Nature Quest

A nature quest is simply another name for the vision quest.

Traditionally the vision quest refers to what is formally known as the 'Native American Vision Quest'. However some facilitators prefer to use the term 'nature quest' instead of 'vision quest' to distinguish the difference between a 'Native American Vision Quest' and the process being used.

Typically the Native American vision quest follows ceremonies that are passed down from generation to generation. Personally I use the term 'vision quest' for the solo nature quests I facilitate because it is the term most people understand.

Nature Quest - discover the powerful wisdom immersed within nature

However I feel it is important to distinguish that I do not facilitate 'Native American' vision quests in the traditional sense of the word. The reason for that is that I have not grown up in American and here in Australia I have not been exposed to many native american indians to gain an in-depth understanding of their culture.

Personally I have experimented with a number of the ceremonies that native americans use for their traditional vision quests however I have had mixed results with them.

For example I have tried fasting whilst out on my own vision quests but personally I found that to be more distracting than beneficial because I was constantly thinking about my hunger as opposed to picking up the subtle signs from spirit and nature. That's not to say fasting is ineffective, however in my experience it became quite a distraction.

Likewise with creating a traditional medicine wheel for your 'power spot'. Personally I found it another distraction to place so much importance on having the ceremony. For example, gathering stones for the N-S-E-W directions, entering from a certain direction, smudging to purify the space, not leaving the circle except for special occasions etc. Again, that is not to say the medicine wheel does not have merit but in my experience it distracted from hearing the subtle messages from nature and spirit.

With a nature quest the idea is to again set out with an intention for your quest, find a spot in nature you feel drawn to and listen to and interpret the signs from nature and spirit and relate them to the area of life you are looking at.

Then the real power will come in the re-integration phase of your nature quest. That is when you develop a step-by-step plan to bring the insights you gained into action steps in order to transition from one phase of your life to another.

Nature Quest

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