"The grieving chest will find honey" - Hafez
Knights of Starfire
courting soul nature and brotherhood...
Monthly Men's meetingportland, or
About Us:
Knights of Starfire is a fellowship of full-hearted connection, holding a dream for men to live with powerful presence and experience the mythic depth of true purpose.We invite a space of opening, meeting, and tending, where we share our joys, struggles, gifts, and integrate the wisdom of a bigger story together.When you join us, you can expect jovial song, intimate sharing of vulnerability, timeless myth telling, and the call to give and receive life-changing support.We aim to inspire light and deeper service in today's world."There is a cautious arc of trust that exists between us and the deeper friendships we develop, but with that trust comes vulnerability." - Martin Shaw
Facilitators:
RAINER BAUMORR
Rainer is a bardic storyteller and healing arts practitioner, who lives in Cascadia. He’s an active bodyworker and incorporates trauma-healing into his one-on-one coaching practice as he completes certification with Somatic Experiencing International.During his study of singing and music composition at Portland State University, his formal studies became woven with an avid exploration of myth. In 2022 he helped co-found The School of Mythopoetics and began his bardic practice, bringing story, song, and poetry to his local area and abroad. He took over as the head of The School of Mythopoetics in 2025.Over the course of 17 years studying the healing arts, walking alongside many cherished collaborators, tended by many guides, teachers, and mentors, Rainer has followed a thread. That thread weaves in and out of something that is often stamped with the label "men's work.” Grieving, singing, and practicing how to be together in a heartful way is the most meaningful form of this work he’s yet encountered.
TAJ O'BRIEN
Taj is a community leader and educator who works with youth and adults, centering through song, story, and ritual. Since trekking the Himalayas two decades ago, being fed in ancient villages while immersed in the arts of Yoga and Meditation, he has been a committed student of Sanatana Dharma and Indigenous Wisdom. Taj is deeply involved in Waldorf education, and teaches at Heartsong Living Arts in the Gorge. In recent years, he has become a facilitator of Men’s Work, tending to village remembrance, ancestral grief, and spirit-guided human development, where he feels the magical leadership of love sharing in realms of somatic connection and devotional song.He is a grateful beneficiary of many great teachers and mentors, belonging to the Tribe of the Sacred Heart and guided by the internal, eternal Guru. A child of the Cascadia bioregion, Taj honors his Celtic and Métis ancestry, and Salish, Chinook, Klickitat, and Yakama peoples where, with his beautiful fiancée Mana Rose, he resides along the Columbia Gorge on the outskirts of White Salmon, WA.
