10.2190/SH.4.1-2.g TK3Q988286642288 6 Impact of Men's Initiation Training on Self-Actualization and Spiritual Maturity 79 98 20080613 20080613 20080613 20080613 TK3Q988286642288.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=TK3Q988286642288 1 John Goll Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis Modern industrial society and the influence of the women's movement have had a powerful impact on the lives of men in our society, resulting in problems with confidence in masculinity and isolation from feelings and spirituality. Evidence of this impact includes increasing divorce rates, prevalence of absent fathers, and increases in stress-related illness among men. As a product of the mythopoetic branch of the contemporary men's movement, the ManKind Project presents the New Warrior Training Adventure (NWTA) in an effort to help men to adopt a mature masculinity, live with integrity and awareness of feelings, and a sense of personal mission. 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