The Southern California chapter of Illuman International
A not-for-profit organization of men reclaiming their lives as authentic men
Illuman SoCal
Illluman SoCal is a nonprofit organization for men who are simply interested in becoming better, more authentic men. We welcome all men to our work without regard for your ethnicity, class, education, sexual orientation, religion or any other characteristic that might make you feel excluded. Our programs and offerings focus on providing men with an opportunity to do their ‘inner work’ in the company of other men. We use ritual, teaching and ways of communicating that allow men to create an environment where men can explore what matters to them most.
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Passage to Resilience
Richard Rohr, OFM, has said that life itself initiates men. The men of Homeboy Industries perhaps know this more than many of us. As they lived their lives in the social realities into which they were born, each man learned at a very young age that life is hard, that he is not that important, that his life was not about him, that he is not in control, and that he is going to die.
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Twelve Steps for Twelve Months – Step 5: A Beautiful Baring
As we enter this Mother’s Day month of May and celebrate the Divine Feminine around and (yes, brothers) within us, I’m mindful of a “chat” in which my wife emphatically advocated for her more “circular” and “cyclical” type of thinking and processing, … continue reading
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There is a Space for Silence
I love the way the theme for our recent Illuman SoCal regional gathering was worded: “There is space for silence.” I like that it isn't like a command. It isn’t just an abstract word or idea, but a declaration of reality: there is space for silence. There is…space…for silence.
