Preparation
The Temple of Hermès is a traditional plant-medicine and spiritual evolution center located in the mountains of Salt Lake City, Utah which offers dedicated ayahuasca and psilocybin retreats. We are dedicated to providing our initiates and clients with the opportunity to benefit from the ancient healing and wisdom of the plants and fungi; and to helping this unique culture and tradition preserve it’s sacred wisdom and identity in the 21st Century.
Highly experienced, gentle, caring, and deeply dedicated to the healing process, our healers embody the wisdom and sincerity of our ancient lineage. Dating back to the 3rd Century and beyond, the traditions of the Hermetic lineage people offer an ancient, and yet evolutionary path to health, healing and the re-discovery of our true nature and a re-awakening to our true purpose as human’s on this planet during this wonderful and powerful time. The Hermetic Tradition and Ancestral Healing Techniques found at our retreat center are dedicated to the recognition of a deeper connection that we share to the Cosmos and to the Earth; and to reestablishing an original connection to the firmament.
Our Temple firmly believes in respecting and honoring the ancient practices and traditions of the Amazon, as well as the Hermetic Lineage of Hermes Trismegistus and the legacy left behind as a pathway into the infinite for true initiates that follow the pathway of truth and justice. As experts in ayahuasca healing and plant-spirit curandismo of the Colombian Amazon, our lineage brings a powerful culture and legacy to the healing process through: time-honored rituals reaching back into Ancient Egypt and the original manuscripts of Hermes to Asclepius, and intricate practices and an expansive cosmology of self that incorporates a deep sense of recognition in the most ancient ways of the Ingan People which carry an encyclopedic knowledge of medicinal plants of the Amazon, and a far-reaching ancestral lineage that dates back millennia.
We are not part of a new-age movement, nor based in any religion. However, the foundation of our Temple’s work is found in facilitating a profound reconciliation of self, in a safe, compassionate, and supportive setting.
Our staff is made up of only highly skilled initiates and experienced facilitators. The cornerstones of our ayahuasca retreats and training are based in shadow work and soul integration/reconciliation through a deep healing on all levels: physical, emotional, psychological, energetic, and spiritual.
It is one of our focuses here at the Temple of Hermès to create a pathway for the world’s healers, doctors, clinicians, and therapists to have a place dedicated to the healing and expansion of Self that is typically found during individual workings with Ayahuasca and Psilocybin and a dedicated journey that a true seeker embarks upon to the road of learning/teaching the ways of true healing.
Our aim is to empower the world to heal in alignment with Nature and ways that allow for a wholistic approach to wellness and self maintenance in order to heal and thrive within abundance in each of our lives.
Why do I need to prepare for Ayahuasca and Psilocybin?
When a human being begins to truly work with Master Plants, Sacred Fungi, and Sacred Cacti – there is an natural process of learning/teaching that takes place from within the spirit of the plant/fungi/cacti that naturally assists us with recognizing of self and is a natural act of Initiation into another world – the Plant Kingdom. A kingdom of consciousness that provides us with a glimpse into the REAL WORLD. In order for the plants to teach us what true honor is, with a deep sense of humility and compassion, the plants/fungi/cacti require a certain level of preparation of self in order to most effectively receive us. Receiving, Recovering, Purifying us into a new world that is vast and unknown to much of mankind due to the challenges in our spirit and the lack of general awareness in this day and age. In order to create a fully transparent interface between the spirit of the plants and the consciousness as a human, we require a certain level of dedication to understanding the inner workings of the Mind, the Body, and the Spirit.
The very acts of understanding one’s self and the body processes associated with cleansing, healing, and regeneration – are imperative to the complete reconciliation of an individual’s sense of well-being and self.
By taking the journey within, one is beginning the process of soul reconciliation. A process that when undertaken with complete commitment, will transform your entire life. A process that will transmute and shed ALL that is no longer you. It will begin a lifelong process of creating presence in your daily life, and recognizing, creating and allowing the ‘”acceptance and welcoming home” of Self’ that takes place when one begins to truly integrate the experience of working with Ayahuasca.
Integration
Integration is crucial for an individual who is seeking lasting change and gaining any personal/spiritual benefits from any entheogenic experience, and especially such a profound experience as that of Ayahuasca and Ceremonial Psilocybin Doses.
It is healthy and well intentioned to have your own meditation/therapeutic practice established before you choose to sit with our lineage so that when you begin your integration, you have a method in which you are comfortable accessing and building upon. Whether your integration process is that of yoga, movement, dance, massage, talk therapy, or nature, continuing on with your own meditation practices/therapeutic routines after the ceremony is important as this will help you integrate and accept the lessons of the experience.
Stay in touch with your facilitator or group, and don’t be afraid to ask for support if it’s needed.