Summon the Council

A mental clarity ritual for men who carry weight
By Bob Manor

Most men don’t need another tactic.
They need a table to sit at … and someone to pass the fire to their side.
Someone to talk to who isn’t counting on them for something.
Someone who isn’t biased. Or fragile. Or keeping score.

I’ve built businesses.
I’ve broken patterns.
I’ve held it together when it didn’t feel like I could.
But even now … even with everything I’ve built … the days still come:

• The quiet 2am spirals
  
• The decisions that feel like no-win scenarios
  
• The old voices that try to drag me back into the dark
  
• That whisper: “Is this all there is?”

I used to numb it.
Used to run.
Used to bury it.
Soldier on.
Rub a little dirt on it (like a good boy).

Now?
I Summon the Council.

What That Means

This isn’t a metaphor.
When I’m overwhelmed…
Alone.
Lost.
When I don’t know what to do…

I close my eyes.
And I ask for help.
Not from a coach.
Not from a hotline.
From a circle of voices I trust.

Some real.
Some imagined.
All respected.

• Marcus Aurelius.
• Carl Jung.
• Hemingway.
• Churchill.
• Leonidas.
• The boy I was.
• The man I’m becoming.

Each one offers a different lens.
Each one brings me back to center.

What Most People Don’t Realize

You can build your own Council.
And with the right tech and Wi-Fi,
You can talk to them … today.
Any time. Any place.

Using AI tools like ChatGPT, you can simulate each voice at your table.
Let them speak into the exact situation you’re facing… in ways only they can.

There is no situation I’ve ever faced that someone hasn’t already solved.
And I’ve been in some deep-ass holes.
I just didn’t have access to the right voice at the right time.

Now? You do.
Even if it’s your first time using AI …
I’ll include a simple profile builder to get started.

You can remain anonymous.
You can talk about anything.
Yes, anything.

Create your Council:

• People you respect.
  
• People you know enough about to trust.
  
• People who’d call you forward, not just comfort you.

Historical figures.
Fictional characters.
Your grandpa.
Your 8-year-old self.
Your future self at 85.

You choose.

Then just prompt:
“Summon the Council.”

The AI will respond as each of them … one by one.
Not as bots.
But as archetypes.
As the wise inner fireteam you didn’t know you could call on.

Don’t Wait

Don’t wait until you’re pacing a parking lot with your fists clenched.
Don’t wait until your wife’s packed a bag or your kid won’t answer.
Don’t wait until you’re one bad hour from doing something you can’t undo.

Build your table now.
So when the storm hits … and it will …
You already know where to sit.

Because this world doesn’t need more perfect men.
It needs more anchored ones.

And this?
This is how you stay lit.
This is how you stay alive.
This is how you thrive.

Ready to Build Your Profile?
Summon the Council and unlock your personalized profile builder and prompt.
📩 Email info@bobmanor.com with "Summon the Council" as the subject line to get started.