Man and Woman

Sam Keen is an American author, philosopher and professor born in the year 1931 whose writings and teachings have explored areas such as religion, philosophy and psychology. Sam Keen 's writings have been focused on the countless questions of love, life, religion, and being a man in a modern society; which he discusses in his book 'Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man ' (1991). From the book 'Fire in the Belly ' the essay 'Man and WOMAN ' was extracted. Along with these literary pieces, popular books such as Apology of Wonder (1969), Faces of the Enemy (1986), and Learning to Fly: Trapeze- Reflections on Fear, Trust, and the Joy of Letting Go (1999) are all products of Keen 's literary works of art. After Keen 's academic pursuit of graduating from Ursinus College in 1953 with his undergraduate degree. Keen obtained obtained his graduate degrees from Harvard University and Princeton University. Keen was then a professor of the philosophy of religion at a seminary known as the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary for six years. Keen later became an editor for Psychology Today magazine and thereafter ventured in to the field of writing. The focus of this essay will be on the extract 'Man and WOMAN '. Man and WOMAN as was mentioned before, was extracted from Keen 's book 'Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man ' that is based on the examination of the stereotypical perceptions and myths surrounding the idealistic concepts of man and WOMAN, and the roles both sexes play. This essay will discuss what is required of a man to attain true manhood as they examine their trinomial views of WOMAN as Goddess and Creatrix, WOMAN as Mother and Matrix, and WOMAN as Erotic-Spiritual Power. The concept of 'manhood ' has been falsely identified for several generations now. The qualities believed to be possessed by a male in order to be considered a 'man ' are commonly those that are contrary to the characteristics actually possessed by a true man. In past generations and

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