Brother, you've gone as far as you can on your own.
Not for lack of trying. You've done the books, the therapy, maybe a men's circle or two. But there's territory in you that hasn't moved.
Around your sexuality. The restless chasing, the numbing out in the dark, the sense that your eros is something to be managed rather than a fire to be tended.
Around your soul hunger. That deep, ancient longing with no clear name and no place in a disconnected world.
Around your purpose. The mission you keep circling, sensing its shape, but never quite landing.
Not because you're broken. Because you've been walking in the dark without a map.
No one told you the key exists. Let alone where it's hidden.
In the fairy tale of Iron John, a boy discovers a Wild Man locked in a cage.
To free him, he must steal a key - a small act of transgression that changes everything.
This is a map of the mythic structure of the masculine journey.
Somewhere in you, you've already felt the call. A moment where the life you're living wasn't quite enough. Where the man you are doesn't fully match the man you sense you could be.
The Deep Masculine is the alchemical vessel for this quest.
This is not self-improvement. It's not therapy. It's something older - a return to an initiatory tradition men have walked for thousands of years, brought forward into the world you actually live in.
Twelve weeks of story, somatics, and ritual - held in real brotherhood with a small council of men doing the same work.
Go down, boy.
Below the waters, below the guilt.
Embrace your unclaimed wolf and your crows-feet eyes.
Find me.
I never abandoned you.
I'm waiting.
Wild Man.
WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY DO
Each week arrives as a complete module: video teaching, somatic exercises, contemplation practice, and ritual guidance - four threads woven together.
A Mythic Map
The myth of Iron John is living terrain for the masculine journey. Each week we return to the story, using it to illuminate exactly where you are and what the path forward looks like.
Somatic Skills
Breathwork, body scan, and embodied practices that move what thinking can't reach. Your body knows things your mind is still working out - about yourself, and about everyone you love.
Ritual Rhythm
Weekly live calls, ceremony, and practices that hold the work in something larger than intellectual understanding. This is what turns content into quest.
Bound By Brotherhood
You don't do this alone. A small council of like-hearted men - doing the same work at the same time. What becomes possible in real fellowship is something no solo practice can replicate.
WHO THIS IS FOR
The Deep Masculine is for you if:
- You've built a good life - but something essential has gone quiet inside it
- You've read book like 'Iron John' and 'King Warrior Magician Lover' - and you know the map exists, but you've never had someone walk the terrain with you
- You've done therapy, maybe sat in men's circles, tried psychedelic healing - and you're ready to go deeper
- You want to stop passing your unexamined patterns to the people you love most
- You want this inner work to show up in your relationships, your family, your leadership
- You're not looking for a quick fix - you're ready to actually put in the deeper work
This is not for you if you're looking for motivation hacks, productivity tools, or a shortcut to feeling better about yourself.
This quest asks something real of you.
WHAT MEN SAY:
"I was nervous and not comfortable joining a men's group prior to my experience with The Deep Masculine. I stepped in the discomfort and was met with love, care, connection, and wisdom."
- JONATHAN
"I journeyed into the depths of my being, unearthing parts of myself that had long been neglected. The program guided me toward accepting and integrating them. The shift I experienced is one I will never take for granted."
- NICHOLAS
"The Deep Masculine is heart and mind-opening. Through the 12 weeks, I found healing, built intimacy, and gained new perspectives that are supporting a fuller life, deeper gratitude, and a reverence and appreciation for the beauty and pleasures of life and the earth."
- DAVID
""The most striking aspect was realizing I am not alone — that all men have complex inner lives and want to live as a contribution to those around them."
- DEMI
YOUR GUIDES
Ian MacKenzie is a filmmaker, mythopoetic guide, and founder of The Mythic Masculine. His films - Sacred Economics, Amplify Her, Lost Nation Road, and The Village of Lovers - explored the intersection of culture, love, and community that eventually led him to men's work.
His training spans multiple lineages - studying cultural repair with Stephen Jenkinson at the Orphan Wisdom School, four years at Tamera's Love School, and training in Council, Forum, and Transformational Psychotherapeutics. He lives on Vancouver Island with his family.
Deus Fortier is a transformational facilitator, Numa Breathwork practitioner, and Plant Medicine guide with 17 years of immersive practice in non-ordinary states of consciousness, earth-based spirituality, and trauma-informed embodiment work.
His training spans Kriya Yoga, body-centered psychotherapy, art therapy, and Accelerated Evolution Coaching. He brings a rare blend to AWE—equal parts precision and wildness, depth and levity—all rooted in his own devotion to this territory.
CHOOSE YOUR PATH
🔥 GUIDED
$1,795 $1256
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The full quest - live, relational, held in real brotherhood with Ian and Deus.
- 2 x 90-minute Live Group Sessions per week (24 total)
- 12 Modules weaving myth, somatics, and ritual & practice
- Small dedicated brotherhood container
- Lifetime Curriculum & Community Access
Next cohort: Sept 22, 2026
Book Your Discovery Call🐺 SELF-DIRECTED
$695 $486
Save 30% if you register before Sept 1
The complete mythic map at your own pace - for the man who needs to walk this terrain on his own terms.
- Full curriculum: video teaching, somatic exercises, contemplation & ritual guidance
- Self-paced, no live calls
- Lifetime Access to Curriculum
Begin Anytime.
Book Your Discovery CallWant to go deeper with Ian beyond the 12-week container?
Explore the Second Fire ongoing 1:1 and group mentorship.
FAQ's
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Q. I've never done breathwork. Is that a problem?
Q. What if I can't afford the full price?
Q. Can I upgrade to the Guided Path later?
The Final Token...
At the end of our twelve weeks together, something will arrive in your physical mailbox.
It isn’t a certificate. It isn’t a digital badge.
It is a physical talisman for the work you’ve done—something you can hold in your hand that reminds you of the man you were when you started, and the man you became in the water.
The Fall cohort begins Sept 22, 2026.
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