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.
Illuman of MN – Winter Online Retreat
Men Reclaiming Wholeness Through Storytelling
Saturday January 29, 2022
Dr. Michael Obsatz, Professor Emeritus of Macalester College, will present three short talks about Men Reclaiming Wholeness Through Storytelling. Mike has been working in the areas of Men’s and Boys’ Recovery and Wholeness since the 1970’s.
His mentors have included Abraham Maslow, Robert Bly, Michael Gurian, Anne Wilson Schaef, Herb Goldberg among others. He is an author, film-maker, men’s group facilitator, father, grandfather, and supporter of equal rights and dignity for all.
His short talks will explore the following areas:
Men and Loss, Grief, and Depression
Overcoming Toxic Male Socialization Messages
Healing Shame and Abandonment Trauma
Spiritual Connection and Storytelling
Self-Love and Self-Compassion
Cultural Norms, Values and Addiction
The Healing Power of Elder Wisdom
From Human Doing to Human Being
This retreat encourages meditation, quiet time, individual reflection, group discussion, and connection to nature.
Schedule:
8:30 to 9:00 Morning Meditation lead by T. Michael Rock
9:00 to 9:10 Welcome
9:10 to 9:20 Overview; Introduction of Dr. Michael Obsatz – David Tillman
9:20 to 9:50 Men’s and Boys’ Pain and Isolation: Empire Consciousness and Spiritual Solutions
9:50 to 10:50 Council Circle; with prompts from talk
10:50 to 11:00 Break
11:00 to 11:30 From Empire Consciousness to Oneness Consciousness and Overcoming Shame
11:30 – 12:30 Exercise: walk or sit outdoors, journaling, or quiet time; with prompts from talk
12:30 to 1:00 Lunch on your own
1:00 to 1:30 Love Heals the World
1:30 to 2:15 Council Circle; with prompts from talk
2:15 to 2:30 Discussion – large group
2:30 to 2:40 Announcements
2:40 – 3:00 Closing ritual
Join us for a day of growth and learning with fellow men on the same journey.
The cost is free, with a suggested donation of $20 a person.
A link to participate will be shared via email upon registration.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND DONATE
Contact Rob O’Keefe (convener@gmail.com), Convener for Illuman of MN, with any questions.
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
Journey of Illumination Retreat
Friday, February 11 – Sunday, February 13, 2022
Fort Parker State Park – Mexia, TX
➡ The JOI Retreat is open to all men who are on a path towards maturity.
➡ This experience will focus on the core principles of 12-Step programs: Surrender, Descent, and Community. Initiated Men or people who acknowledge and are challenged by living into the “Five Hard Truths” are familiar with these principles.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS & INFORMATION
Who: Illuman of Texas is hosting this Journey of Illumination. The retreat is open to all men who are on a path towards spiritual maturity.
When: 3pm Friday, February 11th till Noon, Sunday, February 13th, 2022. We will begin gathering beginning on Friday @ 3pm, with our opening ritual starting @ 6:00pm. Our retreat will close Sunday @ noon.
Where: Fort Parker State Park at 194 Park Rd, Mexia, TX 76667. The Park is located west of Waco, east of IH 45, between Mexia and Groesbeck, off State Hwy 14.
How Much: The cost is $75.00. We invite all men to participate fully, regardless of ability to pay. If financial assistance is needed, please email Dwight Wolf.
RETREAT SUMMARY
We are living in the time of Covid. The impact of this pandemic has been overwhelming, causing death or long-term health effects for our communities, including many of those we know and love, not to mention the economic impact on our world. When you register, you will notice we require proof of full vaccination along with a booster. We take this precaution to create a safe space and experience for men of all ages and health. Even with this precaution we know there is a chance of infection. Therefore we must also ask that you complete the waiver of liability that accompanies the registration form. Because of the risks associated with contracting Covid, we are limiting the total registration to 45 men. This will allow us to take full advantage the facilities and the open and covered spaces, while also committing to the best practices for preventing spread of the virus.
This JOI Retreat is open to all men who are on a path towards spiritual maturity. This experience will focus on the core principles of 12-Step programs: Surrender, Descent, and Community. Initiated Men or people who acknowledge and are challenged by living into the “Five Essential Truths” are familiar with these principles. Please forward this message to any man that you believe is walking this path.
Click Here for More Information
Click Here to Register
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 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 new 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 course/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 course 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 next offering of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday March 1st.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
A Father for Generation Alpha
A new 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 course/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 course 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 next offering of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday March 1st.
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 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 new 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 course/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 course 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 next offering of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday March 1st.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
A Father for Generation Alpha
A new 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 course/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 course 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 next offering of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday March 1st.
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 new 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 course/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 course 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 next offering of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday March 1st.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
The Gifts of the Enneagram
A Retreat in St. Mary’s City, Maryland, April 1 & 2, 2022
“The Enneagram is a dynamic system for self-knowledge and spiritual transformation. It is a wonderful tool that can help us see and let go of the false self—which masks the image of God within us—and allow us to live from our True Self—the unique manifestation of Love that God intends us to be.”
~ Richard Rohr ~
“The Enneagram is much more than just another popular formula to pair people to the collection of their personality foibles and eccentricities. It explains the “why” of how we think, act, and feel. It helps us come to terms with our gifts as well as the addictive patterns that tether us to our greatest interpersonal, spiritual, and emotional challenges. The Enneagram invites us to deeper self-awareness as a doorway to spiritual growth.” ~ Christopher L. Heuertz, The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth ~
FACILITATOR: Brad Pickel has been studying the Enneagram for over a decade and is a passionate communicator of its wisdom in both group settings and in one-on-one coaching sessions. He employs teachings, music and movies, small group sharing and rituals to transmit his knowledge of the system. Brad has also completed the Enneagram Institute training program and attended additional workshops focusing on the Essential Qualities and Higher Aspects of each type that highlights the spiritual components of the Enneagram. Brad is the President and Owner of Seahaven Consulting, Inc. and serves as the Administrator for Illuman, an international organization dedicated to helping men in their quest of becoming mature, spiritually-grounded, loving, nurturing, and generative men, established from the work of Fr. Richard Rohr. Brad lives in Beaufort, SC, with his wife Leslie, and beagle Pearl.A Father for Generation Alpha
A new 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 course/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 course 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 next offering of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday March 1st.
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 new 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 course/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 course 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 next offering of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday March 1st.
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 new 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 course/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 course 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 next offering of A Father for Gen Alpha starts on Tuesday March 1st.
Click Here to Register
Send questions to: a.father.for.gen.alpha@gmail.com
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