Male initiation

Male initiation is not about teaching boys how to be men. It is about teaching boys how to be themselves. A man is a boy who knows himself. Shall he model himself on someone else? Hell, no. Imitation is suicide.

The iron string

Rules are made to be broken. Except for one. Trust yourself.

Fires on the road

Slowly and inexorably, in response to manifold transgressions, Nature has begun to assert herself. The books are being balanced, and it is entirely possible that humans will not survive the accounting.

Fail-safe

There is a First Agreement that obviates the need for any other agreement. And it is this: I agree to be guided from within.

“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”

Living the question

The desire to know oneself bespeaks a direct connection to the universal intelligence. Men who desire to know themselves begin to feel alienated from tribal, religious and political concerns. They lose their opinions.