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 Gonzalez 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 EPU 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.
Pathway 1: 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.
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."
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.
Pathway 2: Go Deeper
Living the Teachings
Pathway 3: 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
Current & Upcoming Series
What the School Offers
The School of Earth Wisdom offers both Hive-based courses and standalone purchasable teachings. Browse individual courses and pricing in our course library, or join the Hive to access the full range of offerings and community.
3-Part Teaching Series
The Pop Jay Codex
Ancient wisdom for rebuilding sacred community, sacred geometry, consciousness, and the principles of the Kalpul.
Now Open
The Remembering Path
Seasonal paths of spiritual formation and embodied wellness through the teachings of the four directions.
3-Part Teaching Series
Wisdom Keeper Series
A journey back to the knowledge written in bone and root: ancestry, the present moment, and the future we are becoming.
Course Series
Tracks of the Jaguar
Storytelling and living history with Tat Erick González, ancestral transmission as a practice of presence.
These are just a few of what the School offers. Visit our full course library to browse all available teachings, pricing, and registration options.
Wisdom Keepers
Teachers & Guides
The School of Earth Wisdom is guided by Tat Erick González and welcomes teachings from other wisdom keepers, elders, and skilled practitioners who contribute to the circle of learning.
Tat Erick González
Mayan Spiritual Guide · Co-Founder, Earth Peoples United
Tat Erick González is a Mayan spiritual guide who has spent decades studying and sharing traditional teachings related to ceremony, sacred calendars, and humanity's relationship with the Earth. He carries lineage from the highlands of Guatemala and has worked with communities around the world to restore ancestral wisdom and strengthen alliances between peoples and traditions.
Through the School of Earth Wisdom, Tat Erick transmits the foundational teachings of the Mayan tradition as living frameworks for navigating the world as it is today.
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The EPU Hive is a global community for Earth-based spiritual learning and connection. Free membership gives you a genuine taste, teachings, community, and resources, so you can find your footing before going deeper.
