The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine

To Matthew Fox, our crucial task is to open our minds to a deeper understanding of the healthy masculine than we receive from our media, culture, and religions. Popular religion forces the punitive imagery of fundamentalism on us, pushing most men away from their natural yearning for spirituality and toward intolerance and domination. Meanwhile, many men, particularly young men, are looking for images of healthy masculinity to emulate, and finding nothing. To awaken what Fox calls “the sacred masculine,” The Hidden Spirituality of Men unearths ten metaphors, or archetypes, ranging from the Green Man, an ancient pagan symbol of our fundamental relationship with nature, to the Grandfatherly Heart to the Spiritual Warrior. He explores archetypes of sacred marriage, showing how partnership

becomes the ultimate expression of healthy masculinity. By stirring our natural yearning for healthy spirituality,

Fox argues, these timeless archetypes can inspire men, and women, to pursue their higher calling to reinvent the world. We will explore and discuss some of the rich teachings and ideas in The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine.

It is no secret that men are in trouble today. From war to ecological collapse, most of the world’s critical problems stem from a distorted masculinity out of control. Yet our culture rewards the very dysfunctions responsible for those problems.

$20 ONLINE ONLY

Once you have registered, you will receive an email with the zoom link and a $5 off code to purchase Dr. Fox's book from his website. The retreat will be recorded but you must register to receive the link to the recording following that evening.