‘Questionable Manhood’

3 Evenings At Whirlow Spirituality Centre 

7pm-8.30pm

April 10^th, May 8^th and June 12^th

Exploring masculinity though poetry, questions and conversation.

‘I say there are human beings and human non-beings, a male can be either one.’

Benjamin Zephaniah

Because poetry provides us with a powerful way of framing arresting and stretching questions this will be a chance for and men and women to explore the masculine psyche.

These evenings in the company of Poet and Podcaster and Spiritual Director Adrian Scott will be courageous explorations of the nature of the masculine psyche. Adrian has spent twenty years working in the field of masculine psychology and spirituality. He also has spent the last few years reading into Jungian thinking around the human psyche.

Each evening with address a central question. Each session will see Adrian present a number of poetic explorations and then help participants delve more deeply into their reactions. Surfacing rich questions will allow us all to leave each session with much to ponder.

The three central questions to be explored will be.

• Is masculinity inevitably toxic?
• How do men become grown-ups?
• How do men find their souls?

Booking will be on the Whirlow Spirituality Centre Website

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‘Entering the Round Zion of the Water Bead’

Exploring the spiritual and lyrical vision of the poet Dylan Thomas

October 5th 2024

9.30am – 4pm

‘A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone’s knowledge of themselves and the world around them.’

Dylan Thomas

• We are often encouraged to live in the present moment. Poetry transcends and enhances this at the same time.
• In the work of Dylan Thomas, we hear of a time when ‘the sabbath rang slowly in the pebbles of the holy streams’, or when ‘it was all shining, it was Adam and maiden.’
• As the year moves towards its ending, we will do what Dylan did in his famous Poem in October and take stock.
• To look back down the paths of our past and appreciate who we have become in the present and how we can move into the future with honesty and appreciation.
• We will explore Dylan’s brilliant portrayal of the interaction between the green world and the everyday human world.
• We will seek to find our own spiritual vison and story that makes us unique and startling in company of one of the most lyrical, funny, honest and candid writers of the 20^th
• Of course, there will be poetry, but also music, film, and of course silence.
• Whether you know his work or have no knowledge this day will be enjoyable and enlightening.

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