Ep. 004 - Theodore Roosevelt: The Archetypal Lover

The lover may not be the archetypal model most readily associated with Theodore Roosevelt. However, on close examination of this archetype’s description and Roosevelt’s life reveals plenty of evidence to support the claim that Roosevelt routinely embodied this sometimes-misunderstood archetype. Today, we are not talking about love purely in the romantic sense, though that is an aspect of the archetype, and certainly was a feature of Roosevelt’s personality. As Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette describe in King, Warrior, Magician, Lover:

 

Jungians often use the name of the Greek god Eros to talk about the Lover energy. They also use the Latin term libido. By these terms they mean not just sexual appetites but a general appetite for life.

 

Roosevelt certainly had an appetite for life. Let us look at how his life of learning, strong family ties, and passion for his fellow citizens made Roosevelt an exemplary archetypal lover.

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