-David Lakota, instructor and guide
"A Vision Quest is among the most exciting and fulfilling of experiences I have had in nature and in life. It's adventure travel with a purpose. Several times, just when I thought there was not going to be any sort of vision or significant event, the most amazing of revelations occurred.
Though it is part of the formal Vision Quest not to be attached to outcome or results, my intention is that you have the best experience of your life."
Upcoming Vision Quest schedule:
April 29th-May 2nd 2014
"Trail to the DragonzTail"
Hawaii's Garden Island of Kaua'i
22+ mile roundtrip... click here for details:
June 19th-June 26th 2014 "Alaska!"
December 19th, 2014 Ecuador
March 19th, 2015 New Zealand
What is a VISION QUEST?
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For the film, see Vision Quest.
A vision quest is a rite of passage in some Native American cultures. The ceremony of the Vision Quest is one of the most universal and ancient means to find spiritual guidance and purpose. A Vision Quest can provide deep understanding of one's life purpose.
A traditional Native American Vision Quest consists of a person spending one to four days and nights secluded in nature. This provides time for deep communion with the fundamental forces and spiritual energies of creation and self-identity. During this time of intense spiritual communication a person can receive profound insight into themselves and the world. This insight, typically in the form of a dream of Vision, relates directly to their purpose and destiny in life.
In many Native American groups the vision quest is a turning point in life taken to find oneself and the intended spiritual and life direction. The Vision Quest is often used as a Rite of Passage, marking the transition between childhood and full acceptance into society as an adult. A person’s first Vision Quest is typically done during their transformative teenage years. When an older child is ready, he will go on a personal, spiritual quest alone in the wilderness, often in conjunction with a period of fasting.[1] This usually lasts for a number of days while the child is attuned to the spirit world.[1] Usually, a Guardian animal or force of nature will come in a vision or dream and give guidance for the child's life.[1] A Vision Quest helps the teenager to access spiritual communication and form complex abstract thoughts. Through this Rite of Passage the child becomes an adult, taking responsibility for themselves and their individual contribution to a healthy society. The child returns to the tribe and once the child has grown he or she will pursue that direction in life. After a vision quest, the child may become an apprentice of an adult in the tribe of the shown direction (Medicine Man, boat-maker and so on).
The vision quest is the learning and initiation process of the apprentice under the guidance of an elder.[1]
