California Alchemy Retreat 2026

A Personal Transformation Retreat with Dr. Raj Balkaran

Illumining Shadow Between the Eclipses

Shadow is the Greatest of Gurus, If only You know how to be Its Student

Receive Life-changing ancient Indian Wisdom Teachings on Integrating Shadow and Light

February 20-23, 2026
Los Angeles, California

Solar Eclipse - February 17, 2026
Lunar Eclipse - March 3, 2026

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Illumine Your Blindspots to Awaken Your Potential.

Free Yourself of Patterns of the Past.

Heal Personal, Familial, Generational Karmas.

"To the Divine Goddess who abides in all beings as Shadow
Obeisance, Obeisance, we now bow down!”

yā devī sarvabhūteṣu chāyārūpeṇa saṃsthitā |
namas tasyai namas tasyai namas tasyai namo namaḥ ||

- Devī Māhātmya 5.17

The Alchemy of Dark and Light

Creation consists of the interplay between Shadow and Light, both inwardly and outwardly.

Personal transformation involves leveraging Light to illumine what lies in Shadow. This is how we deal with demons, inner and outer.

What lies in Shadow holds power over you. By illumining it, you reclaim that power and can harness it fulfilling your potential.

Properly harnessed, eclipses are powerful junctures for just this sort of personal transformation (inner alchemy). In 2026, eclipse season unfolds as a potent energetic window, marked by a Solar Eclipse on February 17 and a Lunar Eclipse on March 3, and we begin this journey of personal discovery within this charged eclipse season.

And so we gather to harness these powerful auspices “between the eclipses” to engage in the alchemy of personal transformation, leverage the spiritual teachings and practices of ancient India.

Retreat Outcomes

Gain awareness of what lies in your blindspots
Reclaim the Power usurped by Shadow
Access Untapped Potential
Lead a more whole, healed, fulfilled life
Address persistent patterns, compulsions, addictions
Breakthrough personal, familial, generational, lineal karmas
Harness the power of Eclipse Season for personal transformation
Learn key remedies for Shadow afflictions

Day 1 ARRIVAL - Friday, February 20, 2026

Highlights Include

Arrival, Settling In, Meet and Greet
Dinner: Delicious, Wholesome Indian Cuisine
Live Storytelling: Rahu and the Creation of Eclipses

Day 2 RAHU REMEDIES - Saturday, February 21, 2026

Highlights

Intention Setting
The Nature and Function of Shadow
The Power of Illumining It
Strategies Towards Illumining It
- What do you (unconsciously) desire?
- What do you obsess about?
- To what are you addicted?
- What is your untapped potential?
Traditional Remedies for Rāhu
Mantic Initiations for
- Durgā, the Undefeated
- Kālī, Mother of Time
- Chinnamastā, the Tantric Wisdom Goddess

Day 3 ANCESTRAL KARMAS - Sunday, February 22, 2026

Activities Include

How does ancestral karma work?
What are your ancestral karmas?
- What patterns cycle generation after generation?
- What archaic beliefs yet grip you?
How do you break free of it?
Traditional Remedies for Ancestor Karmas
Traditional Mantras for
- the Ancestors/Forefathers (Pitṛs)
- Śiva, Cosmic Consciousness Personified
- Hanumān, Awakened Kuṇḍaliṇī Śakti, Son of the Wind