Other wilderness and Vision Quest guides we have encountered over the years, some of whom gather every 2 -3 years at an International Gathering of Wilderness Guides for sharing stories, skills and knowledge. In particular, Chris Wilton, Sue Sully, Meredith Little, Scott Eberle, Angeles Arrien and recently Lucille Greeff have all supported and encouraged our work – at times unknowingly.

The work and books of Stephen Foster and Meredith Little, Bill Plotkin and Geneen Marie Haugen and Angeles Arrien provide the backbone of the way we work.

And there is much other thinking, writing and singing that informs how we guide – poets, philosophers, storytellers, activists and musicians all bring to us ways in which we are informed and work.

We acknowledge and are deeply grateful for access to the land on which we will be questing. It has been uninhabited by humans for over a hundred years – only recently owned by Daria and Heine Rasmussen – who carry a profound and non-negotiable commitment to caring for and protecting the land they own.  They have established a thriving retreat business and warmly welcome the spirit and essence of Vision Quest work. The land is largely untouched by modern human impact, but the ancestral traces are rich and varied. On this beautiful land, a river, rocky hillsides, caves, meadows and floodplains filled with fynbos and the tracks of otter, buck and small mammals welcome questers.