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SUMMARY:the 3rd Ear Festival– Queer Bodies Out On The Land
DESCRIPTION:the 3rd Ear Festival\n1-3 April 2022 \nOnline and On the Land Queer festival of Deep Listening on the Edge\,\nlocal and global\,\nintegrative mystic ways to be in community\,\nwe are the wild places\, the wild places are us. \nThe 3rd ear\, our voices matter \nPlease reach out to us for more information\nJoin our dance in the minefield! \nCome come come…….. \nScholarships available! Get in touch if the price makes it impossible for you to join. \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tickets-the-third-ear-festival-257787077087\n120 euro\nEarly bird ticket before 1st March:\n80 euro
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/the-3rd-ear-festival-queer-bodies-out-on-the-land/
LOCATION:le monde
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Adults,Gender Specific Programs,LGBTQIA+,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="CARINE ROTH":MAILTO:CARINE@CEUXDICI.CH
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220717T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220723T130000
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SUMMARY:THE FOUR SHIELDS OF WHOLENESS FOR WOMEN
DESCRIPTION:Finding our medicine as women and female-identified people\, finding our voice and way as daughters\, mothers\, elders\, and stewards of this Earth at this time is essential.\n Feminine nature has been abused\, pillaged\, murdered\, kidnapped and sold for thousands of years.  Women carry heavy on the trauma their ancestral lineages have endured\, whether we are conscious of it or not.  Too many of us carry the blueprint of sexual and/or violent assault in our physical and/or ancestral bodies  informs and shapes us in more ways than we are consciously aware of.  As a result\, we may be more comfortable living in the masculine part of ourselves\, where we perform as best we know how in a dominance driven culture.   \nRemembering our birthright\, unearthing\, empowering and uplifting feminine nature within us and around us is as necessary for ourselves as it is for life on Earth.\nAlthough the feminine lives in exile in a culture that has forgotten how to nourish and tend instead of extract\, how to collaborate instead of compete\, we are innately connected to cyclical\, natural time – with every moon\, every cycle of our menses\, and in all life cycles of our fertility and beyond.  \nIn our time on the land and in circle\, we will invite and invoke the intuitive\, creative\, irrational\, deeply informed feminine nature within.  We will dare to unlearn the logic of colonial capitalism and unearth a deeper knowing of (and belonging to) the life-thriving paradigm that – no matter how much we fear we have lost it – still lives right beneath the surface skin of our homogenized cultured selves.  As with all ceremony\, we will do this not only for ourselves\, but for our kin\, our human and more-than-human communities and in honor of creation/life herself\, flowing in infinite forms through all manner of bodies. \nCome as you are. Perfect\, imperfect\, cracked open or blown away.  You are welcome. \nMore detailed info here:  https://schooloflostborders.org/programs_courses/the-four-shields-of-wholeness-for-women/ \nFinancial help: Scholarships are available through the school – and – knowing the disparity of income caused by racial\, and social inequities\, we are offering two spaces with near full scholarships (covering 80-90% of total tuition\, based on need).  BIWOC will receive primary consideration as we strive to create more access to this work as well as bring racial diversity into future leadership. \nWho this offering is for: This invitation is for women and significantly female-identified people. “Woman” and “female” are used as inclusive and expansive definitions.  All are welcome: cis and trans women\, genderqueer women\, and members of non-binary communities who are also female-identifying. \nProgram Questions Contact: Petra Lentz-Snow at petra@lostborders.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/the-four-shields-of-wholeness-for-women/
LOCATION:Los Padres National Forest\, CA\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220802T160000
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SUMMARY:Women’s Solo Quest Online
DESCRIPTION:This six week program will be held online\, and in the nature setting of your own choice. \nA homecoming to deepest self\, this six session sacred journey of healing and transformation honors the power and the path of the sacred feminine as experienced in nature and in our lives as women. \nThe supportive container of the Women’s Solo Quest provides a safe\, wild and beautiful way to renew your sense of purpose\, heal a weary heart in order to live your most alive self. Enter sacred time and space alone to reflect and redirect. Connect with the earth and claim your place in the order of all life. Find and claim the gifts that are uniquely yours to give. \nTo register for this program\, please visit https://wildernessquest.org/schedule/womens-solo-quest/ \nFrom an article on the Women’s Quest written by Scout Tomyris\, who guided with Rites of Passage for several years: \nWe let down our guard and simply become ourselves. Meeting in Council circle\, sharing our intentions and fears with each other before the solo time\, each woman experiences for herself the complete freedom to say whatever she wants without fear of judgment or reprisal. \nAll beings have a relationship to Mother Earth. It has been widely recognized since ancient times and in cultures worldwide\, that the energy of the Earth is feminine and that of the Sky is masculine. I don’t know why. \nWhat I do know is that when I spend time alone on the Earth\, She feels like my true Mother. I lay on the ground and I am caressed and cradled to her Breast. I inhale deeply the scent of the sagebrush and I am Breathed by Her. I am fed by a view of the landscape and so She nourishes me in return. I hear birds cawing and singing\, twigs breaking\, a mole digging underground and I know that I am hearing Mother Earth speak to me. \nMother Earth teaches me that everything is connected. She is the penultimate guide as far as I am concerned. I am a mere human\, albeit one who does her best to listen to Earth’s guidance. I feel blessed that at least once a year I am called to venture forth and lead a small troupe of women on their quest for vision. Empowerment\, resourcefulness\, humility and freedom are just some of the rewards that we all experience. Women deserve this. \nThe Solo Quest Online Program Incorporates the Five Core Elements of a Wilderness Quest:\n1. Solitude\nYou will have a full day of solo time\, either sunrise to sundown\, or 24 hours. \n2. Immersion in Nature\nAn entire day is spent in nature–time for walking\, exploring\, sitting still\, journaling\, and enacting ceremony. \n3. Fasting\nFasting is an ancient cross-cultural practice\, one that opens the mind and heart. Most women are able to fast during the nature immersion time of the Solo Quest. This practice can be modified for those who cannot fast. \n4. Pan-cultural Teachings\nIn this program\, we will apply practices and teachings drawn from more than 40 years experience guiding rites of passage in nature\, including the Four Directions teachings (given to Rites of Passage by a Native American teacher); dialogue with the natural world; journaling; and other eco-psychological practices. We will also teach simple ceremonial practices that can be utilized by Solo Quest participants. \n5. Community\nTraditional rites of passage always take place in the context of community. This program will have a community of up to eight women\, to share stories\, learn from each other\, and create a safe and powerful container for the work.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/womens-solo-quest-online/2022-08-02/
LOCATION:Virtual\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Wofsy &amp%3B Linda Sartor":MAILTO:susanw@wildernessquest.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230625
DTSTAMP:20260410T061713
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SUMMARY:Women's Wild Soul Quest
DESCRIPTION:Join us in ceremony on the land with 8-10 other women of all ages living in beauty and rooting ourselves in safety\, allowing our hearts to open. The land offers us an experience of deep self care\, wisdom and compassion. We will have the opportunity to explore\, discover\, and renew our commitment to our own lives and life on Earth. The land and the ceremony heals\, strengthens and offers support. The places where we may feel disconnected\, unclear or bound can and do heal. We will have the opportunity to return as women living in ease\, with gentle humor and a sense of spaciousness. \nIn our experience\, spending intentional time on the land helps relieve fear\, anxiety\, stress\, worry\, anger\, etc. It enhances feelings of well-being and delight. As we attune ourselves with the earth and all of its inhabitants we begin to let go of the perceptions and attitudes that do not serve us well. We see ourselves reflected\, or mirrored\, by the trees\, the animals\, the rocks\, the sky. We find our place in the way of things. \nThis ceremony will be held at approx 8500′ in the National Forest of Western Colorado.\nOpen to women of all ages\, experience levels and abilities.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/womens-wild-soul-quest/
LOCATION:Uncompahgre National Forest or National Grassland.\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carolyn Ringo":MAILTO:carolyn@carolynringo.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230703
DTSTAMP:20260410T061713
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SUMMARY:Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) 10-day Backpacking Trip for Teen Girls
DESCRIPTION:Teen summer backpacking program in Yosemite National Park and Tahoe National Forest. Get off the screen and into your life. All levels of experience welcome\, scholarships available. \nI (Kelsie) will be on the two ten-day W.I.L.D. trips for fem-identified teens in 10th grade and up (in June and July). There are also a few shorter trips for younger teen girls and a number of trips for boys/masc-identified youth throughout the summer. While we unfortunately don’t yet have a fully gender-expansive trip option\, gender non-conforming youth are welcome in whichever trip they feel most drawn to\, and we guides are available to chat about where they’d be most supported. All the guides in the org are really talented\, amazing folks. \nWho we are:\nSince 2015\, Back to Earth has taken hundreds of teens and young adults on transformative adventures in wild places all over California. We teach skills that expand young people’s knowledge base and ability to care for themselves and each other. Guides offer skilled mentorship\, helping young people navigate the transitions of adolescence towards lives of joy\, purpose and authenticity. Our signature summer backpacking program\, W.I.L.D. (Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development) takes teens on 5\, 7 and 10-day adventures in some of the most epic places in the Sierra Nevada mountains. To see the full summer schedule\, register online\, or learn more about scholarship opportunities visit www.backtoearth.org/w-i-l-d \nWhat to expect:\nWe climb stunning peaks and swim in crystal clear waters. We play games in the woods and go deep sitting in council around the fire. Participants learn to travel safely in the backcountry\, manage risk\, take care of their gear\, and develop real world leadership skills. Through a variety of nature awareness and mindfulness practices\, we develop relationships with the natural world that sustain physical\, mental and emotional wellbeing. W.I.L.D.’s unique combination of hard skills training\, expressive arts\, and rites of passage work fosters a culture of gratitude and resilience that supports transformative personal growth\, while having a great time. Learn more by coming to one of our weekly info sessions. For dates and registration: https://mailchi.mp/backtoearth/5o8e04riit
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-immersion-and-leadership-development-w-i-l-d-10-day-backpacking-trip-for-teen-girls-2/
LOCATION:Yosemite National Forest\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Gender Specific Programs,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230724
DTSTAMP:20260410T061713
CREATED:20230408T010650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230408T010750Z
UID:10000225-1689292800-1690156799@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) 10-day Backpacking Trip for Teen Girls
DESCRIPTION:Teen summer backpacking program in Yosemite National Park and Tahoe National Forest. Get off the screen and into your life. All levels of experience welcome\, scholarships available. \nI (Kelsie) will be on the two ten-day W.I.L.D. trips for fem-identified teens in 10th grade and up (in June and July). There are also a few shorter trips for younger teen girls and a number of trips for boys/masc-identified youth throughout the summer. While we unfortunately don’t yet have a fully gender-expansive trip option\, gender non-conforming youth are welcome in whichever trip they feel most drawn to\, and we guides are available to chat about where they’d be most supported. All the guides in the org are really talented\, amazing folks. \nWho we are:\nSince 2015\, Back to Earth has taken hundreds of teens and young adults on transformative adventures in wild places all over California. We teach skills that expand young people’s knowledge base and ability to care for themselves and each other. Guides offer skilled mentorship\, helping young people navigate the transitions of adolescence towards lives of joy\, purpose and authenticity. Our signature summer backpacking program\, W.I.L.D. (Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development) takes teens on 5\, 7 and 10-day adventures in some of the most epic places in the Sierra Nevada mountains. To see the full summer schedule\, register online\, or learn more about scholarship opportunities visit www.backtoearth.org/w-i-l-d \nWhat to expect:\nWe climb stunning peaks and swim in crystal clear waters. We play games in the woods and go deep sitting in council around the fire. Participants learn to travel safely in the backcountry\, manage risk\, take care of their gear\, and develop real world leadership skills. Through a variety of nature awareness and mindfulness practices\, we develop relationships with the natural world that sustain physical\, mental and emotional wellbeing. W.I.L.D.’s unique combination of hard skills training\, expressive arts\, and rites of passage work fosters a culture of gratitude and resilience that supports transformative personal growth\, while having a great time. Learn more by coming to one of our weekly info sessions. For dates and registration: https://mailchi.mp/backtoearth/5o8e04riit \n 
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/wilderness-immersion-and-leadership-development-w-i-l-d-10-day-backpacking-trip-for-teen-girls/
LOCATION:Tahoe National Forest\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Gender Specific Programs,Mentorship,Rites of Passage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230816T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230824T170000
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SUMMARY:Soul Alchemy with Hannah Lee Jones & Linda Abrams
DESCRIPTION:A retreat for women: Shedding Your Old Ways of Being\, Re-casting Your Mythic Story and Excavating Your Way Back to Your Wild Self. The wild setting of the Green River is the perfect live metaphor for the journey you’re invited to take: answering the call to adventure\, re-visioning your life story as one in which you’re the author and hero\, and being led by mystery into the ever-unfolding miracle of who you truly are: the wild self you were born to be\, before others and society tried to change you. Our experience together will include journaling and writing\, therapeutic art\, poetry\, and personal ceremony\, all in the context of a mytho-poetic approach that holds the uniqueness of every story as sacred while also remaining intimately tied to the life of the world.\n9 days\, 45 miles of canoeing\, daily writing and delicious food.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/soul-alchemy-with-hannah-lee-jones-linda-abrams/
LOCATION:Labyrinth Canyon\, Utah\, Labyrinth Canyon\, UT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Rivers Path":MAILTO:info@theriverspath.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240402T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240402T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T061713
CREATED:20240402T232831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T232831Z
UID:10000280-1712044800-1712077200@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Carolyn Ringo
DESCRIPTION:Join us in ceremony on the land with 5-10 other women of all ages living in beauty and rooting ourselves in safety\, allowing our hearts to open. The land offers us an experience of deep self care\, wisdom and compassion. We will have the opportunity to explore\, discover\, and renew our commitment to our own lives and life on Earth. The land and the ceremony heals\, strengthens and offers support. The places where we may feel disconnected\, unclear or bound can and do heal. We will have the opportunity to return as women living in ease\, with gentle humor and a sense of spaciousness. \nIn this 9 day experience you will be invited to let go and find what you are seeking. \nThe quest takes place in a community of supportive women. You will spend 3 days in preparation: physically\, emotionally\, mentally and spiritually. You will then have the opportunity to go out on the land in your chosen spot to spend 3 days and nights with only the company of the “other than human” world. You will not be alone! When you return you will share your story with the circle\, and it will be mirrored by your guides to deepen it and/or help you see different perspectives. Lastly you will contemplate and share how you will integrate your new wisdom into your lives\, how you will share your experience\, and how you will maintain this new level of awareness. We will celebrate!
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/carolyn-ringo/2024-04-02/
LOCATION:Uncompahgre Plateau\, Western Colorado\, Grand Junction (near)\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Earth Essence":MAILTO:carolyn@carolynringo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240620T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240629T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T061713
CREATED:20230806T152028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230806T152028Z
UID:10000234-1718895600-1719673200@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Women's Wild Soul Quest
DESCRIPTION:Join us in ceremony on the land with 8-10 other women of all ages living in beauty and rooting ourselves in safety\, allowing our hearts to open. The land offers us an experience of deep self care\, wisdom and compassion. We will have the opportunity to explore\, discover\, and renew our commitment to our own lives and life on Earth. The land and the ceremony heals\, strengthens and offers support. The places where we may feel disconnected\, unclear or bound can and do heal. We will have the opportunity to return as women living in ease\, with gentle humor and a sense of spaciousness. \nThe quest takes place in a community of supportive women. You will spend 3 days in preparation: physically\, emotionally\, mentally and spiritually. You will then have the opportunity to go out on the land in your chosen spot to spend 3 days and nights with only the company of the “other than human” world. You will not be alone! When you return you will share your story with the circle\, and it will be mirrored by your guides to deepen it and/or help you see different perspectives. Lastly you will contemplate and share how you will integrate your new wisdom into your lives\, how you will share your experience\, and how you will maintain this new level of awareness. We will celebrate!
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/womens-wild-soul-quest-2/
LOCATION:Uncompahgre Plateau\, Western Colorado\, Grand Junction (near)\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_9827-2-1.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Earth Essence":MAILTO:carolyn@carolynringo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240717T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240721T160000
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SUMMARY:Dancing the Wheel: A Women's Ritual Immersion
DESCRIPTION:If you do the work….\nWe promise that this program will change your life \nYou will:\n– Liberate yourself from old ways of loving\n– Deepen your connection to the Sacred\n– Reclaim the wisdom of your body \nThe new story of being a woman in this world includes:\n– Embracing all parts of ourselves\, stepping into the fullness of our womanhood\n– Being part of healing the wounds of 1000s of years of patriarchy\n– Forging strong bonds with other women in sacred space \nWe see ritual as a technology to help us embody new ways of being we are calling in on our path of ever expanding wholeness. We send out a call to Spirit for support from the Otherworld. \nOur ancestors have been doing ritual since the beginning of time to mark the cycles of the sun\, moon and stars\, the cycles of life-death-life and life passages. \nWe gather on sacred land as a group of sisters to hold ritual for each other\, to support each other in becoming the fullest\, brightest\, most life-affirming version of ourselves we can be. \nThe specific rituals we co-create during this time remain in the Mystery. We will guide ritual processes that allow us all to move through the women’s wheel offering healing where needed for each woman. Our rituals will be grounded in the four elements – earth\, air\, fire and water and will be performed only with your full consent. \nWe incorporate a diverse range of healing modalities including breath-work\, eco-psychology\, dance\, song\, art\, ancestral healing\, personal myth making\, music and storytelling. \nThis is an encampment\, we will be camping for 4 nights\, eating our meals outside and not doing much showering! If lack of camping gear is a barrier to you joining us for this program please let us know and we will help you get here. \nThis 5-day program is Part 2 of the Seasons of Womanhood program a rites of passage program for women. If you did not participate in Part 1 online then you will receive the recordings of the six sessions on thirteen core women’s archetypes. This forms the basis for the ritual work we do in July.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/dancing-the-wheel-a-womens-ritual-immersion/
LOCATION:Asheville\, North Carolina\, Asheville\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Gender Specific Programs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rites of Passage Council":MAILTO:hello@RitesofPassageCouncil.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240930T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T150000
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SUMMARY:Men's Wilderness Vigil
DESCRIPTION:Join Scott Lawrance (of Salish Sea Ecoretreats) and Mitch Brookman (of Veterans Rites) for a Men’s Vision Fast on the holy Mount Tuam on Saltspring Island in the Salish Sea. The core of the program is the four day fast within the School of Lost Borders. This will be an opportunity for all male identified persons to step outside of the matrix of their habitual identities and open to the Holy-in-Nature: not simply an opportunity to acknowledge significant life transitions but to also enter more fully into our entanglement with the world that our gifts be offered freely to our people\, both human and other-than-human. Youth (who may be adrift in this confusing time)\, adults and elders are all welcome.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/mens-wilderness-vigil/
LOCATION:KDOL Saltspring Island\, Mount Tuam Rd.\, Saltspring Island\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adolescents,Adults,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Scott Lawrance":MAILTO:scottlawrance4@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
DTSTAMP:20260410T061713
CREATED:20241226T165625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241226T165625Z
UID:10000292-1740009600-1747612799@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Rite of Sacred Passage - Mountain Expedition\, Vision Fast\, Medicine Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:There’s a fire inside you—one that’s being smoldered by your everyday life. Day after day\, you’ve gone through the motions\, doing what’s needed but never touching the edge of who you could be. Each sunrise is blurring into the next\, and the spark that once made you feel alive is fading into a dull glow. You’re standing at a crossroads. This is your call to something greater—an initiation into what it truly means to be alive. This is more than an expedition\, it’s a rite of passage\, a journey into awe\, into the wilderness of the world and the wilderness within you. \nOver the course of three months of deep work culminating in a two week expedition to one of the most powerful landscapes on earth\, you’ll be initiated into a way of being that connects you deeply to the earth\, the cosmos\, and yourself. You’ll strip away the noise and the chaos\, face the primal truths of life\, and return to your core as a man rooted in power\, purpose\, and awe. Think of this as a return to ancestral tradition\, a way of being that is your birthright\, molded to fit the current times.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/rite-of-sacred-passage-mountain-expedition-vision-fast-medicine-ceremony/
LOCATION:Bowen Island\, BC
CATEGORIES:Adults,BIPOC,Gender Specific Programs,Rites of Passage
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