Tag: rite of passage

KEEP WALKING, VISIBLE ONE

We say that the purpose of going out is to come back. We cross the threshold and go on the sacred mountain or desert, not to escape, but to claim who we really are, to embody our wholeness, and to bring back the medicine that the world needs.

Solo Wilderness Rite-of-Passage

He crossed the threshold and returned with story and an alignment with his truths.

TENDER BEAUTY OF THE BREAKDOWN

Tomorrow I head out on the mountain to guide a 4-day solo wilderness rite-of-passage ceremony for someone. I’m reminded of some poetry that came through me during my first wilderness fast, that may now be medicine for others going on the sacred mountain to mark a transition, to claim their truth, to release the old, and live into their new aliveness.

Opening to the Mystery of the East

It was the final session before his solo wilderness rite-of-passage ceremony next week. But for now, we were in a redwood and bay forest along a creek and Opening to the East.

Greet Yourself Arriving At Your Own Door

“The day will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door….”

Throughout February, I’ll be talking to people who think a wilderness rite-of-passage program might be right for them.