Archive for the ‘Vision Fast’ Category
Friday, January 1st, 2010
If you have been following this story of the medicine walk, you might be wondering what my longing for a loving relationship has to do with the intention I brought on the walk, and why I chose to ask the lizard that question. I can tell you two things about ...
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Friday, January 1st, 2010
2011 Dates
Possible fast in October 2011. This will be a 5- or 6-day trip with a 3-day fast, preparations, and post-fast storytelling and incorporation.
$800 - $1,200 sliding scale
2012 Dates TBD
July and August (week-long trips include 3-day fasts, with preparations and post-fast storytelling and incorporation)
$800 - $1,200 sliding scale
If you are ...
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
After the ritual of the south I felt it was time to move. I couldn't get comfortable in this place. It was too hot in the sun, too cool in the shade. All the rocks felt rough and uncomfortable to lean against. So I gathered up my things and headed ...
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
I have been writing about the medicine walk I went on in the Eureka Valley in California, east of the Sierra Mountains. So far I've described the process of mirroring for intention. The intention I formed was "I am mother and father to myself. I have the strength and take ...
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
I've been telling you the story of how Ruth and Larry mirrored my intention for my day walk, also known as a medicine walk or contemplative walk. Mirroring for intention is an important part of the vision fast ceremony. This process usually begins months before a participant's fast, with a ...
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
I have been describing a process of exploration and healing that occurred on a medicine walk in Eureka Valley. There is one more piece to the puzzle that arose as I explored my intention with Ruth and Larry. I've already talked about the defense of anger, and how I was ...
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
I have been writing in the last few postings about my experience working with anger on a medicine walk in nature the last time I was in the desert. A friend from Ireland sent me an email about this topic, and he said something very pertinent about anger: "It really ...
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
As I mentioned last time, when they mirrored my intention for my day walk, Ruth and Larry helped me clarify something about anger. I have long understood that when I have a very angry, charged response to a situation, it is usually because I am feeling hurt about something. The anger ...
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
As I have written previously, the south is the place where we feel our emotions and act on them in an unmediated way. When we mature from childhood into adolescence, moving around the wheel from the south to the west (from summer to fall), we start to be aware of ...
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
The School of Lost Borders California Fall Vision Fast was amazing! I was an assistant for the 11 fasters and the two incredible guides, Ruth and Larry. Some people marked their passage into adulthood, and others into elderhood. It was such an honour to witness the courage and vulnerability these fasters ...
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