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A Journey into Matthew Fox’s The Hidden Spirituality of Men
Meeting the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month, Jan-Dec 2022, from 8-9pm EST
In this year-long discussion of Matthew Fox’s book The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine,* we will explore ancient and new masculine images that allow men breathing room to be our best and deepest selves: our wild and fierce selves; our gentle and loving selves; our soaring and mystical selves; 0ur prophetic, sharing, earthloving, cosmic, and expansive selves; our generative, creative, compassionate, fatherly, and wise selves; our gay, straight, bi, pan, or asexual selves. In short, our true selves…..
Ultimately, men are not “problems to be solved” but deep, impenetrable mysteries. Each one of us carries many stories, many ancestors, many metaphors, and many archetypes in often hidden places. We are diverse. There is no single “man problem.” Our unique DNA assures us that each of us came through this long, fourteen billion-year journey with our own tales to tell and work to do. We are wondrous and surprising and full of creativity. And we are still evolving. We are green and blue, warrior and hunter, Icarus and Daedalus, father and son, husband and lover, spiritual and sensual, free and bound. That is the adventure of it all. That is why we need fresh and ancient metaphors to awaken us.
We will meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month throughout 2022 (starting January 10th). We will exploring one chapter each month we meet.
- January – Chapter 1: Father Sky – The Cosmos Lives!
- February – Chapter 2: The Green Man
- March – Chapter 3: Icarus and Daedalus
- April – Chapter 4: Hunter-Gatherers
- May – Chapter 5: Spiritual Warriors
- June – Chapter 6: Masculine Sexuality, Numinous Sexuality
- July – Chapter 7: Our Cosmic and Animal Bodies
- August – Chapter 8: The Blue Man
- September – Chapter 9: Earth Father – The Fatherly Heart
- October – Chapter 10: Grandfather Sky – The Grandfatherly Heart
- November – Chapter 11: The Sacred Marriage of Masculine and Feminine
- December – Chapter 12: Other Sacred Unions
This offering is open and available to all men. You are welcome to participate as your schedule allows, and there is no requirement to start with Chapter 1.
Learn More and Register
*If you order your copy of the book at matthewfox.com, use the code 5OFF for a $5 discount on your purchase.
On behalf of Illuman of the Pacific Northwest, we are thrilled (beyond thrilled really) to announce that registration for the MROP at Skalitude is officially open!
Richard Rohr (and others) created this experience some 25 years ago. The stories of thousands of past participants and the fact that it continues to be offered in multiple countries each year to this day, both are testaments to the enduring power of this transformative encounter.
Joining the MROP with the sheer power of the Skalitude valley, takes things to an entirely different level. There may be no better Holiday gift, than passing on an invitation or a registration for a man in your life.
No matter where you call home, this sacred and remote valley in the foothills of the North Cascade Mountains, awaits you. Whether this is your first time participating in an MROP or perhaps you are returning yet again to serve on the team, in the kitchen or as an initiator, the land awaits you…and even now, a place is being prepared for you by a remarkable group of men.
Don’t wait long to register, we anticipate pent-up demand might lead to MROP’s around the US filling up quicker than normal.
All the information you could ever want is on our website here. However if you are ready to go directly to the application/registration here are the links:
First time participants apply here and register here (both are needed)
Returning initiators apply here and register here (both are needed)
Team/Kitchen register here We still need additional folks to serve in the kitchen….
When:
May 25-29, 2022. First time participants arrive in the early afternoon on Wednesday, and the event ends at 2pm on Sunday. Returning men may arrive Monday morning the 23rd through Wednesday morning the 25th.
Where:
Skalitude Retreat Center, not far from Carlton WA.
Costs:
For first time participants and returning initiators, the sliding scale options range from $495 and up, with a standard cost of $675, and with scholarships available for those who need to pay less than $475. The price includes food, lodging, and the event. We expect that the omicron spike to not be a factor by May, but of course if COVID forces the event to be cancelled, we will offer full refunds
Please visit https://www.illumanofwa.org/mens-rites-of-passage/washington-mrop/ for more details.
Illuman is proud to present the first in our 2022 Watering Hole series – opportunities to listen, learn, and dialogue with wise teachers that can help us along our spiritual journeys.
The June Watering Hole (Thursday, 6/2, 7-9pm EST) features Father Jim Clarke presenting on his book, Creating Rituals: A New Way of Healing for Everyday Life.
Life is full of ups and downs. Whether we like it or not, we are on a constant roller coaster of successes and failures, major life changes, losses, and transitions. For our happiness and inner peace, we often need help in negotiating these passages through turbulent times. We in the North American culture have forgotten the magic our ancestors knew―how to use rituals for a successful life journey. In this talk, Jim will teach how to create personal, family, and communal rituals that will change your life.
The Watering Hole will convene on Thursday 6/2/22 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Time via Zoom. The talk will be one hour, followed by 30 minutes of Question & Response and another 30 minutes of Council in small groups. All genders are welcome at this event.
We are using a gift economy model. The event fee is $20, however, you can choose a payment option that you can afford (we request a minimum of $5). We also welcome contributions from those who can afford more than the minimum to help support the ongoing work of Illuman.
Fr. Jim Clarke Ph.D. has been a Wisdom Elder for Illuman and is currently the Coordinator for Spiritual and Human Formation for permanent Diaconate candidates and their wives for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is also a Senior Lecturer at Loyola Marymount University and Associate Spiritual Director at the Cardinal Manning House of Prayer for Priests. With a rich academic background in Theology, Depth Psychology, Counseling, Education, and Mythology, Fr. Clarke is the author of four books and two CD/DVD series. He is a popular Retreat Director and Conference speaker throughout southern California and beyond.
First Rites of Passage is for middle-school age boys and their father or male elder, introducing them to Illuman’s Rites of Passage. The general assumption underlying all initiatory rites is that unless a young male is shown real power through a community of wise elders, he will always seek false power and likely will spend much of his life seeking prestige, perks and possessions. First Rites of Passage offers a potentially life-transforming alternative.
This weekend experience will include bonfires, storytelling, Native American legends and lore, rituals, and time apart in rugged Missouri wilderness at Shannondale deep in the Ozarks and other locations. Among these will be a separation ritual where the boys will head off to “Troublesome Hollow” for contemplation and a project, leaving the dads to share and grow among themselves.
Registration opens at the end of February and will be posted here.
Click here for the event flyer with more details
What:
M.A.L.E. ANON is a fellowship of men who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to find spiritual solutions to their common problems.
M.A.L.E. ANON is open to all men of any description, any background. Anybody who identifies as a male is welcomed, including those in transition. We in M.A.L.E. ANON gain great RELIEF from attending meetings and great RECOVERY from working the 12 steps. Therefore, attending meetings and working the steps are essential to our program. We believe that the 12 steps offer a blue print for becoming better human beings and better men and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.
When:
We meet on zoom the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 6:30p-8:00 PM MST (8:30 EST & 5:30 PST).
SAVE THE DATES:
Dec 8, 2021, Jan 12, 2022, Feb 9, 2022, March 9, 2022, April 13, 2022, May 11, 2022, June 8, 2022, July 13, 2022, etc.
Zoom ID: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87661725672
Meeting ID: 876 6172 5672
For more information contact: Maleanonrecovery@gmail.com
Click here for the event flyer: M.A.L.E. Anon Meeting Flyer 2022
A Journey into Matthew Fox’s The Hidden Spirituality of Men
Meeting the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month, Jan-Dec 2022, from 8-9pm EST
In this year-long discussion of Matthew Fox’s book The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine,* we will explore ancient and new masculine images that allow men breathing room to be our best and deepest selves: our wild and fierce selves; our gentle and loving selves; our soaring and mystical selves; 0ur prophetic, sharing, earthloving, cosmic, and expansive selves; our generative, creative, compassionate, fatherly, and wise selves; our gay, straight, bi, pan, or asexual selves. In short, our true selves…..
Ultimately, men are not “problems to be solved” but deep, impenetrable mysteries. Each one of us carries many stories, many ancestors, many metaphors, and many archetypes in often hidden places. We are diverse. There is no single “man problem.” Our unique DNA assures us that each of us came through this long, fourteen billion-year journey with our own tales to tell and work to do. We are wondrous and surprising and full of creativity. And we are still evolving. We are green and blue, warrior and hunter, Icarus and Daedalus, father and son, husband and lover, spiritual and sensual, free and bound. That is the adventure of it all. That is why we need fresh and ancient metaphors to awaken us.
We will meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month throughout 2022 (starting January 10th). We will exploring one chapter each month we meet.
- January – Chapter 1: Father Sky – The Cosmos Lives!
- February – Chapter 2: The Green Man
- March – Chapter 3: Icarus and Daedalus
- April – Chapter 4: Hunter-Gatherers
- May – Chapter 5: Spiritual Warriors
- June – Chapter 6: Masculine Sexuality, Numinous Sexuality
- July – Chapter 7: Our Cosmic and Animal Bodies
- August – Chapter 8: The Blue Man
- September – Chapter 9: Earth Father – The Fatherly Heart
- October – Chapter 10: Grandfather Sky – The Grandfatherly Heart
- November – Chapter 11: The Sacred Marriage of Masculine and Feminine
- December – Chapter 12: Other Sacred Unions
This offering is open and available to all men. You are welcome to participate as your schedule allows, and there is no requirement to start with Chapter 1.
Learn More and Register
*If you order your copy of the book at matthewfox.com, use the code 5OFF for a $5 discount on your purchase.
What is the Men’s Rites of Passage?
For most men, the question of what it means to be a man is perplexing. Many men have a longing for the support and guidance of other men in their journey towards masculinity, maturity, and a deeper experience with the Divine. In ancient cultures initiation rites and vision quests were used to help boys make the journey into adulthood.
Opening the door to this journey can start with the Men’s Rites of Passage (MROP). The MROP is not just a men’s retreat, but five days of formal male initiation. These teachings on the “mysteries” and the accompanying rituals have been met with a very positive response in recent years. Over 5,000 men have now been initiated through these rites of male initiation over the past 20 years
This Journey begins with the age-old traditions that teach the five lessons every man needs to learn before he can fully engage in the adventure and mystery life will bring. MROP can awaken men to their own masculinity, their deep spirituality, their potential for leadership, and their life’s purpose. This is not about religion but about spirituality, about age old traditions that guide us into manhood (regardless of our chronological age), about coming to trust that there is something much greater at work in our lives than we could ever imagine.
Learn more from their event flyer- Austrian MROP Flyer
A Journey into Matthew Fox’s The Hidden Spirituality of Men
Meeting the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month, Jan-Dec 2022, from 8-9pm EST
In this year-long discussion of Matthew Fox’s book The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine,* we will explore ancient and new masculine images that allow men breathing room to be our best and deepest selves: our wild and fierce selves; our gentle and loving selves; our soaring and mystical selves; 0ur prophetic, sharing, earthloving, cosmic, and expansive selves; our generative, creative, compassionate, fatherly, and wise selves; our gay, straight, bi, pan, or asexual selves. In short, our true selves…..
Ultimately, men are not “problems to be solved” but deep, impenetrable mysteries. Each one of us carries many stories, many ancestors, many metaphors, and many archetypes in often hidden places. We are diverse. There is no single “man problem.” Our unique DNA assures us that each of us came through this long, fourteen billion-year journey with our own tales to tell and work to do. We are wondrous and surprising and full of creativity. And we are still evolving. We are green and blue, warrior and hunter, Icarus and Daedalus, father and son, husband and lover, spiritual and sensual, free and bound. That is the adventure of it all. That is why we need fresh and ancient metaphors to awaken us.
We will meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month throughout 2022 (starting January 10th). We will exploring one chapter each month we meet.
- January – Chapter 1: Father Sky – The Cosmos Lives!
- February – Chapter 2: The Green Man
- March – Chapter 3: Icarus and Daedalus
- April – Chapter 4: Hunter-Gatherers
- May – Chapter 5: Spiritual Warriors
- June – Chapter 6: Masculine Sexuality, Numinous Sexuality
- July – Chapter 7: Our Cosmic and Animal Bodies
- August – Chapter 8: The Blue Man
- September – Chapter 9: Earth Father – The Fatherly Heart
- October – Chapter 10: Grandfather Sky – The Grandfatherly Heart
- November – Chapter 11: The Sacred Marriage of Masculine and Feminine
- December – Chapter 12: Other Sacred Unions
This offering is open and available to all men. You are welcome to participate as your schedule allows, and there is no requirement to start with Chapter 1.
Learn More and Register
*If you order your copy of the book at matthewfox.com, use the code 5OFF for a $5 discount on your purchase.
A FATHER FOR GENERATION ALPHA
A 9-week online cohort for Fathers and soon-to-be Fathers
They say the Spirit works in mysterious ways. Indeed it’s true – she assembled a group of men from the Illuman Community in 2019, that worked together and designed a new nine-week online offering called: ‘A Father for Generation Alpha’.
This online community is designed to meet new Dad’s at a moment when life has initiated them into Fatherhood. In meetings of just one-hour each week, we will drop keys of Wisdom, starting with ‘What it means to be a Man’, moving to ‘Living in Relationships’ and then to ‘What it means to be a Father’. We end with an overview of Men’s groups that Dads may want to follow-up with.
If you are a new or soon-to-be Dad, then this cohort is for you! Or is there someone like this in your life that might be interested in our Journey together? Then share this with them and encourage them to join us!
Find more information at https://a-father-for-gen-alpha.net/
When asked for a few words of encouragement, a Dad who recently completed the Journey shared these words from his wife; “I’m sad it’s your last meeting! I hope you can find another nourishing group to meet with soon, because this was so good for you and us!”
The summer session of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday, June 28 and meets every Tuesday night from 9-10pm through Tuesday, August 23.
There will be two time-slots available every Tuesday, one from 9-10 PM Eastern and another from 9-10 PM Pacific. You are welcome to join whichever best fits your schedule.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
A FATHER FOR GENERATION ALPHA
A 9-week online cohort for Fathers and soon-to-be Fathers
They say the Spirit works in mysterious ways. Indeed it’s true – she assembled a group of men from the Illuman Community in 2019, that worked together and designed a new nine-week online offering called: ‘A Father for Generation Alpha’.
This online community is designed to meet new Dad’s at a moment when life has initiated them into Fatherhood. In meetings of just one-hour each week, we will drop keys of Wisdom, starting with ‘What it means to be a Man’, moving to ‘Living in Relationships’ and then to ‘What it means to be a Father’. We end with an overview of Men’s groups that Dads may want to follow-up with.
If you are a new or soon-to-be Dad, then this cohort is for you! Or is there someone like this in your life that might be interested in our Journey together? Then share this with them and encourage them to join us!
Find more information at https://a-father-for-gen-alpha.net/
When asked for a few words of encouragement, a Dad who recently completed the Journey shared these words from his wife; “I’m sad it’s your last meeting! I hope you can find another nourishing group to meet with soon, because this was so good for you and us!”
The summer session of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday, June 28 and meets every Tuesday night through Tuesday, August 23.
There will be two time-slots available every Tuesday, one from 8-9 PM Pacific and another from 9-10 PM Eastern. You are welcome to join whichever best fits your schedule.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
A FATHER FOR GENERATION ALPHA
A 9-week online cohort for Fathers and soon-to-be Fathers
They say the Spirit works in mysterious ways. Indeed it’s true – she assembled a group of men from the Illuman Community in 2019, that worked together and designed a new nine-week online offering called: ‘A Father for Generation Alpha’.
This online community is designed to meet new Dad’s at a moment when life has initiated them into Fatherhood. In meetings of just one-hour each week, we will drop keys of Wisdom, starting with ‘What it means to be a Man’, moving to ‘Living in Relationships’ and then to ‘What it means to be a Father’. We end with an overview of Men’s groups that Dads may want to follow-up with.
If you are a new or soon-to-be Dad, then this cohort is for you! Or is there someone like this in your life that might be interested in our Journey together? Then share this with them and encourage them to join us!
Find more information at https://a-father-for-gen-alpha.net/
When asked for a few words of encouragement, a Dad who recently completed the Journey shared these words from his wife; “I’m sad it’s your last meeting! I hope you can find another nourishing group to meet with soon, because this was so good for you and us!”
The summer session of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday, June 28 and meets every Tuesday night from 9-10pm through Tuesday, August 23.
There will be two time-slots available every Tuesday, one from 9-10 PM Eastern and another from 9-10 PM Pacific. You are welcome to join whichever best fits your schedule.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
A FATHER FOR GENERATION ALPHA
A 9-week online cohort for Fathers and soon-to-be Fathers
They say the Spirit works in mysterious ways. Indeed it’s true – she assembled a group of men from the Illuman Community in 2019, that worked together and designed a new nine-week online offering called: ‘A Father for Generation Alpha’.
This online community is designed to meet new Dad’s at a moment when life has initiated them into Fatherhood. In meetings of just one-hour each week, we will drop keys of Wisdom, starting with ‘What it means to be a Man’, moving to ‘Living in Relationships’ and then to ‘What it means to be a Father’. We end with an overview of Men’s groups that Dads may want to follow-up with.
If you are a new or soon-to-be Dad, then this cohort is for you! Or is there someone like this in your life that might be interested in our Journey together? Then share this with them and encourage them to join us!
Find more information at https://a-father-for-gen-alpha.net/
When asked for a few words of encouragement, a Dad who recently completed the Journey shared these words from his wife; “I’m sad it’s your last meeting! I hope you can find another nourishing group to meet with soon, because this was so good for you and us!”
The summer session of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday, June 28 and meets every Tuesday night through Tuesday, August 23.
There will be two time-slots available every Tuesday, one from 8-9 PM Pacific and another from 9-10 PM Eastern. You are welcome to join whichever best fits your schedule.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
A Journey into Matthew Fox’s The Hidden Spirituality of Men
Meeting the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month, Jan-Dec 2022, from 8-9pm EST
In this year-long discussion of Matthew Fox’s book The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine,* we will explore ancient and new masculine images that allow men breathing room to be our best and deepest selves: our wild and fierce selves; our gentle and loving selves; our soaring and mystical selves; 0ur prophetic, sharing, earthloving, cosmic, and expansive selves; our generative, creative, compassionate, fatherly, and wise selves; our gay, straight, bi, pan, or asexual selves. In short, our true selves…..
Ultimately, men are not “problems to be solved” but deep, impenetrable mysteries. Each one of us carries many stories, many ancestors, many metaphors, and many archetypes in often hidden places. We are diverse. There is no single “man problem.” Our unique DNA assures us that each of us came through this long, fourteen billion-year journey with our own tales to tell and work to do. We are wondrous and surprising and full of creativity. And we are still evolving. We are green and blue, warrior and hunter, Icarus and Daedalus, father and son, husband and lover, spiritual and sensual, free and bound. That is the adventure of it all. That is why we need fresh and ancient metaphors to awaken us.
We will meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month throughout 2022 (starting January 10th). We will exploring one chapter each month we meet.
- January – Chapter 1: Father Sky – The Cosmos Lives!
- February – Chapter 2: The Green Man
- March – Chapter 3: Icarus and Daedalus
- April – Chapter 4: Hunter-Gatherers
- May – Chapter 5: Spiritual Warriors
- June – Chapter 6: Masculine Sexuality, Numinous Sexuality
- July – Chapter 7: Our Cosmic and Animal Bodies
- August – Chapter 8: The Blue Man
- September – Chapter 9: Earth Father – The Fatherly Heart
- October – Chapter 10: Grandfather Sky – The Grandfatherly Heart
- November – Chapter 11: The Sacred Marriage of Masculine and Feminine
- December – Chapter 12: Other Sacred Unions
This offering is open and available to all men. You are welcome to participate as your schedule allows, and there is no requirement to start with Chapter 1.
Learn More and Register
*If you order your copy of the book at matthewfox.com, use the code 5OFF for a $5 discount on your purchase.
A FATHER FOR GENERATION ALPHA
A 9-week online cohort for Fathers and soon-to-be Fathers
They say the Spirit works in mysterious ways. Indeed it’s true – she assembled a group of men from the Illuman Community in 2019, that worked together and designed a new nine-week online offering called: ‘A Father for Generation Alpha’.
This online community is designed to meet new Dad’s at a moment when life has initiated them into Fatherhood. In meetings of just one-hour each week, we will drop keys of Wisdom, starting with ‘What it means to be a Man’, moving to ‘Living in Relationships’ and then to ‘What it means to be a Father’. We end with an overview of Men’s groups that Dads may want to follow-up with.
If you are a new or soon-to-be Dad, then this cohort is for you! Or is there someone like this in your life that might be interested in our Journey together? Then share this with them and encourage them to join us!
Find more information at https://a-father-for-gen-alpha.net/
When asked for a few words of encouragement, a Dad who recently completed the Journey shared these words from his wife; “I’m sad it’s your last meeting! I hope you can find another nourishing group to meet with soon, because this was so good for you and us!”
The summer session of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday, June 28 and meets every Tuesday night from 9-10pm through Tuesday, August 23.
There will be two time-slots available every Tuesday, one from 9-10 PM Eastern and another from 9-10 PM Pacific. You are welcome to join whichever best fits your schedule.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
A FATHER FOR GENERATION ALPHA
A 9-week online cohort for Fathers and soon-to-be Fathers
They say the Spirit works in mysterious ways. Indeed it’s true – she assembled a group of men from the Illuman Community in 2019, that worked together and designed a new nine-week online offering called: ‘A Father for Generation Alpha’.
This online community is designed to meet new Dad’s at a moment when life has initiated them into Fatherhood. In meetings of just one-hour each week, we will drop keys of Wisdom, starting with ‘What it means to be a Man’, moving to ‘Living in Relationships’ and then to ‘What it means to be a Father’. We end with an overview of Men’s groups that Dads may want to follow-up with.
If you are a new or soon-to-be Dad, then this cohort is for you! Or is there someone like this in your life that might be interested in our Journey together? Then share this with them and encourage them to join us!
Find more information at https://a-father-for-gen-alpha.net/
When asked for a few words of encouragement, a Dad who recently completed the Journey shared these words from his wife; “I’m sad it’s your last meeting! I hope you can find another nourishing group to meet with soon, because this was so good for you and us!”
The summer session of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday, June 28 and meets every Tuesday night through Tuesday, August 23.
There will be two time-slots available every Tuesday, one from 8-9 PM Pacific and another from 9-10 PM Eastern. You are welcome to join whichever best fits your schedule.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
What:
M.A.L.E. ANON is a fellowship of men who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to find spiritual solutions to their common problems.
M.A.L.E. ANON is open to all men of any description, any background. Anybody who identifies as a male is welcomed, including those in transition. We in M.A.L.E. ANON gain great RELIEF from attending meetings and great RECOVERY from working the 12 steps. Therefore, attending meetings and working the steps are essential to our program. We believe that the 12 steps offer a blue print for becoming better human beings and better men and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.
When:
We meet on zoom the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 6:30p-8:00 PM MST (8:30 EST & 5:30 PST).
SAVE THE DATES:
Dec 8, 2021, Jan 12, 2022, Feb 9, 2022, March 9, 2022, April 13, 2022, May 11, 2022, June 8, 2022, July 13, 2022, etc.
Zoom ID: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87661725672
Meeting ID: 876 6172 5672
For more information contact: Maleanonrecovery@gmail.com
Click here for the event flyer: M.A.L.E. Anon Meeting Flyer 2022
A FATHER FOR GENERATION ALPHA
A 9-week online cohort for Fathers and soon-to-be Fathers
They say the Spirit works in mysterious ways. Indeed it’s true – she assembled a group of men from the Illuman Community in 2019, that worked together and designed a new nine-week online offering called: ‘A Father for Generation Alpha’.
This online community is designed to meet new Dad’s at a moment when life has initiated them into Fatherhood. In meetings of just one-hour each week, we will drop keys of Wisdom, starting with ‘What it means to be a Man’, moving to ‘Living in Relationships’ and then to ‘What it means to be a Father’. We end with an overview of Men’s groups that Dads may want to follow-up with.
If you are a new or soon-to-be Dad, then this cohort is for you! Or is there someone like this in your life that might be interested in our Journey together? Then share this with them and encourage them to join us!
Find more information at https://a-father-for-gen-alpha.net/
When asked for a few words of encouragement, a Dad who recently completed the Journey shared these words from his wife; “I’m sad it’s your last meeting! I hope you can find another nourishing group to meet with soon, because this was so good for you and us!”
The summer session of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday, June 28 and meets every Tuesday night from 9-10pm through Tuesday, August 23.
There will be two time-slots available every Tuesday, one from 9-10 PM Eastern and another from 9-10 PM Pacific. You are welcome to join whichever best fits your schedule.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
A FATHER FOR GENERATION ALPHA
A 9-week online cohort for Fathers and soon-to-be Fathers
They say the Spirit works in mysterious ways. Indeed it’s true – she assembled a group of men from the Illuman Community in 2019, that worked together and designed a new nine-week online offering called: ‘A Father for Generation Alpha’.
This online community is designed to meet new Dad’s at a moment when life has initiated them into Fatherhood. In meetings of just one-hour each week, we will drop keys of Wisdom, starting with ‘What it means to be a Man’, moving to ‘Living in Relationships’ and then to ‘What it means to be a Father’. We end with an overview of Men’s groups that Dads may want to follow-up with.
If you are a new or soon-to-be Dad, then this cohort is for you! Or is there someone like this in your life that might be interested in our Journey together? Then share this with them and encourage them to join us!
Find more information at https://a-father-for-gen-alpha.net/
When asked for a few words of encouragement, a Dad who recently completed the Journey shared these words from his wife; “I’m sad it’s your last meeting! I hope you can find another nourishing group to meet with soon, because this was so good for you and us!”
The summer session of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday, June 28 and meets every Tuesday night through Tuesday, August 23.
There will be two time-slots available every Tuesday, one from 8-9 PM Pacific and another from 9-10 PM Eastern. You are welcome to join whichever best fits your schedule.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
YOUNG MEN’S RITES OF PASSAGE (YMROP)
JULY 20-24, 2022 ~ PRINCETON, MN
We are looking for young men who are ready to move fully from boyhood to manhood. YMROP is 5 days/4 nights of formal male initiation for men ages 19-29. The program is a deeply prayerful and soulful experience that builds on the classic patterns of male initiation through simple and moving rituals and teaching. Each day you will be out in nature and engaged in ritual, drumming, Council, elder talks, silence and solo-wilderness time.
YMROP is…
A personal discovery about masculine spirituality… A time to savor the healing and awesome power of nature… A process to address issues of loss, grief, and relationships with father, other men, and others… An opportunity to examine life’s priorities and ask courageous questions about your next step… An invitation to listen to the voice inside of you… A chance to return to life with a commitment to your gifts.
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A Journey into Matthew Fox’s The Hidden Spirituality of Men
Meeting the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month, Jan-Dec 2022, from 8-9pm EST
In this year-long discussion of Matthew Fox’s book The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine,* we will explore ancient and new masculine images that allow men breathing room to be our best and deepest selves: our wild and fierce selves; our gentle and loving selves; our soaring and mystical selves; 0ur prophetic, sharing, earthloving, cosmic, and expansive selves; our generative, creative, compassionate, fatherly, and wise selves; our gay, straight, bi, pan, or asexual selves. In short, our true selves…..
Ultimately, men are not “problems to be solved” but deep, impenetrable mysteries. Each one of us carries many stories, many ancestors, many metaphors, and many archetypes in often hidden places. We are diverse. There is no single “man problem.” Our unique DNA assures us that each of us came through this long, fourteen billion-year journey with our own tales to tell and work to do. We are wondrous and surprising and full of creativity. And we are still evolving. We are green and blue, warrior and hunter, Icarus and Daedalus, father and son, husband and lover, spiritual and sensual, free and bound. That is the adventure of it all. That is why we need fresh and ancient metaphors to awaken us.
We will meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month throughout 2022 (starting January 10th). We will exploring one chapter each month we meet.
- January – Chapter 1: Father Sky – The Cosmos Lives!
- February – Chapter 2: The Green Man
- March – Chapter 3: Icarus and Daedalus
- April – Chapter 4: Hunter-Gatherers
- May – Chapter 5: Spiritual Warriors
- June – Chapter 6: Masculine Sexuality, Numinous Sexuality
- July – Chapter 7: Our Cosmic and Animal Bodies
- August – Chapter 8: The Blue Man
- September – Chapter 9: Earth Father – The Fatherly Heart
- October – Chapter 10: Grandfather Sky – The Grandfatherly Heart
- November – Chapter 11: The Sacred Marriage of Masculine and Feminine
- December – Chapter 12: Other Sacred Unions
This offering is open and available to all men. You are welcome to participate as your schedule allows, and there is no requirement to start with Chapter 1.
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*If you order your copy of the book at matthewfox.com, use the code 5OFF for a $5 discount on your purchase.
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