ACADEMY OF ORACLE ARTS PRESENTS
WALKING THE ROSE LINES
Pilgrimage on the footsteps and vision of Mary Magdalene
IN-PERSON JOURNEY
SOUTHERN FRANCE
June 3 to June 11, 2026
LED BY AUDE BARRAS
Tantric Lineage Practitioner, Pilgrimage Guide, Devotee of the Rose
SUPPORTED BY MARCUS REICHER
It is said that, where a luminous one or Saint walked and loved, their essence, and realizations still reverberate, and can palpably reconnect us to that same source within. This is exactly what many are experiencing today in the land and regions where Mary Magdalene is said to have lived, practiced, and embodied a love so intense and total that the lives of many today are still touched and changed by it. Re-awakening a devotional flame, invigorating wonder, meaning and the passion of light. In love, for love.
According to a long-held story, Mary Magdalene was Exiled from the Holy Land after Yeshua's death and resurrection, and miraculously found sanctuary in what is now Provence, France. We invite you on a pilgrimage to resonate with her energy, and to live as close as possible to where it is said she brought the "spirit" to the local people and her radiance is still felt. We walk in her footsteps through Southern France - along the Cathar trails, in the forests of Provence, and on the land of Camargue, following the whispered legends and traditions still spoken today of her life and journey. Here, in the land of the Rose her love and essence can be felt, awaiting recognition to reawaken the wisdom of the land and the Way of Love.
We will begin in Barcelona, traveling to a nearby site dedicated to the Black Madonna to encounter the void space of the womb, the primal mother. A new birth. Then, we will make our way to the Cathar Land in Southern France, where we will be based for 3 days at the foothills of Montségur, one of the last Cathar strongholds. Daily, we will journey to secret sacred sites, passed through oral transmission, to feel, honor, and sing love back into the land where the Rose awaits to be re-awoken.
After being fully immersed in these lands, we will travel to Provence, where Mary Magdalene is said to have spent the last 30 years of her life amongst a magical forest that has been revered and considered sacred for thousands of years. Our journey will also include a passage to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in Camargue, the shore upon whit is is believed she first set foot in Gaul (ancient France).
For some it won’t feel like our first dance. Many of us have walked the paths of the Rose before, and will again. Seeding the ley lines with the codes of love. As we sowed, we vowed to remember and come together once again. Embarking on a pilgrimage like this is to enter a living stream of wisdom, devotion and love that flows all the way back to source. We invite you to be part of this living stream — in remembrance — along sacred lines where, in the stillness of our being and attunement to the living echoes, we taste and drink of the reverence with which she walked, lived and loved. It's an opportunity for us to become vessels of a love beyond our imagining and carry these seeds back home where they may breathe new life into our world, our communities, projects, families.
What greater purpose is there then to ensure that the profound resonance of Beauty is upheld in a land that both re-cognises it and longs for it ? For that we turn to and honor "the one who loved much"
A pilgrimage is journey back to your essential Self. With every step, you are given an opportunity to open, receive, and remember the mystical essence woven into these ancient paths. In the wisdom of intimacy—the very core of your being—you will be invited to gently unravel your own inner knowing and surrender to its rhythm.
This is a call for Walking the Rose Lines and gather once more: to trust, surrender, offer our hearts in devotion, and dedicate ourselves to remembering, living, and loving as embodied presence. The group is intentionally kept small to foster intimacy and create a safe space for your own remembrance to blossom.
May this pilgrimage and the essence of Mary Magdalene invite you back into an intimacy with your own devotional heart.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- ONLINE OPENING CALL (APRIL 4, 2026)
- ACCOMMODATION FOR 8 NIGHTS (BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY)
- FULL BOARD (BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 3 LUNCHES
- TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE PILGRIMAGE
- MORNING ATTUNEMENT & PRACTICES
- DAILY WALKING PILGRIMAGE
- POST PILGRIMAGE INTEGRATION CALL (JULY 2025)
WALK IN BEAUTY
EMBRACE DEVOTION
RADIATE LOVE
IMPORTANT DATES
DECEMBER 15, 2025 | DEPOSIT & APPLICATION DUE
APRIL 4, 2026 | PRE-PILGRIMAGE OPENING CALL
JUNE 3, 2026 | MEETING IN BARCELONA AIRPORT
JUNE 11, 2026 | FAREWELL & DEPARTURE FROM MARSEILLE
JULY 2026 | POST PILGRIMAGE INTEGRATION CALL
RESERVATIONS
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE ONLY 11 SPOTS AVAILABLE
TO RESERVE:
PLEASE REGISTER BY COMPLETING THE APPLICATION & MAKING YOUR DEPOSIT
APPLY HERE
TUITION
The cost of the Journey is €3,900 EUROS.
€1,300 EUROS deposit is due by December 15, 2025
Remaining balance of due by February 15, 2026.
The price is for double occupancy rooms. There is the possibility of single occupation for an
additional $550 USD for part of the journey, depending on availability.
Any cancellation made after February 15, 2026 will result in a total loss of funds. We reserve
the right to cancel the pilgrimage if it does not meet the trip minimum (if we cancel, your deposit
is refunded). Your deposit holds your place and the remaining must be paid no later
than February 15, 2026.
ACCOMMODATIONS
MONTESERRAT
HOTEL ABAT CISNEROS
The building that now houses the Hotel Abat Cisneros has provided accommodation for pilgrims since its original construction in 1563. The hotel's location at the heart of the sanctuary, near the Basilica, allows us to bathe in the magic of the mountain once the tourists leave at 6PM.
CATHAR LAND
LES CONTES
Les Contes is the last property as you climb your way through the towering gorge toward the village and Chateau of Montsegur, known as the last Cathar stronghold. Surrounded by the Pyreness Mountains of "Occitan" France, Les Contes (which means the tales) is a place filled with myth, legend and folklore so we may come to understand our unique gift and purpose and weave ourselves back into the natural world to which we belong. Situated at the confluence of two streams and beside a holy spring. Those who feel a strong calling toward Mary Magdalene will discover this place strongly rooted in her tradition.
SAINTE-BAUME, PROVENCE
L'HOSTELLERIE DE LA SAINTE-BAUME
The Hostelry in Sainte-Baume is not a classic hotel. It is a religious house held by Dominican friars who are the guardians of the relics of Mary Magdalene. Settled at the bottom of the mountain of Sainte-Baume, at the foot of the ancient forest, it allows us to be fully immersed in the field of Magdalene. There is a chapel inside the hostelry open 24 hours a day with regular services and song. It's a space that welcomes people from all over the world-religious and non-religious alike. We will be having our dinner there as well.
What previous students say about Aude's courses & Pilgrimages...
"If you’re walking the path of the rose making your way home towards Mary Magdalene, Aude is the most brilliant guide. I couldn’t have picked a better teacher if I tried to. Aude is a fountain of wisdom and walks this path like a true high priestess, with grace, humility & love. Her teachings have left me in awe, wonder, and inspiration. Grateful that the Goddess Herself conspired us to meet.
Maria Amiouni – Dubai
“Our journey with Aude was a beautiful gift to my pregnancy. There was much space for contemplation, ritual, prayer, and silence with the ancient mysteries. I trust Aude’s honor of the sacred sites and her heart’s intention to hold them sacred in great reverence for years to come. She made the journey a place to get to know Mary Magdalene in our hearts and bodies by providing us the framework and structure, and then letting the spirit of love take over. Highly recommend.”
Alexandra Roxo, Bestselling Author of F*CK LIKE A GODDESS + DARE TO FEEL
“Pilgrimaging in the South of France with such a grounded, devotional guide as Aude was an incredible once-in-a-lifetime experience. She holds incredible space and her commitment to her own practice and the Mother shines through in simply being in shared presence. Pair that with the wisdom of the land from the sacred sites we traversed and the transformation that is available within a journey like this is truly exponential.”
Luna Battalia – USA
"From start to finish my experience on the Pilgrimage of the Rose was wonderful. I felt gently but strongly held by Aude and Marcus and the places they visited were so fascinating and meaningful. We had enough space to have our own individual experiences but also enough cohesion to feel bonded by such ancient, important work. Such a great opportunity to be in community with great people and in communication with the powerful, loving energy of Mary and her land.
Caylin
Stephanie Gangel
Meet your guides
AUDE BARRAS
Through many paths, traditions, and seeming lifetimes of exploring feminine embodiment, Aude found her way in an ancient, living, tantric lineage of Goddess worship, where in an instant of profound recognition, it was revealed that the Rose had always been the way.
Born Christian, the divine mother had called her outside of her own cultural context to be touched by the holy, before returning back to her original faith in the mysticism of Magdalene. Led to the cave of Sainte Baume on the feast of Mary Magdalene, Aude eventually realized she was unknowingly following in the footsteps of the legends of Magdalene’s walk through the rose ways of southern France.
Beyond the mind, beyond her own understanding, beyond comprehension, in a depth of mystery still unveiling itself today, she began to follow a longing and relentless call to live and walk the trails where Mary Magdalene is said to have come after her exile from the holy land.
Years later, on a winter solstice in Avebury — a Celtic site dedicated to the Goddess — a call was heard, a stone whispered, “It is time to bring people on the land to simply be Love.” Ever since Aude has guided intimate pilgrimages of remembrance, where each who walk offer recognition, as petals of beauty, reawakening the long forgotten lines of the Rose in southern France.
MARCUS REICHER
After years of following a flame inside, beyond his own understanding, expectation, plans, or even will — doing it ‘the old school way’ — Marcus found himself living in Catholic Portugal (despite not being formally Christian at all) preparing.
Hearing about the skull of Magdalene housed somewhere in France, and not being able to shake the thought, despite knowing nothing about it and very little about her, Marcus booked a 28 hour bus ride across two country borders on an expired visa. Setting out, as if on a boat without oars, knowing nothing of what he was stepping into or the immense impact it would have on his life.
Years and many pilgrimages, sacrifices, myths, rituals and offerings later, having spent more than a yoga teacher’s training’s worth of hours emptying in front of Magdalene, he knew something was about to change; and was called out of the cave to share some of what she gave.
May you remember it’s a love story after all
For a deeper dive with Aude Barras, join her upcoming 6-Month Course:
PILGRIMAGE OF THE ROSE
WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MAGDALENE
September 21, 2025 to March 28, 2026
CLICK HERE to learn more about the course!
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