by Majka Baur
My second Vision Quest took me deeper into myself than I expected. What I thought would be about my professional path became a journey into anger, boundaries, and reclaiming my feminine power. Through four days of solitude, journaling, and reflection in nature, I confronted shadows, integrated my experience, and returned feeling whole — with new insight into life, leadership, and embodiment.
There are many reasons people go on Vision Quests. I share a personal story about my first one: 31 years, burnout, feeling like a failure, grieving my dad’s death. In the silence of the forest I came back home. I started laying down some of the weight I was carrying. I touched a deeper sense of belonging.
Lately I wrote about experimenting with lightness while creating a new offering – an Authentic Relating mini course. About a month later, I cancelled it. Sharing this experience feels vulnerable. Yet, Hiding is no longer an option. Urgency is something to track. Whenever I feel I must act NOW, I ask: What is really driving me? Am I still connected to the source of this idea, or is ego, fear, or an old wound leading the way?
A month has passed since the beautiful Vision Quest I guided in June in the Swiss Alps. For several weeks, I felt the urge to share about this moving experience – but something held me back. It was as if I hadn’t yet fully understood how my emotions connected to what might be emerging next. Now, a few dots are starting to connect, and I feel ready to share more of what’s unfolding.
