RISING MAN MOVEMENT
Claim the Next Chapter of Your Life
Compass - Men’s Rite of Passage
Find Your Purpose. Live Your Vision.
2 Month Severance Journey
8-day Ceremony
4 Day Vision Fast in the Wilderness
Lifelong Incorporation Community
“If we do not initiate our boys into
the village, they will burn it down
just to feel its warmth.”
– African Proverb
3 Reasons Men Say “YES!” to Compass
Clarity
What we call “creating the conditions for clarity”, Compass is designed to help you tune out EVERY distraction so that it’s just you, your truth, and nature to connect with
Community
Fasting is the easy part, believe it or not. Bringing back your newfound clarity and direction to a world that isn’t ready to support you can be difficult. We’ve got your back. A community of 100+ men (and counting!) who are fighting to bring their vision to the world is here for you for LIFE!
Challenge
It’s natural for us to test ourselves to see if we’re ready for greater responsibility. Every Rite of Passage will provide an element of challenge to determine if you’re ready for the next chapter of your life.
Welcome to Compass
Feeling like something needs to change? What if that “something” is you?
You might already know that it’s time for you to shift the way you’ve been living, but you keep getting “stuck”.
Maybe you’ve been hearing the call to a higher purpose in your life, but you can’t seem to prioritize it.
Compass is where men go to step into the next stage of life.
This is for Men who want to:
- Step deeper into your life purpose and vision
- Build the foundation for your family, career, and kingdom
- Lean further into service to others
- Move on from old ways and patterns and start a new chapter
Your Ancestors Did This.
No matter where on Earth you are from: Asia. Africa. Europe. The Americas. Oceania – if we go back far enough, all of us have ancestors who practiced nature-based Rites of Passage – spending time alone, in the wilderness, fasting, with the support of a tribe or community that would help them to leave behind one phase of life, and step into the next.
We live in a world of uninitiated men.
Our world is ruled by boys walking around in the bodies of men. “Men” who have never been initiated into manhood. They think that life is about themselves, that nature is something to take from.
They don’t realize that a boy is taken care of, in part so that he can grow up to give back and offer his gifts to his community as a man. They never had the elders to help them understand.
The modern world is not designed for you to live your purpose.
It is an act of true courage to step away – far from the distractions, traffic, technology, and notifications – to finally, hear your inner truth clearly. And for many men, this is a breath of fresh air that they had no idea they were so deprived of.
Meet Your Guides
Over 40 years of experience
Our legacy of this Rite of Passage originated from the vision of Stephen Foster back in the 1980’s. Created as a solution to the loss of traditional rites of passage from many of our ancestral lines, Vision Fast made its way into the Rising Man community over 40 years, passed from one generation to the next.
The Compass Guide Team is composed of men who are fathers, husbands, community leaders, and wilderness experts. Each Certified Compass Guide has completed our 2-year Apprenticeship and supported numerous Compass groups.
Fasting Locations Wordwide
Years of Guide Experience
Compass Graduates
This is COMPASS
Core Stages:
Your Compass Journey is Composed of 3 Distinct Stages
Severance - “Final Paragraph of Current Chapter”
Preparing for “death”. In Severance, you will take inventory of everything in your life up until this moment, letting go of the patterns, habits, and beliefs that have held you back to make room for what’s next. We revisit your story until now, to understand how you came into this world and look back at how your life has unfolded. In Severance are 2 months of guided preparation, including group calls, interaction with Compass guides, and connection with the other men in your Compass group.
Threshold - “In Between Chapters”
Sometimes referred to as the “Cocoon” phase or “in between worlds”…this is the 4 days and nights you will spend solo, in the wilderness, without food. This is where the magic happens. Never before have you left behind all your creature comforts to spend time alone and get clear on your vision and the man you will become.
Incorporation - “Beginning a New Chapter”
Incorporation begins the moment you return back to basecamp at first light of the 5th day. Incorporation lasts a lifetime – and is about taking your newfound clarity and direction and weaving it back into your life. The modern world is not designed to support an initiated man living his purpose (yet!)…but, we’ve got your back. Compass concludes with 2 months of support to help you integrate your experience back into your life at home.
AND, a lifetime membership to our IMOC community (Initiated Men of Compass), where you will have access to group calls, workshops, and events to support your Incorporation journey, always.
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2025 Dates & Locations:
March 14-22nd – Death Valley, CA
April 4-12th – Sam Houston National Forest, TX
May 2025 – (Lake Tahoe, CA – Dates TBD)
Final Words:
A wise man once said, “The dragons you fail to slay will become the burden of your sons and daughters”
Compass will help you find your direction and clear a path for the next generation.
This is a chance to find your vision, leave a legacy in your life, and become a man who can offer the next generation a better world and way of life, than what we were given.
Think about those who are younger than you in your life.
It’s time to go out. Cry out under the stars. And come back with a gift. The gift of who you are here to become in this next act of your life.
We’ll meet you there.