Dene’s Newsletters

Originally published 9/10/19

Originally published 9/3/19

Originally published 8/27/19

Originally published 8/20/19

Originally published 8/13/19

This past week, I was at the boundary waters in Minnesota with 20 men, some I have known for 30 years. We see each other infrequently, and we know each other so well. We came up in this work together, we were the beginnings of the New Warriors in Milwaukee and Chicago. My intentions were …

Newsletter #04: Male Friendships Read More »

In the absence of sacred male initiation, boys grow up with little real connection to mature older men. Fathers tend to be absent, and most men tend to be absorbed in the daily stuff of their own lives.  In this current fear-based world, ruled by the lower chakras, self-preservation is the 1st law of nature. Competition …

Newsletter #03: Mentorship For Young Men Read More »

Mircea Eliade said that the need to initiate is as powerful as any core human need. The ancient men knew the imperative of the separation and ordeal for boys, to insure the successful integration of mature men in society. With the coming of the Industrial Revolution, men’s labor movement shifted from the farms into the …

Newsletter #02: The Return of Sacred Initiation Read More »

Dear Family & Friends … I welcome you to my 1st newsletter. I am humbled and grateful to be in intimate connection with you. My prayer is that my words touch something inside of you. It does not matter that you agree or disagree with what I say. What matters is that it captures your attention, …

Newsletter #01: Where It All Began Read More »