Talk:Vision quest

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Contents 1 To do to improve 2 3 Found where this came from 4 "Vision Quest"

[edit] To do to improve

Though the Inuit example itself is a good start, the main portion of the article is the stubbiest of stubs. Here are some suggestions to improve:

• Define anthropologically what a vision quest is.
• Explain the physiological and psychological mechanism of how the vision quest is achieved.
• Explain how these physiological and psychological mechanism feeds into spirituality.
• Provide example of spirituality differences from one group of people to another, but at the same time show how all these quests have the same/similar physiological and psychological mechanism. (So far, Inuit is covered, but what about Algonquian example, Siouan example, and Athapascan example for North American groups. What about Asian groups? African groups?)

Please cross out list items as they have been incorporated or please add to the list. Thanks.
CJLippert 19:56, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

A lot of new age practitioners and neopagans are using vision quests as well. Also, the importance of drumming should be mentioned. --Deepraine (talk) 15:49, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

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This article seems to be saying that what is contained is proven fact, rather than a matter of faith. Ted BJ

May I edit it to a more factual direction then? Aerius

All that is needed is to change it to a more indirect way, i.e. rephrase to something like "the legend says", or whatever. Just not write, like, "it is so" as if this is some bible, aye? Heh! Facts, no, but neutrality, yes.--OleMurder 21:48, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The problem is that the article starts out neutral, than part of the way through it suddenly becomes instructions for someone to undertake a vision quest. I might see what I can do with it later, afterwards, someone who knows more about this than I could try and fix it up. Goldbot 02:50, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I've revised this page a little to reduce the "instructionism" content. Can the sign be removed now? --Figs 07:17, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

looks good to me. --Heah (talk) 15:00, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Found where this came from

This article is ripped from the site http://www.crystalinks.com/visionquest.html. Thought you all might like to know.

• I compared the information on that website and that in the article itself and apart from a very general similarity I had a hard time understanding what this anonymous editor meant by "ripped". Removed website from "external links".Deconstructhis (talk) 17:38, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Vision Quest"

The subject of this article is purportedly a specific set of religious concepts and practices engaged in by a great number of traditional societies and continues to the present day within the context of those cultures. In my opinion, categorizing this subject as "New Age" would be misleading to the average reader. I have no objection to mentioning in the body of the article that a similar practice is engaged in by people involved in the present "New Age" movement, but in my opinion implying that all such practices belong in the same Wikipedia category can not be supported.Deconstructhis (talk) 17:38, 10 June 2008 (UTC)