RITE OF PASSAGEMen Living with Meaning

What is a Rite of Passage?

“The transitional phase between childhood and full inclusion into a tribe or social group…”

~ Arnold van Gennep, The Rites of Passage

What are Common Rites of Passage?Becoming a Teenager (13)

Driver’s License First Kiss

High School Graduation 18th Birthday

First Sexual Intercourse Turning 21

Joining Military Going to College Getting Married

Become a Father !

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Profound Psychological Change

Why is a New Rite of Passage Needed Today?

“We are being conditioned to be self-absorbed and extremely sensitive of the perceptions of others.”

Narcissus by Caravaggio (1590s)

THE AGE OF NARCISSISM