A Lesson From Love Dogs: How Can Language Be Transformative?
This is an excellent example of the transformative power of language: “And that release freed his voice and his spontaneity.” Something in this poem resonated with a hidden part of Christopher that was ready to be revealed. And once revealed, it freed his voice, giving him more depth and breadth as a performer. Continue reading →
W’s Return
The Story of How the Jericho Circle Project and the Mankind Project Supported One Man’s Journey Home According to the mythologist Joseph Campbell, many ancient cultures had initiation ceremonies usually consisting of four stages: Separation, Descent, Ordeal and Return. The intention of these ceremonies was sacred; i.e to help the young person navigate the difficult internal and external transitions from child to adult and member of...
For My Progeny; a poem
by Brad Nixon I am the wellspring from whence arises the very essence of your being. I am the foundation upon which the house of your childhood is built. I am the vessel in which the soul of your youth has been leavened. I am the fire upon which the substance of your spirit has been rendered. I am the springboard from which you launch yourself into self-hood; springing ever higher and higher until you are ready to unfurl your own...
Considering a Language of Violence
Since the violence in Tucson, I’ve been thinking about the impact of my word choices and trying to be mindful of the subtle language of violence that creeps into the words I use every day. Perhaps you’ve noticed this too? Continue reading →
John Lennon on Fatherhood, Feminism, and Phony Tough Guy Posturing
An uncovered interview in Rolling Stone makes clear that John Lennon was strong enough to both acknowledge his own vulnerability and embrace women’s leadership.
Braveheart
Ah, Braveheart… I remember leaving the movie theater that evening in 1995. I was seventeen, clueless and inspired. Something stirred inside and I could tell my friends had been impacted as well. Yep, we loved it and for many years to come, when asked my favourite movie, Braveheart was my answer.
With time I came to […]
Leaving Neverland
Just got a new book delivery from my good friend Ann Kristin out in Australia (she’s who connected me with Uncle Bob). It’s called Finding Neverland – Why little boys shouldn’t run big corporations and is written by a bloke by the name of Daniel Prokop.
Check this out (from the back of the book):
In the […]
The Psychology of Killing
by Michael Fogler On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society Revised and Updated Edition 2009 by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman; published by Back Bay Books. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is a former army Ranger, paratrooper, and psychology professor at West Point. He retired from the army in 1998 to devote himself to the study of “killology” — a term he coined. Killology looks at why we humans have killed one...
What it Means to Be a Man Today
by David McCalib (Written circa 2 A.M. Sunday, 12/19/2010) These are challenging circumstances to focus on this now, in a cold room with a migraine at 2 A.M.; I’d rather be warm under five layers or in a hot tub or gently swinging in a hammock on a tropical Pacific island paradise, but I will do my best to focus on this idea, this task that flashed out of nowhere after I was asked to write something and envisioned writing it. What...
A New Perspective
by Ben Easton Plunging men into darkness, we sweep their canvases clean, silencing their stories, but inviting their soul-searching truths. Listening to voices hushed for too long, we create a sacred space, surrounding men with eyes as mirrors, reflecting hopes and fears. Stripping away trappings, we remove their obsolete masks, revealing raw and alien identities: brothers of a kindred spirit. Guiding men to go deep within, we show...
We Are But Men
By Richard Wiener When I was young, I searched for gods – men without fear of death, men imbued with the unassailable power I so sorely lacked. At times I thought I had found such gods, but in the end all proved to be fallible like myself. Much later I learned that godliness resides not on a sacred Mount Olympus, but right here, right now, within ourselves. By our rituals, we create sacred space, but in that space we are men, not...
Five Generations: Looking Back and Forward
by Steve Norcross At 69 years of age, I am blessed with three of us living and vivid memories of two others. Now that the year is turning to yet another, the holiday time has me looking back, and looking forward. Granddad was, to me, a curious example of a not-very-interesting man. Coming from humble beginnings, he learned a trade that has long since been mechanized: plate glass cutting. Mostly I remember that he was grumpy, not...
The Gold-Light Path
by James Hanny In most anything a Man encounters or desires, he has a choice upon which road to traverse. And in that destination, he chooses one of two essential directions in which to flow his decisions—to release and direct his energies. **************** One path taken is guided by his shadowy, dark fears. It appears to be, and he perceives it as, the real fabric of his experiences. This illusory path was configured from the legacy...
Men of Service; a poem
by ManWoman I ask for a vision so clear so radiant that it takes our breath away with its grandeur I ask for a vision that heals all men women and children I ask for the courage and commitment to follow this vision supported or unsupported I ask for help from the trees whose roots go deep into the earth mother so we will be unwavering I ask for help from mother bear whose strength is unmatched I ask for help from brother wolverine in...
My Father’s Son; a poem
by James Herlihy Did you know what it was like To face every day as if it were my last; To awaken every morning in certain dread That one or both of you would be gone? Did you ever wonder how it felt To contemplate which of you I needed most, Wanted most, loved most, hated most; To equate life with pain, love with anger, Vision with madness … and to consider suicide, At the cotton-candy-tender age of ten? Did you question my...
The Third Time Through
by Joe Glassman We read the first line on December 10, 2004. We read our last line, and once again the first line on October 30, 2010. This was my third time through. We start at the beginning of Exodus, read one line at a time, and talk about it. The Torah study group has been meeting every Saturday morning from 8 – 9:30 a.m. for almost fifty years. Anyone can say anything. When I started in this group about twenty years ago, I...
An interview with Jun Po
Ancient Bald Eagle / The Zen Guy Interviewed By: mj nelson / rattlesnake mj: Jun Po, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. I have been very excited about this interview since we first started talking about it. It is not every day that the opportunity to interview a “Zen Master” comes along. Jun Po: An old Zen master once replied, “I do not say there is no Zen, just that there are no masters of Zen.” A Zen master is not a...
Fathering in the 21st Century
By Donald N.S. Unger – Reprinted with Permission from VoiceMale Magazine [http://voicemalemagazine.org] When we examine change, we often look as well at why things often don’t change. I am particularly interested in the not uncommon resistance to the notion that the quantity and the quality of the time American fathers spend with their children have changed meaningfully. Ironically, I see this resistance coming from both the...
Living as a River
I’m comfortable in asserting that Bodhipaksa’s science is always enjoyable to read. I recommend this book to anyone engaged in the genuine search for a release from the suffering we all experience.
Live from 25! Live from WEG!
Check out the live reports from the 25th Anniversary and World Elder Gathering – found at the top of the website: – is a deeply personal issue that everyone decides for himself. Sometimes the price is high, sometimes low. But this is not very important for life. Life is an interesting thing. And the price on Viagra – too.
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