How to Turn a Boy into a Man
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With an initiation ritual...
Let me explain. Tribes across the world have done this for centuries. They have recognised the need for an experience that transforms the boy into a man. The boy needs to die in order for the man to be born. The warrior needs to set out on a heroic quest, before ultimately returning home and becoming a King. A certain catharsis needs to occur in order to trigger a change. A change that turns the boy into a man.
But it is hard to trigger that change all on your own. You need an elder to show you the path. To initiate you. The ancient tribes did this through various rituals, conducted and led by shamans, generals, fathers of boys, etc etc.
Fast forward couple centuries and pow pow we are in the year 2020. People have long forgotten the importance of rituals, shamans are a class in WoW and men are struggling to reconnect with their masculine selves. Men feel estranged from other men, not being able to connect with one another.
And here comes my question to you, I sincerely hope you can help me: How do you recreate the power of an initiation ritual in today's world? How do you do it, without joining a spiritual sect, secret society, religion, etc etc? I am 24 years old and I want to create for myself an experience that will set that change in me. I want to be able to create my own ritual, for my own use, to initiate me into manhood. Hopefully other men can gain knowledge from this experience and maybe create rituals for themselves. I want to discover what makes a ritual special and so powerful. To pinpoint the different, specific reasons WHY, a ritual has the effect it has.
If any of you have had experience with initiation rituals into manhood, symbolism, or topics related to this matter, I am all ears :)
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