Toward Manhood: Into The Wilderness Of The Soul

Toward Manhood is about a man's psychospiritual journey toward full manhood. It is meant for any man who is questioning his work, his relationships, his parenting, the direction of his life. It is meant for any man looking for purpose in his life.

This book draws on sound and meaningful psychological and spiritual principles, written by an elder psychotherapist and pastoral counselor. It is based on the psychospiritual lessons learned from aboriginal male initiation rites lost to the modern world. It describes a healthy and meaningful inner journey that all men must take to find their true identity as a man. This inner journey brings a man to the wilderness within as surely as initiates were thrown into the wilderness of trackless desert or forest. The lessons of these rites are as relevant today as they have been for thousands of years.

Our ancestors knew much more of this journey than does our modern culture. One lesson is that a man's emotional and psychological journey of self awareness will move seamlessly into searching for spiritual answers. And these psychological and spiritual answers have to do with a man's calling, his work in his community and the world.

Toward Manhood explains why most men are burnt out today. They are burnt out from desperately trying to achieve inner manhood by the rules of a flawed modern masculine culture. So men find it almost impossible to find the inner peace and meaningful success that true manhood brings.