Poll: Have You Ever Spent The Night Outside, wide awake all night with nothing but your beliefs Options

i did this summer - and it was spectacular for opening the mind

got this from "red" after i asked him about it:

"red" is one of my spirit guides and yes i asked the voice in my head if i could post what he said on the sacred-magic forum and he said yes, so here it is :-o

make a circle 22 feet wide and mark it with sand or salt or both

build a fire at one side inside the circle at dusk

collect enough firewood to keep the fire going all night - be sure you have multiple piles in case one of them catches fire, and enough for 2 or 3 fires just in case

ritual bath in a stream, etc., then enter the circle

you have to stay awake and keep the fire going all night long

you have to do everything inside the circle and you cannot leave it for any reason (bathroom, etc), and you can carry nothing in with you but water and a blanket

best to have someone there with you outside the circle to throw you more firewood or whatever

if you leave the circle for anything until the sun shows above the horizon, or the fire goes out, you will die

wow! i can't wait for summer to do this!

Greetings Esoterica,

Truly the outdoors can indeed have an intense effect on freeing the mind of modern day routine. I spent 1 1/2 months in the Mountains of Montana on a Vision Quest and Fasting Rite and I was a changed man after the time.

Also another notable Outdoor Experience I had is when I went to Self-Initiate myself in the Forests here in Southern Illinois. I spent three days and three nights in the forests with only the cloths on my back. No fire, no sleeping bag, and no bug spray.

The effect of this was to cleanse the conditioned mind and body to surpass its limitations. I succeeded in my Self-Initiation and have through those experiences felt a kinship with the Cycles of Nature, of Morning, Noon, Evening and Night, as of Birth, Maturity, Old Age, and Transition to the Next Life.

Thanks you for bringing this poll to us, it reminded me of some Life Changing Experiences with the Earth Mother.

Respectfully,
Helel (Joseph)

Garden of the Gods? - truly a wonderful place, but hate to be there at night with no moon - you'd break your neck in a heartbeat walking off some cliff edge