Pilgrimage into the Self and Wild

The practice of pilgrimage is a journey into an unknown land taken by people with the desire to discover new understanding and meaning. Explore your own relationship to journeys taken already and journeys to come, and understand how reflection can be one of the strongest changemakers in one's life through these resources.

Articles

The Boys Are Not Alright
What do boys in America think about being boys today? What do they imagine is expected of them? Whom do they look up to, and how are they navigating the transition from being boys to becoming men? Read this opinion piece to explore how the journey of masculinity has not evolved in the same manner as other gendered tropes.
Source: The New York Times


Healthy Masculinity
How do men learn the rules? Starting from childhood, boys and men are often called out for behavior that doesn’t match society’s definition of manhood. Read up on how positive masculinity benefits everyone, not just boys and young men, and therefore it is everyone’s business.
Source: Princeton University

The Canterbury Cathedral, head of the Church of England in 1534, photographed during 1890–1900. Library of Congress / Wikimedia

Videos

Pilgrimage: a three minute film
Watch this short film to explore what a pilgrimage is, how big and small they can be and what effect they can have on those that take them upon themselves.
Source: Westminster Abbey

Pilgrims approaching Elizabeth Castle at low tide on Saint Helier's Day Pilgrimage. Public Domain / Wikimedia