King David

Finding Your Size in Myth

Moore

"Tribal cultures throughout the world saw their task as helping their young men and women find their size in myth."

Moore's Challenge

"If we don't get some very large human beings committed to dealing with the situation we find ourselves in on this planet, we will have no hopeful future."

Where Are You?

David's trajectory moves through four stages. At his zenith, he stayed home while his troops went to war — bored, his archetypal energy unchanneled, he fell into regression and inflation.

Key Quote

"If archetypal energy is not being channelled and contained, you will immediately get into regression and inflation."

The Enemy Within vs. The Enemy Without

David's story shifts from external evil — the Philistines — to internal evil: his adultery with Bathsheba, his murder of Uriah.

Moore's Insight

"What is the dynamic of evil? It is a loss of a sense of limits appropriate to your station."

The Four Quarters

Moore's four fundamental biograms. Assess each energy honestly.

Moore's Warning

"For males, it's such a hard thing for this lover energy, once encountered, not to become so magical that it undoes everything else in their life."

Your Nathan Moment

When the prophet Nathan confronted David with "Thou art the man," David could have killed him. Instead, he repented.

Moore's Point

"Here is a king who doesn't kill the prophet when the prophet says, 'Thou art the man,' but who goes into mourning and can hear the truth. This is a decisive moment."

The Real David Within

Moore argues the real David isn't a person coming from outside — he exists in the hardwiring of every man.

Moore's Vision

"The hope for our planetary future is going to be whether or not we can connect with this, and we can help males connect with this, and yet realise that this task that we face is large."