Vision Quest for men and women
18- 28 november 2011
We wil meet in Devon at
our first camp. There, Surrrounded by the woods we
will start the preparation for the vision quest. There will be time to relax and to
arrive after the journey here, after all your own preparation you are
finnaly here. Now you can connect with the other participancts and
share at a deep level before we head on deeper into the wilderness of
the mysterious Devon in England. Where we will hike to our basecamp.
Allthough we are going to carry all the things we need to the basecamp
you don't need to be used to hiking as long as you are fit in the
normal sense it's going to be allright.
What does Vision
Quest mean?
Vision Quest is an ancient rite of passage that has been born out of
the knowledge (or wisdom) of nature. The Knowledge about that there are
again and again thresholds in our live, that demand, that we leave
something behind us for that we can be open for new things, f.e. for a
new tasks, for new structures, new spiritual paths, etc..
Vision is nothing that we have to look for on the outside, it is
already inside us. Because of that, you need a time completely on your
own, a time in silence and without distraction, a time where nature can
make the string inside you vibrate, and sing you the song of your
vision.
1.
Part: Preparation (4 days)
Vision Quest is being together in a small community of people, who are
on the same path as you. In
this first four days together and with help from the mirror of nature. We will support you in clarifying your
intention for your Vision Quest. You will clarify in a loving way: Who
were you and who are you, who and what has brought you on this path,
and to which new energies do you
you want to open?
2.
Part: Solotime (4 days)
The core of the ritual is to be alone for four days and nights in the
nature, at a place, that you have chosen on your own. There you can
confirm which man/ woman you are in your live. The transformation
inside you happens by being so close with the elements, the plants and
the animals. We will give you small rituals that you can use in your
solotime, they can support you in your process.
3.
Part: Integration (4 days)
In former time when people had been out to ask the nature for help,
they brought their knowledge, insights and experience as a gift to
their community. When you return from your fast, your period in
solitude, you will also share your experience in the circle by telling
everybody your personal story. We will mirror your story back to
your and the mirror, unfolds a deeper meaning of your story.
Then we will work with how the experience can be brought to your daily
world with care and power.
You will
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Get healthy
vegetarian food.
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Get different kinds of tools like: knowledge og the
medicinwheel, The Vision Quest prayer/"cry," The purpose circle, the
deatlodge ceremony and other tools that you might need.
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For four days and nights live in solitude in the rythm
of the nature, with the sky as your roof and the earth as your floor
and the four other directions as your walls in your life, deep in the
wilderness of the mountains.
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Get time to pray, sing, dance reflect upon, wrestle
with, burry, your old life and prepare the time when you wil get reborn.
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Get time to feel the longing for the loved ones at
home, the dead and others you have parted from, as well as your longing
for a new way of living.
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See your true potential and the gifts you bring back
home to the world you come from.
Allthough
every Vision Quest is a journey taken in solitude, it is
important to be recocknized by the society, in this anstance the
other"travelers" on the Vision Quest. It is nescesary to share your
story with them and to be mirrored to understand and to integrate your
journeys wisdom and power. We will nourish the group, so it can contain
your story in a caring and loving space.
Vision Quest is an ancient
ritual...a place in time and space where you have the opportunity to be
in silence and solitude with whats important for you. Questions like
"Who am I?", "What are the gifts I carry with me?", "Whats the purpose
of my life?" is the profound questions that fuels a Vision Quest. You
know that its something that you have to do. You can feel the longing
for being in deep union and direct contact with your souls longing for
your life. And you can feel the fear of facing the truth about your
true nature in the wilderness!
You will meet others there like you has decided to meet their
inner demons and dragons, their strenght and resources in a ritual that
is as old as the time.
Questions? E-mail Robert at robert@livetscirkel.net