Matthew Ashdown - Grail Quests

Matthew Ashdown - Grail Quests I support people through times of completion and transition using the Gene Keys, offering presence, orientation, and integration.

Due to the unraveling nature of my role in Team 64 I did not offer a small group session for the Sage's Activation Retre...
04/11/2026

Due to the unraveling nature of my role in Team 64 I did not offer a small group session for the Sage's Activation Retreat but that changes for Venus. I am teaming up with Alison Dhuanna and we will be offering some ritual space gatherings and community circle spaces for small groups, with a focus on the water metaphors of each of the Spheres. Details coming soon! In the meantime you can sign up for the retreat here.

A new series of Gene Keys online Retreats with a deep focus on somatic transformation and embodied awakening

04/10/2026
In a church, but not a church gathering...I am very much looking forward to today's gathering in Parksville where I will...
04/09/2026

In a church, but not a church gathering...I am very much looking forward to today's gathering in Parksville where I will be listening to the field and allowing synchronicity to guide the wisdom or silence that wants to come forward from the Gene Keys. These are challenging times for many and there have been some heavy moments to hold recently in gatherings. I am trusting that a higher source is holding us and that whatever Gene Key comes forth will give us what we need in the moment.

7-9 pm, April 9th
Know United Church
345 Pym St, Parksville
By donation (suggested $15)

Fear key of the 51st Gene Key, the Fear of Inferiority. Merge with scorpion and you will find a kind of resilience that ...
04/09/2026

Fear key of the 51st Gene Key, the Fear of Inferiority. Merge with scorpion and you will find a kind of resilience that doesnt even have a name.

Scorpions don’t just survive extremes. They redefine where survival even begins.

But the detail most people miss is how close they live to complete shutdown without ever crossing it.

A scorpion’s metabolism runs so slowly it can stretch a single meal across months, sometimes more than a year. Instead of searching constantly, it simply reduces its need to almost nothing.

When temperatures drop, it does not fight the cold. Movement stops, systems slow, and yet just enough function remains to restart when warmth returns.

Radiation tells a similar story. Their slower cell turnover means damage spreads less easily, allowing them to endure levels that overwhelm faster, more complex organisms.

Even their breathing reflects restraint. Oxygen exchange happens at a pace that matches their minimal energy use, precise and efficient.

They are not designed for comfort or speed.

They are designed to wait out conditions that end most life.

For a scorpion, survival is not resistance.

It is patience taken to its absolute limit.

This coming Thursday in Parksville, Vancouver Island.
04/07/2026

This coming Thursday in Parksville, Vancouver Island.

04/06/2026

'If the virtues of youth are courage, perseverence and confidence, those of the elder are alertness, openness and curiosity.'

- Allan Chinen

Swan of the 22nd Gene Key, the catalyst key for the Venus Sequence in the Gene Keys. When Richard began contemplating th...
04/04/2026

Swan of the 22nd Gene Key, the catalyst key for the Venus Sequence in the Gene Keys. When Richard began contemplating the 22nd Gene Key it opened up the teachings to mystical dimensions, and one of the most profound sequences in the transmission.

Here Swan is resting upon waters near Glastonbury Tor, the symbolic heart of Avalon for many. This is the perfect image for what I will be offering as a support group during the Sage's Venus Sequence.

'The essence of my gift to you is the kernel of these teachings – that suffering itself is Grace. You will discover this secret one day, and as you do, you will no longer close your heart to pain – your own or others. Then you will rise as my people do, into the skies and up above the waters of fate into the bliss of union.' - Swan, The Dream Arc

Good morning beautiful family. Happy Friday. What a great day for reflection.
Big Love from Avalon 🤍
Photo by Mike Jefferies Photography

Another one for local friends of the Gene Keys. I hear from many in the community who would like to connect with others ...
04/02/2026

Another one for local friends of the Gene Keys. I hear from many in the community who would like to connect with others on the path, so I made some arrangements for later this month at my favourite little tea spot The Blue Caterpillar Emporium. Drop by and say hello.

Today on Clubhouse....animals of the 21st Gene Key and more. Today the Stag showed up in my dreams, right on cue.
03/30/2026

Today on Clubhouse....animals of the 21st Gene Key and more. Today the Stag showed up in my dreams, right on cue.

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Reorienting To Your True Nature

Synchronicity and inner connection to the source of all life is the key to living a purposeful and harmonious life. For most of my life I was the doer, the person who would work from the masculine principle to make things happen in the world around me. It lead to various levels of success which I put down to the power of my mind alone, arrogance at its finest. But many times it was not from a centred place, it was from a place of insecurity. Meditation, deep contemplation and other spiritual practices reconnect us to the universal rhythms and although it has taken me time to learn this, I see it all around my world now. And I love sharing with others so they can see the spiritual perfection in all events including those we would call mistakes and failures.

We are deeply connected to all of life, newer findings in Quantum Physics have revealed this to us. Life is connected through a giant web of life and at the level of consciousness we truly are one. We don’t really know what everything is happening for so to label it as a mistake on our part is not really serving us or anyone else. It is through learning to tune in to this web of life and its morphogenetic fields that we begin to unravel our deeper individual purpose for being here. We can fight our true nature all we want, but it will keep returning us to the shadows until we can witness it.

We may want to escape all of this to become a meditating monk in a monastery or a mountain, but if you are open to the belief that you came here to play a role, then in order for you to learn what you have truly come here to learn it is necessary to reconnect to your own true nature. From the recesses of our dreams come the stories of our life. It is our feminine nature that guides us, and whether we are woman or man it would do us well to heed this guidance. We have to journey inward if we are ever to understand the journey in the world around us.

Our DNA is unravelling quickly at this time which means we are witnessing a transformation in individuals and the collective. At the level of source, nothing changes, but this illusion or maya we are experiencing is changing all the time. Surrendering in to your journey reveals the part you play in the greater whole.