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VisionQuest®: What Is Your World View?

Have you ever thought about what your particular philosophy or approach to life might be? If so, chances are that somewhere along the line you developed a world view. That world view frames and creates all of your thoughts, feelings, energies, activities, failures and success that you have or ever will enjoy in life.

Whether you have a fairly solid and healthy world view or if the concept is completely new to you, you can benefit immensely from a VisionQuest®. Our VisionQuests take you on journeys not only into remote exotic locations in the world but also deep into your own internal and, perhaps, uncharted waters. VisionQuests give you a unique opportunity for you to set away a special segment of time for yourself to experience your world and yourself apart from the normal routines of every day life.

When you sign up for a VisionQuest, you will be provided a unique environment and set of techniques for discovering both your external and internal realities through the medium of integrative photography. I give you the keys to unlock the mysteries that await you both inside and out. The chief means for integrating these worlds is the medium of photography.

With sufficient time, not encumbered by familiar settings and the rush of the everyday world, you create a space where the universe and you can interact in a integral way. During these times of reflection and journaling you will discover the unseen links between your internal states and how they are reflected in the events of your external world and your image making.

You will discover how these invisible links establish themselves in profound and integrative ways. And you will discover the meanings behind these link and the messages that your most inner self, is communicating to you. Last but not least, you will have a written document of photographic record to verify your experiences and help you develop as a photographer.

Many come away from these pilgrimages with a greater understanding and enhanced sense of their world view. They come to see, through real life experiences, that the beloved is not only inside of them but also represented in the external world of “the other” and their images.

Integrative Photography Workshops

 

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” – Dorothea Lange.

Western Storm – C. 2009 John Paul

These are special one or two day workshops, usually conducted over an extended weekend, that allows for groups and individuals to become familiar with the tools and techniques used in a VisionQuest®. The benefits gained will not be of the same magnitude as those gained through a VisionQuest, but these workshops provide the fundamentals.

Once individuals have some of the necessary techniques in hand, they can use them to enhance their own everyday world experiences. Evening group webinars and individual mentoring sessions, are available to further support practitioners with the development of their own personal vision photographic style.

 

Integrative Photography Lectures and Mentoring

One to two hour lectures on Integrative photography are available for institutions, groups and individuals. For more information please contact John Paul through this web site.