vision quests
Wilderness spiritual pilgrimages
A vision quest is a rite of passage in certain Indigenous North American traditions, involving solitary time in nature—often with fasting—to seek spiritual guidance or a personal vision.
The term now applies more loosely to any transformative journey of self-discovery: He went on a vision quest after his divorce, She treated the cross-country trip as a vision quest.
- sweat lodgesHeated ceremonial enclosures for purification
- sacred ceremonyFormal religious observance
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- spirit guidesNonphysical protective entities
power animal · solitude · solo time · shamanism · ancestral wisdom · rite of passage · spirituality · vigil · wilderness · nature immersion · maturity · dream interpretation · inner journey · sacred sites · spirit animals · spirit world · isolation · altered states
- American folklorePaul Bunyan, tall tales, folk heroes, John Henry, folk narratives
- mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
- folk customsfolk dances, folk customs, burial rite, folk costumes, folk traditions
- ancient religiongods, goddesses, pantheon, deity, polytheism
- altered statestrance, altered states, hallucination, altered perception, consciousness expansion
- ancient ritesritual sacrifice, human sacrifice, animal sacrifice, blood sacrifice, burnt offering
vision questspleasure cruises
Recreational sea voyages
sightseeing tours · backyard barbecues · weekend getaways · staycations · bar hopping
vision questsshopping sprees
Extended excessive purchasing outings
materialism · gluttony · sensory overload · binge drinking · feasting
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