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Welcome! Whether you are just curious about rites of passage, or you are looking for a wilderness guide, you've come to the right place. The articles below can help answer any questions you may have, and when you are ready for a quest of your own, our Guide Directory has a number of guides and organizations to choose from.
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What is a Wilderness Rite of Passage? |
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Entry from Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
Taylor, B. Ed., Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature , pp 1150-1. London: Thoemmes Continuum International.
Wilderness Rites Of Passage
Across time and in countless ways, people of many cultures have gone into the wilderness to mark life transitions and seek guidance. They sought closeness with God, the Mystery, or a higher self. They found a time alone, exposure to the elements in an unfamiliar place, a radical shift in self and world, a trial and a gift, and a ritual death and rebirth. The core of the form was clear: leaving the ordinary world, crossing a threshold, and returning with a gift and a task. It was an initiation, a rite of passage, a new birth in the womb of the natural world.
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What Kind Of Quest Is Right For Me? |
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While all wilderness quests have the three stages of severance, threshold and return, there are many ways of putting that into practice.
Some quests have a three day solo, some have a four day solo. There are special men's quests, women's quests and youth quests. You may choose to quest alone or as part of a larger group of questers from all walks of life. You may choose to travel to some place very different than your local environment - a desert or a mountain or a forest - or you may choose to quest a few miles from home.
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