INITIATE
A one-day immersion into rites of passage
and the archetype of male initiation
INITIATE is a one-day immersion into the ancient framework of rites of passage and the archetype of male initiation. Through teaching, ritual, wilderness, and direct experience, we will explore the thresholds that have traditionally marked a man’s passage from one stage of life into another, while turning toward the initiatory processes already unfolding in your own life.
A day to recognise where you stand, what is asking to be left behind, and what you are being called to step into.
KEY LEARNING
Understand the structure of rites of passage
Learn the essential stages of initiation and how this framework can illuminate the transitions unfolding in your own life and the lives of others.
Encounter the Hero’s Journey
Explore the Hero’s Journey not simply as a story, but as a living map through which to recognise and articulate periods of departure, ordeal, transformation and return.
Explore the four major epochs of a man’s life
Learn a framework for understanding the larger developmental passages of a man’s life and the many thresholds that arise within them.
Enter the mythic dimension of initiation
Hear ancient stories of male initiation and encounter myth as something generations of men have used to navigate uncertainty, ordeal and transformation.
Experience initiation directly
Move beyond theory through ritual, wilderness practice and an embodied rite of passage undertaken over the course of the day.
Gather in the company of men
Share the day with other men willing to engage seriously with questions of transition, responsibility, purpose and what the next stage of life is asking of them.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This work is for men who feel called to live with greater integrity, clarity and purpose, and who are willing to engage seriously with the work of meaningful change.
This includes teachers, educators and wilderness guides; therapists, counsellors and wellness practitioners; coaches, mentors and facilitators; entrepreneurs, business owners and community builders; fathers, partners and men preparing for greater responsibility; and men navigating a significant life transition or threshold.
No previous experience with ritual or rites of passage is required.