Ignite the Fire in the Sky with us

Friday, July  21st - Saturday, July  29th

Fire in the Sky is a 9-day rite of passage through the four-fold journey of transformation. Along the way, we will face the Fear of Change, explore the Wound of Suffering, discover the Gift we bear, and learn how to bring that gift home as an act of Service to our families and communities. This program is designed to be physically challenging while not overwhelming, but it does require participants to be in adequate health for carrying 20-40 pounds on their back and hiking for 4 to 8 miles a day (typical mileage will be 4-6).

The exercise of hiking will push us to the edge of our comfort zones where the practices of journaling and fire councils can be most effective. On this trek, we will use the landscape as a metaphor for the inner journey we are on. We will fjord a river to mark our crossing into the liminal space of the Otherworld. We will embrace the mountainous terrain as a symbol of the challenging Call to Change that we are facing. We will hold vigil through the night to represent the shadows we must face and the Suffering we must endure for transformation to occur. Finally, the long trek home on now familiar terrain, will teach us how to bring our Gift back to our communities as an act of Service in a practical, meaningful way.

But the journey doesn’t end when the trek is over. The core philosophy undergirding our work at Clearwater Transformational Trekking is that the key to transformation is the sense of belonging we experience through the giving and receiving of the Gift we bring home. As Dr. Alexander John Shaia wrote in Returning from Camino, “Homecoming is the final, critical part of the journey where we gradually learn how to put into effect the changes that were awakened in us as we walked.” The trek awakens us to new potential, to new ways of being in the world. We realize that new potential through the 10,000 decisions we make during our Return Home. It’s during this time that we re-negotiate our relationships with our families and communities in a way that honors them and our own transformation.

We will support each other through this season of Homecoming with 6 monthly, virtual fire councils. During these virtual fire councils, we will encourage one another in our efforts to realize the change we marked on our journey together and support each other as we travel the fourth path of transformation.

What follows is a general outline of the Fire in the Sky program and the daily schedule. Use these guides to measure your preparation for the journey. Below these outlines, you will find a downloadable packing list as well as links to download registration forms and to pay.

Some of these forms will include authorization for Ridgerunner Outfitters, LLC to serve as our licensed Idaho Outfitter and Guide. Ridgerunner Outfitters has been guiding hunts, packing trips, and family vacations in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest for many years. Along with support for the journey we’re on, they provide exceptional experience and personal knowledge of the trails we’ll be on.

Please, return these forms via email (instructions provided) along with your deposit no later than Friday, April 21^st to secure your spot. Final payments are due by Friday, May 26^th.

For more information, please contact Todd Holcomb via email at todd@clearwatertrekking.com or by phone at 208-704-9739.