http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/09/coming-of-age-the-importance-of-male-rites-of-passage/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/09/coming-of-age-the-importance-of-male-rites-of-passage/comment-page-1/#comment-113265 The Masks Men Wear | The Art of Manliness Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:54:22 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1063#comment-113265 [...] that marked a tribe’s most important celebrations and transitions. Men wore masks during rites-of-passage, to ensure a bountiful hunt and harvest, to escort recently deceased spirits into the afterlife, [...] [...] that marked a tribe’s most important celebrations and transitions. Men wore masks during rites-of-passage, to ensure a bountiful hunt and harvest, to escort recently deceased spirits into the afterlife, [...]

]]> http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/09/coming-of-age-the-importance-of-male-rites-of-passage/comment-page-1/#comment-112306 Reflections of a Paralytic » What is Manliness? Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:27:18 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1063#comment-112306 [...] good manly articles at AOM: So You Want to Become a Man Coming of Age: The Importance of Male Rites of Passage Get the AOM Book July 22nd, 2010 at 12:24 [...] [...] good manly articles at AOM: So You Want to Become a Man Coming of Age: The Importance of Male Rites of Passage Get the AOM Book July 22nd, 2010 at 12:24 [...]

]]> http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/09/coming-of-age-the-importance-of-male-rites-of-passage/comment-page-1/#comment-105127 Losing Dad: How a Man Responds to the Death of His Father | The Art of Manliness Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:53:05 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1063#comment-105127 [...] Up the Mantle. In many ways the death of a father serves as a right of passage, though a painful and difficult one. This is due to the fact that for many sons their inheritance [...] [...] Up the Mantle. In many ways the death of a father serves as a right of passage, though a painful and difficult one. This is due to the fact that for many sons their inheritance [...]

]]> http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/09/coming-of-age-the-importance-of-male-rites-of-passage/comment-page-1/#comment-101814 L.T. Tue, 18 May 2010 22:57:14 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1063#comment-101814 For me it was only this year when I went through pledging. While the comment above suggests that all fraternity pledging is watered down and meaningless I can assure you there still exist organizations willing to have a difficult and meaningful program. Only half of my pledge class were able to man up enough to make it through the process but those of us who did can attest that it was worth way more than we ever could have thought going into it. My pledging experience lasted 6 grueling weeks and in that time I watched one of my (now) brothers over come the anxiety attacks that modern society had simply given him pills for and every single one of us unlock hidden potentials. We are men; chivalrous, intelligent, strong and above all determined. For me it was only this year when I went through pledging.
While the comment above suggests that all fraternity pledging is watered down and meaningless I can assure you there still exist organizations willing to have a difficult and meaningful program. Only half of my pledge class were able to man up enough to make it through the process but those of us who did can attest that it was worth way more than we ever could have thought going into it. My pledging experience lasted 6 grueling weeks and in that time I watched one of my (now) brothers over come the anxiety attacks that modern society had simply given him pills for and every single one of us unlock hidden potentials. We are men; chivalrous, intelligent, strong and above all determined.

]]> http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/09/coming-of-age-the-importance-of-male-rites-of-passage/comment-page-1/#comment-101691 What Is Manliness? | The Art of Manliness Sun, 16 May 2010 21:39:39 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1063#comment-101691 [...] have attained manhood despite the odds, all have one thing in common: They sought and completed a rite-of-passage. They went looking for a challenge when others hid from [...] [...] have attained manhood despite the odds, all have one thing in common: They sought and completed a rite-of-passage. They went looking for a challenge when others hid from [...]

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