Why do a Vision Quest?

8th August 2024

“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they can be happier. The way it actually works in in reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.”

Margaret Young

I first sat Vision Quest many years ago – in the early hours of the morning when the stars seemed to be moving in slow motion across the sky and the dew made me wet and cold it would have been easy to stand up from my circle of polenta and run away – run far far away. Run away from my fears and doubts, run away from my dreams, run away from the deep reality that was unfolding before me.

But something happens when there is nothing to do but sit – something happens to time and perceived reality – a crack opens up and invites you to walk through it – time slows down – many things that seemed so important before became irrelevant.

When the sun finally begins to rise after an agonis…