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Sept 28-October 3, 2025
in Provence, France A Retreat for Everyone $2600 Double Occupancy or $2495 with early registration by May 1, 2025! |
A Special One-Time Opportunity!
2025 Sacred Magdalene Pilgrimage A journey through the heart of Provence in France Two thousand years ago, Mary Magdalene fulfilled the inner wisdom teachings of Christ and brought them to the shores of France, where she spent the last years of her life in a high mountain cave. Trace her footsteps and rediscover the transforming power of her love, now when we need it most! |
What we love, we become, and what we become, we discover to be the deepest truth of our own being.
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Two thousand years ago, Mary Magdalene saw the deepest truths of her own being reflected in her beloved companion Yeshua. She devoted herself that truth, realized and embodied it, and traveled across oceans to infuse the world with the light of her realization. For the first three hundred years of Christian history she was recognized as the "Apostle to the Apostles," the companion and lineage bearer of Yeshua, or Jesus.
By oral tradition, Mary fled the crucifixion to Egypt. She was cast out of Alexandria with seven other myrrhbearing women and one man, St. Lazarus, in a boat with no sails or oars. They came ashore in Provence, where she spent the last twenty years of her life in a high mountain cave, communing with her Divine Beloved. Her relics were found there in simple tomb, confirmed by DNA testing to be the bones of a middle-eastern woman in her 50's, who lived two thousand years ago. |
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Our world cries out for a new way of being human that is deeply embodied, integrative, and profoundly relational, reconnecting us with ourselves, each other, our world, and the Divine Beloved within our own hearts. A way of being human that balances the divine masculine and the divine feminine, and honors the sacredness of all life. Mary Magdalene can show us how.
On this six-day journey through Provence we will follow the ancient pilgrimage trail that traced the footsteps of Mary Magdalene from the shore where her boat landed in the picturesque seaside village of Saintes Maries de la Mer, to the streets of Marseilles where she lived and taught, to the sacred grotto where she spent her life in ecstatic union with her Divine Beloved, and finally to her crypt in Saint Maximin. We will visit the tomb of her sister Martha; the relics of Mary of Jacob, Mary Salome, and Sara la Noire, part of the community of myrrhbearing women that supported Mary, and the churches where traditions say St. Lazarus spent his last years. |
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Mary Magdalene's presence permeates these places in a profound and deeply impactful way. As you marvel at the stories of Mary's life and immerse yourself in the wisdom teachings she embodied, you may begin, as I have, to experience her as a gentle and fiercely loving companion, guide, and wisdom teacher, helping you to reclaim your own wholeness, re-integrate your fragmented psyche, reconnect every part of you to the deepest truth of your own being, open the eyes of your heart and draw you into the most tender and loving intimacy with the Divine Beloved who dwells in your own heart.
We will travel together on a comfortable private bus and stay in four-star hotels conveniently located to our destinations. Our trip will be guided by Veronique Flayol and Hunter Flournoy, lifelong devotees and students of Mary Magdalene. They will lead you through simple ceremonies drawn from her traditions and share stories of her life, her veneration in Provence, and teachings drawn from the apocryphal gospels and oral traditions to help you connect to her personally and apply her wisdom in your own life. You will also recieve a carefully curated selection of texts and contemplative practices to work with as you prepare for our journey together. This is far more that a tour -- it is a pilgrimage, created specifically to help us reclaim the wisdom, power, and love of a true spiritual master -- in a time when the world needs her most! |
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Our Itinerary
Sunday 28 Sept: Arrival, visit the Church and Tomb of St. Martha at Tarascon and arrive in Saintes Maries de la mer. Welcome and introduction to the life and teachings of Magdalene. Monday 29 Sept: Visit Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Village and Church with the Relics of Mary of Jacob, Mary Salome, and Sara la Noire. Participate in a blessing ceremony for our pilgrimage, calling in the support of the great spiritual community of myrrhbearing women that will watch over our journey. Tuesday 30 Sept: Visit les Aygalades cave hermitage, the Cathedral Major of Marseille with the relics of St. Lazarus, Saint Victor where he served and prayed and the site of a black Madonna, and Chartreux Church, an important site on the ancient Magdalene pilgrimage trail. Wednesday 1 Oct: Visit the Crypt of Magdalene in Basilica of St Maximin, explore the village, and return to our hotel for a workshop on the tradition of sacred annointing, where you will make your own sacred annointing oil. Thursday 2 Oct: Full day at St Baume mountain to visit the Sacred Grottos, wander the mountain, and explore the Visitor Center. Friday 3 Oct: Au revoir! Earl morning transfer for our flights! Following our final morning of sacred time, we have breakfast and depart for the airport for our flights home taking the power of the eternal divine feminine with us. And the transformation, spiritual insights, priceless memories, and new spiritual practices with us. |
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Veronique Flayol is a lecturer certified by the French Ministry of Culture specializing in pilgrimages and spiritual journeys. She lives in Provence at the foot of the mountain where Mary Magdalene spent the last 30 years of her life. She became close to Mary Magdalene from a young age when with a group of friends, she created the Association Santo Madaleno (from the Provençal, our local language, means St Mary Magdalene) whose purpose is to defend and uphold the traditions. She also has a certification in aromatherapy. She loves to work with the energy and the spirit of the plants, she prepares her own meditation oils and organizes workshops to make onctions to pay tribute to Mary Magdalene.
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Hunter Flournoy (pictured right) is the owner and director of Spirit Journeys. A heart-centered life coach, therapist, and spiritual healer, Hunter teaches skills for self-love, conscious breathing, and spiritual practice to help people break free from shame, trauma, and addiction, and create joyful lives. His work integrates two decades as a licensed psychotherapist with twenty-five years of experience in the world's shamanic and mystical traditions, including the Buddhist, Sufi, Buddhist, Eastern Christian, Toltec, and Currandero traditions. Hunter offers individual sessions by phone and in person, retreats, ceremonies, and journeys around the world. To learn more about Hunter and his work, go to www.hunterflournoy.com.
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Registration
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RETREAT DATES: September 28-October 3, 2025
LOCATION: Provence, France
NEAREST AIRPORT: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)
SINGLE SUPPLEMENTS: not available due to limited space on this journey!
ARRIVAL: We will meet at 1.00 pm at Marseille airport on Sunday Sept. 28. The meeting point is Maison yellow, Terminal 1, ground floor. If you miss our bus, you can have at their disposal another private minivan / or a private sedan up to 3 people later (3.30 pm or later) to transport you to Saintes Maries (you won't have the visit to Tarascon then, of course). The price is 400€ for the minivan and 300€ for the car paid in cash, directly to the driver or to Veronique.
DEPARTURE We will depart the hotel at 8:30 am on October 3, arriving at the airport around 10 am. Please book your return flight for 12 pm or after -- and remember that arriving 2 hours in advance for international flights and 1 hour for domestic flights is recommended.
TEMPERATURE: The temperature in Provence ranges between a chilly 40° F at night to a comfortably 70° F in the day.
RETREAT COST and PAYMENT DEADLINES:
Full cost: $2600 per person (for double occupancy).
Early enrollment discount price of $2495 if registered before May 1, 2025
Deposit to hold your space for the retreat: $780 (30%) before June 1, 2025
Second payment of $780 due by June 1, 2025
Full payment / remaining balance is due no later than July 1, 2025*
* Registrations are gladly accepted after July 1, 2025 based on availability.
INCLUDED: 6 days/5 nights lodging, Private group transfer back and forth to Marseille Airport, V.A.T and taxes, daily guided visits + entrance fees to the monuments, breakfasts at the hotels, annointing workshop including material and booklet, pdf of teachings and contemplative practices, and all guide services from Veronique and Hunter.
NOT INCLUDED: Round trip air travel expenses to France, personal insurance, meals and drinks other than included breakfasts at the hotels, personal purchases, tips in the restaurants, travel Insurance.
RIGHT OF PORTRAIT: By registering, the participant consents to the following conditions regarding photographs taken at the event:
1. Participants agree to refrain from sharing photographs of other participants publicly through any medium without explicit verbal permission from all persons recognizable in their photographs.
2. The organizer reserves the right to take photographs during event activities and during free times at the event, and to copy, edit, enhance, crop or otherwise alter any photo for use in publications, including print or web-based publications.
3. The organizer agrees to consult with participants before publishing any photograph in which a participant's face can be recognized, and upon the participant's request to alter the participant's likeness to prevent recognition.
4. The participant understands that all photos taken by the organizer are the property of the organizer, and the participant is not entitled to any compensation or royalties for the use of the photos.
OUR COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS: Over the years, we’ve evolved several community agreements that we ask all participants to agree to during the event, to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.
COVID POLICY: Hunter Flournoy, Spirit Journeys, their agents and employees will do everything they can to protect retreat participants, staff, and the general public in compliance with all public health guidelines, and will keep me informed of those steps in a timely manner. These precautions may change and evolve over time, in response to the evolving public health situation. Participants agree to comply with these precautions, and understand that failure to comply with these written or verbal instructions from staff may result in being denied access or asked to leave the premises, without a refund. Participants will be asked to refrain from attending if they have experienced respiratory symptoms, tested positive for Covid-19, or been exposed to someone known or suspected to be sick with Covid-19. Hunter Flournoy, Spirit Journeys, their agents and employees are not responsible for any potential exposure to Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19.
CANCELATION, CREDIT AND REFUND POLICY: Cancellations made before May 1, 2025 are subject to the forfeiture of all deposit monies paid (unless we can find another person to fill your reservation). Reservations cancelled on or after May 1, 2024 and before June 1, 2025 are subject to a cancellation fee in the amount of $780 (30% of the total journey cost) and are nonrefundable. Reservations cancelled on or after June 1, 2025 and before July 1, 2025, are subject to a cancellation fee in the amount of $1560 (60% of the journey cost) and are non-refundable. Reservations canceled on or after July 1, 2025 are subject to a cancellation fee in the amount of 100% of the total journey cost and are nonrefundable. Hunter Flournoy and Spirit Journeys also reserve the right to cancel any program at any time, for reasons other than Covid-19, including Act of God, safety reasons, emergencies, reasons beyond our control, or under-enrollment. Should a program cancellation become necessary for any of these reasons, including under-enrollment, before or after participant departure, every effort will be made to refund recoverable costs to participants. The time of program cancellation will determine the actual recoverable costs. The closer the program is to the start date, the less recoverable costs will be available. Non-recoverable program expenses, including airline deposits, excursion expenses, housing fees, reservation deposits, financial fees and fees levied by registration and payment services, cannot be refunded. Additionally, Hunter and Spirit Journeys will make every effort to offer credit in the amount of non-recoverable costs towards future programs within one calendar year from the dates of the cancelled program. The amount of credit offered on any particular program depends upon the cost structure of that individual program. **Because full refunds are often not possible, participants may wish to consider purchasing trip cancellation insurance that can be obtained through many travel agents or insurance companies. Policies vary on what triggers trip cancellation, so participants should check with travel insurance providers for more details.
LOCATION: Provence, France
NEAREST AIRPORT: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)
SINGLE SUPPLEMENTS: not available due to limited space on this journey!
ARRIVAL: We will meet at 1.00 pm at Marseille airport on Sunday Sept. 28. The meeting point is Maison yellow, Terminal 1, ground floor. If you miss our bus, you can have at their disposal another private minivan / or a private sedan up to 3 people later (3.30 pm or later) to transport you to Saintes Maries (you won't have the visit to Tarascon then, of course). The price is 400€ for the minivan and 300€ for the car paid in cash, directly to the driver or to Veronique.
DEPARTURE We will depart the hotel at 8:30 am on October 3, arriving at the airport around 10 am. Please book your return flight for 12 pm or after -- and remember that arriving 2 hours in advance for international flights and 1 hour for domestic flights is recommended.
TEMPERATURE: The temperature in Provence ranges between a chilly 40° F at night to a comfortably 70° F in the day.
RETREAT COST and PAYMENT DEADLINES:
Full cost: $2600 per person (for double occupancy).
Early enrollment discount price of $2495 if registered before May 1, 2025
Deposit to hold your space for the retreat: $780 (30%) before June 1, 2025
Second payment of $780 due by June 1, 2025
Full payment / remaining balance is due no later than July 1, 2025*
* Registrations are gladly accepted after July 1, 2025 based on availability.
INCLUDED: 6 days/5 nights lodging, Private group transfer back and forth to Marseille Airport, V.A.T and taxes, daily guided visits + entrance fees to the monuments, breakfasts at the hotels, annointing workshop including material and booklet, pdf of teachings and contemplative practices, and all guide services from Veronique and Hunter.
NOT INCLUDED: Round trip air travel expenses to France, personal insurance, meals and drinks other than included breakfasts at the hotels, personal purchases, tips in the restaurants, travel Insurance.
RIGHT OF PORTRAIT: By registering, the participant consents to the following conditions regarding photographs taken at the event:
1. Participants agree to refrain from sharing photographs of other participants publicly through any medium without explicit verbal permission from all persons recognizable in their photographs.
2. The organizer reserves the right to take photographs during event activities and during free times at the event, and to copy, edit, enhance, crop or otherwise alter any photo for use in publications, including print or web-based publications.
3. The organizer agrees to consult with participants before publishing any photograph in which a participant's face can be recognized, and upon the participant's request to alter the participant's likeness to prevent recognition.
4. The participant understands that all photos taken by the organizer are the property of the organizer, and the participant is not entitled to any compensation or royalties for the use of the photos.
OUR COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS: Over the years, we’ve evolved several community agreements that we ask all participants to agree to during the event, to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.
- Confidentiality: What other participants share is kept confidential.
- Showing Up: Attend all scheduled events, and stay with the group during sessions.
- Respect: For yourself and everyone else.
- Sobriety: Refrain from over-use of recreational substances.
- Stretch Safely: Step outside your comfort zone, never do anything that feels unsafe, and participate at your level.
- Speak Up: Ask for what you need and work with me to create a safe, sacred, and joyful growth experience.
- Self-Care: Take wonderful care of yourself.
COVID POLICY: Hunter Flournoy, Spirit Journeys, their agents and employees will do everything they can to protect retreat participants, staff, and the general public in compliance with all public health guidelines, and will keep me informed of those steps in a timely manner. These precautions may change and evolve over time, in response to the evolving public health situation. Participants agree to comply with these precautions, and understand that failure to comply with these written or verbal instructions from staff may result in being denied access or asked to leave the premises, without a refund. Participants will be asked to refrain from attending if they have experienced respiratory symptoms, tested positive for Covid-19, or been exposed to someone known or suspected to be sick with Covid-19. Hunter Flournoy, Spirit Journeys, their agents and employees are not responsible for any potential exposure to Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19.
CANCELATION, CREDIT AND REFUND POLICY: Cancellations made before May 1, 2025 are subject to the forfeiture of all deposit monies paid (unless we can find another person to fill your reservation). Reservations cancelled on or after May 1, 2024 and before June 1, 2025 are subject to a cancellation fee in the amount of $780 (30% of the total journey cost) and are nonrefundable. Reservations cancelled on or after June 1, 2025 and before July 1, 2025, are subject to a cancellation fee in the amount of $1560 (60% of the journey cost) and are non-refundable. Reservations canceled on or after July 1, 2025 are subject to a cancellation fee in the amount of 100% of the total journey cost and are nonrefundable. Hunter Flournoy and Spirit Journeys also reserve the right to cancel any program at any time, for reasons other than Covid-19, including Act of God, safety reasons, emergencies, reasons beyond our control, or under-enrollment. Should a program cancellation become necessary for any of these reasons, including under-enrollment, before or after participant departure, every effort will be made to refund recoverable costs to participants. The time of program cancellation will determine the actual recoverable costs. The closer the program is to the start date, the less recoverable costs will be available. Non-recoverable program expenses, including airline deposits, excursion expenses, housing fees, reservation deposits, financial fees and fees levied by registration and payment services, cannot be refunded. Additionally, Hunter and Spirit Journeys will make every effort to offer credit in the amount of non-recoverable costs towards future programs within one calendar year from the dates of the cancelled program. The amount of credit offered on any particular program depends upon the cost structure of that individual program. **Because full refunds are often not possible, participants may wish to consider purchasing trip cancellation insurance that can be obtained through many travel agents or insurance companies. Policies vary on what triggers trip cancellation, so participants should check with travel insurance providers for more details.