Ancestor Preparation: On Becoming a Good Dead Person
Note: This short piece has been submitted to Circles on the Mountain for publication. For better or worse, wilderness rites of passage programs have gained a great deal of popularity over recent years. For better, because many of us have worked hard to see meaningful rites regain their importance within modern culture. We know that…
Read MoreI Lay Down My Burden and Rise – Navy Veteran Steve Fronckowiak
Steve Fronckowiak was a US Navy Surface Warfare Officer who deployed with three different commands from 1998 to 2005. He was led to the Veteran Rites of Return by his ex-wife and friend.
Read MoreSong: My Time Is Now
Composed and performed by Sifo Sonwabise, Naomi Mwangi, & Rebecca Hartt
Read MoreElderhood Initiation: A Personal Story
As initiates and creative, energized citizens, we must sever from our home and from what is familiar in the outer world.
Read MoreThe Nature of Intent
“What is my intent?” is asked not to define some ultimate purpose, outcome, or goal, but to allow the question itself to inform and guide.
Read MorePodcast: Nature and The ‘Me’ Problem with Larry Hobbs
Whether you are digging in the soil or digging in your past, pointing a finger at the moon or contemplating your future, we and the universe are inseparable.
Read MoreQueer Quest Tribute
By Alicia Banister: But to sit in sacred space with an entire group that shares that common thread, that common understanding of shame and fear and celebration, that is a gift that I had no idea until I stepped into that space that my soul was craving.
Read MoreLamenting for A Vision
By Dr. Kabir Bavikatte: We return from our fast, dusty, sunburnt and smelling of wind, sand and silence. The desert has scoured away our anxieties and rendered us agape.
Read MoreA Desert Fast
The lesson of that vision fast in the desert is that I hold within me – and I can open myself to – all that I need. This is enough.
Read MoreHow to Prepare for Your Vision Fast Ceremony
The more time and effort you take to prepare, the more meaningful your ceremony will be. It is important to keep in mind that the vision fast ceremony is not a quick-fix deal.
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