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 Robert Bly, internationally recognized and award-winning author and poet, helped found the modern men's movement. He has taught men how to create a home for what is best in them. He inspires both men and women to lead a life of intensity and beauty that brings them together into community.
Interview in the Rake Magazine January 2004
The Wind Isn't Depressed:
Robert Bly Talks With Michael Ventura About Art, Madness, And The Joy Of Loss in the Sun Magazine
May 2004- Robert Bly and Michael Ventura
download interview with Robert Bly and Michael Ventura in the Sun Magazine 2004
 Miguel Rivera, a musician and drummer, is a man who is in love with the language of sound. A regular teacher at this conference since 1993 it is always an honor to have Miguel teach drumming, read poetry, and in leading rituals and reaching out to new particpants.
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 Malidoma Somé: village elder, author, comes to us from the Dagara Tribe of West Africa. He an astonishing teacher, able to bring in ideas almost unheard of in the West. His first book was Of Water and The Spirit, and his new book is The Healing Wisdom of Africa.
 Doug von Koss joyously returns again this year to lead early morning chanting. Many participants return to this conference just to begin each day in “one voice” under his guidance. He teaches the vowel sounds as well as chants from the Near East and the West.
 Daniel Deardorff As a gifted singer, musician, and storyteller, he brings the luminous mythological to the conference. Danny Deardorff carries mysteries into a new place. "Myth is a story that tells a sacred truth without the use of facts."
 Martin Shaw gifted musician, Rites-of-Passage teacher, mythologist and storyteller. A Branch from the Lightning Tree: Wilderness. Myth, and the Life Not Yet Lived is his most recent book. Martin has facilitated wilderness initiatory process for at-risk youth through to company directors, and spent years studying tribal lore, myth and ceremony.
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For more information call:
Craig Ungerman (860) 923-6987
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email: hiddenwine@earthlink.net
http://www.hiddenwine.com/MMC
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The Conference History
The Minnesota Men’s Conference was started by Robert Bly in 1984. This was shortly after the interview between Keith Thompson and Robert Bly called “What do Men Really Want?” This first conference, as well as all the ones following have included the telling of old stories, the gifts of poetry, making music together and opening our hearts to grief, which sometimes appears when men who trust each other gather together for a few days.
This conference has been blessed with many fine teachers such as Etheridge Knight, James Hillman, Michael Meade, and Terry Dobson in the 1980’s. Aaron Kipnis, John Lee and Robert Moore joined us in the 1990’s. In 1993 with the addition of Malidoma Somé, Miguel Rivera, Haki Madhubuti and Martín Prechtel, the conference moved towards a richer diversity of thought and a deeper connection to our ancestors. In the last few years we have begun to ask that men who have been given the honey of the old stories and soul teaching give some of this sweetness back to younger men. So again we are inviting 30 young men between the ages of 13 and 20 to attend this years conference.
We are asking all the men to reach back toward young men-both the fathered and the fatherless—and to work out rituals and ways of communication in order to offer to the younger men what the culture as whole does not.
Conference Site
This years conference will be held once again at Camp Miller, a beautiful YMCA camp on 100+ acres of woods, fields and waterfront,on Sturgeon Lake 100 miles north of the Twin Cities. The cabins, dining room and main meeting lodge are a combination of rustic and modern. The camp staff are superb the food is excellent and the sauna is always hot!
MINNESOTA MEN'S
CONFERENCE 2008
September 30th- October 5th, 2008
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Past Themes
1984—What Do Men Dance About?
1985—Bringing Back the Gold! Men, Failure and Harvest
1986—Men’s Work in World: Leaving the Father’s House
1987—Animal Truths, Imagination and Danger: On the Track of Male Nature
1988—Passion and Purpose in the Male Psyche
1989—Developing the King: Inside and Outside
1990—Men in Community: Men in Ritual
1992—Men in Relationships
1993—The Hostile Brother
1994—The Generous Mothers and the Angry Mothers: Giving Gifts to Both
1995—Shimmering Flowers on the Community Tree: Growing Into Our Ancestor’s Faces
1996—The Adolescent Society and the Way Men Are
1997—Reaching Back to Younger Men
1998—Tracking Our Own Souls: Men in Nature and the Nature of Men
1999—Old Grandmother Growth: Men, boys and the Trickster
2000—Feasting the Mother Bear
2001—Who is the Friend of the Hidden One?
2002—What will Heal the Wounded King?
2003—The Dragon of Grandiosity
2004—The Souls Survival When Things Fall Apart
2005—Three Roots, Three Roads, Three Dances
2006—What Is Stealing the Courage of So Many Men?
2007—Keeping Our Feet on Human Ground
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24th Annual Minnesota Men’s Conference,
September 30th- October 5th, 2008
Camp Miller, Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota
Attendance will be limited to 90 adult men and 30 young men.
Cost : __ Adult Men,__ young men
After your registration is received, a confirmation letter with conference details will be sent.
Travel
By Air: If you are traveling by air, you will be arriving at the Mpls/St. Paul International Airport. We have reserved a charter bus to take you to and from the camp. The cost for this is $75 paid in advance.
The bus will be at the airport by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 30th and will leave for the camp by 3:30pm.
The bus will return to the airport on Sunday, Oct 5th no later than 3:30pm. Please try to arrange your flights so that you arrive at least 1 hour before the bus departs from the airport and 1 1/2 hours after the bus arrives back to the airport.
By Car: Camp Miller is located 100 miles north of the Twin Cities, just off Interstate 35. To get to the camp, take Interstate 35 to the Sturgeon Lake exit. Go east approximately 1/4 mile to the Red Oak Inn, turn left and go approximately 1/4 mile to the Camp Miller entrance, which is on the right.
Additional Logistical Details for Minnesota Men's Conference:
For more Information call
Craig Ungerman at Hidden Wine:
phone 860 923-6987
email: hiddenwine@earthlink.net
Conference Cost :(Conference costs include all lodging and meals)
Adult Men: $___, registration deposit: $___.00
Young Men: (ages 13-20) $___, registration deposit: $75.00
Refund Policy:
All Deposits Refundable until August 1st, 2008 less $30 handling fee, after August 1st all deposits are non-refundable
Balance of fee Refundable until August 29th, 2008 less $30 handling fee, after August 29th all fees are non-refundable
What you need to know if you are registering for the Men's Conference.
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Minnesota Men's Conference Registration
I am registering for the 24th Annual Minnesota Mens Conference September 30th- October 5th, 2008
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Conference Cost (includes lodging and meals):
__Adult men $__ Registration deposit: $__
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Refund Policy:
All Deposits Refundable until August 1st, 2008 less $30 handling fee, after August 1st all deposits are non-refundable
Balance of fee Refundable until August 29th, 2008 less $30 handling fee, after August 29th all fees are non-refundable
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What you need to know if you are registering for the Men's Conference.
MINNESOTA MEN'S CONFERENCE 2008
September 30th- October 5th, 2008
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links to past Mn Men's Conferences
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Recommended Books:
Robert Bly:
Iron John
The Insanity Iron John
My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy
The Winged Energy of Delight
The Urge to Travel Long Distances
The Night Abraham Called To The Stars;
Morning Poems
Eating the Honey of Words
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this year and other online resources
Scholarship Fund
The Minnesota Men’s Conference is supported entirely by participant fees and individual donations to the scholarship fund. Help reach out to a young man by sponsoring him to this year’s conference. Please send a check or money order for $10, $25, $50, even a full scholarship
MINNESOTA MEN'S
CONFERENCE 2008
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