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Musing # 17 : Parsifal

On fulfilling a man's destiny

Omar Shaker
Sep 11, 2022
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🙏 Sunday Gratitude

  • Goes out with a very warm and belated welcome to Dr. Gautum Gulati. Your support means the world to me, and I look up to your ability to create freely in both business and art. Check out his excellent award-winning podcast which the Gumpcast Season 2 is heavily inspired be: SuperHumans.


Never miss the gumption. Ever

What led me to write a novel and this blog was the need for me to understand masculinity and femininity.

The big question that started me on this path back in 2015 was: what does it really mean to be a man? This is almost a daily question that is on my mind and deep in my heart.

There are many stories and not enough Sundays to break them down but the one that really captivates me and continues to be relevant is that of Parsifal.

The story is of him having to essentially overcome both his Father and Mother complexes, and then embrace his inner feminine to be able to rise to the occasion and complete his mission to save the kingdom.

It's just such a guttural and saucy topic.

If that resonates, then here is a deeper dive into one of my essays from last year:

In Search of Gumption
Break Free!
Dudes and Dudettes, we have reached the most critical chapter in part 1. Chapter 9 | The Highway is when Maskat is confronted with what every man has to do at some point during his journey: Break free from his parents/parent-figures in order to find his truths and his own individual path to the “Holy Grail…
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