Vision Quest

A Vision Quest is the name given to a spiritual journey to enlightenment. It gives the individual that drinks the potion the ability to go into a magical sleep to find any answers they maybe looking for. The drinker cannot wake up until the sought answer(s) is found.

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A Vision Quest is a rite of passage in some Native American cultures. The vision quest is a turning point in life taken before puberty to find oneself and the intended spiritual and life's direction. Once an older child is ready, he or she must go on a personal, spiritual quest alone in the wilderness, often in conjunction with a period of fasting. While the vision quest is in occurrence, the child will be attuned to the spirit world and its possible that a spirit guide might appear, showing the child his or her spiritual and life's direction. The child shall then return to his or her perspective tribe and shall pursue his purpose.

Spirit Guides
Spirit guides are beings that act as a spiritual counselor and/or protector during the process of a vision quest. These guides can take on any forms. Phoebe Halliwell's spirit guide was a wolf, which is a pack animal and represents a state of constant search. Leo Wyatt was guided by the spirit of his son, Chris Halliwell; who traveled from the dark future to stop his other son from becoming evil..

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 * Interestingly, Chris played an important part in both quests shown. Phoebe discovered his true identity through her quest, while he served as a guide to his father.