I speak as an old-timer in the Illuman work, having loved it for years, ever since I was initiated at Ghost Ranch in 2004. I also speak as a retired Presbyterian minister and long-time professor of theology at a Jesuit University. Like so many others, I was initially drawn to the Illuman community by the teachings of Richard Rohr. 

In this episode, we talk about the penis in both its erect and flaccid states as a sacred symbol of the divine masculine. Matthew talks about competition and uses the term “non-violent aggression” as a descriptor for something that is essential for him about masculinity. This touches on a thread that is running right through our culture right now, Illuman included, and I wanted to touch on them here, especially as we attend to how we might have suppressed Warrior energy out of fear.