Why Mane Meditations?

Because you’re a lion – and every lion needs a mane. A mane isn’t a weapon – it’s not teeth, claws or even a muscle. Even so, it’s a symbol of raw power. It’s health, strength and protection all at once.

A powerful predator doesn’t need to beat the other animals into submission. That’d be a sign of weakness and a waste of energy. Instead, he just shows up, they see the mane and they fall into respectful submission.

Also, mane is Latin for early. These run early in the day – in the Canberra/Sydney/Melbourne time zone, at least.

That and by practicing this, you’re showing up early to the new masculinity.

A hundred years ago, it was considered manly to use violence to bring your family into line.

When I grew up, society taught us that real manliness involved being weak, passive, submissive and feminine.

Neither is right. Neither invokes the spirit of the lion, the wolf patriarch or the might of the silverback.

Relying on violence to get your way is weakness. Your strength of character should be enough.

And folks are starting to wake up to that. Society can lie to us all it wants, but weak, feminine, gender-confused boys don’t get laid. When men of strength and character get all the girls and all the admiration, the truth inevitably comes out.

By embracing masculine virtue, you’re early to this revolution.

That’s assuming you act on this chance, that is. Being early and taking no action gives you no advantage.

So seize the initiative here:

https://christianhypnotism.com/mane

Men need respect the way women need affection and attention. Without it, we can get a little loopy.

I’m not sure how well women understand this. “My boyfriend plays video games all the time!” Yeah, because being a protagonist or part of a team is a great way to feel respected. “My husband spends all day at the office!” If his colleagues respect him more than you do, that’s why.

Men already gravitate towards places of respect. That’s why, as a nerd, I don’t engage with sports much. I can’t impress anyone with my prowess or knowledge. But talk to me about psychology, fiction or gaming, and suddenly I can earn a little admiration.

The dark side of this is why it’s so easy for young men to join gangs. There’s no mystery if their teachers, peers and family treat them as invisible at best and a burden at worst.  

But, if you’re wise enough to seek respect from respectable people, then this is healthy behaviour. It’s how we’ve built civilisations – folks coming together to kick arse and achieve glory.

There’s an even healthier approach than that.

See, anything you only get from external sources is a vulnerable point in your psyche.

If all your respect comes from your colleagues, then you’re at the mercy of them. They could easily rope you into illegal activity through little more than a raised eyebrow. Getting fired would break you.

There’s no strength in that.

That’s why it pays to diversify, drawing respect from friends, family, customers, colleagues, your church, your community…

It pays even more to draw respect from yourself.

If you’re locked in solitary or the world spits at the sound of your name, at least you’ll know you can endure on your own.

And if your friends get into some shady manure, you can respect yourself to rise about it.

There’s something incredible and irresistible about a man who genuinely respects himself. That’s nothing to do with ego – you can still admire someone while seeing their flaws.

It’s about having a healthy psyche – one that wants others to respect them but doesn’t need it.

How do you cultivate this?

You find anything inside your mind by going inside.

That’s why Mane Meditations focus on masculine virtue. All the best parts of you reside in your mind, waiting for you to connect with and explore them.

Each live, virtual, 45-minute session explores a unique aspect of masculine virtue. These accumulate, building on each other until you find yourself with a humble but gracious manly power.

I’m not the blokiest bloke out there, but I’m building this too.

So if that sounds worthy of your time, then sign up below.

The best part?

You can pay whatever you want – and a one-off donation lets you come to as many meditations as you want during September.

Here’s the link:

https://christianhypnotism.com/mane

From sitcoms to HR departments, it sometimes feels everyone wants you to reign in your masculinity.

That can be good if you let it. After all, masculine energy thrives under a meaningful challenge.

Folks will tell you to suppress your masculinity for safety or inclusivity. That rings hollow when those same folks teach women to be more masculine – that is, confident, assertive, dominant and decisive.

Now, sure, harassment, discrimination, violence and old boys’ clubs are bad things. That’s why they’re already against every company’s policy, if not outright illegal.

Why not stop there? Why do they want men and women to be beige, sexless, interchangeable, passionless blobs?

There are a few theories. None of them is because it’s in your best interests.

I’m not telling you to buck your company’s culture. If your office expects you to be grey and grim, it’s up to you to decide how to go along with that. It’s also your responsibility to wear the consequences of your compliance or lack thereof.

Don’t mess around with your finances – not unless you can afford to.

But if you feel disconnected from your masculinity?

If you’d like a way to express it that isn’t passively watching sports with a beer in hand, grumbling at the prowess of strangers?

If you’re even sinful and rebellious enough to want to cultivate your masculinity – including your discipline, decisiveness, dominance and determination?

Well, you’re not going to hear this from your HR department…

Mane Meditations are a series of live, virtual experiences into your own mind. Even if you can’t meditate the conventional way, you’ll get a lot out of this.

All you need to do is log in at the right time, focus and listen.

From there, you’ll explore, protect and enhance your masculine energy, all in the comfort of wherever you have a smart device.

So long as it’s safe to close your eyes, you can do it after you sign up here:

https://christianhypnotism.com/mane

If you’re naïve enough to listen to society, you’ll learn that there are two ways to be a man:

The first is a ridiculous caricature of an alpha male. Someone who believes barbequing meat and obsessing over sports makes you a real man. The sort of guy who buckles under the tiniest hint of challenge or rejection.

As for the second way, well, that’s to be no man at all. They say you should be more feminine than women – sensitive, delicate, submissive and quiet.

Goodness gladius, no wonder men are so lost. Neither of those is good, healthy or fulfilling.

If you pay attention to internet subcultures, there’s a third option:

MGTOW – or Men Go Their Own Way.

The idea is that if modern women are going to be demanding, entitled, masculine, combative and mercilessly critical – while men are still expected to pay, be chivalrous and die to protect her – then men should opt out. No dating, no relationships, no marriage, no hookups. Just walk away.

Now, there’s merit to this. Focus on yourself for a while. Build your skills and lifestyle without the distractions a relationship brings. Grow stronger until you’re worthy of a great relationship. As a man, you can afford to wait.

There’s no rush, so be the best you can be.

The problem with this?

If you listen to MGTOWers, they’re not talking about taking a break from dating. When they say they’ve opted out, they mean it.

And there’s nothing wrong with that, if that’s what you want.

If, like most men, you’d love to have a supportive partner and a family one day, though?

Well, that’s not an option.

MGTOW positions itself as the strong option. For good reason. Giving up intimacy is a big sacrifice, even when it’s the obvious and best move.

But it’s weak as hell for those few followers who say, welp, I guess it’s corn and AI girlfriends for me!

Ugh.

I can’t imagine anything more pathetic than falling for an LLM.

It’s almost as if we men need a fourth option.

One where, like the MGTOW fellows, we prioritise our service, growth, peace and happiness. And like the alphas, we’re strong, disciplined, focused and ready to crush it. And like the feminine men, we’re not insecure about our own feelings.

In fact, we need something better than all that.

We need to become as described in The Way of the Superior Man – wise, strong, indominatable and balanced.

(If you haven’t read that, do. It could be a religious text if it weren’t so relentlessly clear and practical.)

In the meantime?

Sign up for Mane Meditations.

These live, virtual guided meditations each focus on a masculine virtue or archetype. Men are great at introspection – this is that taken to the next level. You’ll experience your own masculine energy like never before – deeply, balanced and enriching.

All you need to do is turn up and focus.

The best part?

You can join by paying whatever you want. A single donation gives you access to every Mane Meditation in September.

The world needs virtuous masculinity more than I need money.

If a couple of bucks and 45 minutes per hit is too much for you, then you’re probably doing girl maths there.

Otherwise, register here:

https://christianhypnotism.com/mane