Fran brings a loving intensity to her vision guidance. I continue
to feel the container she put together over a year ago that allowed
my fellow questers and I to experience a delicate balance of safety
and wild wonder. Fran embodies the Spirit that beckons us to discover
the lost secrets of self-nurture and healing. I am deeply gratified Fran
is in my life.
Mark Rowell
Bike Recycle Vermont, Project Manager
To quest with Fran is to ride the wings of an invisible bird. She
tends the nest carefully, with a clear judgment about what each fledgling
may need, honoring the quester to choose if and when and how they
will take off. She chops wood, carries water, and weaves a rope strong
enough to anchor one in the inner and outer worlds.
tarin chaplin
I’ve had the good fortune of being both a participant in one of Fran’s
Vision Quests and at another time apprenticed with her – both times
in Vermont. There is no one I would trust more than Fran to design
and structure a Vision Quest that allows one to explore the reconciliation
of the heart, soul, and mind. Few kno how to ask the deepening questions,
and few have the courage to design an experience where those questions
are asked, and received with such relief and encouragement.
Fran’s focus, much as Rumi, is the integration of the inner and the
outer worlds through the venue of an enriching Vision Quest experience.
You will not leave this emersion into the natural world without the
reawakening of your soul.
Guy Payne
Sr Partner
VT Consulting Company
I have spent four days in the woods alone before and have experienced
a deep sense of peace, but with Fran's guidance I was able to go deeper
without fear and to make contact with that which needed healing. The
vision fast I did with Fran lifted me out of a 10-month depression.Fran
is a strong and capable guide who inspires trust and faith as well
as a tender, loving, and supportive mid-wife to whatever needs birthing.
I wish everyone who is struggling through a life transition could
participate in one of Fran's vision
Annie O'Shaughnessy
Founder
Soul Flares