BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Wilderness Guides Council - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Wilderness Guides Council X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wilderness Guides Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20280312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20281105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260804T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T160000 DTSTAMP:20260322T160636Z CREATED:20260322T160636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260322T160636Z UID:10000317-1785848400-1786291200@wildernessguidescouncil.org SUMMARY:Wild Radiance: Soulful Kayaking Journey DESCRIPTION:Wild Radiance is a sacred journey back home to who you truly are during these threshold times. \nHighly sensitive women\, non-binary intuitives\, and Starseeds often feel alone in an overstimulating world; yet you KNOW you are here now for a reason: to share the ancient power of your sensitive heart and soul. \nIt’s Sacred. It’s Wild. It’s Embodied. \nThis summer\, we gather to collaborate and soak in the ancient secrets of the Wild Feminine through adventure\, imagination\, and communion with the natural world. \nWe’ll apprentice to whale song in a week-long transformational adventure. It will help you transcend outdated paradigms\, awaken your courage\, restore your joy\, and reconnect to the power of your own body and the wisdom of ancient Earth elders: the Whales. \nWhales form communities (pods) that support survival through connection. Their voice and song are how they bond\, communicate\, and thrive. They are literally the voice of our Earth. \nThis is more than a journey; it’s a call for the sensitive ones to dive deep into their depths in order to rise. URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wild-radiance-soulful-kayaking-journey/ LOCATION:Alderwood Farm\, Bowen Island\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/628750074_18308517385261850_1566752283041692743_n-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Wildbear":MAILTO:rebeccawildbear@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260825T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260906T100000 DTSTAMP:20260316T193146Z CREATED:20260316T193146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T193146Z UID:10000315-1787670000-1788688800@wildernessguidescouncil.org SUMMARY:International Vision Quest | Findhorn Scotland DESCRIPTION:Late summer Werner Pilz and Natasha Lythgoe will return to Findhorn to guide a quest on behalf of the Eschwege Institut one of the leading guide training institutes in Europe. \nYou can read about our programme at either of these links: \nhttps://eschwege-institut.de/programm/seminare/visionssuche-in-findhorn-schottland-5/\nhttps://www.theartofrewilding.com/events/vision-quest-scotland-uk-2026 \nIf you are interested in eco-somatics we may be a good fit for you. Here is an excerpt from my website about Embodied Animacy. \nThe principle of animism is a way of perceiving and engaging with a living and animate earth\, including all the seen and unseen beings that inhabit it. This alive connection emerges not through abstract thinking but through direct experience – rooted in our direct sensory experience – and a cultivation of reciprocal relationship. This is a participatory way of being\, where humans are just one among many expressive participants in the dynamic\, interconnected fabric of life. \nAnimism is a deeply\, relational way of being in the world\, encouraging us to remember that we are not separate from the natural world\, but are woven into the fabric of life itself. \nGene Gendlin’s Focusing method\, though often seen as a contemporary approach to self-awareness with its origins in psychotherapy and philosophy\, carries a similar invitation. On a very simple level Focusing is a somatic practice\, where we turn our attention inward\, tuning into the subtle\, unspoken language of our bodies. It is through this body-based listening that we find clarity and healing\, accessing wisdom beyond the reach of the mind alone. \nAt first glance\, these two paths might seem worlds apart—one rooted in ancient spiritual traditions\, the other in contemporary therapeutic practice. However\, a closer look reveals their shared essence: both call us to a profound\, deeper listening to life unfolding within and around us. \nSince 2019\, I’ve focused on creating practices that foster embodied relational reciprocity\, drawing on the Focusing method and nature connection. I integrate aspects of this work into the preparation stage for all our vision quests. URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/international-vision-quest-findhorn-scotland/ LOCATION:Findhorn\, Scotland\, IV36 3AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Adults,Rites of Passage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/vision-quest-scotland-1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Natasha Lythgoe":MAILTO:natashafayelythgoe@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260906T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260917T170000 DTSTAMP:20251209T161213Z CREATED:20251209T161213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T161213Z UID:10000311-1788710400-1789664400@wildernessguidescouncil.org SUMMARY:Autumn Vision Quest Eryri National Park\, North Wales. UK DESCRIPTION:The Vision Quest is an ancient ceremony to mark and move on from one life transition to another. This Vision Quest will take place in the mountains of Snowdonia\, in North Wales.\n​Our Venue\nOur base is a lovingly restored Barn using natural materials and although ancient\, the barn has a modern feel of space and beauty. It nestles in the Nanmor valley\, surrounded by ancient woodland\, with views of Moel Ddu. It’s a safe and restful retreat base to be immersed in nature while preparing for your Vision Quest\nIncluded – is a well-equipped kitchen/dinning and a camp kitchen\nSeveral bedrooms to share\, Plus land for camping.\nWe move out to a base camp in the mountains for your solo time on the forth day\, then return to this lovely place for the final two days.\nThe group will live as a small community\, therefore you are asked to be responsible for yourselves. You provide your own food and cook for yourselves. (Closer to the start date we send the address list for you to plan meals together\, or alone.)\nThere is a very good local shop in the village a couple of miles away.\nPorthmadog is the closest small town with a wider range of shops include a good health food store\, camping shops and a large supermarket with some organic food.\nCost – Sliding scale between – meaning a couple of scholarship places at the lesser fee – £1150 to £895 (non refundable & non-transferrable deposit of £250\, unless the vision quest is cancelled) This includes all accommodation and camping (in your own tent) and the welcome meal. URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/autumn-vision-quest-eryri-national-park-north-wales-uk-2/ LOCATION:Ancient Healing Ways\, Llidiart Garw\, Elisingrug\, Talsarnau\, Gwynedd\, LL47 6UU\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A05F5B2C-4F6C-424D-9B73-0C5B9AC6725B-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Pippa Bondy":MAILTO:pippa@ancienthealinways.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927 DTSTAMP:20260302T212240Z CREATED:20260302T200120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T212240Z UID:10000314-1789603200-1790467199@wildernessguidescouncil.org SUMMARY:Women’s Fast DESCRIPTION:Ten day adult fast ceremony in the tradition of the School of Lost Borders.\nThis is a ceremony of living and dying\, of death and rebirth\, and so of authentic growth. It gives you the time\, space and strong container to dig deep\, and to die to what no longer serves you so that you may hear your soul’s genius\, echoed in the clear mirror of Nature.\nThis contemporary rites of passage ceremony is for the purpose of:\n • marking a new life phase or transition; dying to what was and being reborn to what is to come\n • re-membering your connection to Self\, the Source\, and others\n • uncovering vital aspects of your soul’s genius\n • your empowerment for action in the world\nIf you hear a call\, we’d love to see you there! URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/womens-fast/ LOCATION:WV CATEGORIES:Adults,Rites of Passage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WVF2025_1-1-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Kinde Nebeker":MAILTO:kinde@newmoonritesofpassage.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003 DTSTAMP:20260521T145618Z CREATED:20260521T145618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T145618Z UID:10000322-1790294400-1790985599@wildernessguidescouncil.org SUMMARY:Women's Labyrinth Canyon River Journey - Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:We travel by canoe—\nthrough a living canyon\,\nimmersed in the deep ancestral rhythms of the land. \nOver days on the river\, we slow our pace to match the water. We listen. We rest. We remember what it feels like to be in our bodies\, in community\, and in right relationship with the land. With nature as our guide\, mornings open softly. Days unfold with intention. Evenings are held by firelight\, shared meals\, and story telling. \nThis journey is for women who are longing for deep connection. \nYou don’t need to be an expert paddler.\nYou don’t need to arrive with answers.\nJust a willingness to show up\, be carried\,\nand let the river and canyon hold you. \nIf you’re ready to step out of your everyday life and into something ancient\, grounding\, and alive—\nthe river is waiting. You are welcome here- just as you are. URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/womens-labyrinth-canyon-river-journey-fall-2026/ LOCATION:Labyrinth Canyon\, Utah\, UT\, United States CATEGORIES:Adults,BIPOC,Elderhood,LGBTQIA+,Rites of Passage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Labyrinth-Rainbow.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Rivers Path":MAILTO:info@theriverspath.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270702T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270710T170000 DTSTAMP:20261013T174349Z CREATED:20261013T174349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T174349Z UID:10000325-1814518800-1815238800@wildernessguidescouncil.org SUMMARY:Adult Vision Fast DESCRIPTION:Sourcing The Fire offers 8 to 9 day long Wilderness Rites of Passage Ceremonies\, also known as Vision Fasts\, which take their pan-cultural form from the Rites of Passage work offered and taught by the School of Lost Borders located in Big Pine\, CA. We now partner with Outdoor Therapeutics to lead our Vision Fasts. \nThe simple yet essential structure of the Vision Fast includes three main components: Severance\, Threshold (or Solo Time\, which is the actual fast)\, and Incorporation (which literally means: taking on the body.) \nSeverance: You will leave your current life behind for the duration of 9 days\, severing from work\, relationships\, house-hold duties\, school\, and the hectic nature of modern life. You will find yourself in completely new surroundings\, forming a new community\, and listening to the sounds of the forest\, stream\, wind\, and animals. You enter into the beginning of the ceremony\, and sense that your perspective is changing. Your boundaries and walls fading a bit\, and your essential questions are coming to the forefront: \nWhat am I really leaving behind? What do I have to offer this world? What is most essential in me that brings life and love? What do I need to let die\, so that a new life can be reborn? \nSeverance includes the first three days of your Vision Fast ceremony. You will be prepared physically\, mentally\, spiritually\, and psychologically to fully dive into the underworld journey of your three day\, three night solo fast on the land. \nCrucial to a well-rounded understanding of the Vision Fast\, is the knowledge that the ceremony encompasses the full 9 days you are participating. The threshold\, or solo time is but one crucial component of the whole. The real source of the fire\, the heartbeat of the ceremony\, is the intention setting process which takes place during the second\, and third day. \nIntention Setting ~ Having Your Story Witnessed\nRarely are we gifted with the opportunity to sit with a community and know that we are safe to speak from the heart\, our own personal truths\, and our own life story. Perhaps even more elusive is the space and ability to be truly heard and witnessed\, with compassion\, and without judgement. As part of each faster’s preparation for their solo time\, a safe and open space is provided so that each might hone their intention that will support them on their fast. A group of “elders” (those who have been through the ceremony and have come back to offer support\, and guidance) will witness this process\, questioning\, and helping to clarify one’s intent. \nThreshold: You will rise at dawn on the fourth morning of the ceremony\, observing the silence that leads you to the stone threshold constructed the day before. You will be smudged out\, sent as “spirit” into the liminal space of your solo time. You carry a strong intention with you\, and the guides will hold space for you at base camp during your three day/three night solo. No one can tell you what your threshold experience will\, or should look like. You will engage in your solo time in the way that will best serve you and your intention. Solo time out on the land may include: prayer\, listening\, silence\, dancing\, singing\, dreaming\, journaling\, art making\, sitting with boredom\, creation of ceremony and ritual\, walking\, learning from the Land\, and ultimately metaphorically dying to your old self\, and being reborn. \nWhen you return the fourth morning\, you will carry your own deeply personal story and wisdom back to the group. You will step back into the real world\, at once the same person\, and radically transformed\, even if this transformation will take many months to fully express itself in your life. You will return with a vision of your new life. You return having sourced your own fire. One thing we have seen to be true time and again during the ceremony is this: You may or may not get what you want from the ceremony\, but if you jump in with both feet\, you will get what you need. \nIncorporation:\nUpon returning from the threshold\, you will have some time to rest\, relax\, bathe\, and celebrate your accomplishments. This is also a time to let your story from the past few days ferment\, and gestate before you are given the opportunity to share with the group the telling of your solo time story. During the story time process\, the guides will both affirm your new state in life\, and offer a mirror of your story\, helping to bring even more depth and clarity to your fast. The purpose of this story telling time is to ensure that your vision is taken on as fully as it can be at this point\, in order that you might live it out completely for your people you return to. As Edison said: “Vision\, without execution\, equals hallucination.” What you do with the vision you find\, and how you bring it off the mountain and into the world is the ultimate test you will face. \n​ URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/adult-vision-fast/ LOCATION:Friends Wilderness Center\, West Virginia\, Harpers Ferry\, WV\, United States CATEGORIES:Adults,LGBTQIA+,Rites of Passage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sourcing-the-fire-glowfinal.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bryan Bieniek":MAILTO:bryan@outdoortherapeutics.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR