The King Within
A 7-Week Journey into Masculine Lineage, Archetype & the Wild
None of us became the men we are alone.
We inherit ways of loving, fighting, leading, hiding, providing, protecting and relating from the men who came before us—whether those men were deeply present in our lives, painfully absent, or somewhere in between.
The King Within is an intimate seven-week journey for men who are ready to look more honestly at the masculine lineage they have inherited, the man they are becoming, and what they will pass forward.
The archetypal energies of Lover, Warrior, Magician and King serve as lenses—not identities to master, but living forces through which we can examine our relationships, our bodies, our fathers, our leadership, our shadows, our purpose and our capacity to serve.
The original King Within work was built around accessing and “alchemizing” these archetypal energies in daily life. The new form grows directly from that foundation, while placing far greater emphasis on lineage, lived experience and relationship with the natural world
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We begin with the men who formed us. Fathers, grandfathers, mentors, absences, family stories, culture and land. What did I inherit? What do I want to carry forward? What must end with me?
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How did the men before me love? Where did tenderness, grief, affection, sexuality, beauty and belonging live—or fail to live? What is my relationship to intimacy and aliveness now?
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What did my lineage teach me about courage, discipline, protection, conflict and service? What am I fighting for that is larger than myself? Where do I need a stronger boundary—or a softer grip?
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What wisdom was passed down? What was hidden? Where do solitude, prayer, ritual, reflection and relationship with the more-than-human world belong in my life?
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What kind of kingdom am I creating through my life? Whom do I bless? What does mature authority look like as a son, father, partner, friend, leader or elder?
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We bring the four energies into relationship. Each man names the patterns he has inherited, the practices he is choosing, and the way of being he is committing to embody.
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Each man presents his personal Lineage & Masculinity Map and names the question he is carrying into the wilderness. Brotherhood prepares him for the retreat.
This 7-week journey includes
7
Online Calls
Facilitated circles of learning, connection, reflection and deepening.
1
1:1 Coaching Call
75-min session with me to integrate and challenge what you’re learning
weekly
Wilderness Practices
Embodiment and lineage-informed tools to guide your deepening with the earth.
retreat
3-Day, 2-Night
Journey into the wilderness of Southern California to bring it all to life
Investment
$1,800 total
$1,620 paid in full
10% commitment discount
or 3 payments of $600
The first payment reserves a place in the cohort.
Travel to Southern California and lodging outside the retreat are the participant’s responsibility.
Who This is for
This is for a man at a meaningful threshold.
You may be navigating fatherhood, partnership, purpose, leadership, aging, family legacy or a deeper question about who he is becoming.
You do not need to be in crisis.
You do need to be willing to look honestly at what shaped you, receive the support of other men, spend meaningful time in the natural world, and take responsibility for what you will carry forward (and pass down).
This is not a course about becoming an idealized version of a man.
It is an invitation to understand the men who made you, the man you have become, and the man those who come after you will inherit.