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Sanctuary: A path to the heart
I have been on numerous ayahuasca retreats, but nothing comes close to matching what Hamilton Souther has created with Blue Morpho. A true Maestro. His ability to weave the tapestry of sanctuary into the ceremonies, welcoming all religious beliefs and hold a safe space for people of all backgrounds and varying levels of conscious awakening is powerful. For those of us who have had a taste, been touched by or held in the arms of; for those of us who have entered into the temple and felt our heart in intimate embrace with the body of the Goddess, heard a clear answer to the questions that have begged for an answer for as long as we can remember, and at the same time realized for a moment that the pain of aloneness that has been our companion all of this time, is created by a point of view that we construct; for those of us who have, even in the smallest way, shared a breath with divine presence in Sanctuary, evoke a memory, or profound feelings of returning home. During the retreat, Hamilton encouraged each of us to ask for the courage to tell these stories, to offer these prayers, to challenge the habitual denial built into my uncultured ego, and to awaken to the awesome beauty that fills our hearts when we attune to Her. He gives each one of the participants the strength to bear the pain of this intimacy; to patiently and lovingly soften our frightened, hardened sense of self and risk accepting this lover who is us. After this trip, I am beginning to know ever more deeply that, while coming into this sacred relationship is healing, my personal healing is secondary to this primary intimacy with Life. Intimate moments of being held in the lap of Goddess give us the courage to continue sacrificing our ordinary constructions of self. To let go of worries about not being enough. I am enough. You are enough. The retreat allowed us to come together and open to all that we are. May we build resonance with the force that wants a more beautiful world for us all — for the benefit of all of Life, all that we are. Hamilton gave us the tools to recognize that I am all. That I am we. Perhaps woundedness itself is nothing more than having forgotten this. Deep gratitude to Hamilton and his team for creating the space to explore our lives and and providing us with the language of love. I recommend this retreat to anyone ready to commit, stay the course, and find the path to heart. I have done a lot of psychedelics and this was the first experience that brought clarity and conviction to my path forward. Deep gratitude.