMS IN AN ESSAY Oluwakemi Amusan Introduction In January 2019, Gillette aired a commercial targeted at men. The commercial highlights toxic masculinity and asks men to re-consider their ideas of the best a man can be. It … More THE GILLETTE TOXIC MASCULINITY COMMERCIAL, AND THE BEST WE CAN BE – FOUR POEMS IN AN ESSAY »
I didn’t quite get it. Why would someone as strong and desirable as Courage ask to take me on a Picnic to the Special Land of Pleasure? I mean there were girls like Melody, with the sweet voice; Graceful, with the cat walk; Fun, with the zest for … More The Date With Courage »
WHEN THE WELL RUNS DRY A Poem by Kemi Amusan When the well runs dry and the airs take their leave Without the pretense and farce Your sponsors will suffer your ass to be whooped Your friends will turn to foes and your family will throw you to wolves When … More When The Well Runs Dry »
Call Me Not Mara! Call me not Mara, for though I may arrive with less than I went with; call me Naomi, because my experiences albeit painful, make the best manure for a richer life. Call me not bitterness, though my condition may be void of any sweetness; call … More Call Me Not Mara »
