The Way of the Conscious Warrior: A Handbook For 21st Century Men

by P.T. Mistlberger

The early 21st century is a complex time presenting unique challenges for men. This book examines many of those challenges, from dysfunctional relationships and confusion about what it means to be ‘male’ in the postmodern world, to understanding the dark side of the masculine psyche, as well as how to apply the best qualities of ‘warrior consciousness’ to experience overall success and fulfilment in life.

304 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2019

Reviews

[Etienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5/5. A reflection on masculinity in our modern world. The title look cheesy but it does have a good thinking behind it all. I didn’t learn much from it, being what I like to think a well balanced man, but I think it might help people grew and develop themselves as good man. With the feminist movement growing in strength and sometimes going far beyond what it should be, I think that those discussion and reflection are essential in our modern world. How can we develop strong and independent women without asking men to sit and do nothing, or be lapdog? How can we raise strong and intelligent man, without transforming them into bully or being rude, or worst with women? I really hope we should be able to put equality up front, while respecting and accepting that we all have our strength and weakness, and stop running a gender competition that lead to nothing. I hope I made myself clear on this very sensible subject... That being say, it wasn’t the greatest book on the subject, but I really think it can provides good frame of thinking and development to achieved a well balanced way of life!

[Jordan Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fact is this: courageous, self-aware, integrated men get more out of life. If you are a man who wants to become more confident, accomplished, and whole, this book will help you put your childhood wounding to bed, and help you move forward in life. With chapters regarding shadow figures, maturation, and practical steps for deepening your relationships, The Way Of The Conscious Warrior by P.T. Mistlberger is a potent balm for the modern man. One of the most balanced, eloquent, and deeply practical books I have read regarding men’s work and masculine development. The Way Of The Conscious Warrior is the ultimate resource for any man who wants to engage his life more fully.

I have owned this book for less than a month and I have already read it in its entirety three times. With no doubt in my mind that it will be one of the books that I physically own and continue to carry with me through my life. The greatest feeling I get in my body when I read this book is a sense of PERMISSION. Permission to be a man. Permission to care about my work as much as I do. Permission to possess (and face/integrate) my psyche's dark side.

A truly great read. Highly recommended to anyone who is seriously interested in walking through their lives as an ever-awakening, intentional, conscious man.

[Luke Bergmann · Rating 2 out of 5]

I want to respect those that resonated with this book as we all have our own journey of healing. This review is a personal take on this book and not a guide to turning people away from this text.

This book definitely has the potential to change the way we view masculinity in the 21st century. Mistleberger has some interesting points and fascinating historical references but is lacking in peer-reviewed research making this book feel quite opinionated. If there was proper research in place of the countless Hollywood movie references, this book would have sat a little better.

As mentioned above, this book is a step in the right direction against tackling toxic masculinity, but it is not the 'End all, be all" text for doing so. Especially as we enter an era where we are starting to elevate, honour, and recognize non-binary people.

I seldom leave a 2-star review, but I just really did not enjoy this book. There were some micro-aggressive passages that really had me scratching my head in confusion. For instance, Mistleberger mentioned that "Technically there hasn't been a Black president since Barak Obama is biracial" which is very invalidating, and just not true. Also, I felt that his use of "The Feminized Man" is a bash on the feminine regardless if Mistleberger stated that was not his intention. If it was not his intention, I believe he could've found a more appropriate term. The opposite of Masculine is not Feminine. Instead of "The Feminized Man" he could have used "The Emasculated Man" which I feel focuses on the lack of masculine nature and not a heightened feminine nature in a man as a negative connotation. I felt Mistleberger could have approached this book with more caution and neutrality.

[Eddy Yang · Rating 3 out of 5]

What Do You Get When You Mix Testosterone and History? This Book

I recently finished reading one of the manliest book ever and no it's not a romance book (BTW I like to read Romance novels too). The book is called The Way of The Conscious Warrior: A Handbook For 21 Century Men by P.T. Mistlberger. In a nutshell, P.T. talks about 21st-century men and how they act compare to back then. There are specifications to the types of men level he talks about, from being masculine to weak. The book is filled with war history, warriors from different cultures, and modern-day warriors. Also, this book has lots of guidance such as warrior qualities, masculine core, 8 essential men secrets, and more manly disciplinary. I personally believe this book is geared towards martial artist, those who seek self-discipline and are interested in war history.

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[Clint Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a lot of information.

A lot of historical context in it.

Details many might need.

I'd read on a lot of these topics previously, taken courses on other areas so the digressions into these topics felt, at times, overkill for me.

What I did appreciate immensely was the practical advice that was given with very specific examples. For example, the author talks about too much focus on the mythopoetic movement being feminine energy, whereas the masculine energy would be focused on "getting things done"...Setting goals, achieving them.

Later, we are provided with very specific outcomes to take from certain historical warrior societies, valuable.

A specific code to guide our behaviors with very specific examples, notes I am going to type up and read on a weekly basis to guide my habits, my behaviors.

I took an immense amount of notes in this book, tabbed a myriad of pages to re-read later and plan to type up a summary of these notes for recurring reading.

Thanks P. T. Mistleberger for The Way of the Conscious Warrior, it gives me a lot more visibility into the Samurai Brotherhood path.

[Steve Parr · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a compelling, succinct and comprehensive master work on what it means to be a healthy, masculine man in the 21st century.

For any man who is seeking to develop himself, let this book be your guide. For any man who seeks to lead other men and support them in doing their work, let this book be your guide.

I've published my own thesis on men's work, read dozens of books on the subject and spent thousands of hours 'doing the work' and this book more than any other work I've come across conveys both an intellectual and a practical mastery of the path of developing a healthy masculine core.

This is an outstanding contribution to this field.

[Adam Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted this book to be more focused, to be pruned of its many digressions into "interesting but important" stuff, or into apologia that hedges strong points made. It felt like the author wasn't 100% convinced that his argument was strong enough to made unapologetically, and so I left wondering what his actual argument was. It is a book that would be far stronger if it was distilled down.

Less a "Handbook" and more a discussion of the field of the conscious warrior.

[Ellery Frost · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this look at masculinity through the lens of history. I liked the broad perspective he brought (didn’t agree with everything, of course) and he gave some good practical advice and encouragement on what healthy, healed masculinity looks like.

[Naji · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some things, lesser in importance, had too much explanation (they where interesting to learn but not that crucial), while more of the important lessons had far less, and required much more, in depth explanation.

That being said it is a book I would recommend for anyone, man or woman, to read.

[Ben Weir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome and insightful read. Burned through it. Lots of great historical stories and pearls of wisdom.

[Joshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some great knowledge although I thought it to be a bit unorganized and there were some sections that I thought had little to do with the message the author was trying to get across.