Eliot Life Quest brings a Vision Quest into the Eliot community. There are two core elements of Eliot’s Life Quest: Solitude, and Nature. A third element, fasting or some aspect of fasting, is added for those who are able to do so.

This spiritual offering will lead you through the preparation phase of a Life Quest, support your journey during your extended, solo fasting time on the land (3 days and nights), and help you start your path in consolidating what you have gained during this process. Those who participate will meet 4-6 times in the three months prior to the solo portion to understand the process, safety protocols, and to prepare physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Recommendations for activities that you do on your own between our meetings (reading, journaling, types of meditation, rewilding activities) will be given.

We will then meet on the land (Bergfried) for a total of five days. Three of those days and nights will be spent in solitude as close to the land as is available to you. After our time on the land, we will meet another two times to help consolidate the experience.

The dates and times of our meetings are not yet established but will begin in March 2026. The time frame for our extended time on the land is expected to be mid to late May.

CONTACT: ae-euc@eliotchapel.org