The School of Earth Wisdom
EPU's educational home: where ancestral knowledge becomes lived practice, and learning becomes a way of walking in the world.
About the School
The School of Earth Wisdom is EPU's learning and practice pathway, a living space where ancient teachings meet the life you are living now.
It is not only a place to learn. It is a place to practice, embody, and walk in right relationship with the Earth and one another. Guided by Tat Erick González and a circle of wisdom keepers, elders, and skilled practitioners, the School offers teachings that help people deepen their relationship with:
EARTH
The land & the natural world
CEREMONY
Sacred cycles & ritual practice
WISDOM
Ancestral traditions & lineage
COMMUNITY
Stewardship & shared responsibility
Online
Inside the Hive
· Structured courses and teaching series
· Learning circles and community discussions
· Access to the Honey Library and archived teachings
In Person
At our Sanctuaries
· Deer Mountain Sanctuary: Montague, California
· Patziapa Sanctuary: Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
· Ceremony, land stewardship, and seasonal immersions
Who We Are How the School is Structured
Learning Pathways
The School of Earth Wisdom offers several distinct pathways, each designed for a different depth of engagement. Begin where you are. Go as deep as you are called.
Pathway 01
Foundations of Earth Wisdom
Entry-level teachings for those new to EPU and Earth-based practice. Grounded, accessible, and designed to build a foundation of understanding and relationship.
Pathway 02
Living the Teachings
Intermediate series for those ready to deepen. These courses move from understanding into embodied practice: bringing the teachings into daily life, relationship, and community.
Pathway 03
Practitioner & Stewardship Path
For those called to carry and transmit these teachings with integrity. A more intensive pathway of formation, accountability, and ceremonial preparation.
Where you begin
Foundations of Earth Wisdom
The Foundations pathway is designed for anyone who feels called to Earth-based wisdom but doesn't know where to start. These teachings don't assume prior knowledge, only a genuine desire to learn and to listen.
You will be introduced to the cosmological framework that underlies EPU's work: the four elements, the medicine wheel, the sacred calendar, and the principles of right relationship with the Earth and with one another.
"Every elder was once a beginner who did not leave."
Go Deeper
Living the Teachings
Understanding is only the beginning. The Living the Teachings pathway is where knowledge moves from the mind into the body, the daily life, and the relational field. These courses are designed for people who have begun their journey and are ready to go further.
Through ceremony, practice, community engagement, and seasonal attunement, you will learn to inhabit the teachings rather than simply study them. This is the work of integration, becoming what you are learning.
For those called to serve
Practitioner & Stewardship Path
The Practitioner and Stewardship Path is for those who feel called not only to receive these teachings but to carry them, with care, accountability, and ceremonial integrity.
This is a path of deeper formation. It requires commitment, discernment, and a willingness to be changed by what you learn. Admission to this pathway is by invitation or application.
Ceremonial preparation and protocol
Mentorship from Tat Erick González and senior practitioners
Land stewardship practice at the sanctuaries
Accountability and community responsibility
Transmission of teachings to future generations
"The School is not only a place to learn. It is a place to practice, embody, and walk in right relationship with the Earth and one another."
— Earth Peoples United
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