"Johnson has a lovely way with words, and has harnessed her own ardor for the benefit of us all. With its blend of mythology, spiritual philosophy, and personal memoir, this is an enlightening addition to the literature of spiritual eroticism and self-growth."

Body & Soul

 
Vision Arrow provides and leads excursions and vision quests into the wilderness. Vision Arrow provides and leads excursions and vision quests into the wilderness. Vision Arrow provides and leads excursions and vision quests into the wilderness. Vision Arrow provides and leads excursions and vision quests into the wilderness.
Desire and the Quest for the Beloved

The Beloved is the personification of that dynamic force of joy and passion that drives each of us. Often, we discover the inner Beloved only by accident, when a real-life love opens and then breaks our heart and we are left with feelings of great yearning and incompleteness - and at the same time the sense that we have been awakened to something greater.

To the ancient Greeks and mystical poets, the Beloved is our personal link with the divine. In Jungian psychology it is a powerful symbol of wholeness. All your life, the Beloved has been guiding you, directing you to the people, places, and projects that hold meaning and delight. And when you strengthen this vital relationship, you can set out in new directions that call to you and overcome old limitations that once held you back.

This workshop is for anyone who longs to come to terms with a lost or impossible love… find or rediscover passion in life… or become closer to your spiritual self.

In this workshop, we’ll use imagery, life map-making, dialogue with partners and your own inner voices, storytelling, nature walks, and other practices to:

  • Develop conscious contact with the inner Beloved, your personal soul guide that supports you in good times and bad
  • Discover how important loves in your past (even those that didn’t work out) were vital to your soul’s journey
  • Make more informed choices by recognizing the energy of the Beloved that calls you forth and the self-defeating attitudes that hold you back
  • Return home with a plan to turn your fascination into action
  • Fall in love with your life and who you are!
     

Workshops
 All workshops led by Trebbe Johnson
February 8-10, 2008
Litchfield, CT
Lover and Beloved: A Workshop for Couples

This special Valentine’s Day retreat, held at an elegant estate, is for couples who have a strong and loving relationship and are eager to explore the soul’s Beloved in their partner and in their own heart. Limited to five couples: older and younger, straight and gay, married and simply committed.

Guide: Trebbe Johnson, with Andrew Gardner
Cost: $1,075 per couple, including lodging at a beautiful, historic Colonial house on 200 acres and six gourmet meals.
 
February 22-24, 2008
Earthdance Worskhop and Retreat Center
Plainfield, MA
Dancing Path to the Beloved

Join Trebbe and 5Rhythms teacher Gail Edgerly for an exhilarating and personal journey toward the inner lover, soul companion, and source of joy through movement. Discover the inner longing for connection and joy that your body and intuition know so well and that is often hard to express in words. Absolutely NO dance experience is necessary!

Guides: Trebbe Johnson and Gail Edgerly
Cost: $425, including meals and lodging. Early registration discount: $375 for registrations made before November 22, 2007
Contact: Vision Arrow
 
May 2-4, 2008
Desire and the Quest for the Beloved
Moye Spiritual Life Center
Melbourne, KY (near Cincinnati)

Cost: $200
Contact: Jennifer Wheatley, jh.wheatley@gmail.com
 
June 8-12, 2008
Desire and the Quest for the Beloved
Washington, DC

This program follows much the same format as the regular Beloved workshop, but is spread out over five nightly sessions, 6-9 PM - perfect for working people!

Price to come

Contact: Barbara Bitondo de Arène, www.morethanskindeep.info
 http://www.shiftinaction.com/meet/featured/6227
Phone 202/607-4906

 

June 19-22, 2008
Diana's Grove
Salem, MO

A special Solstice Celebration with the Diana's Grove Mystery School and Trebbe's Quest for the Beloved

Contact:  573-689-2400
 http://www.dianasgrove.com/events/event.php?id=10
June 27-29, 2008
Roots of Attraction: Beyond the Personal-Part 1
San Francisco Bay area
 http://www.visionarrow.com/roots.html

Physically and energetically, in ways that feel like old and familiar patterns and ways that take us completely by surprise, attraction is constantly grabbing us and forcing us to pay attention to something outside ourselves. Often we try to ignore what attracts us. Sometimes we take the opposite path and pursue an attraction we know isn’t good for us. Yet every attraction-whether it’s to a human being, an object, or even a social or political cause-is trying to awaken some aspect of our soul. In this workshop we explore how to let our attractions feed and nourish us instead of eating us alive. Gazing at what attracts us we discover our true selves on a deeper level.

Guides: Trebbe Johnson and Charles Tack
$295, includes two lunches
Contact: Charles Tack, chastack@yahoo.com
 
September 19-21, 2008
Lover and Beloved: A Workshop for Couples
Northfield, MN

A retreat for couples to explore the dynamic energy of the Beloved in your partner and in your own heart.

Guides: Trebbe Johnson with Andrew Gardner
$700, includes meals and lodging
Contact: http://www.starwalkers.org/programs/loverandbeloved/
 
October 9-12
Roots of Attraction: Beyond the Personal-Part 2
San Francisco Bay Area
 http://www.visionarrow.com/roots.html

Guides: Trebbe Johnson and Charles Tack
$495, includes three lunches
Contact: Charles Tack, chastack@yahoo.com
 
 

We are fine-tuning the details for Beloved workshops in Germany, western Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, California, and Portland, OR. See this page and Trebbe's monthly e-newsletter for updates.
 

If you are interested in working with Trebbe to offer a Desire and the Quest for the Beloved workshop in your community, contact Trebbe@VisionArrow.com or call 570/727-4272.