House of Embodied Metamorphosis (HOEM) is a federally certified 508(c)1(a), Faith-Based non-profit organization which allows our team to legally serve medicine as sacrament within in the United States to our members, in accordance with our Statement of Beliefs and By-Laws (under the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act of 1993). This organization also allows us to create a community around our work through membership, as well as receive tax-deductible donations. The current House of Embodied Metamorphosis Ministerial Team includes Susannah Stokes, Jenna Strike, Ashley Gates and Steve Dewart.

We work with a specific set of sacraments, personalized for each container and the attendees involved. Trinity is a strain of psilocybin mushroom that is grown, energetically protected and cultivated in a specific manner for the Metamorphosis Community. We also serve a handmade version of DMT, also specifically created for us by a trusted co-creator. We work with a set of 16 Heart Ally Plants that are based from compounds created by the famed psychedelic chemist Alexander Schulgin. These are synthetic plant alkaloids, which are replicable and extremely reliable in dosage and strength. The Heart Ally Plants are primarily activating to the body, heart and mind layers, with Trinity and DMT most directly serving the energetic/spirit layer. When these medicines are layered together or thoughtfully served in succession, full healing and activation on all four layers can be unlocked. If you are interested in more detail on the handling, cultivation and circumstances around how we receive and serve medicine available - just ask one of the HOEM Facilitators by emailing [email protected]! We are delighted to share more about the energy and consciousness behind each of these medicines and how we work with them.  

Once our team became clear on the magnitude of our shared vision, it was necessary to ensure nothing stood in our way. Integrity is a huge piece of our ethos, and we knew we needed to create a legal structure to not only protect ourselves and those we serve, but also to reinforce our commitment and care to our work. This means we do not sell medicine/sacrament or serve it outside of intentional ceremonial or curated group settings, aligned with our by-laws. We intend for our work to exist beyond reproach, so when we saw a way to align ourselves with the law, we took that action. This also allows us to share our work more publicly, which helps those who need us, find us - perhaps the most important reason of all. 

Preparation and integration support are critical to the success of any ceremonial growth. Which is why Jenna, Susannah, and Ashley co-founded our sister coaching organization, Metamorphosis Ventures. Through these for-profit platforms and programs, we are able to offer a full arc of support before, during and after the medicine experiences. To maintain integrity and honor our non-profit status, medicine work is supported by donations only, so our for-profit coaching provides the necessary capital to continue to offer world-class experiences from start to finish, as well as introductory courses, and personalized 1:1 coaching programs. This organization is supported by several contract-based team members, including Chelsea Catania (admin support), Ann-Britt Hakansson (website & backend), and Adrienne Kruse (accounting), who we are deeply grateful for!

We do our absolute best to be thorough in our intake process, where we include personal and family health history questionnaires, psychological and emotional evaluations, and we partner with physicians whenever necessary. The beauty of our work is the medicines are all created in ideal physical and energetic conditions, and go directly from the growers or chemists, to our tea. We hold intimate ceremonies with 12 or fewer attendees to ensure we as facilitators are able to provide a deep level of care throughout the container. We consider every aspect of the experience from the food provided, to the style of accommodations, to the pacing and layering of the programming - all designed around safety. If we are in very remote locations working with the Heart Ally Plants, we have a physician onsite as well. We also create concrete agreements as a community in every container and hold each other in the highest integrity to maintain them. We know that preparation and integration support are absolutely essential to the safety and grounding of the big shifts so we take steps to hold that intentionally. And we do say “no” to potential attendees if and when our values dictate it. We also create total focus as a team when we are holding space, to ensure we are with every participant moment to moment of their experience. We also stay in studentship and are continually researching to ensure we are always up to date with the latest science around these plants and the techniques to support them. 

We know that healing and activation must take place on all four levels: spiritual, emotional, psychological, and physical. Otherwise, for example, you might have the awareness, but your nervous system won’t be able to handle the new actions. This is why techniques like talk therapy can fall short and trauma healing is so important, supported by a growth mindset and personal spiritual connection. We approach all of our offerings with the hopes of meeting clients on all of these levels. 

We hold a vision for global transformation toward a more peaceful, harmonized world, through spiritual evolution and community strength. We see ripples that will extend beyond our lifetimes. Right now is a pivotal and prophetic moment for humanity. We need everyone’s gifts to solve problems and create a better future for us all. We hope to create opportunities for facilitators and coaches to step into their version of medicine work - by providing safe guidance, a code of ethics, and shared accountability - to improve the safety and efficacy of ceremony work overall. As our community grows, we envision cohorts of communities with focuses on aspects of our global experience, securing permanent locations for in-person events, and getting medicine/sacrament to every person who desires to experience it. 

As our facilitation team comes from a wide spectrum of experience and training background, we incorporate many levels and types of healing modalities, blending cutting-edge therapeutic techniques with ancient ceremonial wisdom, including: 

• Somatic & body awareness healing
• Inner child and Internal Family Systems 
• Family Constellation Healing
• Developmental Psychology
• Trauma Healing 
• Nervous System Regulation 
• Emotional & heart intelligence/coherence exercises
• NeuroReiki & energetic recalibration
• Quantum & timeline shifting
• The Practice of Sacred Council
• Food as Medicine
• Nature immersion & medicine walk
• 1:1 & Group Coaching

Each of the HOEM Facilitators has a spiritual heritage and a personalized connection with spiritual practices and the medicines we work with. Susannah and Jenna are both granddaughters of ministers and bishops in Christianity. We do our best to serve medicine in a way that bridges the gap between Western Spirituality and plant medicine - without imitating indigenous cultures. Of course, all cultures are a blend of influences from others, but we believe we are bringing our own lineages forward, especially Christian, and even creating a new lineage in our own way. It’s a topic we are continually thoughtful about, as we understand the cultures who have used this here on this continent before us have a rich history. We know we stand upon the shoulders of the past, and also hope to forge a path ahead.

Thank you for coming to learn more. We want to continue to increase access to ceremonial work, programs, coaching, and events for underserved communities, diverse communities, and socioeconomically diverse communities. Helping us spread awareness through referrals is key, because no one can speak better to the experience than those we serve. Attending events, utilizing our partner organization online courses, working with coaches directly - these are all available to you. You can also donate directly to HOEM or connect us with donors to share our work. All donations are tax-deductible and go directly toward the work, including a scholarship fund to sponsor community membership. Our partnership organization, Metamorphosis Ventures will also be opening up to take formal investment for those interested in directly helping us shape the future of our collective of organizations.

Thank you.