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Hitting the Wall: Into the Present Moment
All of life takes place in the moment. That is where it all happens. And the present moment is the only place where we can envision ourselves more fully. Often what brings us to dare to invite this vision is a sense of having "hit the wall" in some way. When our waters are dammed up, we seek an image with which to transcend that dam. Going to the wilderness in solitude is a time honored way to seek the image, the vision, the dream that sets us in flowing motion again.                 ...more

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Letting Go of Concepts

There are lessons to be learned in the wilderness. Definition, for example, is irrelevant. Nature has no respect for arbitrary definition. She embraces everything. Desert heat? Mountain snow? Those are human concepts. For nature, snowstorms and deserts are perfectly free to mingle.             ...more  ​

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Dark Night of the Soul

It is when we feel we are "in the dark" that we feel the urge to set out on a quest to find a new vision of who we now are. Fasting is an ancient method for preparing oneself to enter the dark to retrieve one's soul. The long nights of solitude in the wilderness invite a face-to-face encounter with the very vision or dream one is seeking.     ...more

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The Return

Mythology tells us that if we hold true to the journey into the dark night, and tend the dream well - however challenging it's imagery - we will bring something of great value back with us. This process requires grace, but we can facilitate it as much as possible through a diligent intent. Nature has many ways of reminding us of this in ways we are less likely to forget later.        ...more