The Men's Quest is a call to adventure. It is offered for men who feel an instinctive call to explore the deep masculine; a way of being that is larger than stereotype, societal fashion, and blind allegiance to personal history. It is a quest for that way of being that authentically emerges as we explore and celebrate the essence of a balanced masculinity.
Men have always ventured into the deep wilderness of earth and self for initiation into these "male mysteries." This cycle of initiation has broken down in our times leaving many men with a longing to recover the full, life-affirming potential of the masculine. This potential is based on a passionate connection to the earth and to the native wisdom of our hearts.
We go to the wilderness where the force-field of our corporation, our parent's home, and cultural stereotype has less of a hold. We return to the adventure of manhood in a way that the old rites of passage provided. The Men's Quest is a journey rooted in the old ways, given contemporary expression by the needs and vision of men today.
The Quest includes cross-cultural vision quest teachings, prayer, ritual, meditation, ceremonial drumming, dance, body energy work, story, poetry, and song, and three days and nights of solitary vision questing.
Note: The Men's Quest will not be offered in 2000.
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