7 Reasons to Come to My God Mode Retreat

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James Xander
December 08, 2025

Hello friend,

I just launched my brand new website for my upcoming March 2026 God Mode Retreat.

This may be the only retreat I do in 2026, so if you’re keen to be part of a mystical, cosmic 5-day experience, book a discovery call with me and let’s make it happen.

I also wanted to take a moment here to describe 7 reasons why you might want to attend this particular retreat. If you’re interested, keep reading below…

Here are a couple of reasons why you might want to attend a retreat like this. I'm just going to be frank and truthful with you.

1. Connection

The first and maybe the most important reason is connection. By coming to the retreat, you're going to gain an amazing new group of lifelong friends. We have a group chat from each of the previous God Mode retreats, and even months later, these chats are still alive and the people in them deeply care about each other.

The connection you experience at the retreat is going to be really special because everyone who comes cares about their personal growth. They're deep thinkers. They're not there for surface-level chit-chat—they're there for deep work. They have an interest in psychedelics, in consciousness, in the mystical. If this describes you as you're reading this, you'll realize that everyone else subscribed to this newsletter is also resonating with that. We're all linked by these invisible cords, and when you come into an in-person container where everyone is operating at a certain depth, it's really special. There's an intimacy to it.

When you're seen by other people who care, when you're witnessed in your growth, it's a completely different experience than when you journey solo or work on yourself in the dark. We need to be witnessed by each other. Seen. Understood. To hug, to cry together, to understand each other. These are priceless things.

Even though on paper I could sell the retreat by talking about the transformation and the breakthroughs and the ceremony (I will get to that in a moment ;)), I think connection is one of the deepest gifts you'll receive at this retreat. Presence with yourself and presence with others. Connection to yourself and connection to others. It's priceless.

2. Clarity on Your Life's Direction

We're closing out Year 9 (in numerology, 2+0+2+5 = 9), the end of a nine-year cycle, and we're beginning Year 1 (2026). Now, I'm not necessarily someone who is all-in on numerology, but I do find it useful to look at the patterns. For me, 2025 really does feel like a Year 9. A year of endings, conclusions, clearing old misalignments, and clearing the way for Year 1 energy.

If you've been feeling stuck in life, in a liminal space, perhaps in the dark night of the soul, and you're unsure of what the next chapter is calling you towards—this retreat will be the perfect place to dive in and find out. With my guidance, as well as the mushroom teachers, we will find out what the Universe is calling you towards next.

3. Transformation & Breakthroughs

This goes without saying. If you're someone who loves discovering new layers of themselves, stepping into your power, your confidence, your 2.0 self... this retreat will do that for you. Sometimes the insight will come from me, sometimes it'll come from another participant, sometimes it'll come during our breathwork ceremony, and pretty often it will come from the mushrooms.

I always love it when participants discover something they didn't realize they came for. They might come to the retreat thinking they want to solve one problem and then realize they've resolved a completely different challenge, that they've discovered something completely unexpected. These are my favourite breakthroughs. You discover something new, something unexpected.

This is what the experience will feel like for anyone attending the God Mode Retreat. You're very likely going to get what you originally came for, but you're also going to get so much more and so many delightful surprises.

4. Feeling Alive & Discovering Your Why and Purpose

I had a discovery call today with someone who’s interested in attending the retreat and we talked a lot about the dark night of the soul and what to do when you're not feeling the zest of life anymore and you don't really know why anything matters anymore. This is something I've personally gone through in prior years and working with plant medicine really, really, really helped me rediscover my purpose, my why, my love for life. It's my absolute pleasure to help other people with this.

If you're going through the dark night of the soul or you're feeling listless and you're not sure what your why is, what your purpose is, come to the retreat. Let me help you find out. I know we can uncover some powerful answers for you.

5. Mystical, Reverent Mushroom Journey

This is the centerpiece of the retreat. I work with a very beautiful, incredible strain of mushrooms. I affectionately call them God Mode Shrooms because they take you so deep and so far. Everyone who’s tried them comes away mindblown.

I do want to mention that the dosage will be dependent on whatever each person requires. If someone prefers not to go super deep, I will respect that. If someone wants to go to Jupiter, I can give them that experience as well.

The goal for me is to get you out of your ego. We want to give you enough so that you exit your matrix of limiting beliefs and you're able to see your life from the Unconditioned Self. I discuss the dosage with each and every person.

Mushrooms have been incredible teachers for me and such mystical guides. It's such a pleasure to take other people on this journey. We had such incredible, beautiful ceremonies in the previous God Mode Retreats, and it's so amazing to see each person get such a different, unique lesson from their mushroom journey.

6. Optional Bufo (5-MeO-DMT) Experience

Now, this is not officially part of the retreat. But I want to mention this because several participants of the prior retreats experienced this and got a lot out of it.

If you've been curious about Bufo, also known as 5-MeO-DMT, there is an amazing shaman in Bali who does one-on-one journeys. If you stay a couple extra days after the retreat, you have the opportunity to experience Bufo, which is one of the most sacred, most powerful psychedelics on the planet.

This is completely optional and not part of the retreat, but I want to mention it here because some of you may be interested in this, and this is a shaman that I trust very much and everyone who's worked with him has had a profound, beautiful experience.

It's also a great way to cap off the five-day retreat. You're already operating in a beautiful state after five days of inner work, and now you get to fully surrender on the Bufo.

7. Connect with the Land of Bali

Finally, one of the most beautiful reasons to come to the retreat is to connect with the beautiful land of Bali, an island like no other.

Mystical, spiritual, powerful.

The energy here is intense and facilitates transformation and breakthroughs. I encourage you to come and stay an extra week or at least a few extra days after the retreat to really soak in the vibe.

Make this a full-on adventure for the soul.

All right, that's it from me. If you're even a tiny bit interested in the retreat, book a discovery call with me and let's discuss it. Payment plans are available for those that need them.

My #1 goal is alignment first. If you know you're meant to be at The God Mode Retreat, let's make it happen.

My life is moving very fast right now. I'm genuinely not sure if I will do another God Mode Retreat like this one ever again. So if you're feeling called to this particular one, I would trust your gut.

For all the details, see godmoderetreats.com

Have a beautiful week,

James

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✨ About James Xander

James Xander is a psychedelic and consciousness explorer, dedicated to helping individuals elevate their consciousness, mindset, and mastery of reality.

Through his flagship 30-day course, Unlock God Mode, James offers a one-of-a-kind journey into consciousness expansion, mindset shifts, and deep spiritual awakening. This transformative experience is designed to help individuals unlock their fullest potential and navigate reality with mastery.

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