Men's Wisdom Council

June 9-14

The Rowe Men's Wisdom Council is special. There's nothing like it anywhere. Each year, men return to renew themselves and drink from the rich waters of the male spirit, drawing sustenance from the deep emotions and passionate spirituality that have taken root and flowered in this totally unique environment.
Tears, ribald laughter, ritual, myth, and masculinity weave together as men blend into a community far beyond the boundaries and limited expressions of the male role in ordinary life. This community, both tender and tribal, creates a safe and sacred space where men can unmask and unburden themselves, face their fears, and heal from wounds they have carried for decades.

For all our technological and material prowess, the modern man lives in the smallest psychic space of anyone in history. He feels alone and isolated. Alienated and estranged from himself, the great rhythms of nature which have created him, and the possibility of participating in the cosmic story, he sacrifices himself and labors, often at the expense of his health, in a meaningless pursuit of success, the `good' life unable to be defined beyond the ability to buy more stuff.

The MWC invites men to open the door to all they and our culture have forgotten, to connect with something larger, something sacred, and reclaim our potential to be heroic. Year after year men arrive, excited and nervous, longing to find friendship and community, longing to renew the passion they felt as children; longing to find a dream worth living. Each year they leave laden with gifts, both planned and unexpected. Many find their way back from the head to the heart. Many discover a source of creativity, and leave having found a poem, a mask, a story, or a song waiting within. Many are shocked, even stunned by the richness of their inner life. Ritual or breathwork may bring them to a self far larger than the self they thought they knew. As one man said, "The Men's Wisdom Council saved my marriage and it saved my life."

We invite you to come and join us for a week of wonder, a week of wildness, and a week you won't forget.

The week will be directed by Sparrow Hart, a high-energy, raucous, and wise man who co-founded MWC ten years ago and has been involved in men's work for over 25 years. Sparrow is the creator of the Mythic Warrior Men's Training and leads workshops and vision quests that focus on creating rites of passage in the wilderness. His staff includes Larry Murphy, Tim Dalton, Ron Kearns, Blase Provitola, and Garry Alesio.