What is Apotheosis?

Apotheosis is…

• A spiritual-psychedelic retreat that brings together students of life from all over the world to catalyze breakthroughs and accelerate growth.
  
  

• A carefully curated series of peak experiences designed to show you what is truly possible as a human being.
  
  

• A one-of-a-kind transformational event integrating plant medicine with myriad other philosophical and spiritual practices.
  
  

• A loving, accepting environment that births powerful community, camaraderie, and (re-)connection with self, others, and nature.

Apotheosis is a modern rite of passage. It is one of the first retreats in the world to incorporate a truly diverse array of spiritual, shamanic, and philosophical modalities to create a uniquely enlightening oasis.

We select groups of wonderful human beings from all over planet Earth and bring them together in magical locations for several days of uncommonly meaningful and sacred experiences.

Let’s Go on an Extraordinary Adventure 

“Apotheosis” is an ancient Greek word that means, “the becoming or making into a divine being,” or “the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax.”

For us, Apotheosis symbolizes those heroes who voluntarily journey beyond the threshold of their current world, overcome fear, cast off limitations, and are then reborn.

They experience an illumination of their own Being.

At Apotheosis, you will be initiated into deep healing and awakening practices that have been handed down over thousands of years from the wisdom traditions of the past.

We harmoniously integrate modalities such as yoga, meditation, plant medicine ceremonies, breathwork, fasting, ecstatic dance, nature immersion, philosophical dialogue, and more, in order to occasion deep healing and spiritual transformation.

You’re invited to try all that your heart desires, venture with us into the unknown, and stretch yourself beyond the boundaries of your current world.

Group practices, workshops, and ceremonies are balanced by meals and free time in which we drop back, relax, converse openly, and integrate our profound experiences.

To attend Apotheosis is to step through a portal, leave behind the ordinary world, and enter a mythical land where warm-hearted people freely explore human potential.

For a few precious days, we forget time and the outside world and dare to aspire upward to the highest ideal we can collectively imagine.

If you choose to attend, you will be changed.

You will discover parts of yourself you didn’t know existed.

You will find you’re capable of more than you realized.

You will expand and deepen your mind, heart, and soul.

You will see that the world is fuller and more wondrous than you had dared to dream.

Do you feel called to join us?

PAST APOTHEOSIS RETREATS

We’ve now hosted five Apotheosis Retreats since the inception of this adventure in May of 2018.

~110 students of life from 30+ countries and six continents have now experienced Apotheosis.

Through yoga, meditation, breathwork, jungle hiking, workshops, plant medicine ceremonies, ecstatic dance, and so much more, groups of relative strangers have become brothers and sisters, and healed and grown and transformed dramatically in the process.

The outpouring of openness, acceptance, and love summoned by every single Apotheosis group has been truly healing, heartwarming, blissful, and profound. It has been so beautiful to witness these events and be part of them. We’ve overflowed with love and gratitude for everyone who has attended or helped make them possible.

Each time, through myriad practices, modalities, and ceremonies, everyone’s walls have come crashing down, and the group has melted into one another in a truly heartwarming supernova of Love and Connection.

Together we’ve attained mystical heights of compassion, joy, presence, and tranquility. It has felt like unearthing an ancient Universal Communal Love hidden deep within the human spirit.

These experiences, in short, have been tremendous. The impact was greater than we had dreamt, and it has become overwhelmingly clear that we need to continue creating Apotheosis retreats—to provide this uniquely meaningful opportunity to more people.

Words From Apotheosis PARTICIPANTS

Apotheosis Outcomes

After Apotheosis 1.0, we surveyed attendees, and here’s what we found:

Meaningfulness

• 93.3% of survey respondents ranked Apotheosis in the top 10 most meaningful experiences of their lives.

• 73.3% ranked Apotheosis in the top 5 most meaningful experiences of their lives.

• And 6.7% said Apotheosis was the single most meaningful experience of their lives.

Spiritual Significance

• 86.7% of survey respondents ranked Apotheosis in the top 5 most spiritually significant experiences of their lives.

• And 40% said Apotheosis was the single most spiritually significant experience of their lives.

Well-Being and Life Satisfaction

• 93.3% of survey respondents said their sense of personal well-being or life satisfaction increased moderately or more as a result of Apotheosis.

• 60% said their sense of personal well-being or life satisfaction increased very much as a result of Apotheosis.

Our Mission

To create and hold a sacred space in which individuals are radically free to be themselves and to feel the ecstasy of being alive.

To catalyze deep identity-level personal transformations and spiritual epiphanies leading to greater well-being and fulfillment.

To facilitate an environment of divine community and unconditional acceptance and love, in which all beings are embraced with open arms.

To challenge you to overcome your self-limiting beliefs and awaken to the divine potential dormant in your life.

To assist in the healing of the planet and the co-creation of a more beautiful future for all sentient beings in the Cosmos.

To remain non-dogmatic in our approach, equipping individuals with the tools to find their own path to truth and liberation.

To make every Apotheosis retreat a singular, unique artistic creation.

To act from a place of love and integrity in all that we do and all that we build.

THE APOTHEOSIS TEAM

The core group who envision Apotheosis and bring it to life.

Sacred Plant Medicine Ceremonies

“Plant medicine” refers to the use of certain psychoactive plants for spiritual or transformational purposes.

For millennia, cultures across the planet have used plant medicines, or entheogens, to induce mystical, transcendent, or non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Such states allow individuals to have personal and creative breakthroughs, heal deep emotional wounds, break addictions, ‘reset’ their minds, experience profound awe, gain a deep sense of meaning and sacredness, and much more.

These medicines are some of the most powerful tools available to mankind. At Apotheosis, we dream of a world in which everyone who feels called can experience plant medicines in a safe, legal, ceremonial context.

We are making this possible by hosting retreats in locations where specific plant medicines can be safely obtained and utilized within the bounds of local laws.

Our team leverages decades of research on entheogens/psychedelics and the collective wisdom of the global psychedelic community to uphold best practices and create ideal conditions for life-enhancing experiences.

We invite you to experience plant medicine with us in a safe, supportive, loving context optimized for maximum benefit.

More Words From Apotheosis PARTICIPANTS

To read more words from Apotheosis participants, visit our Testimonials page.

Is Apotheosis Right For You? 

Apotheosis is an ideal fit for you if: 

• You feel stuck in some way and are yearning to break through and take your life to the next level

• You feel held back in life by fear, anxiety, guilt, over-attachment to the past, or other negative emotional patterns

• You want to find a real tribe of passionate, curious, growth-minded individuals

• You feel ready to leave your comfort zone, have new experiences, and learn firsthand what is possible and what you’re capable of

• You want to experience the deep healing and meaning that arise from an experience of community, vulnerability, and unconditional love

• You’re curious about psychedelics and want to experience them in a safe, supportive, ceremonial setting

• You’re a fan of HighExistence and want to spend 1-on-1 time with members of the HighExistence team

• You’re eager to begin realizing your true potential and want to accelerate your self-development process

• You feel an intuitive call to join us, almost as if you’re meant to have this experience

Apotheosis is not for you if:

• You’re not ready to be brave and move beyond your comfort zone

• You’re not able to be compassionate and accepting toward all kinds of people

• You’re unable to be completely honest with our team

• You have a family history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, or certain other psychological disorders (and want to participate in psychedelic ceremonies)

• You’re currently taking prescription anti-depressant medications and want to participate in plant medicine ceremonies (you likely need to ween yourself off these for ~4-8+ weeks first)

• You’re just looking to get high and party

Frequently Asked Questions

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Each Apotheosis is priced differently, and there is some flexibility to the tuition, as we work with people to try to make it accessible for as many people as we can. The price for an Apotheosis retreat tends to fall between $2,000 - $3,000. This price is all-inclusive of everything other than your travel costs. Scholarship options are available.

Are food and lodging included in the price?

Yes, they are. Once you get to one of our retreats, everything is provided for the duration of your stay.  

How does transportation work?

You will purchase your own flights and fly to the destination country. Once you reach a specified meeting point in the destination country, we provide chartered transportation to and from the retreat location. You may also find your own transport to and from the retreat location, if you prefer to arrive early or stay longer.

How many people attend a single retreat?

It depends. Typically there will be 12-20 individual attendees and 4-6 facilitators and staff members.

ARE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE?

Yes, we endeavor to offer scholarships for each event. If you feel deeply called to attend and the cost of attending a retreat is financially prohibitive for you, please get in touch with us and we’ll let you know what is possible. Our scholarships typically reduce the total cost by ~10%. It is our sincere wish that anyone who yearns to attend one of our retreats is able to.

WHAT IS YOUR REFUND POLICY?

After you submit a deposit for Apotheosis, it will be refundable for one week after you submit your payment, after which point it will become non-refundable. If something unforeseen arises and you can't attend, contact us at team@highexistence.com, and we will work with you. You can read our full refund policy here.

Why should I do this?

We believe there are countless reasons to attend Apotheosis. The profound meaning and significance that emerge at our events cannot be understood until you experience it directly for yourself—it’s truly life-altering.

Ultimately, though, only you can answer this question. We recommend looking deep within yourself, envisioning yourself attending Apotheosis, imagining how you might grow and learn, and seeing if you feel a strong intuitive call to attend. Listen to your heart.