Stages of a Rite of Passage
Stages of a Rite of Passage Anthropologists have found that across different cultures, rites of passage follow a three-stage process that can be said to be universally human, arising from…
Couple’s Quest
Couple’s Quest The Couple’s Quest is a form of vision quest or wilderness quest for couples in a committed relationship. It began when Mike Bodkin (Rites of Passage Executive Director)…
Ceremonial Rites of Passage
Ceremonial Rites of Passage Ceremonial rites of passage, with their challenges of solitude, fasting and exposure to nature, help us to affirm our inner strengths and capacities, face our…
Interview with Linda Sartor & Doug Paxton
Interview with Linda Sartor & Doug Paxton Recently our newsletter editor Renee Sweezey had the opportunity to conduct an interview with Linda Sartor & Doug Paxton, who were preparing to lead a…
A Leadership Conversation
A Leadership Conversation Nurturing soul-based leadership that is grounded in the natural world has become an increasingly important concern in our work at Rites of Passage. In a recent…
Winter Season
Winter Season Winter has moved into the neighborhood, calling forth my annual response of woodfires, chili made from garden tomatoes and peppers saved in the freezer, and long slow…
A Full Summer
A Full Summer Summer 2013: I am back home and back in the office, digging in to my own return from a lively summer of fulfilling and enlivening programs…
On Authentic Adulthood
On Authentic Adulthood It’s winter in the northern hemisphere. Winter brings with it silence, a need for community and an adult mind to survive when resources are scarce. The…
The Men’s Wilderness Quest
The Men’s Wilderness Quest Purpose, passion, courage, strength, heart…these are a few words that describe the experience of men who choose to undergo the classic initiation ritual of the…
Reflections on the Coming Springtime
Reflections on the Coming Springtime Winter’s taking its time ending this year, at least here in Santa Rosa, with weeks of cold March rain, although a patch of daffodils…