Jules Howatt

Being Queer is a dance with the world that is not “divergent” from the norm, rather, it is one way Earth Community loves, a way that the cosmos affirms diversity and communion. Understanding ourselves in the rainbow of diversity that is LGBTQIA+ is a dance with our unique and wild animal selves, all our sacred emotions, our inspiration and vision, our gifts of seeing and imagining, dreaming and creating. Being Queer is not a problem to be solved or a wound to drown in, or an identity to be held like a shield; rather, it is a portal to be entered,…

The Soulcraft Intensive is our popular five-day experiential plunge into the wild depths of Soulcraft; a synergistic set of nature-based practices designed to evoke the life-shifting experience of soul encounter. Your soul is your true self, those qualities that most deeply define and express who you are and the unique gift that you were born to bring to the world, a world so much in need of the socially transforming contributions of initiated, actively engaged adults. To encounter the soul is to discover the mystical image you were born with, which reveals the path to your greatest personal fulfillment as…

THE WAY OF COUNCIL empowers us to gather together, speak from our hearts, and witness each other fully, not only by making it safe enough to do so but also by generating a group field that enables us to reveal our hidden depths to ourselves as well as to others. Through council, we cultivate our capacities for empathy, compassion, and sensitivity to where we are and how we are with each other and in the world. THE ART OF MIRRORING: There is an art to hearing a story as well as telling one. Mirroring is a collection of skills employed…

This is an All Camping & Backpacking Quest. This contemporary Western embodiment of the ancient, pan-cultural vision fast is a dynamic wilderness rite for men and women seeking greater depth and clarity about life purpose and meaning. As a rite of initiation, the quest is a ceremonial descent to the underworld, in which you die to your familiar way of belonging to the world, uncover the passion and wisdom of your soul, and retrieve the gift that is yours alone to bring to the world, enhancing personal fulfillment and genuine service. The Animas Quest catalyzes the encounter with soul by…

WE ARE HONORED to answer the call from Mystery to offer this Queer Ceremonial Fast — an eleven-day ceremony designed specifically for people who identify as LGBTQ+ and who are seeking greater connection, depth, and clarity regarding purpose and meaning. This contemporary Western embodiment of the ancient, pan-cultural vision fast is a dynamic wilderness rite of initiation into a life centered in Soul and deeper levels of authentic adulthood. This is an invitation to release your attachment to a life that has become too small for you, to descend to Soul, and to discover your greater place of belonging in…