" Often, conducting a dialogue with inner “opponents”—usually forms of the immature masculine energies—will defuse much of their power. What they—like all children—really want is to be noticed, honored, and taken seriously. And they have a right to be. Once they are honored, and their feelings validated, they no longer need to act out through our lives. "

― Robert L. Moore , King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine