SACRED MASCULINITY
Why Build A Sacred Circle of Men?
The experience of male bodied people is incredibly important and it is changing. Right now we are in a time of collective ascension (for those who chose it) and the role of male bodied people is transforming. We need new leaders and new models for what it means to live into sacred masculinity. This group intends to build a sacred community around these themes.
Together the group will work to discover and cultivate the divine masculine within themselves and become leaders of that energy in their families and communities. We will work with somatics, mindfulness and ritual to invoke and activate the spirit of the divine masculine. This process is especially important as most cultures no longer have initiation rituals for these sacred energies.
Participants will re-initiate themselves within the field of the divine masculine, reclaim their power and redefine this role for a new era. By the end of the program the participants will have a clear understanding of how they want to embody the masculine, a map of mentors and elders that guide them in this vision and a community of like-minded men supporting them in their journey.
The process is designed to be co-creative and emergent. The curriculum includes fundamentals in somatics, compassionate relating, body awareness, communication of erotic needs and desires and ancestral (especially Toltec and Celtic) traditions in male initiation. The group will also explore questions that are meaningful to individual participants and seek their own answers on these themes. Participants will have the opportunity to share their learnings with the group and their communities.
Themes we will explore:
LONGING AND DESIRE:
Building deep and meaningful erotic connection
Being seen, witnessed and heard in intimate relationship
Cultivating spiritual connection in romantic partnership
Healing old wounds from childhood or past relationships
CHALLENGES
Expressing deep needs and hopes in partnerships
Expressing core erotic desires with new or existing intimate partners
Developing meaningful and supportive relationships with men
Knowing how to embody the divine masculine without over extending themselves
FEELINGS
Addressing feelings of exhaustion and isolation; Sadness from feeling alone or misunderstood; Frustration and feelings of shame or judgement around sexual desires; Longing to step into divine masculine gifts; Curiosity about embracing the feminine within themselves