November 12, 13, and 14, 2026
Your Soul is the Bridge Retreat
An initiation into following the Soul and embodying your sacred gifts
A 3-day immersive retreat held online via Zoom
Limited seats to maintain the intimacy of the Soul field
You have felt it for a long time now. The pull. The knowing. The gift that has been moving through your life quietly, persistently, asking to be claimed.
Maybe you have already begun to answer the call. Maybe you have been circling it for years, sensing that something larger is waiting on the other side of your yes. Maybe you arrived here through a ceremony, or through The Altar, or simply because the ancestors guided you to this page at exactly the right moment.
Wherever you are in the journey, this retreat is an invitation to go deeper. Not to just learn about being a sacred bridge—but to claim it. To step across the threshold, in community, over three extraordinary days, and commit to the devotional path your Soul has been calling you toward.
You'll leave with clarity about your gift, the language to name it, and the inner architecture to hold it with integrity, neutrality, and love.
Over three extraordinary days, you will move through a living initiation—Cacao, transmission, ancestral journey, and sacred council—held by one of the most potent energetic arcs of the fall. Each morning opens with Ceremonial Cacao and a teaching transmission from Maggie, moves into a journey into the astral realm, and closes in a council circle where you share, witness, and receive guidance. You provide your own Ceremonial Cacao at home—Maggie will share sourcing guidance before the retreat begins. On the final day, what has moved through you across the weekend will speak. You will offer it aloud as a declaration of commitment to yourself, your devotional path, and the sacred gift your Soul has been asking you to claim.
About Maggie Battista
Maggie Battista is a Sacred Bridge, Soul Philosopher, and Ancestral Medium based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She works at the intersection of soul philosophy, ancestral wisdom, and sacred practice—where your Soul becomes your bridge to the field, your ancestors speak, and you emerge into the fullness of who you came here to be. She has been working with Ceremonial Cacao for over twelve years and received permissions from a council of spiritual leaders to hold Cacao rituals with elements of the Maya tradition, which is part of her own Honduran/Mayan lineage.
You may read her stories and audio transmissions in The Altar on Substack, a sacred online community where your Soul becomes your guide and your ancestors walk beside you.
Day 1: The Jaguar’s Wisdom
Thursday, November 12, 2026—8 Ix · Earth Magic
10am to 1pm MT
The Sacred Bridge—opening the container
8 Ix carries the energy of the jaguar—earth magic, the deep feminine, the intelligence that lives in the body and the land. We begin here, grounded in what is ancient and instinctual. Maggie opens the three-day container with her full origin transmission—the story of being claimed by the gift before she had language for it, of following the ancestors across twelve to fifteen years of initiation, and of finally stepping fully into her identity as a Sacred Bridge. This is the living map. As you hear her story, you begin to recognize your own—the moments you couldn't explain, the people who found you, the knowing you have been quietly carrying. The day closes in council: sharing what is already moving, what is already true, what you are ready to release in order to receive.
8 Ix—the jaguar walks the earth, seeing what lives beneath the surface.
Day 2: The Eagle’s Flight
Friday, November 13, 2026—9 Tz'ikin · Vision
10am to 1pm MT
The Call—recognizing, trusting, and following your Soul's direction
9 Tz'ikin brings the energy of the eagle—vision from above, the ability to see the whole landscape of your life from a place of altitude and clarity. On this second day, we go into the heart of the Soul call. How do you know when something is yours to do? What does a Soul yes feel like versus fear, ego, or the needs of the person in front of you? Through lived stories—a single day when the ancestors found Maggie again and again—this session teaches discernment and emotional mastery as embodied practice, not concept. Following your Soul requires the ability to stay present and grounded in what is moving through you without being swept away by it. The council circle deepens: participants share their own stories of the call, witness each other's recognition, and receive guidance from Maggie and the ancestors together.
9 Tz'ikin—the eagle rises, seeing the full terrain of what your Soul is asking you to become.
Day 3: The Grace of Forgiveness
Saturday, November 14, 2026—10 Ajmak · Forgiveness
10am to 1pm MT
The Container—integrity, neutrality, and the art of devoted practice
10 Ajmak carries the energy of forgiveness—the grace that arrives when you stop carrying what was never yours to hold. This closing day teaches the inner architecture that makes the sacred bridge work sustainable and clean over a lifetime: integrity, neutrality, and truth-telling. But underneath all of it is devotion. The relationship with your Soul and your ancestors is not a transaction. It is a living, breathing covenant—tended daily, not summoned occasionally. The channel stays clear only when you show up to it consistently: to the altar, to the silence, to the dream, to the ordinary moment that is never just ordinary. The day—and the retreat—closes in a witnessed circle of declaration. What emerged across these three days will speak through you. You will offer it aloud, to this community, as a commitment to yourself, your devotional path, and the calling your Soul has been holding for you all along.
10 Ajmak—forgiveness clears the path. What remains is what was always yours.
Each session moves through five movements
10:00am — Resting
Cacao invocation. Arriving. Settling into the Soul field together.
10:30am — Opening
Teaching transmission. The morning's medicine delivered.
11:15am — Receiving
A sound journey into the astral realm together.
12:15pm — Emerging
Sacred council—sharing, witnessing, and questions of Maggie and the ancestors for integration.
1:00pm — Close
Afternoons and evenings are yours to integrate the day’s medicine.
The Altar: Where Devotion Continues
The devotional path doesn't end when the retreat closes. The Altar is Maggie's sacred online membership community—where your Soul becomes your guide, your ancestors walk beside you, and the practice of daily devotion is tended together. Whether you join before the retreat, after, or whenever it feels right, The Altar is where devotion continues. Learn more here.
Retreat Investment — $555
Your investment is for all three days and includes Ceremonial Cacao guidance for sourcing your own supply at home. Maggie will share her preferred Cacao sources and preparation instructions before the retreat begins so you can sit with the same medicine she works with in ceremony.
This retreat is held entirely online via Zoom. All three sessions are held from 10:00am to 1:00pm MT. Please ensure you have a quiet, private space where you can be fully present — lying down for portions of the journey is welcomed and encouraged.
What happens in the astral
Every ceremony moves differently, and every person moves differently within it. But there is a pattern I have witnessed again and again.
In the first ceremony, something is often released. People find themselves crying without knowing why, or feeling a grief they'd tucked away, or expressing something they hadn't let themselves say. This is healing and expression—the body clearing what it has been holding so the channel can open.
In the second, something softens. There is less to push against. People describe a gentleness, an integration, a sense of pieces settling into place that had been scattered.
And in the third—or the fourth, or whenever your Soul decides—something emerges. This is where people begin to see.
What people see in the astral varies. Some meet their ancestors, sometimes ones they never knew, sometimes ones they have been longing to reach. Some encounter an energy or a being that wishes to collaborate with them—a guide, an ally, a presence that has been waiting. Some hear their own Soul speak directly, telling them plainly that it is time to step into what they came here to carry. And some sleep, which is its own kind of receiving, the body taking what it needs while the mind gets out of the way.
You may not see anything the first time. You may see everything. Both are correct. The field gives you what you are ready for, and it is never nothing.
“Attending Maggie’s Cacao Ceremony and her profound healing meditation for the Sacred Bridge Trilogy was a deeply nourishing experience for my heart and soul. From the moment I arrived, Maggie created a sacred sanctuary where everyone felt genuinely seen, held, and safe to open to healing. Her gentle presence, heartfelt hospitality, and intuitive guidance wove together an atmosphere of love, trust, and transformation. It was a beautiful reminder that when we gather with intention, healing ripples through every heart in the room. I left feeling more connected, and deeply grateful for the sacred space she so lovingly created.”
— N. M.
“I didn’t know what to expect but the experience was very positive and healing; it exceeded my expectations. Your house was beautiful and welcoming. It was good that our group was small and I didn’t feel pressured on time. I liked it when you asked each of us of our questions and concerns. I liked it when you worked on me during the Kundalini initiation. I had many insightful moments and received answers to my questions. Your energy felt great and my spirit welcomed it. I cried so much that my eyes stayed puffy until the next day. The food was so yummy, I’m still craving for more. I’m looking forward to having more sessions with you and would love to use your support to help me stay connected with my higher self. ”
— L. A.
“Thank you. It was a profound experience and one I am still sitting with. My dreams have been quite vivid the last couple weeks and even more so the last couple nights, with some of these dreams feeling very real with me as an observer/participant. I appreciate and honor the sacred bridge you opened for me. I hope to work with you again in the future.”
— K. H.
“Receiving a Kundalini transmission from Maggie is a complete sensory experience. I felt nurtured and held by the beautiful environment she creates with love and devotion to Shakti. I am forever grateful to her presence, insight, and warmth—an overall wonderful experience. Thank you for a beautiful ceremony. It was deeply nourishing.”
— S. G.
“Sitting in Cacao Circle with Maggie and others felt safe and magical. I felt more connected to myself and the other souls present. Maggie’s words of wisdom and storytelling gave me permission to provide grace and compassion towards my own soul’s voice and welcome in the depth of my own being.”
— L. F.
“Thank you for providing such a beautiful space for community, guidance, realization, and more. What has stayed with me? I think the ongoing connection to allowing me to be me without saving the world. Not exactly sure what that looks like except I know it is a journey.”
—L.D.
“My journeys with Ceremonial Cacao are not like other ceremonies. In Mayan traditions, they actually do not hold ceremonies with Cacao.
Instead, they make kotzij' (rituals) to offer reverence, intention, and gratitude to the heart of the earth (Cacao) and energies that create and support our reality, paving a path for our spiritual evolution.
My ancestors called me to Cacao and offered me a program that fosters an inner journey to retrieve parts of your Soul and reconcile or make peace within your ancestral lines.
In a Soul Journey, you will witness the rising of your own Soul’s wisdom so you may embody it and attract all that is meant for you in this lifetime.”
— Maggie Battista
“I just wanted to really thank you for this incredible experience. I’m looking forward to seeing you again.”
—C.S.
“Thank you so much Maggie for a profound experience in the ‘Your Soul is the Bridge’ Ritual on Sunday.”
—E.A.
“I truly can’t believe how much has shifted for me since the Cacao Ceremony. It’s unbelievable how Cacao and my grandmother came to me at the right time to tell me to be ready for these shifts. I was blown away!”
—K.Y.
