Name: Quest: A Guide for Creating Your Own Vision Quest
Author: Denise Linn (Author)
ISBN: 9780345409034

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Quest: A Guide for Creating Your Own Vision Quest

Author(s): Denise Linn (Author)

Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication Date: January 20, 1998
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Print length: 265 pages
ISBN-10: 0345409035
ISBN-13: 9780345409034

Book Description

For centuries, ancient cultures embarked on rites of passage to gain entrance to the spiritual realms and to reach self-knowledge. These extraordinary mystical odysseys into nature provided insight, healing, and life direction. They were powerful acts that could change a person forever.

With the passing of time, this ancient rite has almost been lost. Therefore very few people truly understand what forces motivate their life and shape their destiny. International lecturer and healer Denise Linn draws on her Native American roots, as well as the teachings of other cultures, to create an eclectic but carefully crafted spiritual program for anyone wishing to venture on their own retreat. After helping you choose the Quest that is right for you--from a group Quest in the wilderness to a day of silence at home, from a personal Guided Quest to a solitary Garden Quest--this practical, engaging book will show you how to:

¸  Discover your life's purpose
¸  Find mystery and wonder at the core of your life
¸  Release limiting beliefs about yourself
¸  Call for a vision
¸  Harness the power of the Sacred Circle
¸  Confront and free yourself from fears
¸  Experience your connection to nature
¸  Heal emotional wounds
¸  Develop peace of mind

This guidebook gives you the necessary tools to create your own Vision Quest with confidence and safety. With inspiring true accounts of Quest experiences and important exercises and information that anyone can use--including a special chapter for teenagers who wish to take their own Quest--Denise Linn teaches you how to reach the sacred voice within you and a journey to the center of your soul.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Chief Crazy Horse said in 1850, "A very good vision is needed for life, and the man who has it must follow it--as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky." There are times in life when we all need help seeing the "deepest blue," especially in times of crisis or major transitions. In these times of uncertainty, many of us seek the guidance of a higher power. In some Native American cultures this spiritual seeking is known as a "vision quest." Author Denise Linn draws upon her Native American roots, as well as the teachings from other cultures, to offer this practical guide on creating your own vision quest. You are taught how to construct an elaborate journey into nature or how to simply put aside an afternoon of focused solitude. Linn also helps you identify the visions, which may be overlooked by the untrained eye.

Review

"For all you goal-driven souls longing to discover life's purpose, confront fears, find spiritual power within, and heal emotional wounds, here's a unique 'travel guide' to help you create, carry out, and succeed."
--NAPRA ReView

"A practical guide . . . After reading Quest, it's clear that vision quests have had a profound and powerful influence on many who have undertaken them. . . . If you're searching for an experience that will enable you to learn more about yourself and your relationship with everything around you--Linn's arguments are compelling."
--Boulder Planet

From the Trade Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

This was our first Denise Linn hardcover. It's vintage Denise Linn and is perfect for every kind of quester--city dwellers as well as country folk. We will be publishing this book in a beautiful paperback edition in January 1999.
Denise Linn is one of the most important spiritual teachers and healers at work today. Her many books have been enormously popular with readers--particularly SACRED SPACE, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF SIGNS, and QUEST. Ballantine will continue to publish this important author in the years ahead. SACRED LEGACIES: HEALING YOUR PAST AND CREATING A POSITIVE FUTURE will be forthcoming in February 1999 and ALTARS: BRINGING SACRED SHRINES INTO YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE will be published in fall 1999.
Joanne Wyckoff
Senior Editor
Ballantine Books

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About the Author

Denise Linn guides spiritual sojourners from all over the world on Quest journeys, and conducts workshops and seminars in Europe, Australia, and North America. She is the author of Sacred Space, The Secret Language of Signs, and The Hidden Power of Dreams. She lives in Seattle.

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