Phoenix Rising: Descending into the Threads & Rising from the Roots. Ep 132: Echoes in the Cave: Finding Brotherhood in the Shadows with Sam Adams
In this episode, I’m joined by Sam Adams, a leader and guide in the modern men’s movement who’s on a mission to redefine what it means to be a man through embracing both masculinity and femininity. Sam shares his journey of going from church pastor to corporate work, and eventually, to finding what feels the most true to his soul. After living in Africa for 15 years and having rich experiences, he also had a lot of pain and wounds that have become gifts as he’s done the healing work to turn those wounds around.
What led Sam to leave the church.
What Sam’s work looks like today and how he chooses to show up.
The influence on the church from having access to emotionally intelligent resources.
Sam’s feelings about the Pauline of theology.
What is most important to be a modern day man. Exploring healthy masculinity.
Rites of passage initiations in this modern men’s movement.
Cultivating a relationship with the Earth as a man.
Dancing in both the masculine and feminine energies.
What most men are missing when they come to work with Sam.
The idea that men are wrong or dangerous and how that impacts men.
Rebuilding the trust with yourself and other men.
How scripture can be interpreted to justify agendas.
How the church and New Age have similar teachings on forgiveness.
How a man starts to build that connection with God.
Where Sam sees the world going.
What the feminine looks like outside the confines of the West.
The map that our world should be led by.
5 practices that men can implement in their lives to cultivate that relationship with themselves.
Guest Bio:
Sam Adams is a leader and guide in the modern men's movement, redefining what it means to be a man through embracing both masculinity and femininity. He leads personal development retreats in the UK and offers mentoring and coaching to men internationally. With a background as both a corporate project manager and church pastor, Sam has navigated many evolutions and life changes, always finding that our wounds can become our greatest gifts. Sam grew up in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and from those years brings a sharp passion for creating systemic change, addressing the legacy of the colonial mindset, and finding ways that we can all be free.
Connect with Sam:
Website: www.firstmen.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samadams_wildman/
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