Spirit medicine journeys initiate transformation through inducing mystical non-ordinary states.
Indologist Gerald James Larson describes mystical experiences as “an intuitive understanding and realization of the meaning of existence.”
Mystical experiences liberate us from the limiting patterns, habits and behaviors that we as humans fall into, due to the nature of modern life and the unresolved charge of trauma within our bodies.
“The finest emotion of which we are capable is the MYSTIC EMOTION. Herein lies the germ of all art and all true science. Anyone to whom this feeling is alien, who is no longer capable of wonderment and lives in a state of fear is a dead man.”
Four aspects of a mystical experience…
Ineffable: hard to describe in words; transcends language.
Revelatory: uncovers insights and a-ha! moments
Fleeting: difficult to hold onto and remember, like dreams.
Connective to a greater force: a felt experience that widens out our perceptions of what is seen and known with our somatic senses.
Roland Griffiths, founder of the Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Unit who died recently in 2023, believes that mysticism is included in our operating system at birth – that we just have to turn it on. And spirit medicine provides a doorway to reach these states.
Mystical experiences allow us to DIE BEFORE WE DIE.
“Western recreational use of our Spirit medicines have nothing to do with reflecting on the mind or spirit. It is not always a sacred act.
The Western view says psychedelics manifest the human mind, but these medicines are not about the human mind alone, they reveal Spirit, the very animating principle of Life.”
Yuria Celdiwen
Senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Othering and Belonging Institute and native of Indigenous Nahua and Maya descent
Sitting with the Sacred Mushroom
Indigenous Mazatec medicine woman Maria Sabina called the sacred psilocybin mushroom her los Niños Santos, Holy Children. I honor and celebrate her life and stewardship of these medicines with my commitment to healing and walking in right relationship with these sentient beings.
“It’s so scary to know who you really are.”
These were the words I had scribbled in my journal after my first conscious walk with the sacred mushroom. I knew then that I was being called into service to companion others as they walked through the doorways of their transformative death portals, opened by the Holy Children.
Since that day, I have companioned many through these portals, witnessing their healing in real time as they bravely faced their fears of the unknown, expressing emotions and experiencing memories they had suppressed for years. The energy charge of unexpressed and unresolved pain and trauma surfacing at last to be felt and released.
This invitation of companionship is a sacred gift and honor that I hold with reverence and gratitude.
Program Details
Preparation
A 60-minute virtual guided preparation session to set your intentions for the journey, and walk you through the preparation of body, spirit and mind – meditation, altar work, and practices/rituals based on your intention.
Medicine Ceremony
The ceremony will take between 7 to 8 hours. We will begin with a meditation to connect to the Earth, guides and the ancestors, sending gratitude to the Sacred Mushroom. We will prepare an altar in your space. We will spend time to prepare your body and regulate your nervous system.
The private nature of the ceremony allows for you to receive the specific kind of support you need. Every journey looks and feels different as everyone’s needs are unique.
As a trauma-trained ceremonialist, I approach every journey as a companion. Your sense of safety in your body from your connection to the Earth allows you to surrender into the experience of your journey.
Somatic Integration
You are supported with 60-minute integration sessions to process your experience and make actionable changes in your life.
The tools + modalities used for integration –
Trauma Energetics – a somatic-based modality that supports in identifying defensive survival patterns to resolve the energy of trauma repressed in the physical and emotional bodies.
Inner Child + Adolescent Reconciliation
Conscious Connected Breathwork
Visualization
Microdosing
Altar work + rituals
Accommodations
Idyllwild has many affordable short-term rental cabins available throughout each season.
Schedule
Day 1 – Arrival. Preparation exercises. Vegetarian dinner provided.
Day 2 – Vegetarian light breakfast provided. Quiet preparation. Ceremony begins early afternoon. Dinner and snacks provided.
Day 3 – Integration session over breakfast.
The Programs
Single Journey Program
1 Month
Preparation session
Ceremony
Integration session
Two Journey Program
6 Months
Month 1
Preparation session 1
Ceremony 1
Somatic Integration session 1
Month 2
Somatic Integration session 2 + 3
Month 3
Somatic Integration session 4 + 5
Month 4
Preparation session 2
Ceremony 2
Somatic Integration session 6
Month 5
Somatic Integration session 7 + 8
Month 6
Somatic Integration session 9 + 10
Three Journey Program
12 Months
Month 1
Preparation session 1
Ceremony 1
Somatic Integration session 1
Month 2
Somatic Integration session 2 + 3
Month 3
Somatic Integration session 4 + 5
Month 4
Preparation session 2
Ceremony 2
Somatic Integration session 6
Month 5
Somatic Integration session 7 + 8
Month 6
Somatic Integration session 9 + 10
Month 7
Somatic Integration session 11
Month 8
Preparation session 3
Ceremony 3
Somatic Integration session 12
Month 9
Somatic Integration session 13 + 14
Month 10
Somatic Integration session 15 + 16
Month 11
Somatic Integration session 17
Month 12
Somatic Integration session 18
Medicine Program Testimonials.