Greetings, Sacred Path Community,
Out of the 55 men who registered for the 24th Annual Fall Sacred Path Men’s Retreat, 51 were able to participate. The age range was from 19 to 81. We had a number of young men in their 20’s who have participated several times in past retreats and show an obvious connection to the community. Along with all of the great men who comprise the Wisdom Council, Andrew and Thomas poured water for Inipi Sweat Lodges, and we welcomed back Grandfather Soldier Bear, a Lakota Elder who came from South Dakota to participate for his second retreat. Dr. Ron Holman gave a presentation on his journey through India to meet Holy men and master teachers. He spoke about the power of setting intentions, and brought a gift of Navapasahanam water for any of the men who wanted to utilize it to anchor their intentions. This highly charged water is credited as being an elixir of life. The story behind the water is most fascinating and can be found in the October blog.
Men traveled from the east coast, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, South Dakota and outlying areas of California to attend. Clayton Norcross, who had been in Italy for a year and a half, was able to join us before returning to Europe. This was a very powerful retreat, and a lot of deep work took place on the mountain. There were fathers with their sons and the spirit of brotherhood was bountiful.
Mark your calendars for the 25th Annual Sacred Path Call to Adventure Rites of Passage Retreat, April 12-15. This retreat will welcome fathers and sons, uncles and nephews, grandfathers, mentors and young men wanting to be in the presence of good men. We will create a profound experience as we provide some initiation of the younger men into conscious manhood.
Mark your calendars as well for the next Men’s Center event that is scheduled for the weekend of February 18, 2012. It will be open to men and women and will take place at Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino. We are considering facilitating a two-day workshop that weekend. We’ll have more information later this month.
We’re bringing Leonard Orr back for an evening presentation on Friday, June 8th, followed by a workshop on Saturday for those wanting to deepen their Conscious Breathing experience, and then an event on Sunday for those that simply want to go through the process. We had 50 in attendance last June and many are working with the recommendations that Leonard offered for making spiritual purification an important part of one’s life.
As we are closing out 2011 and getting ready to enter 2012, a year that promises to present many more changes on the individual as well as global fronts, I want to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Thanksgiving. In the spirit of giving, please consider making a donation to Sacred Path so that we can provide scholarships for the young men who will attend the Call to Adventure Retreat in April.
In brotherhood,
Stephen
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