BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Wilderness Guides Council - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
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:20210314T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20211107T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20220313T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20221106T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20230312T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20231105T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTSTAMP:20260607T194427
CREATED:20240219T193920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T193920Z
UID:10000258-1730764800-1731801599@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:CA Women’s Vision Fast
DESCRIPTION:“I see the Feminine defined as a reconnection to the Self\, a commitment to the wildness within our instincts\, our capacityto create and destroy; our hunger for connection as well as sovereignty\, interdependence and independence\, at once.” –Terry Tempest Williams \nLike the waxing and waning of the moon\, our inner essence is reflected in the creative forces of nature\, in the continual movement of light and dark. Throughout the stages of our lives\, we flow between the stages of birth\, death and re-birth. \nYou know in your bones the ancient practice of rites of passage. This is a time to go out alone\, be held by the earth and the spacious desert. For four days and four nights\, there is space to remember your wholeness\, sink into your dreams\, and release what no longer serves. Here we can clear away the distractions of busy life and tune our ears to our inner voice and nature. \nIt may be time to ask questions\, such as: What needs to be let go? How can I come back to center? What deeper truths are unfolding in my life? How can I tend to my own dreams? And how can I give and receive from a place of nourishment? \nProgram Overview: This ceremony involves several days of preparation\, 4 days and nights of fasting/living alone in a wilderness place\, and a few days of incorporation. \nPREPARATION: You will be readied physically\, psychologically\, mentally\, and spiritually\, that you might fully benefitfrom this solo experience in the wilderness. You will be given an ancient means of looking into the mirror of nature (“The Four Shields”). Preparation will also include the study of symbols\, archetypes and ways common to vision fasts and rites of passage. \nSOLO FAST: You will cross the threshold and enter into your ceremony\, making it your own. You will live alone in the wilderness as so many have done before. Your teachers will maintain a safe perimeter around the area and make sure you have sufficient provisions. Safety is our utmost concern and you will be given the tools necessary to support your well-being. \nINCORPORATION: During the final days\, we will join together for the sharing of stories. The guides will listen\, help you to understand\, and challenge you to give your vision practical feet—to live the life you have rightfully claimed as your own! \nWe welcome all women\, transgender\, and gender non-conforming people to this ceremony. We also welcome and invite in all forms of gender identity and expression and see our diversity as a gift to the whole. \nProgram Questions Contact: Betsy Purluss at Betsy@lostborders.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/ca-womens-vision-fast/
LOCATION:Death Valley National Park\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rites of Passage
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-19-at-12.53.41-PM.png
ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241105
DTSTAMP:20260607T194427
CREATED:20240219T193845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T193845Z
UID:10000257-1729728000-1730764799@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:CA Fall Vision Fast
DESCRIPTION:Life transitions\, like entering adulthood\, midlife or elderhood are always “DNA invitations” to go out on the land. The need to become anew is planted deeply into our ancestral bones because it was (and is!) crucial for the survival of the community that we let go of what no longer serves and enter the calling of our new becoming. \nSometimes\, traumatic events or other drastic life changes will beckon loudly\, calling us to enter a deeper conversation with our lives and thus lead the way to the ceremony. Other times\, the longing for change may be harder to name\, but is equally important. It may be an unnamed sense of separateness from one’s inner nature while our outward life seems picture perfect\, or a feeling of disconnect with one’s life purpose or heart’s desire. \nSo you go alone\, with an empty belly and a bare minimum of equipment\, into the heart of the wilderness\, for four days and nights. There you live with yourself\, in perfect solitude. You surrender to the mirror of your wild environment\, and to memory\, the looks-within-place. You enter the mansions of nature’s soul\, perhaps to find some of the big questions waiting: “Who am I?” “Who are my people?” and “What is my intent?” You wander the precincts of loneliness\, where vision lies waiting. You drink at the springs of your soul and are filled with self-recognition. What is not important falls away so that you can become anew. \nProgram Overview: The twelve day ceremony involves four days of preparation\, four days and nights of fasting alone\, and four days of incorporation. This is an immersion ceremony that will take place in Death Valley National Park (Tüpippüh Valley). \nPreparation: Your preparation begins the moment you decide to come\, and perhaps it has been happening long before that. Once in the desert\, you will be readied to physically\, psychologically\, mentally\, and spiritually benefit from the experience of fasting alone in the wilderness. You will be given an ancient means of looking into the mirror of nature (the Four Shields). \nThreshold: The time of fasting and aloneness will take place at Hole in the Wall\, Death Valley. Your teachers will maintain a safe perimeter around the area while you are alone and make sure you have sufficient water. Another person will fast nearby. The two of you will be “buddies\,” each day leaving assurance of your well-being at a stone pile erected along the borders of your respective areas. \nIncorporation: You will return to human companionship and a feast. In council you will confirm the attainment of a new maturity. With others\, you will tell your story. The Guides will listen\, help you to understand\, and challenge you to give your vision practical feet — to live the life you have earned. When all the stories have been told\, you will celebrate with the others and then return to a life lived with new understanding. \nLetter of Intent: As part of the preparation process\, we ask that you write a letter of intent. Is there a particular life stage or event you are marking? You are welcome to take your time with your letter\, as it is often a longer process to formulate the core knowing of why you are called to this ceremony. However\, we ask that you have it ready at least a month before the program. \nProgram Questions Contact: Petra Lentz-Snow at petra@lostborders.org
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/ca-fall-vision-fast/
LOCATION:Death Valley National Park\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rites of Passage
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-19-at-12.50.14-PM.png
ORGANIZER;CN="School of Lost Borders":MAILTO:school@lostborders.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230219T130000
DTSTAMP:20260607T194427
CREATED:20221202T165130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221202T173830Z
UID:10000211-1676120400-1676811600@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Winter Wilderness Quest
DESCRIPTION:This nine-day Winter Wilderness Quest will take place in the remote and beautiful Black Mountains of Death Valley National Park.\nRites of Passage has offered the Wilderness Quest\, with its roots in pan-cultural ceremonies and teachings\, for over 40 years. With a focus on reconnecting with nature\, finding authentic depth and meaning\, healing old wounds\, and marking significant life changes\, the program will appeal to adults of all genders in any life stage. Three days of preparation\, three days of solo on the earth\, three days to incorporate what has been received.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/winter-wilderness-quest/
LOCATION:Death Valley National Park\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Rites of Passage
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Mts-Snow.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Rites of Passage":MAILTO:info@wildernessquest.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230104
DTSTAMP:20260607T194427
CREATED:20221019T044753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T044753Z
UID:10000204-1672099200-1672790399@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:New Year's Warriors Quest
DESCRIPTION:Calling a select few men and women to a bold\, challenging encounter with your wild\, authentic selves—where you’ll connect with the Sacred Masculine and Divine Feminine energies to reignite the fire fueling your life! \nOur Warriors Quest is an 8-day guided rite of passage. Come together as brothers and sisters to heal wounds\, explore what it means to be a man or woman in today’s world\, and rediscover the gifts you came to give. \n■ Includes a 4-day/4-night solo fast in the backcountry wilderness.\n■ Death Valley—with its mountains\, cascading sand dunes and water-gouged canyons of colored rock—presents the perfect backdrop for deep reflection.\n■ Let Nature be your mirror\, as you plunge into the bare bones of your remarkable being.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/new-years-warriors-quest/
LOCATION:Death Valley National Park\, CA\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Death-Valley-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Wild Sacredness":MAILTO:robert@wildsacredness.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221120T120000
DTSTAMP:20260607T194427
CREATED:20220804T012635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T012635Z
UID:10000203-1668258000-1668945600@wildernessguidescouncil.org
SUMMARY:Rites of Passage Fall Wilderness Quest
DESCRIPTION:A soul-nourishing retreat the week before Thanksgiving\, in the beautiful Funeral Mountains of Death Valley National Park. The Fall season brings an inward turning\, time to listen to dreams and look up at the night sky. Visitors to this site have included the resident ravens and shy bighorn sheep. Three days of preparation\, three days of solo on the earth\, three days to incorporate what has been received–then return to the world for Thanksgiving.
URL:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/program/rites-of-passage-fall-wilderness-quest/
LOCATION:Death Valley National Park\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Rites of Passage
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildernessguidescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/unnamed.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Rites of Passage":MAILTO:info@wildernessquest.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR