Ritual Fire and Sacred Masculinity

Featuring Amos Kamil, Boysen Hodgson, Chris Henrikson

Originally Published in SPRING 2022 in the Kosmos Journal

Boysen Hodgson here. While Brandon is taking some time off for paternity leave with his lovely family, I’m filling in.

This week, I’m pulling out a conversation recorded for the Kosmos Journal earlier this year. Here’s a little bit about the other men in the conversation. I’m honored to have the opportunity to be in these kinds of conversations with men who are deeply motivated to make the world a better place for us all.

In this wide-ranging dialog, we talk about rites of passage work, sacred masculinity, the importance of connection, and also about the core role that ritual, music, poetry and creativity can play in creating community and shifting the culture.

Audio use by permission of Kosmos Journal.

ABOUT AMOS KAMIL

Amos Kamil, MFA, MSW, LSW, is an author and psychotherapist who works with men, couples, and adults recovering from trauma and abuse. In his work, he draws on Family Systems, CBT, DBT, Internal Family Systems, and the Gottman Method.

In addition to his clinical work, Amos is a playwright, screenwriter, and investigative journalist. His play, The Flame Keeper, ran off-Broadway for five and half months, has been performed regionally, and translated into German, French, Italian, and Hebrew. His work has also appeared in numerous media outlets including The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, Newsweek, The Jerusalem Report, Good Morning America, ABC, NBC, TNT, and ESPN.

He earned his Master’s in Social Work from New York University and a Master’s in Fine Arts from the American Film Institute.

ABOUT CHRIS HENRIKSON

Chris Henrikson is the founder and executive director of Street Poets Inc., a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that harnesses the healing power of poetry and music to inspire our next generation to write, rap, and dream a new world into being for us all. His work includes facilitating youth initiation retreats and homecoming retreats for California State Prison parolees and serving as producer of the Street Poets Podcast. For more on Street Poets, visit streetpoetsinc.com.

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