Do you have the sense that it would be incredibly powerful and nourishing to spend dedicated time in Nature in the company of a circle of men? That you’d be able to relax, be understood, and strengthened in ways that you simply can’t be in daily life?

You’d be right!

Our Men’s Quest is a rare opportunity to dive deep into the heart of manhood. You’ll be challenged by your self, the land, and the group, in answering the essential questions of who you are as a man in this world. You’ll receive the support of skilled guides, staff, and a circle of heartful brothers— drawing out the best in you so that you can show up more fully for yourself, your family, community, and the world.

The 2024 Men’s Quest will take place in the high desert of Death Valley National Park. It is in a beautiful, wide open, colorful, and remote canyon that will make an awesome site for this powerful gathering.

This is a ten-day experience, beginning with four days of preparation both facilitated in group and on the land. This time focuses on your physical, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual preparation for your three days of fasting and solitude. Upon returning from your fast, you’ll have three days to intentionally integrate the experience and prepare to go forward to your life at home.

If you are feeling that there is something more, something powerful, something for you in the desert, then this may be the time to find out…

DETAILS

Location: Death Valley, California. Meet at Furnace Creek Visitor Center.

When: November 7 - 16, 2024 || Meet at 12 p.m. on Nov. 7 and finished by 2 p.m. Nov. 16.

Cost: Includes guiding; high quality, organic breakfasts and dinners; and follow-up support including a welcome home ceremony and four quarterly incorporation gatherings.

Participants must buy their own car pass for Death Valley National Park.

Payment plans can be arranged. Contact us as soon as possible.

Review our Tiered Equity Pricing page to understand which tier to pay.

Tier One: $1200 - $2050 (fill out this form to begin approval process)

Tier Two: $2100 - $3100

Tier Three: $3150 - $4150

Tier Four: $4200 - $6300 or more

Participants: Max 10 participants. Men ages 18 and older.

Guides: Rob Miller and Daniel Kirchhof

REGISTration

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To review our refund policy, click here and look under Refund Policy for Long Programs. Full payment is due by four weeks before the program start.

ABOUT CASCADIA QUEST VISION FASTS

Cascadia Quest vision fasts are usually ten days long and follow an ancient and well-tested pattern. The three phases are:

Severance- Leaving behind or severing from what or who one was. The seminal work of this phase is to clarify and claim who one is NOW, in this time and place.

Threshold- The "in-between time". The challenge or trial. A two (youth) or three (adult) day solo fast. Three restrictions: no food (water only), no indoor shelter i.e. tent (fully available to wild nature), no other humans (solo). The fasting ceremony.

Incorporation- Taking on the new body or self. The process of understanding and living into the gifts of the prior two phases. Bringing it into the body of the person and the community. Incorporation is the final three days of the vision fast, and continues for a full year.

Following this ancient, pancultural content we strive to provide an experience that is relevant, meaningful, and authentic to us in this place and this time. By "us" we mean the Euro-Afro-Hispano-Asian-Other-mongrel mix that now overwhelmingly inhabits Cascadia (the Pacific Northwest) and the U.S.A. We respect the ceremonies of traditional peoples, and specifically do not do a Native American vision quest (e.g. Lakota "Hanblecheya").

Our vision fasts are a modern-day, nature-based rite of passage, a ritual or ceremony that marks the passing from one life stage to the next. Vision fast, rite of passage, ceremony of transition, marking of maturation are other ways of naming or conceiving this ancient, distinctly human, and, we believe, necessary experience.

Not sure yet? Let’s talk and see if this is the right choice for you.

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men’s vision fast- death valley, CA

NOVEMBER 7 - 16, 2024