Beyond the Veil
Friends, you are invited to join us for a weekend of discovery into Altered States of Consciousness, Non-Physical Reality, and Dream Interpretation at Beyond the Veil.
Have you ever wanted to learn more about how consciousness can shift?
Do you wonder what lies beyond the veil of everyday awareness?
Are you curious about the symbolic language of dreams, or how to access deeper truths through inner exploration?
Have you ever:
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Felt like dreams carried messages you didn’t quite understand?
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Slipped into a flow state and lost all sense of time?
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Wondered if this “waking reality” is just one layer of a much deeper structure?
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Sensed that there’s more to you than the roles you play each day?
Beyond the Veil is a gathering for seekers, explorers, and questioners – those called to investigate the edges of consciousness and the symbolic patterns that pulse beneath our daily lives.
Our Vision
To create a shared space for awakening the collective consciousness – moving beyond the illusion of separation – through deep connection, honest communication, and experiential learning that continues after the event, forming a community of like minded, curious individuals.
Our Mission
To gather like-minded seekers and facilitators in a safe, creative, and meaningful container that supports exploration of self, reality, and the symbolic realms – through workshops, presentations, music, storytelling, and ceremony.
Our Purpose
Education, risk minimisation and community building within the Earth Based Medicine Community of Aotearoa.
Over two days, we’ll explore themes of altered states, non-ordinary reality, inner archetypes, dream wisdom, and the dissolution of self.
Through talks, group discussions, experiential practices, shared meals and rituals, we’ll investigate what it means to wake up within this dream – and return with something useful.
Together we’ll delve into:
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Altered States of Consciousness – What lies beyond the “normal” mind, and how do we navigate those expanded realms safely and meaningfully?
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Dream Interpretation – What if your dreams are letters from your deeper self? Learn to decode them, honour them, and act on their wisdom.
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Unity & Separation – Explore the fundamental split: are we truly separate selves, or facets of a larger, unified field of awareness?
This is also a rare chance to connect with like-minded people, share your story, and build lasting community.
We’ll sit in circle, explore symbolism together, and rekindle the ancient human impulse to gather around the “fire” – in whatever form it takes. Whether you’re new to these realms or deeply immersed, you’ll be met with curiosity, honesty, and welcome.
NOTE: This event focuses on education, experience, and integration of non-ordinary states through legal and accessible means. No controlled substances will be present or used at Beyond the Veil.
“Our normal waking consciousness… is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the flimsiest of veils, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different.
We may go through life without suspecting their existence; but apply the requisite stimulus, and at a touch they are there in all their completeness, definite types of mentality which probably somewhere have their field of application and adaptation.”
— William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)
Featured Sessions
Saturday Morning: ALTERED STATES with Andrew
What is “normal” consciousness – and what lies just – or far – beyond it?
This provocative session explores altered states of consciousness: the mind-expanding, boundary-blurring, often ineffable experiences that emerge through dreams, breath, trance, movement, deep meditation, and other time-honoured techniques.
In this thought-provoking talk, we’ll examine:
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What we call “normal” consciousness – and what lies just (or far) beyond it
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Why humans across cultures have always sought altered states
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How these experiences can reshape our beliefs, identities, and lives
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Why intention, context, and integration matter more than method
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And what it means to bring the insights back with us
From ego dissolution to microdosing, we’ll explore how altered states can serve as allies – not for checking out, but for checking in.
Saturday Afternoon: THE REALM OF LIGHT AND SHADOW with Annie
What if we’re not just individuals – but emissaries of a greater field of consciousness, standing at the edge of the unmanifest?
In this expansive and symbol-rich session, Annie explores the dynamic between unity and differentiation – between the infinite field of light we come from and the individuated selves we temporarily inhabit. Through this lens, the world becomes a symbolic landscape, with every person, plant, and planet playing a role in a vast co-created unfolding.
We’ll explore:
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The illusion of individuality – and the deeper reality of unified consciousness
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The purpose of separation, contrast, and free will in this manifest realm
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The nature of karma fields and ancestral imprints
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Cities of Light, spirit guides, and the function of the Over Soul
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How stories, emotions, and shadow arise from deeper collective fields
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What it means to expand the light while walking through the realm of potential
Annie offers a cosmic map for understanding why we’re here, what we carry, and how our lives contribute to the evolution of light itself.
Saturday Afternoon: DREAM INTERPRETATION; A Letter from Home with Jill
‘Dreams are like a letter from home. They are indicators sent to wake us up’
In this insightful and accessible session, Jill invites you to explore your dreams as symbolic reflections of your inner life – rich in meaning, mystery, and guidance.
Whether you remember vivid dreams or rarely recall them at all, this talk will show you how to work with dream content in powerful and practical ways.
We’ll explore:
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Why dreams matter – and what makes them more than just “night stories”
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How to approach dream images as messages, metaphors, and maps
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What neuroscience and depth psychology reveal about dream states
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How speaking your dreams out loud shifts your relationship to them
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Why sharing your dreams with a sacred witness can be healing in itself
Jill brings her passion and deep experience as a dreamwork guide to help you connect with the messages your sleeping self already knows – and wants you to remember.
Sunday Morning: THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND AND THE SYMBOLS WE INTERACT WITH with Mack
What if the patterns of your daily life were shaped more by your unconscious mind than you ever realised?
In this engaging and accessible session, Mack explores how the unseen workings of the unconscious mind influence the way we experience ourselves, others, and the world around us. Drawing on the principles of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and the intriguing realm of hypnotic phenomena, he offers a fresh lens on reality, perception, and imagination.
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Where symbols come from and how they shape our inner maps
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NLP’s principle that the map is not the territory
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Hypnotic phenomena in everyday life
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The creative backbone of the mind and its autopilot mode
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The liminal line between imagination and reality
Whether you’re fascinated by psychology, symbolism, or personal transformation, this session offers both insight and practical takeaways to work more consciously with your own inner landscape.
Sunday Morning: EMBODIED INTEGRATION with Camila
The body is more than a vessel—it’s a living archive, a translator between inner and outer worlds.
In this deeply grounding session, Camila guides you into the wisdom of the body through slow, mindful yoga and myofascial release techniques. These somatic practices are designed to help you integrate insights from altered states, deepen embodied awareness, and regulate your nervous system.
Through gentle movement, breathwork, and fascia release, you’ll be invited to:
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Listen more deeply to your body’s messages
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Release what words can’t fully express
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Soften into presence and emotional attunement
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Land fully in yourself after states of expansion
This session is an invitation to remember your body as an oracle—an essential bridge between the seen and unseen.
Your Hosts
Andrew G
Esoteric and Entheogen Enthusiast | Ritualist | Lifelong Seeker
Andrew is a lifelong explorer of consciousness with over four decades of personal and transpersonal inquiry. His fascination with altered states began in adolescence, stumbling intuitively into meditation and breathwork practices that opened the door to deeper inner work.
His path has included:
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Breathwork and meditation
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Hemispheric synchronisation
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Ashram retreats and contemplative study
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Immersion in natural environments
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Rosicrucian and symbolic traditions
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Practical work with medicinal plants and traditional herbal preparations
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Crafting and delivering guided visualisations
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Respectful exploration of ancestral techniques for shifting perception
Andrew has also completed postgraduate university study in Medicinal Cannabis, complementing his practical and experiential approach with scientific and therapeutic frameworks.
He brings humility, steadiness, and care to the spaces he holds, supporting others as they navigate expanded states and inner transformation. His work is grounded in a lifelong commitment to self-inquiry, integration, and conscious growth.
Dr Annie Southern
PhD, Health Science | Facilitator | Lived Experience Leader | Researcher | Spirituality & Wellbeing Advocate
Dr Annie Southern is a skilled facilitator, educator, and lived experience leader who weaves together spiritual, psychological, and collective wisdom in her approach to healing and transformation. With a PhD in Health Science and a strong background in trauma-informed practice, peer support, and community development, Annie brings a deep presence and grounded compassion to the spaces she holds.
Annie’s workshops draw on her personal and professional journey with mental health, neurodiversity, and spiritual emergence. She creates safe, inclusive environments for exploring soul consciousness, meaning-making, inner multiplicity, and the sacred dimensions of wellbeing.
Her facilitation is rooted in both academic insight and intuitive, embodied knowing, often incorporating reflective practice, storytelling, ritual, and deep listening.
She is committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the spiritual sovereignty of all peoples, and she brings a decolonising, relational lens to all her work.
Annie has facilitated groups across Aotearoa in educational, clinical, community, and spiritual settings, and is dedicated to supporting people to reconnect with their inner wisdom, wholeness, and sacred self.
Jill Natalia
Holistic Counselor | Dream Interpreter | Circle Keeper | Facilitator Trainer
Jill is a Holistic Counselor and Assisted Therapist based in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. She is the founder of Red Tent Aotearoa and Red Tent Australia, as well as a Business Mentor with Conscious Consulting NZ and a Public Speaking Coach. Her work weaves together deep listening, sacred space-holding, and visionary leadership to support personal and collective transformation.
A community-focused change-maker, Jill has dedicated the past 12 years to initiating and nurturing women’s circles, retreats, and non-profit organisations across Australia and Aotearoa training over 120 leaders.
She believes in the power of community to heal, restore, and ripple out across generations—and she has witnessed countless miracles emerge from the simple act of gathering in circle.
Jill is a vivid lifelong dreamer with the gift of recalling dreams as early as age five. Dream interpretation has been a constant companion on her spiritual path. Over the years, she has studied symbolic language and archetypal psychology to refine her natural ability to decode the deeper meaning of dreams.
Her interpretations offer profound insight, often unlocking hidden messages from the subconscious that illuminate the dreamer’s inner world.
At Beyond The Veil, Jill will guide you into the realm of dreams – helping you understand the language of symbols, archetypes, and intuitive wisdom that emerge while we sleep. She invites you to begin recording your dreams now – either by journal or voice memo – so you arrive ready to explore the mysteries they hold.
Maximillian (Mack) Mayell
BSc, Holistic Health Sciences | Empathic Listener | Clinical Hypnotherapist | Trauma-Informed | NLP Practitioner | HypnoCoach
Mack is a hypnotherapist, health coach, and change worker who blends a variety of approaches to help people make meaningful shifts in their lives, behaviours, and patterns. His passion for the unconscious mind grew from an early fascination with flow states—whether in music, sport, or moments of altered awareness—which eventually led him to explore the science and art of hypnotherapy.
A lifelong learner, Mack draws on hypnotherapy, NLP, and other change modalities to help others see the bigger picture and rewrite their inner narratives. New to the world of presenting, he brings fresh enthusiasm and curiosity, eager to share insights into how unconscious processes shape our perceptions and potential.
Camila Nieuwlands
Yoga Facilitator | Myofascial Massage Practitioner | Somatic Integration Guide
Camila offers somatic practices that support integration of altered states and deeper embodied awareness. With training in a range of yoga traditions, her approach now centres on slow, grounding movement and stillness-based practices that foster emotional attunement and nervous system balance.
Her sessions blend gentle yoga, breathwork, and fascia release to help participants soften, feel, and land in themselves—especially in the liminal spaces between inner exploration and daily life. Camila’s facilitation is an invitation to remember the body as a sacred site of insight and integration, holding each participant with presence, curiosity, and care.
WHEN
Saturday, 20th September 10 – 5pm
Sunday 21st September 10 – 2pm
FULL IMMERSION
For best experience spend the weekend with us:
Shared vegan dinner, dance party, bunk-style accommodation, Sunday morning yoga, cacao, market place, and Sunday morning group experience.
WHERE
The Barn, Cracroft Guiding Centre – 151 Cashmere Road, Christchurch
TICKETS
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Full Weekend Pass – $444
Includes dinner, accommodation, yoga and all presentations, entertainment and a group experiential session. -
Saturday Only – $222 (no dinner or accommodation)
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Saturday & Sunday – $375 (no dinner, accommodation or yoga)
Coupon for 10% off full weekend experience: VEIL10 (expires 24th Aug)
| Ticket Type | Price | Cart |
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| Weekend Pass | $444 | |
| Day Pass - Saturday Only | $222 | |
| Day Pass - Saturday + Sunday | $375 |