Visionary

Art Retreat

September 21-October 6, 2026

An elite 14-day mastery sanctuary for creators, lifelong learners, and visionaries ready to Leave behind the noise of accumulation to master:
right-brain flow states
decode your cosmic blueprint
and paint the legacy of your next chapter using a rare painting lineage of the Old Masters.
Fully curated. Zero decision load.
Strictly limited to 15 private ocean-view villas.

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THE PORTAL OPENS IN

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THE INVITATION

No Prior

Art Experience Necessary

Join us for a two week art experience where you will understand more deeply and express your astrological blueprint on canvas while learning visionary art techniques.

THE EXPERIENCE

The Experience Details

LOCATION

Zipolite, Oaxaca, Mexico

The beautiful beach town of the Pacific coast

ARTIST GUIDES

Emma Garrard & Selena Jane

Masters of the visionary art lineage

DURATION

Fourteen Days of Initiation

Two Weeks of total immersion

CURRICULUM

Your Journey Through the Portal

Day 1

Your Astrological Blueprint and the First Mark
Birthchart overview and intuitive painting to release the inner critic

Discover the main themes of your personal astrological chart to begin tapping into your own symbology before playing in paint.The artistic journey begins with surrendering to instinct. No rules, no plan — only the invitation to make marks without judgement and discover what lives beneath conscious thought. This is where the portal opens.

Day 2

The language of the unconscious and sacred geometry as foundation
Automatism: surrealist free painting and the mischtechnik

Drawing from the surrealist tradition pioneered by André Breton and embraced by the visionary lineage, delving into the artworks of our own father of Visionary art Ernst Fuchs and our teachers who learned directly from him. Automatism bypasses the rational mind entirely. Your hand moves, your deeper self speaks. The technique of decalcomania will be demonstrated and experienced. Watch what arrives when control steps aside.From chaos we create harmony! Learn to use archetectural grids to organize your artwork into pleasing compositions. Discover the golden ratio and more

Day 3

The Inner Made Outer and the Living Symbol
Composing your personal sacred painting and iconography, mythology and personal archetypes

With all techniques now internalised, students begin the full composition of their personal sacred painting — a visual translation of their astrological blueprint, inner world, and symbolic language onto canvas. This is the initiation moment: the inner dimension becoming permanently visible. Drawing from the rich symbolic vocabulary of Fuchs, Blake, and the alchemical tradition, students deepen the iconographic content of their paintings — weaving mythological archetypes, personal symbols, and astrological imagery into a coherent sacred visual language.

Day 4

The face of the numinous
Visionary portraiture

View portraiture from visionary artists including Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Olivia Jane, and more to appreciate the range from realism to abstract captures of the human form.

Day 5

The Alchemy Begins
Introduction to Mischtechnik: The Mixed Technique of Ernst Fuchs

The mischtechnik is the jewel of the visionary art lineage — a layered oil and tempera technique developed by the Old Masters and revived and refined by Ernst Fuchs to achieve luminous, gem-like depth impossible with any other method. Today we begin with the foundational underpainting, building the first layer of the inner world onto canvas.

Day 6

Light From within
Mischtechnik: Glazing and Building Luminosity

Observing the light from artists such as Amanda Sage and Daniel Mirante where thin, transparent glazes are laid over the dried underpainting, each layer adding depth, glow, and dimensionality. The technique mirrors the inner work itself — layer by layer, what is hidden becomes radiant and visible.

Day 7

Refinement and Revelation
Advanced Mischtechnik Glazing and Detail Work

Finer detail work, deeper glazes, and more precise brushwork bring the painting toward its fully realised form. Students learn tools and techniques for achieving refined accuracy — fine liner brushes, optical blending, and the layering of symbolic detail into the composition.

Day 8

The Canvas Recieves You
Entering your Personal sacred work

The teachings dissolve into instinct. You stop learning and start channeling — the canvas is no longer an exercise, it is a mirror of your entire inner cosmos.

Day 9

You are the artist now
Painting from the Inside Out

No demonstration to follow, no technique to practice. Only you, your vision, and the living painting that is becoming a record of who you truly are.

Day 10

The work Speaks Back
Deep Listening in the Studio

The painting begins to tell you what it needs. This is the integration alchemists gift — the ability to respond rather than direct, to be in dialogue with what you have created.

Day 11

The Conversation Evolves
An energetic exchange is at play

The painting begins to tell you what it needs. This is the integration alchemists gift — the ability to respond rather than direct, to be in dialogue with what you have created.

Day 12

The Painting Knows its Name
The sacred work arrives at itself

Something shifts. The painting crosses a threshold from process into presence — it becomes an ARTIFACT with its own soul, carrying the full weight of your fourteen-day initiation.

Day 13

The Offering
Sacred Sharing Ceremony and Completion

The final day is a ceremony of completion and sharing. Each student presents their painting to the group — not as a critique but as a sacred offering — speaking to the inner world it represents. The portal does not close. It becomes something you carry within you forever.

DAILY FLOW

The Rhythm of Each Day

08:00 - 10:00
The Morning Threshold
Nourishment and Daily Practice
10:00 - 02:00
The Focus Time
Lecture and demonstration with studio practice
02:00 - 03:00
Communal Lunch
Together We Eat and Reflect
3:00 - 7:00
The Golden Hour
Studio Time and Sunset
7:00 - 9:00
The Gathering
Optional evening community activities

YOUR TEACHERS

Meet Your Guides

Two visionary artists who hold space where painting becomes prayer, where the canvas becomes a mirror for the soul.

Emma Garrard

Emma Garrard is a visionary and transformational artist whose luminous, spiritually rich paintings act as portals — light guiding the viewer back to the source. Emma began her formal training in 2015 at the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art and has since curated immersive installations at globally beloved gathering spaces including Burning Man, the Global Eclipse Gathering, Earth Frequency, Envision, and Boomtown. Before her life in paint, she spent nearly a decade as an international tattoo artist working across the globe — a craft that honed her dedication to mark-making as a sacred act. Her work draws from plant spirits, animal spirits, the elements, and ancestral wisdom, creating imagery that speaks directly to the soul's inner dreaming. Emma continues to paint, tattoo, and weave beauty into the world.
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Selena Jane

Selena Jane is a visionary artist, astrologer, and devotional channel whose work bridges the seen and unseen. A lifelong creator, and 19 year art teacher veteran, her formal visionary art training includes studies at the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art in Italy. Her practice is deeply rooted in ceremony — perhaps most powerfully expressed through her Lunar Archetypes project, in which she committed for one full year to painting the energies of each new and full moon within 24 hours of the moon phase, with a corresponding poem channeled through upon each painting's completion. Works like Emergence of the Reishi Queen, painted while communing with other artists on the legendary Vision Train, reveal an artist who doesn't merely depict the numinous, but moves through it in real time. Selena also offers astrological readings and astrocartography, bringing the same intuitive depth to her guidance work as to her art.
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THE ART

WITNESS the vibe

The best way to get to know an artist is through her art. Click any of the photos below to see them in better detail.

A Sacred Partnership

Together, Emma and Selena hold space where painting becomes prayer, where the canvas becomes a mirror for the soul, and where participants are invited to create from the deepest well of who they are.

INCLUDED

What Is Included

Your tuition will cover lodging, breakfast, and lunch, and optional evening activities that will strengthen your connection to self, nature, and the community.

LODGING

Comfortable ocean view accommodations in the beautiful beach town of Zipolite, Oaxaca.

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Nourishing meals throughout the day to sustain your creative immersion.

Evening Activation Activities

Optional evening ceremonies, movement, and community gatherings to deepen your experience.

ACCOMODATIONS

Zipolite, Mexico

Steps from the ocean, we are planning experiences like yoga, ocean walks, sound journeys, temazcal and a fun and healthy environment. Your focus belongs on your transformation, not logistics. Fly directly into Huatulco International Airport (HUX) or Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM). From there, taxis and airport shuttles can be seamlessly arranged to bring you straight to our ocean-front sanctuary in Zipolite.

Once you step foot on the property, every single detail is completely handled so your nervous system can finally drop into a pure flow state.

CHOOSE YOUR PATH

Investment in Your Transformation

Fourteen days of visionary art initiation, sacred guidance, and complete transformation. Deposit options and payment plans are available in some cases, please send us an email at go@activationportal.com for more information.

Private Ocean View Room

Private sanctuary for deep immersion

$5000
  • Private single room
  • Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily
  • Evening activation activities
  • Sacred sharing ceremonies
  • Includes Free Massage
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