Ruwando Podcast

Modern women have a difficult dilemma: the working world requires them to be in their 'Masculine' (competitive self) while fulfilling relationships require them to be in their 'Feminine' (interdependent self). As a man who dates women, you can help her enter her Feminine at least at home. Not only will you reap the rewards of high polarity intimacy, it's also an opportunity to...

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The History of Man podcast just released. Here's a little preview of Ep 1. Check out the first two episodes on Apple, Spotify, or Substack: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-man-podcast/id1616976961 https://open.spotify.com/show/2P1bDLkucGSOZZNdH68b4B?si=_tkyxBpyR3m3rnsesz4ADA&utm_source=native-share-menu https://historyofman.substack.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redci...

Episode I starts with the first skirmishes between hunting parties in the Paleolithic Era. We cover the relationship of economics and violence, and the earliest psychological mechanisms for overcoming the Resistance to Killing. Including quotes from interviews with LtCol. Dave Grossman ( Ruwando Podcast episode 81 ) and Jack Donovan (Ep 98) This is the ad-free version for subscribers. Click on “li...

This episode covers the roots of male competition from single-celled asexual species all the way up to modern day stock brokers. It’s more biology than history, but we have to start with objective science if we are to make sane assessments of human culture later on. This episode covers: * How ‘maleness’ originated * Why mammals sway their gender ratios based on status * The genetic similarities of...

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The Anima (Jung) is the feminine soul of a man. It is the source of creativity, well being, intuition, and inner peace. This episode shares how you can use your conscious mind to allow this part of you to flourish. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

On changing another's perception of reality. This episode goes into the more active side of mind control... as benevolently applied to relationships. Referencing MindWar by Michael Aquino, the work of Sir Robert Grainger Ker Thompson (Counterinsurgency), and others. Check out my new project: History of Man Podcast , coming soon: historyofman.substack.com  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir...

A feature of 21 Century First World life is that reality is largely filtered for you. Society protects you from both autonomy and consequences through various safety nets and controls. While this may prevent chipped teeth and skinned knees, it's damaging to the masculine psyche. This episode discusses how to take the filters off and interface with reality directly. We discuss "raw vs. cook...

To be "tamed" is to be conditioned to be more fearful, less free, or weaker in some way. There are many "taming forces" in modern society that can affect us in this way if we're not well equipped. This episode covers how to resist such forces. We draw lessons from a man who successfully resisted his captors while in a literal brainwashing prison.  Advertising Inquiries: https:/...

You are not who you think you are.... Identity is not a static thing. Which means who you "are" can be changed, for better and for worse. This episode is on how to free yourself from unwanted tendencies and move closer to an individuated Self. We draw on lessons from the literal book on brainwashing ( Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism by Robert J. Lifton), Existential Kink, and...

This episode explores the Aleister Crowley's maxim "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law"-- exploring the taboo idea of putting yourself first, what it means for your psyche, and how to do it in a way that benefits those around you. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe

Men go through different stages. In each stage there are different drives, pitfalls, and keys to fulfilment. This episode covers the five stages from the perspectives of biology, the hero's journey, and relations to women. Also references Deida, Nietzsche's metamorphoses, and other lenses on men's psychology such as Red Pill. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full...

Patrick H. is a client from Germany who went through some pretty intense Nice Guy sh*t a year ago. He tells his story of transformation, overcoming mother enmeshment, rekindling masculinity, gaining personal power, and finally getting what he wants in dating and in life. He started with the Masculine Archetype Challenge . If you've been disconnected from your masculinity, you may gain from it...

How do you know what you "know" is true? This episode explores Sanity from the lens of General Semantics (how we translate events into perceptions). We speak about the "Chain of Perception", insanity vs. creativity, the basis of propaganda, why smart people believe dumb things, building a "efficient nervous system", liberal and conservative fallacies, and the work of Alfred...

"Semantic Consciousness" is the layer of our perception responsible for rationality, intelligence, and symbology (meaning-making). This episode covers how language creates reality and can skew perception. This is a Circuit 3 of Leary's Circuits of Consciousness model, continuing from the Dog Brain (circuit 2) episode. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access...

In physics, Escape Velocity is the minimum speed an object needs to leave the orbit of a planet. In life (metaphor), it's the minimum psychological conditions one needs to leave an old reality (patterns and perceived norms) and enter new ones. This episode discusses how to prevent backsliding into old patterns, leave the monotonous or familiar, discover new territory, and embrace the unknown....

James is a graduate student in clinical depth psychology at Pacifica, where I was considering getting a PhD. We discuss a Jungian take on the recent shifts in culture, stages of development of male psychology, red pill, childhood imprinting, how to discern a good life partner, and all sorts of good thought streams. "The tangent is the way!" Archetype Challenge : www.ruwando.com/archetype (...

A high polarity relationship is one where each partner willingly "specializes" more into either masculine (testosterone/dopamine/noradrenalin-driven) or feminine (oxytocin/estrogen/serotonin driven) mode of behavior than one can do on their own. It's one of the reasons we've evolved to pair-bond— and why romantic attachment feels so "right". But modern social beliefs often...

Noelfry asked me what advice I'd give to myself 10 years ago. Conveniently, he's exactly 10yrs younger than me. I share the things that have and haven't worked for me the last decade. We discuss finding "Purpose", the need for adventure, attracting women, pleasure vs. fulfillment, and man's need to struggle. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full acces...

I had COVID this week. It wasn't too bad. But in my feverdom I had an old recurring dream where I am forced to accept my death. And it reminded me of an essay I read about how “primitive man” didn't fear death nor aging, because at every stage of his life he felt so fulfilled. This episode explores this idea of Ultimate Fulfillment drawing from an essay by a Mr. Kaczynski, Into the Wild ,...

Your default tendencies when it comes to Status/Power, Deservingness, sense of Connection/Belonging, Trust is a function of your pre-conscious nervous system. Its the part of your brain that almost identical to that of a dog... This episode goes into how to understand your "Dog Brain" and recondition yourself from low status perception to high status perception, distrust to trust, and not...

When things aren't ideal in a relationship it's normal to wonder, "should I try to make this work, or move on and look for something better?" Jeff had this question some months ago at a critical point in his relationship. In this episode he shares his experience in finding clarity and peace and happiness in his relationship life. Jeff is a friend and former client. Brought to you b...

It's one thing to be confident and secure when everything is going your way. But if you're challenging yourself that won't always be the case. "How do you win the Inner Game when your Outer Game has yet to catch up?" Miiska Van Renterghem is a coach and former client. We discuss his question along with masculine responsibility, self worth, and some other topics. Brought to you...

"Peace is hard earned." Patrick is a friend and former client. We speak about my recent Dark Night of the Soul, fatherhood, Socrates, and how language creates reality. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to Ruwando Substack at ruwando.substack.com/subscribe