Sublime

Masculinity, as I define it, is the result of resting in a state of depth while tethered to an embodied consciousness that is infinite and immutable. It’s also transmitting that sacred and timeless connection in our movements, decisions, and ways of being in the world. In this way, our activities become offerings to create freedom and clarify other

The crisis of masculinity is a crisis of awareness, feeling, and leadership.

process. Living from your masculine (or feminine) essence

It was the idea of a “pathless path,” something I found in David Whyte’s book The Three Marriages. To Whyte, a pathless path is a paradox: “we cannot even see it is there, and we do not recognize it.”⁠1 To me, the pathless path was a mantra to reassure myself I would be okay. After spending the first 32 years of my life always having a plan, this k

A masculine partner who can truly respond to feminine emotionality with playful skill, clarity, feeling, and grounded presence is remarkably valuable. And it goes without saying that men wanting to cultivate this capacity must start with themselves. She’s right: if you can’t handle your own storms, moods, fears, and grief, how in the world can you

No true change in behavior or thinking can come without an awakened body, an activated heart, and a spacious mind. In some men, this is easy to spot; in others, it’s quite subtle. I actually see it play out in people of all sorts, from world-class athletes to successful CEOs. They’re often unaware of their more hidden and difficult feelings, and th

A social and spiritual competence can be summarized in three phrases: A vision for manhood A code of conduct A transcendent cause These are the building blocks of real manhood!