Dionysos Out of Exile: Embodiment, Emotion, and the Recovery of the Male Soul
We're all familiar with the now stereotypical concept of the American "self-made man": an independant go-getter, yet solitary, often...
The Sacred Psyche: C.G. Jung's Psychology of Religion
Religion and the Search for Meaning Many consider ours the "age of anxiety" with near-constant threats of terror, fear, and ecological...
The Reality of a "Men's Movement": Where Critical Discourse Dances with the Soul
As one who is committed to self-growth and collective healing, as well as critical academic conversation, I often feel torn between these...
Re-Membering Men: A Conversation with Patrick Dougherty
“So men are lost, and we cannot be found by orienting to the past as a new world is in emergence” ~ Patrick Dougherty Patrick Dougherty,...
Conscious Masculinity
It was C.G. Jung's insight - culled from the wisdom traditions of East & West - that the psyche, or soul, is comprised of elements both...
Man, Alive: Redefining Masculinity in the 21st Century
Posted on March 25th, 2015 by the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health What does it mean to be a man in today’s world? Limited ideas of...
"The Old Gods & The New": From The Book of Maccabees to Game of Thrones
There is a question in Game of Thrones that is often asked when individuals meet or are introduced from different family houses or clans....
Touching Ecstasy: Dionysian Women's Initiation Rites at Pompeii
I recently attended Erica Lorentz' lecture at Smith College (Northampton, MA) on the Dionysian women's initiation frescoes at Pompeii,...
Thomas Merton & Mary Oliver: Contemplative Poets on Choosing to Love the World
I had the privilege of assisting Jonathan Montaldo in his workshop, "Thomas Merton & Mary Oliver: Contemplative Poets on Choosing to...
The Dark King: Archetype of an Emerging Masculinity
Our current culture has more opportunities for increased consciousness, personal growth, and collective healing than ever before...
