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What does this look like?

Cultures all around the globe have historic evidence of holding ceremonial initiations to mark significant passages in life, such as passing from birth into childhood, into young adulthood, into full adulthood, into elderhood, and into death and beyond. These initiations are held and witnessed in a compassionate community. This form of ceremony helps to ground the sometimes intense and turbulent energies of these transition periods and to tune into the next phase of growth that is unfolding from one’s True Nature. It is like the bud attuning itself to the flower it longs to become. 

We might ask, in the relative absence of such ceremonial passages in our current culture, how are our young folk initiating themselves through risky and addiction-building behaviors? Or how are they missing the opportunity for initiation altogether by remaining in a child-like mind and accepting the status quo without asking the deeper questions of what they really want, and who they are becoming?

We firmly believe that our culture needs adolescents who have been brought into the sacred cocoon of conscious transformation into young adulthood.

This cocoon isn’t always an easy space. It involves asking the hard questions about what we really care about, what/who we align with, and what our heart is called towards. It can be uncomfortable, as it means getting more in touch with our authentic emotions and letting them have space to be and to unfold. And it also is among the most meaningful experiences we can have in life: to let ourselves blossom into the next phase of life while being witnessed and held by a resonant, supportive community. This is how we are able to contribute our gifts to the world, and pursue our purpose.

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