What is the “Rites of Passage” for men?

The program is a five-day/four-night deeply prayerful and soulful experience that builds on the classic patterns of male initiation through simple and moving rituals and teaching. Each day includes group prayer, major teachings on central masculine spirituality themes, quiet time for reflection, and sharing in the context of a “home group.”

Dates: August 3 - August 7, 2016
Location: Pilgrim Park (Princeton, IL)
Host: Illinois Midwest Men as Learners and Elders

Dates: April 27 - May 1, 2016
Location: Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness (AZ)
Host: Arizona Male Spirituality

Arizona Male Spirituality is a volunteer organization dedicated to helping men progress on their spiritual Journey.  As a licensed regional affiliate of the Illuman global organization, we host the bi-annual Men's Rites of Passage program in Arizona (open to men from around the world).  We also sponsor various conferences that continue to explore specific issues of male spiritual development.

Our blessings and prayers go out to all the men beginning their transformative rites of passage in Germany this week. This journey is being hosted by M.A.L.E.s International.

When I was a child,
I talked like a child,
I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man,
I put the ways of childhood behind me.
(1. Cor. 13:11)

Our blessings and prayers go out to all the men beginning their transformative rites of passage at Camp Somerset in Queensland, Australia this week. This journey is being hosted by the Centre for Men and Families Australia.

This is not about religion but about spirituality, about age old traditions that guide us into manhood, about coming to trust that there is something much greater at work in our lives than we could ever imagine.