Overview
Shanta Ista, ULC is an Arizona Incorporated, 501(c)(3) Pagan "Sanctuary" located on 3 acres in the high pines of the Rim Country of
Northeastern Arizona. The Sanctuary includes a Meditation Room; Crystal Healing Room; Tarot Reading Room & Tarot Library with
over 300 Decks; Pagan Reading Library; an Indoor Ritual Room; a Moon Ritual Circle, a Sun Ritual Circle, Labyrinth and a Scrying
Pond. The small gift shop that was in the Sanctuary of Shanta Ista, that included an extensive Herbal & Essential Oil Apothecary,
athames & swords, gemstones & crystals, scrying balls, pendulums, incense & candles, and other related pagan supplies for the
various classes offered by Shanta Ista.has been relocated to Fairy Lights and Dancing Toadstool store located at nearby Bison
Ranch! The Herbal Apathecary contains over 300 bulk herbs for purchase as well as acting as a resource for magickal and
medicinal herbal studies. List of Herbs and Essential Oils is always being updated!
Rev. Sandra Cauthron is an ordained ULC Minister and an Eclectic Solitary Witch practicing her Spiritual Path for over 30 years.
Her pro bono services includes Spiritual Counseling; Spiritual Healing; Chakra Cleansing and Alignments, Guided Meditations;
Shamanic Journeys; Pagan Handfastings & Weddings; Wicannings; House Cleansing & Blessings; Hospital Visits; and the use of
Tarot as Self-Analysis and Personal Growth.
Rev. Julie Matilla is an ordained ULC Minister and an Eclectic Solitary Witch practicing her Spiritual Path for over 35 years. She is
an accomplished Tarot Reader and a Master Herbalist. Her services include Pagan Handfastings & Weddings; Wiccanings; House
Cleansing & Blessings; Tarot and Palmistry Readings. Donations for these services are based upon the location where you wish
her services to be provided, upon the length of her readings, and the costs of supplies included in her classes.
Please contact either Rev. Cauthron or Rev. Matilla via e-mail for further information or to schedule any of these service(s).
Weekend and week-long Spiritual Retreats and Study Intensives conducted by Rev. Cauthron and/or Rev. Matilla may include a
combination of the following classes: Magickal and Medicinal Herbology; Candle Magick & Spellwork; Aromatherapy; Herbal
Candle & Soap Making; Incense for Magick & Spellwork; Spiritual Healing with Crystals, Sound, and Color; Chakra Clearing &
Alignment Techniques; Tarot for Divination, Tarot for Individual Growth, Creating Ritual and Sacred Spaces; Meditation Techniques;
and Meeting your Spiritual Guides and Totem Animals through Shamanic Journeys.
For a nominal fee per person, The Sanctuary is also available for groups wanting a mountain retreat venue to conduct their own
classes. The donation covers the cost of the utilities, supplies and general maintenance necessary to operate the Sanctuary of
Shanta Ista. Generally, the cost is $15/person/nite during the summer and $25/person/night in the winter. Very small groups (15 or
less) may be accommodated within the Sanctuary itself with prior approval. Larger groups who wish to participate in a "camping"
(RVs and tents) retreat can be accommodated outside on the 3 acre site.
We can also organize all-inclusive dry camping experiences within the Apache-Sitgreaves Forest that includes classes, catered
meals and private outdoor ritual spaces (for those groups that practice sky clad).
Day trips in the Apache-Sitgrieves Forest for nature hikes, picnics, rock & crystal hounding and fishing may be incorporated into the
weekend or week-long Spiritual Retreats.
SHANTA ISTA IS A DRUG-FREE ZONE!
| Shanta Ista is located on 3 Sacred acres in the midst Overgaard Arizona. |
| The Winged Goddess, which graces the Meditation Garden, greets everyone visiting Shanta Ista. |
| Gentle Angels, Fairies and the sound of gurgling waterfalls in Gazing Ponds encourage visitors to rest and regenerate within the peaceful grounds of the Sanctuary of Shanta Ista. |
| The deck of the Sanctuary can accommodate between 15 - 20 individuals for outdoor lectures and social gatherings. The Sanctuary provides a large ritual/classroom area which encompasses the living room and dining room areas. |
| An impressive assortment of Crystal Singing Bowls are provided for private and group rituals and healing sessions. |
| Paintings throughout the Sanctuary provide inspiration for meditating on the lessons of Circe's jealousy; Lilith's struggles for equality; the danger of hubris as exemplified by the Fall of Icarus; and the joy of "Transformation"! |
| SHANTA ISTA, ULC An Inter-Faith Neo-Pagan Spiritual Retreat Center and College of Healing Arts & Occult Studies: 928-535-3199 |
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