A Vision Quest takes place in nature. Usually wilderness. There, you live within a larger, more expansive ecosystem. Sparrow Hart describes it this way: if my home is my castle, then leaving my home removes my familiar perception of power and self-centeredness. The world no longer revolves around me. In nature, we literally immerse ourselves in something “bigger.” We become part of and of the web, not the ruler or the goal of the web itself. We cannot encounter insights in the world we know. To let go of our roads, houses, televisions, or in other words, our created human world, requires stepping into a “much older world,” namely the nature from which we emerged. As a human species, we have evolved with and through this living nature over millions of years. By reconnecting with nature, parts of us we have forgotten are awakened: our own, authentic, and natural self.

Vision questing is often associated with Native Americans. However, vision questing is timeless and has been practiced throughout history and across continents. For example, in 500 BC, the Buddha entered the forest to fast in search of enlightenment. Christ and biblical prophets went into the desert without food. Moses climbed Mount Sinai. Muhammad retreated to a cave. The reasons these famous sages and many others embark on a vision quest vary. Sometimes to find purpose or direction, sometimes to draw closer to God, or to connect with the origin of life itself. This is to embrace oneself and guide us through all the obstacles in our human lives.

Reasons for a Vision Quest include:

• A so-called rite of passage from adolescence (childhood) to adulthood, or, for example, from adulthood to parenthood;
• To discover/determine direction.
• Why am I here? What do I really have to do?
• I have lived this way for others. What do I want?
• To receive a vision, as an answer to a question;
• To transform pain into a gift, into medicine. You know the land of your pain like no other. Once discovered, you can use this as medicine for others;
• As a rebirth into a new phase of life.

A Vision Quest consists of three elements: preparation, then being alone in nature, and finally, integration. Before you set off, we prepare you thoroughly. After the necessary process work, you are ready to go. During your alone time, you consciously leave all last distractions behind: you fast, carrying only the bare essentials. Thus, in that simplicity, something new unfolds. After four days and nights, you return to base camp to share your experiences with the group. By sharing, you allow the group to witness your process, which helps with integration. We work with dance, music, and poetry, among other things. These forms are very suitable for expressing what is not yet in words, so that the words come naturally.

To support you well, we choose, based on our own experience, to tailor our food to the process we are embarking on. It is not only delicious, but it also supports you in your process and the fasting.

We create a safe setting, so you can receive your own answers. Your answers. From within.