MROP Resources

Richard Rohr on Male Initiation

For a deeper explanation of why initiation, read Richard Rohr’s article, Rediscovering Rites of Passage for Our Time.

Books

• Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality by Richard Rohr

• Adam’s Return – The Five Promises of Male Initiation by Richard Rohr

• Soulcraft by Bill Plotkin

• Nature and the Human Soul by Bill Plotkin

• The Solace of Fierce Landscapes by Belden Lane

• Pilgrim by David Whyte

• Creating Rituals: A New Way of Healing for Everyday Life by Jim Clarke

Read what men have written about the Rites

• The Men's Rites of Passage - a personal reflection

• From man's man to free man

• Ghost Ranch comes to Ireland

• What did I expect

• Naked feelings

• There's a crack in everything

• Death the only certainty

• Initiation, that's what you need

• Journey to manhood in the liminal space

Can I do the MROP more than once?

Illuman offers programs for initiated men to build on the MROP experience. We encourage initiated men to support other MROPs by participating in “The Initiator Program.” National Illuman also offers “Elder Rites of Passage,” “Young Men’s Rites of Passage,” and “Soularize,” a three-day conference held in New Mexico in October. “Soularize” draws initiated and uninitiated men from all over the world.

Regional and local chapters also provide an array of experiential learning opportunities for continued spiritual and personal growth and community building.