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WHERE IS IRON JOHN NOW?
September 8th- 13th, 2009
Minnesota Men's Conference
25th Annual at Camp Miller
Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota
Teachers:
. . and many other teachers and friends
Twenty five years have passed since the first Minnesota Men’s Conference and what has happened?
Men’s work began by asking what sort of fathering and mentoring was possible for young men inside their own families and within the culture as a whole.
There is a deep hunger for intelligent leadership from adult men. It seems clear that many men have become involved in the complicated work of fathering and mentoring young men and women, yet it is also clear there's a lot more to be done.
In the early 80's Robert Bly used the story of "Iron John" to lay out a map of the soul's journey in maturing the deep masculine. This year as we retell the story “Iron John”, we will ask those new to this story, and those who have lived it: 'Where are we now in this story? What is valuable about this story of Iron John?' What other stories do we need?
Eleven gifted teachers will collaborate and celebrate this 25th Anniversary of the Conference. Mythtellers Daniel Deardorff and Martin Shaw will join with Robert Bly in a wild three-way retelling of the "Iron John" story. John Lee will offer his profound insight into how we can navigate the trouble of regression and men's anger. Miguel Rivera, with his deep feeling for the indigenous world of nature and ritual, will help us stay connected to these primary sources of the masculine heart. Orland Bishop returns with his eloquence and extensive experience with at-risk youth to show us a path toward the mentoring of youth. Tom Gambell, with his compassionate, open-hearted Aikido, and Doug Von Koss, with his love song arrows, will engage us in two ancient expressions: the power of movement and the power of song. Timothy Young, Thomas Smith, and Jay Leeming will lead us through the forest of words to find our own poems of depth and praise.
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MINNESOTA MEN'S
CONFERENCE 2009
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