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Tending seeds of an initiated culture; essays and poetry orbiting around rites of passage, ritual, myth, animism, nature connection, European ancestry, grief, and reverence.

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  • Trevor Mervyn

    Father, ritualist, storyteller, gatherer of people, and initiatory passage and wilderness fast guide. I believe in the sacredness of mystery, and the deep wisdom of the more-than-human-world. Co-steward of The Cascadia Men's Conference.

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    Offering Mythic maps and initiatory pathways for the modern man. Founder of The Mythic Masculine and co-steward of the Cascadia Men's Conference. Also, Father, Filmmaker, and Pocaster.

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    Author of “Psychedelics and the Soul: A Mythic Guide to Psychedelic Healing, Depth Psychology, and Cultural Repair.”

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