The altar reminds us that we are connected to the whole
Hanblecheyapi means “crying for a vision”; currently, in English and Spanish, we call it a vision quest. It is an ancient and profound ceremony, part of the sacred ceremonies of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota peoples.
It is a voluntary and solitary retreat in the mountains or in nature, where for several days one fasts from food and water in silence; it is a deep immersion in prayer, in connection with one’s own being, nature, and the Great Spirit.
The mountain, the wind, the animals—everything is connected, and in this offering ceremony, we allow ourselves, as human beings, deep observation in order to receive a vision for our lives. It is not about having a spectacular vision, but about opening the spirit to perceive existence in a more honest and profound way.
Although the experience is individual, it is supported by the community and spiritual guides who prepare, protect, and help integrate what is lived.
This is an encounter with the sacred to remember.
In this ceremony, you can participate as a quester or as a supporter; the questers are the people who go to the mountain to undertake their fast, and the supporters are the people who hold, from the camp and in the company of the guides, the prayers for these people during their fast. To be a quester, you must have previously accompanied at least one of the ceremonies as support, since it is from there that you can begin to feel more about this ceremony.
This is a ceremony in which families and the community gather with a sacred purpose. If you feel the call, contact us to talk more about it.
Itinerary
June 17th to 20th: Purification time. ( We go into the inipi each day to prepare for the days of hanblecheyapi)
June 21st: Opening ceremony. ( plant medicine ceremony).
June 22nd to 25: Questers planting. and time of teachings, medicines, and sweat lodge at the camp.
June 26th: Questers harvest and closing ceremony.
June 27th: Camping pack up and departure day.
