Why We Created the Merkaba Alumni Series

By Christopher Shaw Founder of Merkaba Retreats | Keeper of the Temple Flame

There are stories that are too holy to rush. Stories that don’t belong in a brochure or bullet point. Stories that must be witnessed, not summarized.

At Merkaba Retreats, we’ve had the honor of sitting beside souls as they return to their truth. We’ve seen men, women, and non-binary mystics fall to their knees in remembrance. We’ve held the trembling, the laughter, the silence that comes after real transformation.

And yet… so much of what happens inside this temple is invisible to the world. Until now.

The Merkaba Alumni Series was created to bring those stories forward—not as testimonials or sales tools, but as transmissions. These are the voices of those who walked through the fire and returned with gold. These are the initiates who said yes not only to their healing—but to their path.

The Merkaba Alumni Series

🎙 What the Series Is:

• A sacred storytelling offering from our living temple

• A space where alumni share the truth of their experience—raw, real, and unpolished

• A bridge for those who are on the edge of saying yes to their own soul

• A place for future leaders to see what is possible through the path of the sacred

🌀 Why It Matters:

We live in a world flooded with noise—but starving for real resonance. The Merkaba Alumni Series is not here to shout louder. It’s here to ring like a bell—gently, clearly, and in divine timing. So the right ones can hear it.

When a soul shares their truth from the seat of remembrance, it activates something in the hearts of others. That’s how the temple grows.

🔱 Our First Offering

In Episode 1, I sit with Aeon Archer—who first arrived as a participant, unsure of what was next… and now walks beside me as a facilitator, co-leader, and partner in both temple and life.

His story is not just about awakening—it’s about answering the call.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HgXLcWsqAo

💎 To Those Still on the Edge of Yes…

We created this series for you.

So you could see yourself. So you could remember what’s waiting on the other side of surrender. So you could feel the field forming—and know you’re already part of it.

Welcome to the Merkaba Alumni Series. Welcome to the voices of return.

With devotion,

Christopher Shaw

Founder, Temple Steward & Sacred Witness

Om Guru Om 🔱