_____________________________________________________◊ GOOD-HEARTED MEN EXPLORING CONSCIOUS MANHOOD ◊.."You YOURSELF,
as much as anyone else in the entire Universe,
deserves your own love and self-care." ~ The Buddha
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♦ The "PROBLEM" has a Long History...
~ SO WHAT HAPPENED TO MEN ? ~
“The average contemporary adult male has paid a heavy price
for his buying into patriarchal masculine ‘privilege and power'.
Now he became out of healthy touch with his best values & deepest
emotions. There was a 'gun' to his head. You don't argue with a gun.
He became the man with the gun. He lost all or part of his soul-spirit.
Only a new way of perceiving himself can unlock him from ancient,
old, destructive patterns & then he can authentically enrich his life”
~ Herb Goldberg – ‘The Hazards of Being Male’
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THERE IS A CRISIS IN THE OVERWHELMING LACK
OF THE TRULY HEALTHY, THE NOBLE "MATURE MASCULINE"
"That lack feeds into the destructive global crisis of survival
we face as a species. We need to develop a calmness about
'masculine power' so we don't have to act out dominating,
disempowering behavior towards others. If contemporary men
can 'willingly' take up 'by themselves' (no product on the market
will do this) the task of their own wholesome initiation from
'Boyhood' to 'Manhood' as seriously as did their tribal forebears.
Yes, then we may actually witness the ‘end’ of the beginning
of our species - instead of the beginning of the end"~ Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette
..‘King, Warrior, Magician, Lover’
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"One easily-made, very common mistake
is to think that 'your reality’ is THE Reality.
You must always be prepared to bravely
leave 'your' reality for a greater one." ~ Meeraji
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Men's Groups :: Get Into One for Awhile !
Men Enriching Themselves, for the Women,
Youth, Families, Communities and Work
that Deeply Affect All Our Souls
"He's so handsome and really nice
when he comes back from his men's group...!" ~ Jennifer
• REAL HONEST TALK • HEART-FELT LISTENING
• MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK • GOOD FELLOWSHIP
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.WHY JUST AN ALL ‘MALE’ MEN’S GROUP ?
“As men, we need same sex friends to be listened to by,
because there are types of validation and acceptance
that we can receive only from our own gendermates –
that go way, way beyond the sportsfield or the work site.
There is so much more about our deeper experience as men
that can only be shared with, and understood by, other men.
There are stories we can tell only to those who have wrestledin the dark with the same demons and have been wounded
by the same angels. Only men understand the shameful
or secret fears that also go with the territory of masculinity”
~ Sam Keen – ‘Fire In The Belly’
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"Yeah, sure –
I remember that small group of guys –
my guys, I use'ta hang out with in high school,
usually in the parking lot, or at that lunch place...
we weren't jock-types, we were 'odd' guys, nerds. We talked kinda deep-minded, deep personal stuff...
It was so good being with those guys" ~ Steve“THE MEN’S LODGE, THE MEN’S LONG-HOUSE
...........IS A PRIVATE ‘SACRED SPACE’
"Since the dawn of time
men in every culture have met alone togetherto approach their gods and find their collective magic.
Every young boy knows this instinctively - ‘No Girlz Allowed’.
The women in our lives are now getting to appreciate, not be
threatened by this. Because, all along, women have historically
always gathered together on the most sensitive levels of Anima.
Men have lost their true Male Spirit and have bought into
substitutes - and are just now slowly regaining this sacred
sanctuary. They come home now to their families
after men’s group as better spirited men”
~ Aaron Kipnis – ‘Knights Without Armor’
•<>• WHEN MEN OF GOOD SPIRIT
............HELP EACH OTHER
...............TO OPEN & GROW •<>•____________________________________~ The SPIRITUAL WARRIOR ~“The real accomplishment in lifeis the art of being a ‘Spiritual Warrior’.
A ‘Spiritual Warrior’ is the only wayto balance the terror of being a Man
with the wonder of being a Man”~ Carlos Castaneda
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<> HONEST TALK <> HEART-FELT LISTENING
<> GOOD FELLOWSHIP <> HONEST FEEDBACK
• Deep Self-Inquiry & Inner-Process Work
• Peer Coaching • De-Stressing • Meditation
• Urban Shamanism • Drumming • Campouts
• Retreats • Challenge & Confrontation Work
• Cam’raderie • Support & Fun !
...To Rap, Inquire or Apply: 310-450-2268...................................•<>•______________________________________“I Have CircledThe Edges of Men’s Campfires
All My Life
In Search of Belonging”
~ singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen
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"TO KNOW GREATER INTIMACY:
with Life, as well as wife, kids, best friends --
we often must take the risk of being hurt,
laughed at, or even rejected.
In the safety of your men's group,
committed to emotionally supporting each other
and learning to confront and resolving conflict,
you can afford to take those risks.
Your men's group will become a safe place,
an arena for your anger, your sadness,
a refuge of comforting, of challenge, loving, and caring.
Here you just might get to tell 'Your Story' for the last timeand be done with it. Wouldn't that be a great unburdening!"
~ Bill Kauth – ‘A Circle of Men’
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