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Rites of passage programs

2008-11-26T20:06:06Z

Hi,

I would love to learn more about Rites of Passage programs for teenagers. Anyone have any experience participating in or leading any programs like these?

I'm interested in getting involved with this work, as I have a lot of experience in social services, and would love to incorporate more "heart-centered" work.

btw, i'm in seattle and do know about a couple programs in the area.

Thanks!

paul

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Transpersonal Psychology Conference

2006-08-03T23:19:29Z

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
THE 2006 ATP-ITP
TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE
September 7-9, 2006, Palo Alto, California

<www.atpweb.org/> & <www.atpweb.org/Conference...ration.asp>

The Association for Transpersonal Psychology
is teaming up with The Institute for Transpersonal Psychology
to put on an annual Transpersonal Psychology Conference on
"100 Years of Transpersonal Psychology"
to be held in Palo Alto, CA
on September 7 through September 9, 2006

One-hundred years ago, William James used the word "transpersonal" for the first time, in reference to that which is shared amongst people. A century later, the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology invite you to our annual professional conference, to teach, learn, and share the innovations and discoveries that have shaped the field since that auspicious day, and to chart the future for the next 100 years.

* Keynote Speakers: Stanislav Grof, Jeanne Achterberg, Marilyn Schlitz, James Fadiman.

* Special Thursday evening opening event: Honoring Women in Transpersonal Psychology with Louisa Teisch, Christina Grof, Leslie Gray, Olga Louchakova, Rosemarie Anderson, Judy Schavrien, Kate Wolf-Pizor and others.

* Special Friday evening media Premiere of two documentary films, including Kevin Page’s, "The Science of Soul," a documentary of transpersonal psychology,

* Other outstanding presenters include Stanley Krippner, Estelle Frankel, Daniel Benor, Ronald Jue, Frances Vaughan, Brian Wittine, Ruth Cox, Charles Tart, Neil Fiore, Kirk Schneider, David and Cristel Lukoff, Stuart Sovatsky and Sylvia Nakkach.

Topics: transpersonal psychotherapy, therapy, transpersonal approaches to trauma, healing, transpersonal education, entheogens, Kaballah, dreams, expressive arts, women in transpersonal psychology, the contributions of William James, Otto Rank, C. G. Jung, & Baruch Spinoza, experiential workshops at no extra cost, and poster sessions.

Please visit the Association for Transpersonal Psychology website at www.atpweb.org for Conference information, the program of the presenters and topics, and lodging information. You can register at the website online, and by fax and mail. Rates increase after August 24th.

<www.atpweb.org/> & <www.atpweb.org/Conference...ration.asp>
Phone: (650) 424-8764.

Continuing Education units are available. Special rates for students, members of ATP and AHP, and presenters.

Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues and others who may be interested. Since this is our main way of announcing the conference, we appreciate your assistance.

Sponsored by the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology. Conference sessions will be held at ITP and the Unity Church of Palo Alto.

<www.atpweb.org/> & <www.atpweb.org/Conference...ration.asp>
<mailto: Dan@atpweb.org>

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rites of manhood

2006-04-28T22:33:27Z

in cultures past there were rigorous or symbolic rites of passage from boy to man. these sometimes traumatic events would provide a shifting point in the conscoiusness of the boy turned man, a new neural cuircuit if you will, to be conditioned by the new response-ability expected of a man.
how, in our culture do we know when we have graduated from boy to man? is it a gradual thing so subtle that we one day realize it has happenned without us even knowing? is it when you move out of your parents house? when you turn 18? none of these things?
what events can you look back on as a rite of passage from boy to man? What is the essence of this crucial experience?

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King Warrior Magician Lover

2006-04-06T03:10:42Z

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in rites of passage or transformative initiation.

Though it is written for men, the people I've received the most feedback from have been the women I've recommended it to.

It's like a handbook for the male mind.

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Male Circumcision As An Initiation

2005-04-25T03:02:45Z

In some cultures male circumcision is an initiation.

http://www.noharmm.org/CAcycle.htm

Unfortunately Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is also an initiation in some cultures too. FGM is much worse than Male circumcision or Male Genital Mutilation (MGM).

True female circumcision that is analogous to male circumcision is removal of the clit hood or clitoral prepuce only.

Brad

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Self Initiation

2004-10-10T17:40:09Z

I feel like I was never really taught to be a man, even though my parents browbeat me about "growing up" i never felt like I learned anything. For ten years I have been getting tattooed, pierced, branded, and scarred all in the vain of aboriginal cultures ...and even have done all of those things to myself.. and at age 33, I still feel like I am stumbling into manhood blindly. I really resent our culture for lacking true and useful teachings and initiations.

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Mystery Tradition

2004-10-09T03:55:06Z

Initiations certainly have proven to be effective to those who embraced them. The mystery associated with such endeavours plays an integral role in the process. It is that 'unknown' which provokes the first step into new knowledge. There are many kinds of initiation, but they all have to do with the expansion of consciousness and the grace that is derived from understanding.

Society at large can benefit from such activities, but the number of those who will seek initiation actively remains low. This is in alignment with the Mystery Tradition, in acting as custodian to such arcana, because few have the 'ears to hear' or 'eyes to see'.

But despite the Hermetic or insular quality such secrecy may imply, initiation remains an important praxis in service to society. It is like the advice of a good friend given at just the right moment.

Ritual Initiation - enacted - communicates the will to enter awareness more fully to all aspects of the being - thus spiritualizing the experience.

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Giving Birth as Initiation into Life

2004-06-19T21:02:56Z

I am a new mother and I am marvelling in the process of birthing and the ways in which I was reborn. The experience of allowing my body to birth and then allowing my motherhood to emerge has been the most powerful initiation I have experienced thus far. Even more intense than my journey into High Priestess, which was a startling challenge. How can we honor these initiations more? How can we add meaning and depth to our experience?

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