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Category Archives: Rites of passage
3) Physical Force With vs. Against – Con’t
Here I am again after a two week haitus. I apologise! Thankfully my partner is holding the ship afloat. Thanks Edgymama! Are boys naturally more aggressive? It would seem that generally speaking they are. But over the last months I … Continue reading
Posted in Aggression, Bows and Arrows, Bravery, Breeding, Child-rearing, Community, Daughters, Ethnocentric, Fathers, Games, Guns, Nurture, Peace, Play, Rites of passage, Sons, Uncategorized, Weapons
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Boys rites of passage – the role of community
What is the place of community in a boy’s rite of passage? It is to nurture and rear a confident individual, one who feels a sense of belonging and commitment, and invests in its well-being. It also means realizing that … Continue reading
Posted in Aggression, Capitalism, Child-rearing, Community, Daughters, Happiness, Hockey, Homelessness, Organized sport, Rites of passage, rituals, Sons, Uncategorized
Tagged banks, community, media, riots, rites of passage, solitariness
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Breeding – the automatic making of an adult?
Carrying on with the notes that Robert Campbell wrote down for me to share on this blog about boys’ rites of passage, he says that simply being able to breed allows a man to count as an adult in our culture. This regardless of a man’s proficiency in … Continue reading
Posted in Bravery, Breeding, Child-rearing, Community, Emotional literacy, Fathers, Housework, Nurture, Peace, Rites of passage, rituals, Sons, Uncategorized
Tagged Bravery, breeding, care-giving, community, feeding, rites of passage, social justice, sons
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Physical strength, stamina, and endurance
I met some interesting and sensitive men recently at an week long primitive skills event, a few of which I had a chance to ask about boys’ rites of passage in our culture and what they thought about them. One … Continue reading
Posted in Aggression, Child-rearing, Emotional literacy, Happiness, Organized sport, Peace, Rites of passage, rituals, Sons, Uncategorized
Tagged endurance, fire-making, primitive skills, rites of passage, sports, stamina, strength, Waldorf
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Smashing windows and burning police cars – modern boy’s rite of passage?
By now many people have heard about the shameful rioting that took place in Vancouver following the Stanley Cup loss last week. Is this the modern boy’s rite of passage I’ve been writing about on my previous two postings? Smashing windows, … Continue reading
Posted in Aggression, Child-rearing, Ethnocentric, Games, Hockey, Organized sport, Peace, Rites of passage, rituals, Sons, Uncategorized
Tagged entitled, priviileged, riots, Stanley Cup, vandalism
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