Upon your arrival, we will establish our preparation or base camp. Having said good-bye to friends and family, having left home and packed the equipment and belongings deemed necessary, one’s purpose becomes focused and clarified. Four days of council are devoted to completing your preparation. Others may be preparing with you and, though focused on their own solitary quest; their presence lends support and provides insight. Friendships and a deep… Read More »
These FAQ’s cannot truly describe the feeling of community that forms around the experience of a vision quest: the sense of belonging, being heard, and making a difference. This can be unexpected, as our pre-arrival time is focused on our personal intentions. These communities often stay in touch for years after a quest, writing, providing support, and sometimes getting together for reunions and further journeys.
Participation in a vision quest… Read More »
Surprisingly, fasting is rarely a problem for anyone. Eating is highly conditioned by routines, schedules, or stimuli such as the smell of food. Or it can often be driven by unconscious emotions, such as escaping from stress. Away from the everyday patterns and habits of our lives, it is a much different experience.
Hunger itself is usually momentary and fleeting during the first two days of a fast. Later, it… Read More »
Many people have undergone a vision fast with little or no camping experience. You will be sent an equipment list long before you leave home and be well-instructed in safety procedures and shelter techniques during the preparation phase. The basics, such as backpack, sleeping bag, etc., can often be borrowed from a friend or rented from camping equipment stores if you don’t have them. We can sometimes be of help… Read More »
Yes, you could, but it would be very different. Although the core of the vision questing process is solitary, traditionally this activity was never done alone. There have always been guides, mentors, and shamans who prepared the initiate to cross the threshold into the sacred world. These same guides were there when the initiate returned, to help him/her make sense of the journey and translate vision into the forms and… Read More »
