Wilderness Quest

A Gift for the Sacred, A Gift for the Soul

This is a time to fast, alone on the land, held by the power of ceremony.

In the stillness of wild places, we open ourselves to the deep conversation between Soul and Earth. The wilderness fast is a living ceremony—an ancient practice that spans cultures, calling us into sacred reciprocity and commitment to our unique gifts.

The quest is a ceremonial node in the process of initiation.

It is not the fast alone that marks our passage into adulthood—it is our willingness to tend to both the seen and unseen worlds, to serve family, community, and the Sacred with authenticity.

Join Us for this beautiful journey.

When: Sept 18-27, 2026

Where: In the wilds of Vancouver Island

Cost: $1,720 Early Bird before June 30th. $1,980 Regular fee.

Food: Participants are responsible for their own lunch and breakfast. All dinners are shared cooking within the group - participants will be put into cooking pairs and responsible for 1 dinner.

Guided by: Stephanie MacKay and Sarah Frizelle

To begin remembering our Indigenous belonging on the Earth back to life we must metabolize as individuals the grief of recognition of our lost directions, digest it into a valuable spiritual compost that allows us to learn to stay put without outrunning our strange past, and get small, unarmed, brave, and beautiful.
By trying to feed the Holy in Nature the fruit of beauty from the tree of memory of our Indigenous Souls, grown in the composted failures of our past need to conquer, watered by the tears of cultural grief, we might become ancestors worth descending from and possibly grow a place of hope for a time beyond our own.

― Martin Prechtel, The Unlikely Peace at Cuchumaquic: The Parelled Lives of People as Plants

What Is the Wilderness Quest?

This Wilderness or Soul Quest is a deeply embodied ceremony, rooted in myth, initiation, and reciprocal relationship with the land. Guided by ancestral wisdom and earth-oriented traditions, it offers a sacred container for those standing at the threshold of transformation—whether facing crisis, grief, initiation, or spiritual emergence.

Through a 4‑day fast and 3‑day solo time on the land, you'll be invited to:

Shed old skins: release conditioning, roles, and identities that no longer serve.
Reconnect with soul essence: via silence, myth, nature, and ceremony.
Enter into reciprocity: an altar to the wild through focused giving—sacrifice, attention, and presence.
Engage mythic structures: soul-centric practices meet the deep orchestration of myth and land‑based story.
Reintegration with support: guided preparation and post‑quest mentorship help translate emergence into daily life.

Co‑cultivated by mentors seasoned in earth‑based skills, trauma‑sensitive facilitation, and ancestral rites, this journey asks for honest surrender—not as a retreat from life, but as an offering to life.

The quest is a full-bodied journey into your soul’s story.