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‘WILD LAND – WILD MAN’ Men’s Vision Quest
Be wild. Be a wild man. Be tender. Be a tender man. Be real. Be a real man.

Chopping wood, cooking over the fire, climbing the mountain. Singing together, holding each other in the arm, laughing and crying. What does it mean to be a real man? What are my tasks as a man?

And which of these tasks have been imposed on me? From my ancestors. From society. From the institutions. What burden do I carry with me that prevents me from pursuing my real task on Mother Earth? What is my real task? How can I face the war and the conflicts that show up both outside and inside without falling into madness? How can I draw strength from the encounter of my inner life to walk for peace?

Do I want to take responsibility and am I ready to take it from my heart? For myself, for the world, for a project or for a child? Am I ready to become a father and stay as a father? Or do I need to heal my relationship with my own father first? Or with my mother? How can I live an authentic relationship? Can I also be soft and fragile?

These are all topics and questions that you can encounter at Alpe Mecchia in the circle of wild men. But in the end, it all depends on you. What are your issues, what do you want to experience the ancient initiation ritual for? Or don’t you even know yet? Even then, you are very welcome at Alpe Mecchia to find it out.

Here you sit in a circle around the fire, drink fresh spring water, walk barefoot on the sacred mother earth and breathe in clear, fresh mountain air.Here you can show yourself authentically, with all your pain, your insecurity, your anger, but also with your joy, your talents and strengths. Here you can simply be relaxed with it.

We invite you to join us and other men in the ancient ritual of the Visionquest. We create a protected space in which we support and challenge each other and show what it can mean to be a man in this world at this time. Whether as a son, brother, lover, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, friend; the word ‘man’ consists of many facets and truly not all of them are polished or without scratches. These ‘unsightly’parts of our manhood often have a direct connection to those areas of our lives where things are not going quite right. Taking a closer look at these issues in a circle of men can have a very healing effect.With the help of the medicine wheel, the circle of men, the mirror of nature and the guidance of experienced vision quest guides, you will get closer to the core of your issues and your being and be prepared for the ancient ritual of the Visionquest.You finally decide to go into the wilderness alone for four days and four nights. In doing so, you will be following an ancient path that many people have gone since time immemorial to find in solitude at powerful places in nature clarity on certain life issues and to renew your connection with the greater whole. Beyond the spiritual process, the great teacher Mother Nature can send you decisive messages in this ritual. Because you experience yourself and life without distractions, without the stress of everyday life. Here you can encounter the fullness of being. As well as the emptiness.  You can surrender to it completely in order to be reborn as the person you really are.
When you return from the mountain as this man, you will be welcomed and celebrated by the community, by your new brotherhood! In a safe circle, you can tell your story, reflect on it and be mirrored.

Finally, you will be prepared to integrate what you have learnt so that you can take it fully with you into your life ‘down in the valley’. Are you ready to take further steps towards becoming whole?

Interview (German) from a recent participant: https://youtu.be/UQOc57-hyyA
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⊕ your Quest Guides: Shanti Petschel , https://creavista.org/florian-fulterer/, Mael Kohl

⊕ financial compensation: from € 980,-€ to 2.500,- €  according to self-assessment, deposit after registration € 500,-
Vegetarian-biological full board with infrastructure costs: yurt as group room,
2 mountain huts, outdoor kitchen, pantry, wardrobe and storage room, living in your own tent: € 400,-

⊕ Our favorite VisionQuest place: Alpe Meccia/Macugnaga, Italy is located at 1,800 m above sea level, as if on a “balcony “opposite the gigantic mountain goddess “La Rosa” (Monte Rosa 4670 m), there we have leased 2 old stone alpine huts with lots of space all around for our tents, the yurt for group work and lots of wide wild land with rivers/waterfalls & breathtaking views. You will get directions to Macugnaga when you register….

⊕ REGISTER HERE⇒: https://creavista.org/en/registration/

MATURITY TEST WILDERNESS YOUTH QUEST 2025
…finally becoming an adult
A ritual in quest of the meaning of life

… Discover your life’s purpose … Realize who you really are … Follow your dream worth living. As a rite of passage on the threshold to adulthood, the VisionQuest in the wild has had a firm place in many cultures for thousands of years. We have transformed the ancient VisionQuest ritual for today’s people and thus kept it alive. Your path of development as a free and independent adult: with courage, clear focus and a healthy self-esteem … three very special weeks for young people aged 16 – 29 … Childhood is already behind you, now you are facing the biggest challenge of your young life. So many questions are coming your way … and you may be asking yourself:

What do I want to do with my life?
Who do I want to be as an adult?
How do I find my own place in the world?
What are my strengths and weaknesses?
how can I deal with both?
What do I want to learn about myself?
What moves me to freedom & responsibility?
What do love & sexuality mean to me? …

Which of these topics appeal to me? If any of these questions move you deeply, you are ready for this path of serious searching. We invite you to participate in a threshold ceremony that will help you gain clarity about yourself, your realistic possibilities and your own original choices. You will be more sensitive, more equipped and empowered to find your answers, your next steps on your path…You have the chance to become the person you have always dreamed of.
If you are curious and courageous enough to conquer new spaces, to cross boundaries, to overcome the barriers of your childhood, you are truly ready to become an independent adult!

read further here: https://creavista.org/reifepruefung-wildnis-jugendquest-2025/

Seminar leaders: Helen Ananda Schulz, Eberhard Shanti Petschel and an international team

Financial compensation for 21 days: from € 980.- to 1.800,- according to self-assessment, decide AFTER the experience, deposit of € 500,- upon registration

Additional costs: Your own travel and personal equipment – Vegetarian full board and all infrastructure costs: € 480.- & your family pays a contribution for their stay at the Alpe and for our intensive support… during the familyweek
* This event for young people takes place in parallel with the VisionsSuche for adults, a special opportunity for both age groups to learn from and with each other!

Detailed information will follow after your registration here:
https://creavista.org/en/registration/

INTERNATIONAL
Mid- Summer VisionQuest for Women & Men

Is it time to serve your purpose on earth with clarity and love?
VisionQuest is an ancient, powerful initiation ritual for life transitions. You immerse yourself in a deep connection with the community, with nature and with yourself. Wild nature is a mirror of your soul. Experiencing yourself in it can give you new clarity about your path in life. Are you facing changes, are you in transition, do you want to invite new qualities into your life? Or do you want to reconcile with the old to make room for what wants to emerge anew? In dealing with the essentials, your task on earth can become clearer and clearer and you will experience how joyful it is to walk this path for yourself and for the world. That is Vision Quest.
We all want to go our own way AND belong to a community and be loved at the same time. These basic needs are nourished on this shared journey in an authentic and joyful way. The deep personal & shared experience encourages us all to carry this quality of connectedness out into the world, into our families, our work, our love relationships, into politics, into our communities. During the Quest you will spend four days and nights fasting and alone in the magical and wild Alpine landscape.
You prepare yourself intensively and lovingly for four days to this inner and outer journey in a circle of people who are doing the same. This is an experience that resonates deeply with your being. In the aftermath, we honor and celebrate this great and lasting experience and together we create a formative connection to your future life.
The VisionQuest supports us on our path towards a bubbling joy of life, clarity and love for life! That is why we are always happy to share our experience in this VisionSearch. Is your heart beating faster now? Do you have questions, fears or would you like to experience our enthusiasm even more personally? Then write to us or give us a call. We look forward to meeting you – no matter where you are in life.
You are WELCOME!

 Shanti Petschel https://creavista.org/shanti-e-petschel/ , Helen Ananda & international Team

financial contribution: from 980,- € to 2.500,- €, following your own self-assessment, after your registration please send 500,- € to our account

Vegetarian-biological full board with infrastructure costs: yurt as group room,
2 mountain huts, outdoor kitchen, pantry, wardrobe and storage room, living in your own tent: € 400.

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register here: https://creavista.org/en/registration/

…our very intense and rich time in the italian mountains at a beautiful place:
We will enjoy living close, cooking together, spending time alone and as a group in the beautiful autumn colors of our pristine nature, listening to the creeks and the birds….
Learning about the matrix of life: the medicine wheel and experiencing the wonderous messages of Mother Nature…
deepening our potential and skills for guiding others into the Wildernes during a VisionQuest by guiding others during the training through a Walk Away of 24 hours…

Fire-Songs-Drumming

More information about the content of the Formation Training, the conditions and the leaders….see:
https://creavista.org/en/education-for-life-unfolding-potential-learning-with-joy/

or write an email: shanti.petschel(at)creavista.org

…Is a systemic shamanic family constellation & Integrative Aquatic Therapy (IAT), a deep self-healing process on the Wheel of Life.
…It is meaningfully complemented and refined by Integrative Aquatic Therapy IAT, a bodywork in warm water. Developed and taught for over 20 years by David Sawyer (USA), this therapy for pre-, peri- and post-natal trauma and shock releases chronic, hidden tension, coldness and flaccidity in all tissue and organ systems, right down to the cellular level. The joy and the redemptive, safe experience of being lovingly held and moved once again by two people, like a child by its parents, gives all participants a deep experience of healing….

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the financial compensation for this special event at Hotel Orbtal is: 590,- € ( ++according to your selfassment) plus additional hotel/spa costs