What if the answers you are seeking aren’t out there, but reside within you? Buried under layers of conditioning, wounding and misunderstanding.
At The SpArc, our purpose is simple. To guide you through life's powerful transitions. Through the ancient art of Rites of Passage, together we will traverse the inner storms to discover that place where your soul remembers to trust itself. If you're craving depth and authenticity. If you're ready to embody and live Your Truth again. This is your invitation. The journey begins right now. Within.
Founder | Ehren Cruz
Mentor | Guide | Ceremonialist
Ehren Cruz is among the most gifted, intuitive, competent, and compassionate facilitators I have ever experienced. His knowledge of, and passion for, his work is only exceeded by his true mastery of the Journey process. From preparation through intention setting to integration and beyond, Ehren curates a heart-centered, personalized initiatory experience that is nothing short of profound, if not transformational. I will always be grateful to Ehren for the deeply spiritual, life-changing journey into consciousness he facilitated.
In 2008, I was on the path to becoming a professor of anthropology, a first-generation PhD candidate driven by duty and the need to succeed. But the deeper I went, the more I withered. Beneath the accolades, I was quietly unraveling, gripped by anxiety, depression, and the deep ache of misalignment in my soul.
Then came the medicine. A powerful psychedelic experience that shattered the illusion of a need for conformity, awakening me a truth too powerful to ignore: That my true calling was a path of service. To embody the gifts of radical creativity and vital presence. Little did I know the experience was an initiation into a whole new Arc of life. For the next decade, I became a cultural architect designing, producing, and curating world-class festivals that generated over $100 million in revenue welcoming over 85 nations of performers and wisdom keepers to the SouthEast. But it wasn’t the numbers that moved me, it was witnessing the transformation that happens when humans gather, express their gifts, and awaken to our interdependent connection. Yet amidst the music, art, and magic, something deeper still called: beckoning me to the untamed edge of human potential.
So I turned inward. And for the past 17+ years, I have devoted my life to the study of ancient rites, sacred lineages, plant and fungi intelligence and the ecstatic wisdom of lived experience. I trained under master coaches, devotees, adept ceremonialists, and indigenous elders until their voices steadied into my own. What emerged is a personal path forged in fire, rooted in service, and guided by spirit. Since 2021, I’ve mentored and facilitated over 250 clients step into their power; to peel back the layer and remember who they truly are. My practice is not to fix anyone, but to guide them in reigniting that SpArc. If you’re ready to reclaim the whole of you: your truth, your purpose, your wild and boundless heart. I’m here. Let’s begin.
I recently had the honor to sit down with Susan Guner to dive deep on her Psychedelic Conversations Podcast. I have always sincerely admired how Susan does not side step the real challenges, shadows and messy healing work that the psychedelic path can unveil – As well as the critical importance of integrity, ethics and a grounded experiential orientation the path requires. I hope you find our discussion supportive on your journey and thank you again Susan for the lovely opportunity to sit down and explore the psychedelic ceremonial frontier together.
Episode 161:
In this episode of Psychedelic Conversations, we speak with psychedelic ceremonial facilitator and educator Ehren Cruz to explore the deeper calling behind this work. We discuss his journey from studying indigenous traditions to creating sacred spaces and guiding transformational rites of passage. Together, we reflect on timing, both personal and collective, and how psychedelics can catalyze remembrance, spiritual awakening, and self-actualization. We explore the evolving relationship between science and indigenous wisdom, the importance of integration and embodiment, and how true transformation ripples through families and communities. Ehren shares insights into creating sanctuary, navigating shadow work, and supporting others through intentional, harm-reduction-based facilitation. This is a rich conversation about devotion, responsibility, and how we can collectively steward the psychedelic frontier with integrity and care.
I felt drawn to work with Ehren because he is such a genuine person and leader, incredibly inspiring and uplifting. His mentorship style is fluid yet profound. He has such a gift and empowering way with words, timing and intuition. He was extremely professional and I always left our sessions feeling seen, heard and deeply supported. His work has helped me launch into an entirely new chapter of growth, success and impact in my career and life.
There comes a time in many of our lives where the journey of self-discovery asks for us to face a deeper and more profound truth than the mind can understand. For some, this truth may arise spontaneously during an ecstatic experience where the heart soars open upon the winds of infinite possibility. Yet for many, this path is revealed through the Dukka (Suffering) - where the stories, conditions, and wounds we have held during our life or even through generations start to break down in the face of a deeper rising awareness. And it’s in those precious moments of rapture and despair, that the soul whispers for us to remember. Letting go of the illusions of control, ignorance and confusion – to make way for our essential nature to arise; our authentic expression of who we truly are beyond the conditioning.
Awakening is about death and rebirth. The death of who we thought we were to emerge into the light of who we truly are. This truth rises through the heart with an undeniable power and sense of wholeness. Yet when this evolutionary shift occurs, the mind often needs support to surrender into this undeniable reality. That is where this sacred container comes in.
For many of us, awakening happens in stages. We get a glimpse of our boundless potential, yet our trauma, wounds and unfinished kamma pulls us back down to the gravitational field of the ego’s dominant purview. Yet from that point of encounter with one's soul nature, it is no longer possible to live in the potency of a cause & effect reality in our former ignorance. Integrity and virtue, honesty and sincerity become the path for one's gradual unfoldment. And when we don’t adhere to that which is true to resonance, we suffer in powerfully disruptive ways.
This retreat is designed for travelers of the path of the awakened heart. A path that is not meant to be walked alone. What are you genuinely ready to let go of? What no longer serves your soul? What does your body, mind, and spirit need to enrichen, enliven and nurture the full emergence of your essential nature? And how can sacred medicine, mindfulness, self-inquiry, ceremony, radical creative expression and spiritual family support you on this critical phase in your journey?
Twice a month, I’ll be sharing a collection of research articles, book/audio/videos recommendations, and other vetted resources on the safe and ethical use of psychedelics, alongside insights on high performance, self-actualization, and spiritual growth. Additionally, you’ll be the first to learn of exciting new opportunities to engage in services, group retreats, and events in Western North Carolina and throughout the country.