The following organisations and books are all related to male spirituality,  shadow work, support groups and mens health.

Organisations and networks

We are aware of the following organisations in Ireland, UK and US which assist men (including young men) with their spirituality and inner work. Please use the links below to find out more.  These links are only here for your information, they are not in any way an endorsement of the organisations or any events that they may offer. When you click on the link it will open a new window.

• Fir Le Chéile
• Men's Sheds
• Irish Men's Resources
• Men's Groups
• Men's Health Forum
• Mankind Project
• Illuman (our brother network in the US)
• Male Journey UK (our brother network in the UK)

Useful books

The following books are widely available and all provide interesting contemporary reading around male consciousness and spirituality.  If you want to know more detail on a specific book - click on the title where you wil be brought to Amazon in a new tab on your browser.

• Adam's Return, by Richard Rohr
• From Wild Man to Wise Man, by Richard Rohr
• On the Threshold of Transformation, by Richard Rohr
• Iron John: A Book about Men, by Robert Bly
• King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine, by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette
• Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche, by Bill Plotkin
• Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man, Sam Keen, 
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell, 
• Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World, Bill Poltkin
• Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche, Bill Plotkin
• Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation, Martin Laird

• Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, Cynthia Bourgeault 

• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Eckhart Tolle

• The Drummer’s Path: Moving the Spirit with Ritual and Traditional Drumming, Sule Greg Wilson

• The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society, Henri Nouwen
  

• Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, Rachel Naomi Remen

• Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing, Thomas Golden

• The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness, and Ethics, Arthur Frank

• The Power of Serving Others: You Can Start Where You Are, Gary Morsch and Dean Nelson

• Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson, Mitch Albom

• Living a Life That Matters, Harold Kushner

• What Men Live By and Other Tales, Leo Tolstoy

• Poetry by David Whyte and Mary Oliver

 Useful movies

If you want to know more detail on a specific film - click on the title where you wil be brought to IMDb in a new tab on your browser.

• The Shawshank Redemption

• The Bucket List

• An Officer and a Gentleman

• Seven years in Tibet

• Brother Sun, Sister Moon

• Unforgiven

• Gladiator

• Into the Wild
• Ghandi
  

• Malcolm X

• Cinderella Man

• Absent

• Of Gods and Men 

• The Judge