#15 - Initiation
In this episode I talk on the history and importance of initiation rituals and rites of passage. For thousands of years, the transition from boy to man has been accompanied by special rituals and ceremonies. In the modern world however these rites of passage have fallen out of mainstream culture, and yet we wonder why so many men are walking around today with “boy-psychology”.
These ancient traditions were more than just spiritual practices and traditions, they marked important transition moments in life and prepared men to let the past, immature parts of themselves die and be reborn with a new level of understanding.
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(0:00:00) - The Lineage of Initiation
(0:03:16) - The Transformation from Boy to Man
(0:07:16) - Universal Moments of Transition
(0:09:22) - Letting Parts of you Die so you can Truly Live
(0:12:27) - The Biological Initiation of Women
(0:14:46) - Men with Boy Psychology
(0:16:18) - Training to Find Comfort in the Discomfort
(0:18:26) - Modern Forms of Initiation
(0:20:47) - How Men Grow Together
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Masculinity, Men’s Work, Femininity, Polarity, Coaching, Psychology, Vulnerability, Boy, Boyhood, Inner Child, Boy Psychology, Man Psychology, King, Warrior, Magician, Lover, Archetypes, Fatherhood, Initiation, Rites of Passage, Shaman, Shamanism, Transition, Mid-Life Crisis, Growth, Transformation
