The elders claim that, to get through the biogenic field, one must have no doubt or hesitation, one must believe in making it past the field; yet, when Kes tried to walk through the field, she had no idea it was there and full confidence that she would make it past that particular area, and still she was struck down, an apparent contradiction.
There is a difference, however, between doing something despite one's fears and doing something in ignorance of any possible consequence. This point was demonstrated by Janeway, who reached into the basket knowing some kind of creature was in there, as opposed to innocently reaching into it without knowing something potentially lethal was in it.
The star date for this episode 50063.2 is before the previous episode "Remember." Which means this episode should've been before the previous one.
During the rituals, Janeway is easily able to speak with, & understand, the aliens, despite not having access to the universal translator built into her combadge, which had been removed, along with her uniform.
(at around 27 mins) Reflected on the left of the console the Doctor sits at when he, Chakotay and Tuvok discuss that the Captain has not had sleep for three days.