CASCADIA MEN'S CONFERENCE
A mythopoetic gathering in service to tending culture through spirit, soul, and embodiment.
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May 6-9, 2026 | Gabriola Island, Canada
Get Early Bird Tickets NowThe Cascadia Men’s Conference is an inaugural four-day gathering devoted to generative masculinity.
Set where the forest meets the ocean, this event will feature a keynote speaker, guest lectures, embodied workshops, ritual, poetry, nature-based practice, and myth-telling.
Our focus is not on personal growth but on the shared work of maturing masculinity - cultivating responsibility, emotional depth, mythic imagination, and cultural leadership.
Drawing from the rich mythopoetic lineage, the conference offers a chance to join a community of men devoted to the flourishing of life.
Location:Â The Haven, Gabriola Island
Set on seven acres of oceanfront forest on Gabriola Island, The Haven offers a threshold space where sea, cedar, and sky gather in quiet ceremony. Rooted on the unceded lands of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, it provides a place for men to rekindle shared wisdom, deepen relational practice, and contribute to the wider work of culture-tending in community.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Support the initial phase of the conference by registering your spot.
Ticket includes all meals & basic accommodation.
Upgraded accommodation will be available at additional cost - early bird ticket holders will get first choice.
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Full Registration Opens in Jan 2026.Â
$995 Regular Participant
$795 for men under 25 and over 65
Full details to come in 2026
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Core Production Team
This gathering is curated by the following (with more collaborators to come):Â
Ian MacKenzieÂ
Ian MacKenzie is a mythosomatic guide, filmmaker, and founder of The Mythic Masculine, a platform devoted to aligning masculinity with thriving life. For over 15 years he has tracked the emergence of imaginal culture—from the desert of Burning Man to the heart of Occupy Wall Street. His films include The Village of Lovers, Lost Nation Road, Amplify Her, and Sacred Economics. Ian brings myth, story, and embodied presence to his work, inviting groups into deeper coherence, creativity, and collective attunement.
Trevor Mervyn
Trevor is a father, ritualist, storyteller, and vision fast guide whose midlife descent at 39 opened him to a deeper life shaped by ritual, myth, grief, and reverence. Since 2021 he has been hosting culture-tending gatherings in the qathet, BC region—from Medicine Story nights and Grief Rituals to Ancestor Feasts and welcoming visiting storytellers. Trained through the School of Lost Borders, Orphan Wisdom School, and multiple mentors in ritual leadership, dreamwork, and council, he completed an 18-month initiation culminating in a four-day vision fast. Guided by a devotion to the mysteries and the more-than-human world, Trevor’s lineage threads back through Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany.
Simon Yugler
Simon Yugler is an internationally experienced psychedelic therapist, educator, and author of the book, Psychedelics and the Soul: A Mythic Guide to Psychedelic Healing, Depth Psychology, and Cultural Repair. With a master’s in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, he has taught for some of the leading five psychedelic facilitator training programs in the US. With a background in anthropology and experiential education, Simon has traveled extensively, learning from Indigenous traditions throughout the world. Integrating Jungian psychology, masculinity, mythology, and animism, Simon is passionate about helping his clients and students explore the liminal wilds of the soul.
