The
mythopoetic men's movement refers to a loose collection of organizations active in
men's work since the early 1980s, grew as a reaction to the
second-wave feminist movement and aims to liberate men from the constraints of the modern world which keep them from being in touch with their true masculine nature. Sometimes mistakenly referred to simply as the
men's movement, which is much broader, it is best known for the rituals that take place during their gatherings. While in the public eye in the early 1990s, the movement carries on more quietly in The
ManKind Project and independent psychologico-spiritual practitioners. Mythopoets adopted a general style of
psychological self-help inspired by the work of
Robert Bly,
Robert A. Johnson,
Joseph Campbell, and other
Jungian authors.