How sturdy we thought we’d built our towers in America: democracy, equity, progress, health. Certainty.
Only to be thunderstruck year after year, 2020 striking harder than we ever could’ve imagined: cynicism, injustice, futility, disease and wildfire. Reality.
Now we freefall like leaves through liminal space. When and where do we land? Are we caught?
Only the Great Magician knows: God-Nature. The One who Creates, Destroys, Sustains – each as a means to the others. The One who catches us the whole way down and up. The One who has imparted in each of us a spark of the self-same Magician’s power: to catch ourselves and each other.
Join us on October 31 for a time of reacquainting ourselves with this power in ourselves and beyond. Together we’ll engage in story, ritual, council, image, and Nature.
Which Magician(s) do you sense is/are guiding you through our liminal space? Clown or Charon or Coyote, Gandalf or Galadriel or Grandfather – there are endless possibilities. At the retreat, we invite you to take on that Magician’s costume.
All Magicians have a tool through which they conduct the creative fire: a wand. What is your wand? Whether it’s a shaft holly and phoenix feather, a baton of bone, a walking staff, a paintbrush or pen or favorite spatula, or a self-made artifact all your own. If it helps you make magic, we invite you to bring it.
Time:
Keep open 8:00 AM to noon on October 31. The final schedule and other details will be sent out in a separate email.
Place:
We’ll spend time gathering both on- and off-Zoom. If you’re joining us in North America, we remind you that we gather on the ancestral land of indigenous peoples. Here is an interactive map to help you find who stewards your place of residence. We also invite you to observe Indigenous People’s Day on October 12, and on every other day.
Cost:
Current Illuman of the Pacific Northwest Members/donors: Free
Standard Registration: $15
How to Register
To register:
- Send an email to rsvp@illumanofwa.org with your name, phone number, address, and a note as to your preferred payment method from the two options below.
- Send a check to Illuman of Washington at
19110 – 17th Ave NW
Shoreline WA 98177 - OR Pay via Paypal or Credit Card Here
A Father for Gen Alpha led by Anthony Monticchio
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 eight-week online offering called: ‘A Father for Generation Alpha’. The offering is designed to meet new millennial Dad’s at a moment in their young lives when life has initiated them into Fatherhood. The offering’s approach is to drop keys of Wisdom each week, starting with ‘What it means to be a Man’ and then moving to ‘What it means to be a Father’ and ending with an overview of Men’s groups that they may want to follow-up with.
Registration is now open for our second pilot that will most likely be starting in the June time frame.
There is no cost to Register and all Registrants will receive more info about the program in their US postal mailbox after they Register.
Please see our page for endorsements from Fr. Richard Rohr, Illuman of DC and Illuman of Indiana-Michigan- https://a-father-for-gen-alpha.net/endorsements
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.
Richard Rohr’s book From Wild Man To Wise Man invites us to explore our spiritual growth as men. In this bi-weekly experience via Zoom, join your Illuman brothers in this quest, the Journey of Illumination. Each gathering will explore a chapter of the book using the method of Council and will encourage active exploration between sessions.
This is a unique opportunity, especially (but not exclusively) for Brothers unable to attend a Men’s Rites of Passage (MROP) this year, to bond with a small group of brothers over an extended period of time. We hope the content will engage you to stay on the journey.
The Younger Men’s Rites is a life-changing experience for men 18 – 28.
During the 5 days in nature, we explore the transition from adolescence to manhood.
It is a physical, emotional and spiritual challenge. It will be hard. It will test you.
But you will also experience a sense of purpose and see how you fit into a larger story. You will receive tools for your journey as you walk a shared path – one that many have walked before. This is an utterly grounding experience that will hold you, help you grow and open up new beginnings.
The Rites is not a teaching retreat – it is a felt and lived experience. It’s more about feeling it in your gut than understanding it with your head. This is the doorway to the rest of your life. Set in wildland in the Australian bush close to Somerset Dam Queensland, the Younger Men’s Rites involves living outdoors and participating in a range of practical group activities, solo-time, discussions, journaling and wilderness time.
The Younger Men’s Rites is led by a team of experienced elders who have themselves been through Rites of Passage. Supporters and Fathers of the men attending are invited to assist the Rites in various ways.
In the words of the program’s founder – Richard Rohr:
“Men are asked to come with a willingness to participate from beginning to end and not as an observer. All participants begin at point zero with no agendas to live up to or down to. All that is required is for a man to come with a “beginner’s mind’ and the readiness of a novice seeking wisdom. Ultimately, initiation, like life itself, is not a spectator sport.”
Richard Rohr’s book From Wild Man To Wise Man invites us to explore our spiritual growth as men. In this bi-weekly experience via Zoom, join your Illuman brothers in this quest, the Journey of Illumination. Each gathering will explore a chapter of the book using the method of Council and will encourage active exploration between sessions.
This is a unique opportunity, especially (but not exclusively) for Brothers unable to attend a Men’s Rites of Passage (MROP) this year, to bond with a small group of brothers over an extended period of time. We hope the content will engage you to stay on the journey.
Richard Rohr’s book From Wild Man To Wise Man invites us to explore our spiritual growth as men. In this bi-weekly experience via Zoom, join your Illuman brothers in this quest, the Journey of Illumination. Each gathering will explore a chapter of the book using the method of Council and will encourage active exploration between sessions.
This is a unique opportunity, especially (but not exclusively) for Brothers unable to attend a Men’s Rites of Passage (MROP) this year, to bond with a small group of brothers over an extended period of time. We hope the content will engage you to stay on the journey.
Richard Rohr’s book From Wild Man To Wise Man invites us to explore our spiritual growth as men. In this bi-weekly experience via Zoom, join your Illuman brothers in this quest, the Journey of Illumination. Each gathering will explore a chapter of the book using the method of Council and will encourage active exploration between sessions.
This is a unique opportunity, especially (but not exclusively) for Brothers unable to attend a Men’s Rites of Passage (MROP) this year, to bond with a small group of brothers over an extended period of time. We hope the content will engage you to stay on the journey.
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.
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