On a personal, political and planetary scale, the world is crying out for generative masculinity. The serious and systemic consequences we encounter in the absence of this hard‑won, deep, embodied and relational consciousness are not just evident — they are writ large across our lives, impacting each of us daily.

Endemic violence, addiction, passivity, fragmentation, polarisation, isolation, greed, corruption, denial, the wholesale pathological exploitation of the earth: a litany of issues that constellate to enable and collude with the catastrophic loss of biodiversity fuel a meta‑crisis that is rapidly foreclosing the possibility of a liveable, thriving planet — and laying waste to the evolutionary potentials of nature, including, of course, humanity.

It seems increasingly clear that our inadequate, inappropriate and superficial attempts to comprehend, let alone counter, the regressive forces assailing our precious world have revealed a deeper truth: we lack the enduring depth, integrity, presence and vitality to steward and steer our relationships, our communities, neighbourhoods and public institutions with any sense of genuine hope.

I humbly suggest: not only can we do better — we must. I believe it is within the gift of each man; a perhaps remote yet essential expression of our deep nature, to meet this moment, in service to life itself.

Whether these deeper currents are already familiar to you, or this is the beginning of a search you haven’t yet named — if you feel a sincere desire to lean in, learn and play your part, whatever that looks, please read on.