IRIS Institute for Sovereign Studies

The Journey Circle

A monthly gathering to deepen your connection to guides

Second Monday of each month, 6:00 PM Pacific
Join the circle

Your practice, amplified by the collective. Your experiences, met with expert guidance. Whatever comes through, you won't carry it alone.

A drum used in Journey Circle practice

Practice the shamanic journey method, be held in community, and strengthen your relationship with your guides.

Hybrid, North Portland, Oregon + online. In person $33, online $22.

A question many people carry

Many shamanic journey practitioners carry a question they rarely say out loud:

Am I making this up?

Here, that question is met, not dismissed, with validation, shared experience, and deeper understanding. Circle by circle, the doubt can soften. Imagination becomes something you can listen to and work with as a sacred instrument.

“I loved your knowledge of the spirit world and your ability to translate that information. It was transformative.”

Claudia
When the practice gets quiet

The hidden barrier

Often, after we learn how to connect with our guides or practice shamanic journeying, the practice quietly collects dust. We may feel unsure how to begin, uncertain about what we are receiving, or simply without a container that calls us back.

If you've felt confused, like nothing is happening, like too much is happening, or like the line between imagination and genuine guidance is fuzzy, this circle is for you.

The Journey Circle offers regular, intentional check-ins with your guides: a protected, sovereign space to receive attunements, experience healing, and access layers of wisdom that can be difficult to reach alone.

The Journey Circle gathering

This is where the shamanic journey method becomes something you live: regularly, confidently, and with growing ease.

Inside the circle

How we journey together

Each month I hold an intention for our gathering, and I welcome yours. Within that container, we journey: sometimes for ourselves, sometimes for one another, and sometimes for collective themes and the world.

One

Practice in a held, guided space, building consistency and confidence that solo practice rarely offers.

Two

Journey together for collective themes, insight, healing, and the prayers of the world.

Three

Journey with a partner, deepening your ability to receive and offer guidance in relationship.

Four

Receive personal insight and healing from your guides and allies.

Gatherings include 90 to 120 minutes of structured practice and conversation. There are no replays, to preserve the privacy and sanctity of personal shares.

A steady practice

What develops, circle by circle

Month by month, you have a place to return to your practice, learn from what arrives, and build trust in your own relationship with spirit.

  • The clarity of the wisdom and messages that come through expands.
  • You begin to trust what arrives and know how to apply or share it.
  • You discover new ways your guides can support you through invocation, healing, clearing, and attunement.

Each time you return, you hear more clearly.

A good fit if

This is for you

  • You want to know your guides more deeply, not just visit them.
  • You light up when the mystical becomes ordinary conversation, and no one flinches at what you saw.
  • You've practiced shamanic journeying, intuitive meditation, or spirit communication and are ready for a consistent, supported container.
  • You're a student between courses who wants to stay connected and deepen what opened.
Amber Jane Arquette, shamanic healer, teacher, and guide
Amber Jane Arquette, Founder of IRIS
Your guide

Amber Jane Arquette

Shamanic Healer, Teacher, Guide

I am a shamanic healer and teacher devoted to helping people build grounded, reliable relationships with spirit.

My approach is rooted in sovereignty and spiritual safety, creating spaces that are deeply spiritual and practically anchored. My focus is restoring trust in your intuition, strengthening energetic discernment, and guiding you into direct, embodied experience of the spirit realms.

“Amber Jane, I enjoy and appreciate your wisdom, your playfulness, your regard for others, and your calmness. The way you lead.”

Ren

“Amber Jane, everything you create is pure gold. Your delivery is so very beautiful. I'm so grateful you are in the world.”

Jen D.
Choose how to join

Your place in the circle

Monthly, 90 to 120 minutes, North Portland in person or online.

North Portland

In person

$33

Attend in person. The location is shared after ticket purchase.

Reserve in person
Join from anywhere

Online

$22

Join by Zoom with full audio participation. An assistant will support your connection throughout.

Reserve online

We gather on the second Monday of each month, so please check the current calendar in case a gathering has been rescheduled.

Cancellation & refunds

Each Journey Circle requires preparation and space reservation, and places are limited. All cancellation and transfer requests must reach us at least 10 days before the event.

  • 10 or more days before: Full refund, minus processing fees, or transfer your place to a future Journey Circle.
  • 9 to 5 days before: 50% of your ticket is returned and 50% supports the scholarship fund. Transfers are no longer available.
  • Fewer than 5 days before: Non-refundable and non-transferable.

Transfers: One transfer to another date or person is allowed if requested at least 10 days in advance. For a person transfer, include their name and contact details.

No-shows: Non-refundable and non-transferable.

Event changes: If the host reschedules or cancels, participants receive a full refund or the option to transfer to a future date.

Questions? [email protected]

A note on readiness

This circle is designed for people already moving in these realms. The shamanic journey method is a prerequisite, learned through Sacred Sovereignty, Sacred Alchemy, or equivalent training. If you've practiced extensively with meditation and work with spirit but haven't learned the journey method specifically, please reach out before joining so we can find the right entry point for you.

It may not be the right fit if you're new to energy practice, or if you're looking for a social spiritual community without a structured practice component.

If you're in an active phase of trauma processing or deep psychological healing, note that this circle is expansive and activating, and it works best when your nervous system has some baseline stability. For aligned support, reach out and I'll connect you with a trusted practitioner.

What is the shamanic journey method?

The shamanic journey method is an ancient practice of intentionally entering an altered, meditative state to connect with spirit guides, receive insight, and access healing. With rhythmic drumming, brainwaves shift naturally into a visionary state, moving out of the thinking mind and into direct communication with the spirit realm.

Your guides are waiting.
So is your community.

Come practice, listen, and deepen your relationship with your guides in a space held with intention.