Individual Transformation

Baptism of Fire

Journal Article

“He was a gaunt looking character, tall and thin. He had one of those long brown greatcoats like you see the defeated German troops wearing in the films as they retreat from Stalingrad. He had a sort of pilot hat with padded ear flaps, white arctic boots, and a rucksack on his back. I could only guess at his age.”

Published in Volume 22 Issue 1 By Mike Bell

Awakened Life!

Journal Article

“Clearly if we are to truly Awaken and come together in deep Brotherhood in the 21st century we cannot return to the mythic dogmatisms and patriarchal rigidities of traditional masculine culture and we also want to transcend the materialistic bias of the modern male rational mind.”

Published in Volume 22 Issue 1 By Awakened Life Men's Collective

Ritual Fire and Sacred Masculinity

Journal Article

The ManKind Project runs intensive weekend trainings for men and supports peer-facilitated men’s groups. They have 750 men’s groups operating in the United States and in 26 countries around the world.

Published in Volume 22 Issue 1 By Amos Kamil, Boysen Hodgson, Chris Henrikson

Humble Like the Earth

Journal Article

Suddenly, I remembered my vision from the woods. My hand trembled as I closed the Zoom room. I sat down and cried tears of joy.

Published in Volume 22 Issue 2 By Melina Bondy

The Descent to Soul

Journal Article

What we have lost, in particular, is the journey of soul initiation — a psycho-spiritual undertaking that connects us in the most profound way to both the Earth community and the source of our deepest humanity.

Published in Volume 21 Issue 1 By Bill Plotkin

Vow of 120,000 Actions

Journal Article

When we make a vow, no matter the intention behind it, we’re doing so with the full strength of our will, rather than being half-hearted.

Published in Volume 21 Issue 1 By Hunter Liguore

Deschooling Dialogues: On Initiation, Trauma and Ritual with Francis Weller

Journal Article

Alnoor Ladha interviews Francis Weller, a psychotherapist, writer and activist who pioneered the method of soul-centered psychotherapy.

Published in Volume 20 Issue 4 By Francis Weller and Alnoor Ladha

Unlocking a Fresh Vision for the World

Journal Article

We already have everything we need to heal ourselves, our societies, and our planet. And we must, for there is no time to waste.

Published in Volume 20 Issue 4 By Thomas Hübl

Rough Initiations

Journal Article

Ritual initiation radically reshapes our sense of self. It is meant to break us open to the widest possible experience in identity.

Published in Volume 20 Issue 4 By Francis Weller

Mind Matters Most

Journal Article

An exploration of mind: how our thoughts create our reality and how we can use this time to gain awareness of their negative tendencies and come out of self-generated suffering.

Published in Volume 20 Issue 2 By Tara Pinheiro Gibsone