Robert Carter

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Male Spiritual Journey    
 
  
The Male Life Journey and The Male Spiritual Journey follow a natural progression referred to as "seasons" into maturity with transitional periods along the way. Moving from ego developing first half stages; which is rightly focused on action,
achieving and accumulating, to eventually moving into the second half of life;
a reflective time which requires us to let go of those outer identifications, 
inviting us to a greater sense of inner identification through the awareness of
the sacred in our life experiences, and the integration of the parts of the self
that have been celebrated, as well as those areas of woundedness that have
been cut off and denied.
 
For many men in every age group, those wounds are still open and bleeding. Rooted in shame and fear, men either isolate themselves, become loners, and suffer in silence, or repeat addictive behaviors to numb the inner pain. Joe Kita, editor of Men’s Health Magazine said,