Initiator Program

About the Initiator Program (IP)

Initiated men continue to ask how they may participate in and support the initiation process. By design, the Men’s Rites of Passage is run by a small team of 8-10 men. This helps keep the edges hot, but limits the number of elders that may participate. By offering this new program, we hope to provide an opportunity for more initiated men to return to the Men’s Rites of Passage to engage in their personal soul-work and form a prayerful support container for the men who are being initiated.

The Initiator Program will run parallel to the actual week of initiation rites. It gives initiated men the opportunity to hold the container for the entire MROP process. It follows the tradition of the elders taking the young men out into the wild to be initiated and holding the container. We are asking you to join us for the five days as we “keep the edges hot” in our role of supporting the MROP process. This will deepen your experience of what happened at your own MROP as we are present in each gathering in the Sacred Space for all rituals and teachings. You will also be led through a series of reflections, silence, and time in nature as we form the Sacred Circle of Prayer and Presence. Most of all, we will stand shoulder to shoulder, giving our prayerful strength and support to the MROP team and the men being initiated. Come join us for a meaningful week of men transforming men through soul work!