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What this is
A doorway into awakening through deep nature connection and whole human development practices.
This is a path for those who are ready to listen more deeply, live more truthfully, and participate in the healing of culture through the healing of the self, the land, and the interconnectedness with all beings.
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Who this is for
This is a doorway for those who feel called to become more fully alive, more deeply rooted, and more authentically experienced in the world.
People who feel called to live with greater coherence, courage, creativity, and devotion — as human beings remembering their integral purpose within the web of this living Earth.
This work is for those who sense that the human being is not separate from nature, but an expression of nature — and that our healing, maturity, and awakening are inseparable from the healing of the Earth.
Wild Rites is for people who are ready to deepen, in a gentle and embodied way.
You may be in a life transition, seeking clarity, longing for a more meaningful path, rebuilding your relationship with your body and the Earth, or sensing that there is a deeper calling beneath the surface of ordinary life.
This work may be for you if you are longing to:
Feel more alive, grounded, and connected
Develop a direct relationship with the natural world
Discover and embody your unique gifts
Build confidence through real skills and lived experience
Heal old patterns and step into a more authentic story
Cultivate ritual, rhythm, and spiritual practice in daily life
Prepare for or mark a meaningful life transition
Belong more deeply to land, community, self, and Spirit
Become a clearer vessel for service, creativity, and love
No specific religious orientation is required. This work honors the sacred in many forms and welcomes sincere people of diverse spiritual backgrounds.
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How we support people
Through one-on-one mentoring, small-group classes, and long-form elemental immersions, we support people in becoming more deeply rooted in themselves, more intimate with the natural world, and more capable of offering their unique gifts in service to All Life.
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What we offer
Wild Rites offers transformational mentoring and immersive nature-based experiences for those who are ready to come into deeper relationship with themselves, the Earth, and this living animate Universe.
Through wilderness living practices, rhythmic ritual, inner work, skill-building, ceremony, and the cultivation of living relationships with the land, we walk a path of remembrance: remembering who we are, what we belong to, and how we are here to reciprocate the gift of life.
- Nature-based mentoring and soul inquiry
- Sit spot practice and sensory immersion
- Fire tending and archetypal ceremony
- Soul work and shadow integration
- Re-alignment with seasonal rhythms and natural cycles
- Group coherence practices and land based ceremony
- Rites of passage and initiatory thresholds
- Personalized practices for bringing your gifts into the world
The wild earth is my primary inspiration and teacher– my sanctuary and solace. Within this most vital realm, I have learned (and continue to learn) how to track and trail the numinous.
John Michael Musselman
If something in you recognizes this path, I invite you to reach out.
You do not need to arrive with clarity. You do not need to know exactly what you are seeking.
You only need a sincere willingness to practice, to listen within, and to step more deeply into relationship with the living mystery of your life.
We will begin where you are.