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Vision Quest
One of the most profound experiences
of your life
Join in the footsteps of one of the oldest traditions found across the world
Throughout the world,
the ritual of going out
into wilderness alone,
to fast, drum and pray,
to seek a meaningful way
to step into what's now
calling you to be lived
has been an
essential rites of passage
people experienced
at various stages
of their life
The Experience
Held in a desert in Eastern Oregon, amongst 1600 year old Junipers, you'll be held by an ancient landscape and supported by trained facilitators.
After a period of intentional preparation, you will enter the land alone for three days and three nights, carrying only water and what lives within you.
Within a simple circle on the earth, you will:
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Sit in stillness
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Pray, drum, or move as called
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Listen deeply to the land, your body, and your spirit
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Meet whatever arises—clarity, grief, vision, silence
You return not as who you entered. There's few other ritual experiences that provide the quality of change that vision quest offers.
Why People Come
Vision Quest is not something you decide to do. It is something you are called into.
You may feel drawn if you are:
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Standing at a life transition
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Seeking clarity or direction
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Moving through grief, healing, or rebirth
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To be initiated into your Qwa'sha (inner Medicine)
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Longing to reconnect with the Sacred Otherness
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Ready to meet yourself beyond distraction and noise
Each journey is unique. What comes… comes.
The Container
While you are alone in your circle, you are supported by community and elders.
A trained team holds the field from base camp—tending fire, prayer, and rhythm throughout your time on the land.
You are witnessed.
You are held.
You are not alone in this crossing... and that's part of the essential medicine.
Preparation
This is a threshold that asks something of you.
You will be guided through a month of preparation, including:
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Council circles
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Mentorship and support
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Physical, emotional, and spiritual preparation
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Practices to deepen your listening and presence
When you return, you are received back into the circle— with food, story, reflection, and guidance to help you carry your experience into your life.
Because the return… is where the real work begins.
Preparation
Includes:
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How to coax in the vision and experience
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Preparing digestion for fasting
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How to manage emotions, impulses, anxieties and fears
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Traditional ways of doing ritual, "crying for a vision" prayer and meditations
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Listening to traditional stories of Vision Quest experiences
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How to enter the mythic-mind where you become tuned into the symbols, imagery, and mythic presences during your experience
Details, Dates, and How To Apply
Only 6 participants per Vision Quest
Location:
Near Bend, OR
July Vision Quest
Pre-Council Fires 6pm PST (zoom)
Tuesdays
June 23rd, 30th,
July 7th, 14th
Vision Quest Days
July 19th - 25th
We offer 3 levels of Vision Quest
Traditional Vision Quest
As described above, you journey out for three days and three nights fasting from food (you'll have water). Other initiates will be nearby as will a base came with trained guides.
Light Food Vision Quest
Fasting may not be optimal or possible for all people. We'll assess your bodily needs and adjust your vision quest accordingly.
Personal Check-in
Many have never spent time alone or been alone amongst raw wilderness. We can personalize your vision quest to have a guide check on you each day and provide any "inner tracking" support wanted.
Investment & Application
Investment
$1008 ~ $3000
Payment Plans Available
Sliding Scale: To honor the vast difference of financial resources among us, all of our program tuition is based on a sliding scale. We set forth no criteria and ask that you pay what is appropriate for your circumstances
Why
There's a lot of things and people that go into making this possible. Paying travel expenses for elders, fire wood, trained mentors and so on. Vision Quest is a Village effort where a lot of time, effort and energy is invested into your journey.
How To Join Us:
If this calls to you… email us at learning@TreeOfTotems.com and share why this resonates, why you’re ready and committed and what you hope to get from this.
We’ll then schedule a free 30 minute phone interview to connect, share further details and answer any questions you have. We'll assess your physical ability and intentions.
Only 6 spaces available.