Integral and Archetypal Masculinity Workbook

June 21, 2026

The first draft of this manuscript is complete and the text is in edit and design with my publisher, Awaken Village Press. I am seeking funding partners to help bring this book into the world. For the past year, I have been collaborating closely with the leadership at Awaken Village Press to create a new business model and governance structure - one that works regeneratively like a village. You can read more about this model here or listen to our podcast episode here.

I am asking for a handful of aligned patrons to make a $5,000 contribution. This money goes toward the editing, design, and marketing launch of Facing the Hydra. Each $5k contribution becomes one FRUIT, which accrues payments from the pooled royalties from every book in the Awaken Village Press ecosystem. You become part of the village and the wealth we generate recirculates.

I am presently a full-time student working on my Ph.D. in Human Sexuality. I have taken out some hefty student loans to pursue these studies. This is why I'm asking for support. For me, it's worth it: my mission is transforming our culture of masculinity. My academic work and the publishing of this book are both directly in support of this mission. Please join me in bringing this much-needed work into the world!

Imagine a version of you where instead of feeling confused, ashamed, or disconnected from masculinity, you have forged a conscious relationship with the man you are becoming. Imagine you no longer need to choose between outdated ideals of dominance and a rejection of masculinity altogether. Instead, you are able to claim your strength without losing your heart, express your power without causing harm, and embody masculinity in a way that serves your relationships, community, and world.

Facing the Hydra is Book Zero in the Organic Masculine series. This workbook offers an accessible introduction to redefining masculinity for the modern world. Guided by the myth of Herakles and his battle with the Hydra, this journey invites you to examine inherited masculine conditioning, explore the evolution of gender, and reconnect with the archetypal depths of mature masculinity. Drawing from integral theory, depth psychology, feminist perspectives, and mythopoetic traditions, Facing the Hydra offers practical exercises and reflections to help you release outdated patterns and discover your own authentic expression of masculinity. This is not a book about becoming the “right” kind of man—it is an invitation into the lifelong process of becoming whole.