(Organic buffalo and other meat dishes will be included
for those that request meat in advance)
| Day 1 |
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Grounding |
| 6:00 AM – Noon |
The start of your personal journey. Drive out to our
destination and pitch our tents. Enjoy a nice lunch together. Get
to know your fellow participants and have a great time discussing
your ideas and expectations. |
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A description and explanation of the days to come, followed by a
question period and overview of expectations. |
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Scout out meditation spots for the afternoon, and prepare for
the following days to come. |
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| 6 pm – 8 pm |
Dinner and an overview of similar shamanic rituals and a
history of shamanism
Explanation of the different methods to induce shamanic visions
Group discussion and individual work to clarify aim of your
vision quest |
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Form friendships and community in which to share your
experiences with on day 4. |
| 8 pm-9 pm |
Meditation and prayer. Invoke Spirit and helpers to lend us a
hand in the following days. |
| Day 2 |
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Illumination |
| Morning |
Start off with a light fruit breakfast |
| 10 am |
Group work
Purify your spirit and solidity your intentions
Invoke the elements, benevolent spirit guides, and ancients,
to aid you on your journey |
| Noon |
Lunch |
| 2 pm |
Individual group work
Walk to the place where you will commune with your inner-self,
the lower, middle, and upper worlds, and spirits. Pick a place
that you feel guided to, safe and powerful in or drawn to |
| Day 3 |
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Discernment |
| 7pm |
Regroup the following day at sunset for prayers, meditation,
and group bonding, discussion and feast. |
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Sleep. |
| Day 4 |
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Contemplation and Discussion |
| 9:00 am |
Paint, draw or write about your experiences and the relevant spirits and symbols gathered during your personal journey. |
| Noon |
Share your experiences with each other, process and discuss
possible meanings of experiences over a scrumptious feast. |
| 1:30 pm |
Closing ceremony and release: |
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Shamanic ritual to symbolize the ending and departing of our vision quest. |
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Thank the spirit guides and Spirit and each other for the magnificent experience.
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| 2 pm |
Pack up and drive home |
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Healing available by request: before, during and after event
(spots fill up fast, so book your time in advance) |
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Be prepared |
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Bring |
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Journal and pen
Drawing or painting supplies
Water bottle and snacks
Rain and cold weather clothes
Hat, windbreaker, hiking boots,
Comfortable clothing, bathing suit, towel
Insect repellent, suntan lotion
Flashlight or head lamp (to write in your journal or read in the
dark, and walking around at night)
A sacred item that you would like to have during your vision quest.
*You may want to bring a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat and pillow
for outdoor work
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Accommodations |
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Resort or Camping |
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Depending on location and your unique situation
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