Illuman just held the annual Soularize gathering in Bernalillo, New Mexico, October 18-21. We spent two and half days with Bill Plotkin of Animas Valley Institute and 10 of his guides, many of whom are also Illuman brothers. Nearly 300 men from around the world and several of us from Ohio gathered together to learn from Bill and Richard Rohr…

My name is Jim Mueller, and I'm part of the Southwest Ohio Illuman Chapter (Cincinnati/Dayton). I've just returned from the first EROP (Elders Rite of Passage), and I'd like to share a bit of that experience with you…

I really ought to have tilted our Ohio Illuman retreat this November Touch the Earth and Be Touched by It rather than Touch the Earth: Contemplative Experiences in Nature. Nonetheless, I am honored to be facilitating this weekend experience and would like to tell you a little more about it…