PRINGLE BAY SACRED EARTH
WEEKEND RETREATS 2008
EMPOWER YOUR HEART
Weekends:
29-31 August 2008,5-7 September 2008,12-14 September 2008
19-21 September 2008
THE EARTH’S ANCIENT LEY LINES conduct powerful consciousness and are fundamental in healing ourselves and the environments where we live.
THE CAPE TOWN AREA HAS AN ABUNDANCE of these ancient ley lines and they are WAKING UP at the moment!
These ancient and sacred ley lines are rising again to awaken us to NEW POSSIBILITIES THAT HAVE NOT EXISTED BEFORE.
By tapping into their consciousness, we can become RENEWED, and also more AWAKENED TO OUR TRUE PATH.
But it is ONLY THROUGH FINDING THE SACREDNESS OF OUR HEARTS that we can access the power of these ley lines and we are now being asked to RAISE OUR VIBRATION and work with the crushed part of our hearts that has no hope, enthusiasm, ambition, or energy for exploring and developing life.
During this weekend retreat you will learn how to:
Raise the height of your Heart thought meditation
Tune into ancient ley lines and “sacred alignments” by becoming more aware of your psychic abilities
Do sacred earth work with crystals that will benefit you and also the Earth and elementals and those around you
Learn more about the ancient INCA WAY OF WORKING WITH NATURE and the environment
Have some fun!
COST: R1 070 (all inclusive of meals and accommodation and tuition) - please speak to Elizabeth if you would like to pay this by instalments
DURATION: Friday 6pm – Sunday 4pm
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF MEDITATION OR WORKING WITH CRYSTALS OR LEY LINES IS REQUIRED - AS LONG AS YOU COME WITH A POSITIVE INTENTION AND AN OPEN HEART!
PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THESE RETREATS OF WORKING WITH ANCIENT LEY LINES IN THIS PARTICULAR WAY ARE THE FIRST BEING TAUGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA. IT IS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE LIVING NEAR CAPE TOWN AND EACH PARTICPANT WILL RECEIVE A SACRED EARTH CERTIFICATE FROM THE SCHOOL.
Please contact Elizabeth Bardin to book/for more information
Tel 028 –273 8277 Cell 078 371 6343
Email: elizabethbardin@yahoo.co.uk
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
OCTOBER PERU ITINERARY SOUTH AFRICAN PARTICIPANTS
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL 2008
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
Tel 028 273 8277/cell 0783716343
Visiting Sacred Sites, Beautiful Lands and Mystical Places
For Spiritual Evolution and Greater Self-Awareness
OCTOBER 2008 PERU RETREAT TRIP
‘FOLLOWING THE FLIGHT OF
THE INCA CONDOR’
mysticism - nature – energy - Condor initiation
1-12 OCTOBER
"The Inca prophecies say that now, in this age, when the Eagle of the North and the Condor of the South fly together, the Earth will awaken. The Eagles of the North cannot be free without the Condors of the South. Now it's happening, now is the time. We are Children of the Sun." - Willaru
There is incredible wonder in watching a soaring Condor fly.
As the largest flying bird in the world, with a wingspan of 3.5m (11.5 feet), it is impossible for this immense and heavy bird of prey to simply lift off from the ground as other birds do. And so it takes flight from cliff perches - gliding and climbing with the air currents first, before it finally heads off in search of its prey.
To witness the majestic flight of a Condor is a memorable and mesmerizing sight that is capable of producing goose bumps on even the most jaded traveller.
The October 2008 retreat In Peru follows the theme of the mystical fight of the Condor with a special ceremony at the Temple of the Condor of Machu Picchu. The Temple has the image of a Condor created in rock on the floor of the temple with the wings (also in rock) hanging over the body of the Condor. It is an incredible place that reminds one of soaring off into space and a dimension that can only be accessed from within the confines of Machu Picchu and its very special energies.
Being able to connect with the Andean Condor (the mystical ruler of the Third or Upper Inca World called Hanaq Pacha) during this trip, will be an incredible privilege with many, many empowering and positive effects on your life as a participant. You will be able to view your life and your world from a totally new - and more evolved - point of view!
The trip format allows you to explore two of the most scenic regions in Peru that are specifically connected to the Condor - to make this a trip of a lifetime:
LAKE TITICACA
To visit and witness the world’s highest navigable lake at an elevation of 3,800 m (12 460 feet) that is 176 km (109 miles) long and 50 km (31 miles) wide and where the sun is extraordinarily intense.
THE SACRED VALLEY OF MACHU PICCHU
A fertile valley considered to be one of the most important tourist destinations in the world with magnificent ruins and terracing and the revered Urubamba River whose flow the Incas believed was tied to the star constellations and the mountain peaks, and to be the earthbound counterpart of the MILKY WAY.
And so you will be able to experience:
Access to one of the most powerful energy vortexes on the planet
Participate in Inca meditations
Meet like minded people
Safely experience a part of the world that few ever get a chance to see
Rapid personal and spiritual growth
SACRED EARTH ITINERARY
1 October (Wed) ARRIVAL LIMA
Late evening arrival Lima (capital of Peru)
Transfer hotel
Overnight in Lima
2 October (Thurs) PUNO DAY 01
Breakfast
Group meeting and free morning to get over jet lag
Afternoon flight to Juliaca airport
Transfer to hotel in Puno
Arrival at Lake Titicaca
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
3 October (Fri) PUNO DAY 02
Breakfast
Pick up guided tour to the floating Uros Islands made since Inca times by hand from totora reed that grow in abundance in the shallow waters of Lake Titicaca.
Guided tour to Taquile Island, a stunningly beautiful and natural island in Lake Titicaca that still remains starkly traditional with no electricity and vehicles. Their unique dress code is equally famous with some of the finest embroidery in Peru.
Return to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
4 October (Sat) CUSCO DAY 03
Early breakfast
Breakfast
Pick up to catch tourist bus from Puno to Cusco (traditional Peruvian lunch included)
Guided visits to cathedral and various Inca ruins on the way
Arrive Cusco and transfer to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
5 October (Sun) PISAQ MARKET DAY 04
Breakfast
Transfer to hotel in Pisaq, a small village in the Sacred Valley
Visiting famous Pisaq Sunday artisan market for local produce and some of the finest crafts in Peru
Dinner
Overnight in Pisaq
6 October (Mon) OLLANTAYTAMBO FORTRESS DAY 05
Breakfast
Transfer to Ollantaytambo
Visit to Ollantaytambo Fortress and meditation
Free afternoon to explore village and resting
Dinner
Overnight in Ollantaytambo
7 October (Tues) AGUAS CALIENTES DAY 06
Breakfast
Transfer to train station
Train through Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes, the village below Machu Picchu where we stay for 3 days
Exploring Aguas Calientes, its markets and beautiful landscape
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
8 October (Wed) MACHU PICCHU DAY 07
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Meditation and Condor Initiations at the Temple of the Condor
Visit and meditation at famous energetic star portal, the INTIHUANTANA Stone
Visit to the Sun Temple, Temple of the Wind and other main sites
Return to hotel to rest
Early dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
9 October (Thurs) MACHU PICCHU DAY 08
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Climbing Huayna Picchu (Sacred Mountain of the Divine Feminine Trilogy: Mother Nature, Mother Earth and Mother Moon) for meditation, AND/OR
Visit to the Main Temple and Temple of the Three Windows, OR
Visit to the Mandor Waterfall and Machu Picchu Museum
Resting
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
10 October (Fri) CUSCO DAY 09
Breakfast
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Transfer to train station
Train back to Cusco, capital of the INCAS
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
11 October (Sat) CUSCO/RETURN DEPARTURE LIMA DAY 10
Breakfast
Transfer to Cusco airport for flight back to LIMA airport (to catch connecting international flight on the early Sunday morning)
Transfer to hotel in Lima
Overnight in LIMA
Early transfer to Lima airport on Sunday morning
12 October (Sun) LIMA
Early transfer LIMA airport to catch connecting international flight
13 October (Mon) ARRIVAL SOUTH AFRICA
Arrival in South Africa
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON RETREAT: 6 people
Please note the Itinerary is subject to change depending on weather, festivities, etc.
GENERAL PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The meditations during this retreat trip require no previous experience, but please note that although the trip is aimed at giving you the experience of visiting interesting tourist places, the focus is on the inner effect that Peru and its historical heritage can have on you personally, and for you to use it for self awareness and inner growth. It is therefore not the ordinary tourist trip that you could do just as well (and with much less hassle and cost!) by watching it on the travel channel. Please refer to the School’s literature on how the trips are meant to help you become an explorer and adventurer of ancient places, and if you have any more questions about this aspect, email or phone me to explain the fundamental difference in approach to you in greater detail.
The trips to Peru started because I was very strongly moved to share my incredible positive and unique experiences there with others, so that they can also benefit and grow from it. These trips are not created by me, they often seem to create themselves with me helping them to unfold. I strive to keep the groups small to make sure that it is a unique personal experience, and that each person receive very close personal attention and support so as to get the maximum benefit from visiting Peru.
As a further note, I have decided to start all future Peru trips from Lima (the capital of Peru where all the international flights come in) and not from Cusco (that is about an hour and a half inland from Lima) as I normally do, because flying in South America can be tricky and it is much easier for everyone to fly together and for me to arrange the internal flight to Cusco. I am able to get the better flight prices via my contacts in Peru.
We will therefore all meet in Lima, the capital of Peru. As to dates we can make the necessary adjustments for you. Please let me know so that we can discuss your requirements in detail.
Please also note that although we will not be camping or trekking as they do on the Inca Trail, the high altitude and also steep gradient of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley require you to be reasonably fit. Often we will also be getting up early to catch the special atmosphere of a site, or to get an early plane/bus/taxi so as to fit in with the travelling schedules of Peru. It is therefore advisable for you to focus on acquiring a reasonable level of physical fitness before the retreat. The energies of Peru are incredibly powerful and the more fit and healthy you are in your body, the easier it will be to adjust and integrate the changes that will be happening to you. If you are a smoker, please consider cutting down or if you possibly can, giving up (hypnotherapy can be very effective) before the trip as in my experience smoking makes it more difficult for the body to adjust. Don’t feel discouraged if you are a smoker, just bear this advice in mind. Many smokers have successfully done the trip, but forewarned is fore-armed!
Please also note that the way that the Incas worked with the concept of energy and nature will also be the fundamental way in which I approach the sites and places we visit. Therefore be open to work with your more intuitive and less rational self on the trip, and to become more aware of energy!
Many people that visit Peru become ill because of the altitude and also different sanitary and water conditions. This does not necessarily need to happen, and there are certain easy safeguards that can be put in place to ensure that it is an enjoyable and productive journey. More information on this will follow closer to the time of the retreat.
The hotels in Peru are of a much lower standard than in South Africa, but all places on the retreat where we will stay are clean, have hot water (often quite rare in Peru!) and comfortable. Do remember that Peru is a third world country and that some of its public amenities are not the same as you would have in your home- however, its people are friendly, kind and very warm hearted and will offer you one of the most unique, interesting and enjoyable experiences that you will ever have in your life!
Finally, this is a trip where there will be a conscious exchange and connection with Machu Picchu and Peru on a physical and also energetic level. When you speak to previous participants of the School, you will hear that they all left with more than they came with, having gained some sort of personal gift by being able to make contact with the mystic beauty and magic of the land of Peru.
It is therefore designed to provide a deep and meaningful experience of mystical Peru and especially Machu Picchu, having the benefit of individual support and personal attention of a facilitator -
“A facilitator is not just a "tour guide". A facilitator must perform all the functions of a "tour guide", (from making sure everyone's luggage is ready to making sure no one is missing when the taxi or bus or train leaves) plus he/she needs to have specialized training or skills. These skills and training include being adept at sensing and directing the energy of the group, years of studying a specific practice such as psychic ability, teaching various spiritual practices or being available to journeyers when "things come up" (as they frequently do during a visit to a powerful place). A good facilitator will play the energy of the group dynamic like a conductor leads an orchestra, and this adds to an individual journeyer's experience immensely. A good and experienced facilitator is a big part of what makes a successful retreat and journey.”
Most trips to Peru including the Inca Trail are focused on spending only half a day or at the most overnight at Machu Picchu with local tourist guides providing limited factual information about the site. The School’s aim is quite different, and you will have the rare opportunity of experiencing Machu Picchu’s mystical heritage over a proper period of time. That is quite a unique thing to find if you look at tours offered to Peru.
Here are some comments about the inspiration of PERU:
“After years of being stuck in old habits along
came Peru! I had not left the country since 1962.
Thanks to many revelations during my visit I no
longer view the world in the same old way. I
gained an appreciation for the richness of another
culture. I feel so lucky to have had this opportunity.
Peru gave me a gift I will never forget.” Alice N.
“I journeyed to Peru last year. It was
not only a life changing experience—it was life
saving! Truly transformation of the physical,
mental and most importantly, the spiritual self.” I. Rae
COSTS
With an adjustment to the standard of hotels (still clean and with hot showers and certainly above Inca trail standard of camping!) and also the class of train transport (lowest of the tourist classes but still very comfortable), and the budget for dinners at $10 per person per dinner, it works out at an all-inclusive cost of R8 144 (or the £ or $ equivalent at the date of payment) (this price is based on 6 people sharing). This includes: all hotel accommodation for 11 nights, 10 breakfasts and 9 dinners, as stated, all bus, taxi and train transportation, all transfers, all entry and excursion fees to all the ruins including at Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, guides, retreat fees.
ADD Lima/Juliaca FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 (R840) depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD Cusco/Lima FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 (R804) depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD international air travel of approx R13 000 (see below) plus departure airport tax of $30.25 at Lima airport, lunches, tipping of guides and porters, any personal expenditure, miscellaneous expenses. Please note that the local Peruvian airfares to Juliaca and from Cusco are subject to price fluctuation until paid.
TOTAL BUDGET FOR TRIP:
TRIP COST 8 144
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT 13 000 (approx)
INTERNAL FLIGHTS 1 680 (approx)
R22800 plus whatever you want to spend on presents and goods purchased.
You will receive a packing list and pre-departure information upon receipt of your registration and payment. Please make sure that your passport is up-to-date and valid for at least 6 months after your trip. If it is not, or you don't have one I suggest that you get it updated or apply for one now. Please note you do not need a visa if you are a South African citizen, but you do need to have a yellow fever inoculation for re- entry into South Africa (it lasts for 10 years). Please also consider whatever other inoculations you may need even though it may not be legally required.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
The cheapest way to get to Lima Peru from South Africa is to fly Malaysian Airlines that stop over at Johannesburg and Cape Town (an hour and half stopover in Cape Town) and then on to Buenos Aires Argentina (approximately 6 hour flight). At Buenos Aires there is typically about a 2/3 hour wait and then a connecting flight by a Peruvian airlines (such as TACA or LAN PERU) to Lima (flight approximately 6 hours). The journey therefore starts in South Africa in the morning and you arrive in Lima Peru at 10.45 pm the same night. The time difference between South Africa and Argentina is 5 hours, and Peru 7 hours.
Coming back the flight leaves early Sunday morning and there is a slightly longer wait in Argentina of about 5 hours and you then fly Malaysian Airlines overnight to arrive in South Africa on the Monday morning (because of the time difference).
The flights are relatively easy but you need to be very early at the South American check in desks because of long lines and having to pay airport taxes etc and security checks. It is very easy to miss flights believe me!!
The airfare is around R12/13 000. Here are some examples of fares for the above dates from Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban:
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES Cape Town - Buenos Aires - Lima return
MH 201 Y 08OCT CPTEZE HS1 1045 1535 O WE TA 24 Z 08OCT EZELIM HS1 1755 2045 O WE TA 25 A 19OCT / 26OCT LIMEZE HS1 1025 1730 O SU MH 202 Y 19OCT / 26OCT EZECPT HS1 2120 #0900 O SU
FARE TAXES TOTAL
6600+3710* 2422+397 R13 129
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES Johannesburg (with stopover in Cape Town) - Buenos Aires - Lima return
MH 201 Y 08OCT JNBEZE HS1 0715 1535 O WE TA 24 Y 08OCT EZELIM HS1 1755 2045 O WE TA 25 Y 19OCT / 26OCT LIMEZE HS1 1025 1730 O SU MH 202 Y 19OCT / 26OCT EZEJNB HS1 2145 #1240 O SU
FARE TAXES TOTAL
6730+3710* 2422+397 R13 259
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES Durban - Cape Town - Buenos Aires - Lima return
SA 601 Y 08OCT DURCPT HS1 0610 0820 O WE MH 201 Y 08OCT CPTEZE HS1 1045 1535 O WE TA 24 Z 08OCT EZELIM HS1 1755 2045 O WE TA 25 A 19OCT / 26OCT LIMEZE HS1 1025 1730 O SU
MH 202 Y 19OCT / 26OCT EZECPT HS1 2145 #0930 O SU SA 612 Y 20 OCT / 27OCT CPTDUR HS1 1135 1335 O MO
FARE TAXES TOTAL
7880+3710* 3069+397 R15 056
OR OWN ARRANGEMENTS from Durban - Cape Town
* Excludes 8% TASF
Source: Louise at Gypsy Spirit Travel tel. 028 271 5726 cell 083 940 1517 email gypsyspirit@telkomsa.net.
Flexible dates calendar
Flights from UK- www.opodo.co.uk
Come with us...Explore the World. Explore your Self.
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL 2008
An ethical South African business that promotes Sacred Earth Retreats
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
Tel 028 273 8277/cell 0783716343
Visiting Sacred Sites, Beautiful Lands and Mystical Places
For Spiritual Evolution and Greater Self-Awareness
OCTOBER 2008 PERU RETREAT TRIP
‘FOLLOWING THE FLIGHT OF
THE INCA CONDOR’
mysticism - nature – energy - Condor initiation
1-12 OCTOBER
"The Inca prophecies say that now, in this age, when the Eagle of the North and the Condor of the South fly together, the Earth will awaken. The Eagles of the North cannot be free without the Condors of the South. Now it's happening, now is the time. We are Children of the Sun." - Willaru
There is incredible wonder in watching a soaring Condor fly.
As the largest flying bird in the world, with a wingspan of 3.5m (11.5 feet), it is impossible for this immense and heavy bird of prey to simply lift off from the ground as other birds do. And so it takes flight from cliff perches - gliding and climbing with the air currents first, before it finally heads off in search of its prey.
To witness the majestic flight of a Condor is a memorable and mesmerizing sight that is capable of producing goose bumps on even the most jaded traveller.
The October 2008 retreat In Peru follows the theme of the mystical fight of the Condor with a special ceremony at the Temple of the Condor of Machu Picchu. The Temple has the image of a Condor created in rock on the floor of the temple with the wings (also in rock) hanging over the body of the Condor. It is an incredible place that reminds one of soaring off into space and a dimension that can only be accessed from within the confines of Machu Picchu and its very special energies.
Being able to connect with the Andean Condor (the mystical ruler of the Third or Upper Inca World called Hanaq Pacha) during this trip, will be an incredible privilege with many, many empowering and positive effects on your life as a participant. You will be able to view your life and your world from a totally new - and more evolved - point of view!
The trip format allows you to explore two of the most scenic regions in Peru that are specifically connected to the Condor - to make this a trip of a lifetime:
LAKE TITICACA
To visit and witness the world’s highest navigable lake at an elevation of 3,800 m (12 460 feet) that is 176 km (109 miles) long and 50 km (31 miles) wide and where the sun is extraordinarily intense.
THE SACRED VALLEY OF MACHU PICCHU
A fertile valley considered to be one of the most important tourist destinations in the world with magnificent ruins and terracing and the revered Urubamba River whose flow the Incas believed was tied to the star constellations and the mountain peaks, and to be the earthbound counterpart of the MILKY WAY.
And so you will be able to experience:
Access to one of the most powerful energy vortexes on the planet
Participate in Inca meditations
Meet like minded people
Safely experience a part of the world that few ever get a chance to see
Rapid personal and spiritual growth
SACRED EARTH ITINERARY
1 October (Wed) ARRIVAL LIMA
Late evening arrival Lima (capital of Peru)
Transfer hotel
Overnight in Lima
2 October (Thurs) PUNO DAY 01
Breakfast
Group meeting and free morning to get over jet lag
Afternoon flight to Juliaca airport
Transfer to hotel in Puno
Arrival at Lake Titicaca
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
3 October (Fri) PUNO DAY 02
Breakfast
Pick up guided tour to the floating Uros Islands made since Inca times by hand from totora reed that grow in abundance in the shallow waters of Lake Titicaca.
Guided tour to Taquile Island, a stunningly beautiful and natural island in Lake Titicaca that still remains starkly traditional with no electricity and vehicles. Their unique dress code is equally famous with some of the finest embroidery in Peru.
Return to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
4 October (Sat) CUSCO DAY 03
Early breakfast
Breakfast
Pick up to catch tourist bus from Puno to Cusco (traditional Peruvian lunch included)
Guided visits to cathedral and various Inca ruins on the way
Arrive Cusco and transfer to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
5 October (Sun) PISAQ MARKET DAY 04
Breakfast
Transfer to hotel in Pisaq, a small village in the Sacred Valley
Visiting famous Pisaq Sunday artisan market for local produce and some of the finest crafts in Peru
Dinner
Overnight in Pisaq
6 October (Mon) OLLANTAYTAMBO FORTRESS DAY 05
Breakfast
Transfer to Ollantaytambo
Visit to Ollantaytambo Fortress and meditation
Free afternoon to explore village and resting
Dinner
Overnight in Ollantaytambo
7 October (Tues) AGUAS CALIENTES DAY 06
Breakfast
Transfer to train station
Train through Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes, the village below Machu Picchu where we stay for 3 days
Exploring Aguas Calientes, its markets and beautiful landscape
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
8 October (Wed) MACHU PICCHU DAY 07
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Meditation and Condor Initiations at the Temple of the Condor
Visit and meditation at famous energetic star portal, the INTIHUANTANA Stone
Visit to the Sun Temple, Temple of the Wind and other main sites
Return to hotel to rest
Early dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
9 October (Thurs) MACHU PICCHU DAY 08
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Climbing Huayna Picchu (Sacred Mountain of the Divine Feminine Trilogy: Mother Nature, Mother Earth and Mother Moon) for meditation, AND/OR
Visit to the Main Temple and Temple of the Three Windows, OR
Visit to the Mandor Waterfall and Machu Picchu Museum
Resting
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
10 October (Fri) CUSCO DAY 09
Breakfast
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Transfer to train station
Train back to Cusco, capital of the INCAS
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
11 October (Sat) CUSCO/RETURN DEPARTURE LIMA DAY 10
Breakfast
Transfer to Cusco airport for flight back to LIMA airport (to catch connecting international flight on the early Sunday morning)
Transfer to hotel in Lima
Overnight in LIMA
Early transfer to Lima airport on Sunday morning
12 October (Sun) LIMA
Early transfer LIMA airport to catch connecting international flight
13 October (Mon) ARRIVAL SOUTH AFRICA
Arrival in South Africa
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON RETREAT: 6 people
Please note the Itinerary is subject to change depending on weather, festivities, etc.
GENERAL PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The meditations during this retreat trip require no previous experience, but please note that although the trip is aimed at giving you the experience of visiting interesting tourist places, the focus is on the inner effect that Peru and its historical heritage can have on you personally, and for you to use it for self awareness and inner growth. It is therefore not the ordinary tourist trip that you could do just as well (and with much less hassle and cost!) by watching it on the travel channel. Please refer to the School’s literature on how the trips are meant to help you become an explorer and adventurer of ancient places, and if you have any more questions about this aspect, email or phone me to explain the fundamental difference in approach to you in greater detail.
The trips to Peru started because I was very strongly moved to share my incredible positive and unique experiences there with others, so that they can also benefit and grow from it. These trips are not created by me, they often seem to create themselves with me helping them to unfold. I strive to keep the groups small to make sure that it is a unique personal experience, and that each person receive very close personal attention and support so as to get the maximum benefit from visiting Peru.
As a further note, I have decided to start all future Peru trips from Lima (the capital of Peru where all the international flights come in) and not from Cusco (that is about an hour and a half inland from Lima) as I normally do, because flying in South America can be tricky and it is much easier for everyone to fly together and for me to arrange the internal flight to Cusco. I am able to get the better flight prices via my contacts in Peru.
We will therefore all meet in Lima, the capital of Peru. As to dates we can make the necessary adjustments for you. Please let me know so that we can discuss your requirements in detail.
Please also note that although we will not be camping or trekking as they do on the Inca Trail, the high altitude and also steep gradient of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley require you to be reasonably fit. Often we will also be getting up early to catch the special atmosphere of a site, or to get an early plane/bus/taxi so as to fit in with the travelling schedules of Peru. It is therefore advisable for you to focus on acquiring a reasonable level of physical fitness before the retreat. The energies of Peru are incredibly powerful and the more fit and healthy you are in your body, the easier it will be to adjust and integrate the changes that will be happening to you. If you are a smoker, please consider cutting down or if you possibly can, giving up (hypnotherapy can be very effective) before the trip as in my experience smoking makes it more difficult for the body to adjust. Don’t feel discouraged if you are a smoker, just bear this advice in mind. Many smokers have successfully done the trip, but forewarned is fore-armed!
Please also note that the way that the Incas worked with the concept of energy and nature will also be the fundamental way in which I approach the sites and places we visit. Therefore be open to work with your more intuitive and less rational self on the trip, and to become more aware of energy!
Many people that visit Peru become ill because of the altitude and also different sanitary and water conditions. This does not necessarily need to happen, and there are certain easy safeguards that can be put in place to ensure that it is an enjoyable and productive journey. More information on this will follow closer to the time of the retreat.
The hotels in Peru are of a much lower standard than in South Africa, but all places on the retreat where we will stay are clean, have hot water (often quite rare in Peru!) and comfortable. Do remember that Peru is a third world country and that some of its public amenities are not the same as you would have in your home- however, its people are friendly, kind and very warm hearted and will offer you one of the most unique, interesting and enjoyable experiences that you will ever have in your life!
Finally, this is a trip where there will be a conscious exchange and connection with Machu Picchu and Peru on a physical and also energetic level. When you speak to previous participants of the School, you will hear that they all left with more than they came with, having gained some sort of personal gift by being able to make contact with the mystic beauty and magic of the land of Peru.
It is therefore designed to provide a deep and meaningful experience of mystical Peru and especially Machu Picchu, having the benefit of individual support and personal attention of a facilitator -
“A facilitator is not just a "tour guide". A facilitator must perform all the functions of a "tour guide", (from making sure everyone's luggage is ready to making sure no one is missing when the taxi or bus or train leaves) plus he/she needs to have specialized training or skills. These skills and training include being adept at sensing and directing the energy of the group, years of studying a specific practice such as psychic ability, teaching various spiritual practices or being available to journeyers when "things come up" (as they frequently do during a visit to a powerful place). A good facilitator will play the energy of the group dynamic like a conductor leads an orchestra, and this adds to an individual journeyer's experience immensely. A good and experienced facilitator is a big part of what makes a successful retreat and journey.”
Most trips to Peru including the Inca Trail are focused on spending only half a day or at the most overnight at Machu Picchu with local tourist guides providing limited factual information about the site. The School’s aim is quite different, and you will have the rare opportunity of experiencing Machu Picchu’s mystical heritage over a proper period of time. That is quite a unique thing to find if you look at tours offered to Peru.
Here are some comments about the inspiration of PERU:
“After years of being stuck in old habits along
came Peru! I had not left the country since 1962.
Thanks to many revelations during my visit I no
longer view the world in the same old way. I
gained an appreciation for the richness of another
culture. I feel so lucky to have had this opportunity.
Peru gave me a gift I will never forget.” Alice N.
“I journeyed to Peru last year. It was
not only a life changing experience—it was life
saving! Truly transformation of the physical,
mental and most importantly, the spiritual self.” I. Rae
COSTS
With an adjustment to the standard of hotels (still clean and with hot showers and certainly above Inca trail standard of camping!) and also the class of train transport (lowest of the tourist classes but still very comfortable), and the budget for dinners at $10 per person per dinner, it works out at an all-inclusive cost of R8 144 (or the £ or $ equivalent at the date of payment) (this price is based on 6 people sharing). This includes: all hotel accommodation for 11 nights, 10 breakfasts and 9 dinners, as stated, all bus, taxi and train transportation, all transfers, all entry and excursion fees to all the ruins including at Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, guides, retreat fees.
ADD Lima/Juliaca FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 (R840) depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD Cusco/Lima FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 (R804) depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD international air travel of approx R13 000 (see below) plus departure airport tax of $30.25 at Lima airport, lunches, tipping of guides and porters, any personal expenditure, miscellaneous expenses. Please note that the local Peruvian airfares to Juliaca and from Cusco are subject to price fluctuation until paid.
TOTAL BUDGET FOR TRIP:
TRIP COST 8 144
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT 13 000 (approx)
INTERNAL FLIGHTS 1 680 (approx)
R22800 plus whatever you want to spend on presents and goods purchased.
You will receive a packing list and pre-departure information upon receipt of your registration and payment. Please make sure that your passport is up-to-date and valid for at least 6 months after your trip. If it is not, or you don't have one I suggest that you get it updated or apply for one now. Please note you do not need a visa if you are a South African citizen, but you do need to have a yellow fever inoculation for re- entry into South Africa (it lasts for 10 years). Please also consider whatever other inoculations you may need even though it may not be legally required.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
The cheapest way to get to Lima Peru from South Africa is to fly Malaysian Airlines that stop over at Johannesburg and Cape Town (an hour and half stopover in Cape Town) and then on to Buenos Aires Argentina (approximately 6 hour flight). At Buenos Aires there is typically about a 2/3 hour wait and then a connecting flight by a Peruvian airlines (such as TACA or LAN PERU) to Lima (flight approximately 6 hours). The journey therefore starts in South Africa in the morning and you arrive in Lima Peru at 10.45 pm the same night. The time difference between South Africa and Argentina is 5 hours, and Peru 7 hours.
Coming back the flight leaves early Sunday morning and there is a slightly longer wait in Argentina of about 5 hours and you then fly Malaysian Airlines overnight to arrive in South Africa on the Monday morning (because of the time difference).
The flights are relatively easy but you need to be very early at the South American check in desks because of long lines and having to pay airport taxes etc and security checks. It is very easy to miss flights believe me!!
The airfare is around R12/13 000. Here are some examples of fares for the above dates from Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban:
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES Cape Town - Buenos Aires - Lima return
MH 201 Y 08OCT CPTEZE HS1 1045 1535 O WE TA 24 Z 08OCT EZELIM HS1 1755 2045 O WE TA 25 A 19OCT / 26OCT LIMEZE HS1 1025 1730 O SU MH 202 Y 19OCT / 26OCT EZECPT HS1 2120 #0900 O SU
FARE TAXES TOTAL
6600+3710* 2422+397 R13 129
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES Johannesburg (with stopover in Cape Town) - Buenos Aires - Lima return
MH 201 Y 08OCT JNBEZE HS1 0715 1535 O WE TA 24 Y 08OCT EZELIM HS1 1755 2045 O WE TA 25 Y 19OCT / 26OCT LIMEZE HS1 1025 1730 O SU MH 202 Y 19OCT / 26OCT EZEJNB HS1 2145 #1240 O SU
FARE TAXES TOTAL
6730+3710* 2422+397 R13 259
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES Durban - Cape Town - Buenos Aires - Lima return
SA 601 Y 08OCT DURCPT HS1 0610 0820 O WE MH 201 Y 08OCT CPTEZE HS1 1045 1535 O WE TA 24 Z 08OCT EZELIM HS1 1755 2045 O WE TA 25 A 19OCT / 26OCT LIMEZE HS1 1025 1730 O SU
MH 202 Y 19OCT / 26OCT EZECPT HS1 2145 #0930 O SU SA 612 Y 20 OCT / 27OCT CPTDUR HS1 1135 1335 O MO
FARE TAXES TOTAL
7880+3710* 3069+397 R15 056
OR OWN ARRANGEMENTS from Durban - Cape Town
* Excludes 8% TASF
Source: Louise at Gypsy Spirit Travel tel. 028 271 5726 cell 083 940 1517 email gypsyspirit@telkomsa.net.
Flexible dates calendar
Flights from UK- www.opodo.co.uk
Come with us...Explore the World. Explore your Self.
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL 2008
An ethical South African business that promotes Sacred Earth Retreats
OCTOBER PERU ITINERARY UK PARTICIPANTS
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL 2008
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
Visiting Sacred Sites, Beautiful Lands and Mystical Places
For Spiritual Evolution and Greater Self-Awareness
OCTOBER 2008 PERU RETREAT TRIP
‘FOLLOWING THE FLIGHT OF
THE INCA CONDOR’
mysticism - nature – energy - Condor initiation
1-12 OCTOBER
"The Inca prophecies say that now, in this age, when the Eagle of the North and the Condor of the South fly together, the Earth will awaken. The Eagles of the North cannot be free without the Condors of the South. Now it's happening, now is the time. We are Children of the Sun." - Willaru
There is incredible wonder in watching a soaring Condor fly.
As the largest flying bird in the world, with a wingspan of 3.5m (11.5 feet), it is impossible for this immense and heavy bird of prey to simply lift off from the ground as other birds do. And so it takes flight from cliff perches - gliding and climbing with the air currents first, before it finally heads off in search of its prey.
To witness the majestic flight of a Condor is a memorable and mesmerizing sight that is capable of producing goose bumps on even the most jaded traveller.
The October 2008 retreat In Peru follows the theme of the mystical fight of the Condor with a special ceremony at the Temple of the Condor of Machu Picchu. The Temple has the image of a Condor created in rock on the floor of the temple with the wings (also in rock) hanging over the body of the Condor. It is an incredible place that reminds one of soaring off into space and a dimension that can only be accessed from within the confines of Machu Picchu and its very special energies.
Being able to connect with the Andean Condor (the mystical ruler of the Third or Upper Inca World called Hanaq Pacha) during this trip, will be an incredible privilege with many, many empowering and positive effects on your life as a participant. You will be able to view your life and your world from a totally new - and more evolved - point of view!
The trip format allows you to explore two of the most scenic regions in Peru that are specifically connected to the Condor - to make this a trip of a lifetime:
LAKE TITICACA
To visit and witness the world’s highest navigable lake at an elevation of 3,800 m (12 460 feet) that is 176 km (109 miles) long and 50 km (31 miles) wide and where the sun is extraordinarily intense.
THE SACRED VALLEY OF MACHU PICCHU
A fertile valley considered to be one of the most important tourist destinations in the world with magnificent ruins and terracing and the revered Urubamba River whose flow the Incas believed was tied to the star constellations and the mountain peaks, and to be the earthbound counterpart of the MILKY WAY.
And so you will be able to experience:
Access to one of the most powerful energy vortexes on the planet
Participate in Inca meditations
Meet like minded people
Safely experience a part of the world that few ever get a chance to see
Rapid personal and spiritual growth
CONTACT DETAILS:
http://www.arthurianschool.co.uk/
info@arthurianschool.co.uk or elizabethbardin@yahoo.co.uk
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
SACRED EARTH ITINERARY
1 October (Wed) ARRIVAL LIMA
Late evening arrival Lima (capital of Peru)
Transfer hotel
Overnight in Lima
2 October (Thurs) PUNO DAY 01
Breakfast
Group meeting and free morning to get over jet lag
Afternoon flight to Juliaca airport
Transfer to hotel in Puno
Arrival at Lake Titicaca
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
3 October (Fri) PUNO DAY 02
Breakfast
Pick up guided tour to the floating Uros Islands made since Inca times by hand from totora reed that grow in abundance in the shallow waters of Lake Titicaca.
Guided tour to Taquile Island, a stunningly beautiful and natural island in Lake Titicaca that still remains starkly traditional with no electricity and vehicles. Their unique dress code is equally famous with some of the finest embroidery in Peru.
Return to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
4 October (Sat) CUSCO DAY 03
Early breakfast
Breakfast
Pick up to catch tourist bus from Puno to Cusco (traditional Peruvian lunch included)
Guided visits to cathedral and various Inca ruins on the way
Arrive Cusco and transfer to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
5 October (Sun) PISAQ MARKET DAY 04
Breakfast
Transfer to hotel in Pisaq, a small village in the Sacred Valley
Visiting famous Pisaq Sunday artisan market for local produce and some of the finest crafts in Peru
Dinner
Overnight in Pisaq
6 October (Mon) OLLANTAYTAMBO FORTRESS DAY 05
Breakfast
Transfer to Ollantaytambo
Visit to Ollantaytambo Fortress and meditation
Free afternoon to explore village and resting
Dinner
Overnight in Ollantaytambo
7 October (Tues) AGUAS CALIENTES DAY 06
Breakfast
Transfer to train station
Train through Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes, the village below Machu Picchu where we stay for 3 days
Exploring Aguas Calientes, its markets and beautiful landscape
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
8 October (Wed) MACHU PICCHU DAY 07
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Meditation and Condor Initiations at the Temple of the Condor
Visit and meditation at famous energetic star portal, the INTIHUANTANA Stone
Visit to the Sun Temple, Temple of the Wind and other main sites
Return to hotel to rest
Early dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
9 October (Thurs) MACHU PICCHU DAY 08
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Climbing Huayna Picchu (Sacred Mountain of the Divine Feminine Trilogy: Mother Nature, Mother Earth and Mother Moon) for meditation, AND/OR
Visit to the Main Temple and Temple of the Three Windows, OR
Visit to the Mandor Waterfall and Machu Picchu Museum
Resting
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
10 October (Fri) CUSCO DAY 09
Breakfast
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Transfer to train station
Train back to Cusco, capital of the INCAS
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
11 October (Sat) CUSCO/RETURN DEPARTURE LIMA DAY 10
Breakfast
Transfer to Cusco airport for flight back to LIMA airport (to catch connecting international flight on the early Sunday morning)
Transfer to hotel in Lima
Overnight in LIMA
Early transfer to Lima airport on Sunday morning
12 October (Sun) LIMA
Early transfer LIMA airport to catch connecting international flight
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON RETREAT: 6 people
Please note the Itinerary is subject to change depending on weather, festivities, etc.
GENERAL PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The meditations during this retreat trip require no previous experience, but please note that although the trip is aimed at giving you the experience of visiting interesting tourist places, the focus is on the inner effect that Peru and its historical heritage can have on you personally, and for you to use it for self awareness and inner growth. It is therefore not the ordinary tourist trip that you could do just as well (and with much less hassle and cost!) by watching it on the travel channel. Please refer to the School’s literature on how the trips are meant to help you become an explorer and adventurer of ancient places, and if you have any more questions about this aspect, email or phone me to explain the fundamental difference in approach to you in greater detail.
The trips to Peru started because I was very strongly moved to share my incredible positive and unique experiences there with others, so that they can also benefit and grow from it. These trips are not created by me, they often seem to create themselves with me helping them to unfold. I strive to keep the groups small to make sure that it is a unique personal experience, and that each person receive very close personal attention and support so as to get the maximum benefit from visiting Peru.
As a further note, I have decided to start all future Peru trips from Lima (the capital of Peru where all the international flights come in) and not from Cusco (that is about an hour and a half inland from Lima) as I normally do, because flying in South America can be tricky and it is much easier for everyone to fly together and for me to arrange the internal flight to Cusco. I am able to get the better flight prices via my contacts in Peru.
We will therefore all meet in Lima, the capital of Peru. As to dates we can make the necessary adjustments for you. Please let me know so that we can discuss your requirements in detail.
Please also note that although we will not be camping or trekking as they do on the Inca Trail, the high altitude and also steep gradient of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley require you to be reasonably fit. Often we will also be getting up early to catch the special atmosphere of a site, or to get an early plane/bus/taxi so as to fit in with the travelling schedules of Peru. It is therefore advisable for you to focus on acquiring a reasonable level of physical fitness before the retreat. The energies of Peru are incredibly powerful and the more fit and healthy you are in your body, the easier it will be to adjust and integrate the changes that will be happening to you. If you are a smoker, please consider cutting down or if you possibly can, giving up (hypnotherapy can be very effective) before the trip as in my experience smoking makes it more difficult for the body to adjust. Don’t feel discouraged if you are a smoker, just bear this advice in mind. Many smokers have successfully done the trip, but forewarned is fore-armed!
Please also note that the way that the Incas worked with the concept of energy and nature will also be the fundamental way in which I approach the sites and places we visit. Therefore be open to work with your more intuitive and less rational self on the trip, and to become more aware of energy!
Many people that visit Peru become ill because of the altitude and also different sanitary and water conditions. This does not necessarily need to happen, and there are certain easy safeguards that can be put in place to ensure that it is an enjoyable and productive journey. More information on this will follow closer to the time of the retreat.
The hotels in Peru are of a much lower standard than in the UK, but all places on the retreat where we will stay are clean, have hot water (often quite rare in Peru!) and comfortable. Do remember that Peru is a third world country and that some of its public amenities are not the same as you would have in your home- however, its people are friendly, kind and very warm hearted and will offer you one of the most unique, interesting and enjoyable experiences that you will ever have in your life!
Finally, this is a trip where there will be a conscious exchange and connection with Machu Picchu and Peru on a physical and also energetic level. When you speak to previous participants of the School, you will hear that they all left with more than they came with, having gained some sort of personal gift by being able to make contact with the mystic beauty and magic of the land of Peru.
It is therefore designed to provide a deep and meaningful experience of mystical Peru and especially Machu Picchu, having the benefit of individual support and personal attention of a facilitator -
“A facilitator is not just a "tour guide". A facilitator must perform all the functions of a "tour guide", (from making sure everyone's luggage is ready to making sure no one is missing when the taxi or bus or train leaves) plus he/she needs to have specialized training or skills. These skills and training include being adept at sensing and directing the energy of the group, years of studying a specific practice such as psychic ability, teaching various spiritual practices or being available to journeyers when "things come up" (as they frequently do during a visit to a powerful place). A good facilitator will play the energy of the group dynamic like a conductor leads an orchestra, and this adds to an individual journeyer's experience immensely. A good and experienced facilitator is a big part of what makes a successful retreat and journey.”
Most trips to Peru including the Inca Trail are focused on spending only half a day or at the most overnight at Machu Picchu with local tourist guides providing limited factual information about the site. The School’s aim is quite different, and you will have the rare opportunity of experiencing Machu Picchu’s mystical heritage over a proper period of time. That is quite a unique thing to find if you look at tours offered to Peru.
Here are some comments about the inspiration of PERU:
“After years of being stuck in old habits along
came Peru! I had not left the country since 1962.
Thanks to many revelations during my visit I no
longer view the world in the same old way. I
gained an appreciation for the richness of another
culture. I feel so lucky to have had this opportunity.
Peru gave me a gift I will never forget.” Alice N.
“I journeyed to Peru last year. It was
not only a life changing experience—it was life
saving! Truly transformation of the physical,
mental and most importantly, the spiritual self.” I. Rae
COSTS
An all-inclusive cost of £626 (this price is based on 6 people sharing). This includes: all hotel accommodation for 11 nights, 10 breakfasts and 9 dinners, as stated, all bus, taxi and train transportation, all transfers, all entry and excursion fees to all the ruins including at Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, guides, retreat fees.
ADD Lima/Juliaca FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD Cusco/Lima FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD international air travel of approx £650 -700 (see below) plus departure airport tax of $30.25 at Lima airport, lunches, tipping of guides and porters, any personal expenditure, miscellaneous expenses. Please note that the local Peruvian airfares to Juliaca and from Cusco are subject to price fluctuation until paid.
You will receive a packing list and pre-departure information upon receipt of your registration and payment. Please make sure that your passport is up-to-date and valid for at least 6 months after your trip. If it is not, or you don't have one I suggest that you get it updated or apply for one now. Please note you do not need a visa if you are a British national, please consider whatever yellow fever or other inoculations you may need even though it may not be legally required.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
The cheapest way normally to get to Lima Peru from the United Kingdom is to fly from Gatwick via New York and then on to Lima. If you are not keen on flying via America then go via Spain.
The flights are relatively easy but you need to be very early at the South American check in desks because of long lines and having to pay airport taxes etc and security checks. It is very easy to miss flights believe me. Come with us...Explore the World. Explore your Self…
CONTACT DETAILS:
http://www.arthurianschool.co.uk/
info@arthurianschool.co.uk or elizabethbardin@yahoo.co.uk
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
Visiting Sacred Sites, Beautiful Lands and Mystical Places
For Spiritual Evolution and Greater Self-Awareness
OCTOBER 2008 PERU RETREAT TRIP
‘FOLLOWING THE FLIGHT OF
THE INCA CONDOR’
mysticism - nature – energy - Condor initiation
1-12 OCTOBER
"The Inca prophecies say that now, in this age, when the Eagle of the North and the Condor of the South fly together, the Earth will awaken. The Eagles of the North cannot be free without the Condors of the South. Now it's happening, now is the time. We are Children of the Sun." - Willaru
There is incredible wonder in watching a soaring Condor fly.
As the largest flying bird in the world, with a wingspan of 3.5m (11.5 feet), it is impossible for this immense and heavy bird of prey to simply lift off from the ground as other birds do. And so it takes flight from cliff perches - gliding and climbing with the air currents first, before it finally heads off in search of its prey.
To witness the majestic flight of a Condor is a memorable and mesmerizing sight that is capable of producing goose bumps on even the most jaded traveller.
The October 2008 retreat In Peru follows the theme of the mystical fight of the Condor with a special ceremony at the Temple of the Condor of Machu Picchu. The Temple has the image of a Condor created in rock on the floor of the temple with the wings (also in rock) hanging over the body of the Condor. It is an incredible place that reminds one of soaring off into space and a dimension that can only be accessed from within the confines of Machu Picchu and its very special energies.
Being able to connect with the Andean Condor (the mystical ruler of the Third or Upper Inca World called Hanaq Pacha) during this trip, will be an incredible privilege with many, many empowering and positive effects on your life as a participant. You will be able to view your life and your world from a totally new - and more evolved - point of view!
The trip format allows you to explore two of the most scenic regions in Peru that are specifically connected to the Condor - to make this a trip of a lifetime:
LAKE TITICACA
To visit and witness the world’s highest navigable lake at an elevation of 3,800 m (12 460 feet) that is 176 km (109 miles) long and 50 km (31 miles) wide and where the sun is extraordinarily intense.
THE SACRED VALLEY OF MACHU PICCHU
A fertile valley considered to be one of the most important tourist destinations in the world with magnificent ruins and terracing and the revered Urubamba River whose flow the Incas believed was tied to the star constellations and the mountain peaks, and to be the earthbound counterpart of the MILKY WAY.
And so you will be able to experience:
Access to one of the most powerful energy vortexes on the planet
Participate in Inca meditations
Meet like minded people
Safely experience a part of the world that few ever get a chance to see
Rapid personal and spiritual growth
CONTACT DETAILS:
http://www.arthurianschool.co.uk/
info@arthurianschool.co.uk or elizabethbardin@yahoo.co.uk
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
SACRED EARTH ITINERARY
1 October (Wed) ARRIVAL LIMA
Late evening arrival Lima (capital of Peru)
Transfer hotel
Overnight in Lima
2 October (Thurs) PUNO DAY 01
Breakfast
Group meeting and free morning to get over jet lag
Afternoon flight to Juliaca airport
Transfer to hotel in Puno
Arrival at Lake Titicaca
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
3 October (Fri) PUNO DAY 02
Breakfast
Pick up guided tour to the floating Uros Islands made since Inca times by hand from totora reed that grow in abundance in the shallow waters of Lake Titicaca.
Guided tour to Taquile Island, a stunningly beautiful and natural island in Lake Titicaca that still remains starkly traditional with no electricity and vehicles. Their unique dress code is equally famous with some of the finest embroidery in Peru.
Return to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
4 October (Sat) CUSCO DAY 03
Early breakfast
Breakfast
Pick up to catch tourist bus from Puno to Cusco (traditional Peruvian lunch included)
Guided visits to cathedral and various Inca ruins on the way
Arrive Cusco and transfer to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
5 October (Sun) PISAQ MARKET DAY 04
Breakfast
Transfer to hotel in Pisaq, a small village in the Sacred Valley
Visiting famous Pisaq Sunday artisan market for local produce and some of the finest crafts in Peru
Dinner
Overnight in Pisaq
6 October (Mon) OLLANTAYTAMBO FORTRESS DAY 05
Breakfast
Transfer to Ollantaytambo
Visit to Ollantaytambo Fortress and meditation
Free afternoon to explore village and resting
Dinner
Overnight in Ollantaytambo
7 October (Tues) AGUAS CALIENTES DAY 06
Breakfast
Transfer to train station
Train through Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes, the village below Machu Picchu where we stay for 3 days
Exploring Aguas Calientes, its markets and beautiful landscape
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
8 October (Wed) MACHU PICCHU DAY 07
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Meditation and Condor Initiations at the Temple of the Condor
Visit and meditation at famous energetic star portal, the INTIHUANTANA Stone
Visit to the Sun Temple, Temple of the Wind and other main sites
Return to hotel to rest
Early dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
9 October (Thurs) MACHU PICCHU DAY 08
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Climbing Huayna Picchu (Sacred Mountain of the Divine Feminine Trilogy: Mother Nature, Mother Earth and Mother Moon) for meditation, AND/OR
Visit to the Main Temple and Temple of the Three Windows, OR
Visit to the Mandor Waterfall and Machu Picchu Museum
Resting
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
10 October (Fri) CUSCO DAY 09
Breakfast
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Transfer to train station
Train back to Cusco, capital of the INCAS
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
11 October (Sat) CUSCO/RETURN DEPARTURE LIMA DAY 10
Breakfast
Transfer to Cusco airport for flight back to LIMA airport (to catch connecting international flight on the early Sunday morning)
Transfer to hotel in Lima
Overnight in LIMA
Early transfer to Lima airport on Sunday morning
12 October (Sun) LIMA
Early transfer LIMA airport to catch connecting international flight
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON RETREAT: 6 people
Please note the Itinerary is subject to change depending on weather, festivities, etc.
GENERAL PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The meditations during this retreat trip require no previous experience, but please note that although the trip is aimed at giving you the experience of visiting interesting tourist places, the focus is on the inner effect that Peru and its historical heritage can have on you personally, and for you to use it for self awareness and inner growth. It is therefore not the ordinary tourist trip that you could do just as well (and with much less hassle and cost!) by watching it on the travel channel. Please refer to the School’s literature on how the trips are meant to help you become an explorer and adventurer of ancient places, and if you have any more questions about this aspect, email or phone me to explain the fundamental difference in approach to you in greater detail.
The trips to Peru started because I was very strongly moved to share my incredible positive and unique experiences there with others, so that they can also benefit and grow from it. These trips are not created by me, they often seem to create themselves with me helping them to unfold. I strive to keep the groups small to make sure that it is a unique personal experience, and that each person receive very close personal attention and support so as to get the maximum benefit from visiting Peru.
As a further note, I have decided to start all future Peru trips from Lima (the capital of Peru where all the international flights come in) and not from Cusco (that is about an hour and a half inland from Lima) as I normally do, because flying in South America can be tricky and it is much easier for everyone to fly together and for me to arrange the internal flight to Cusco. I am able to get the better flight prices via my contacts in Peru.
We will therefore all meet in Lima, the capital of Peru. As to dates we can make the necessary adjustments for you. Please let me know so that we can discuss your requirements in detail.
Please also note that although we will not be camping or trekking as they do on the Inca Trail, the high altitude and also steep gradient of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley require you to be reasonably fit. Often we will also be getting up early to catch the special atmosphere of a site, or to get an early plane/bus/taxi so as to fit in with the travelling schedules of Peru. It is therefore advisable for you to focus on acquiring a reasonable level of physical fitness before the retreat. The energies of Peru are incredibly powerful and the more fit and healthy you are in your body, the easier it will be to adjust and integrate the changes that will be happening to you. If you are a smoker, please consider cutting down or if you possibly can, giving up (hypnotherapy can be very effective) before the trip as in my experience smoking makes it more difficult for the body to adjust. Don’t feel discouraged if you are a smoker, just bear this advice in mind. Many smokers have successfully done the trip, but forewarned is fore-armed!
Please also note that the way that the Incas worked with the concept of energy and nature will also be the fundamental way in which I approach the sites and places we visit. Therefore be open to work with your more intuitive and less rational self on the trip, and to become more aware of energy!
Many people that visit Peru become ill because of the altitude and also different sanitary and water conditions. This does not necessarily need to happen, and there are certain easy safeguards that can be put in place to ensure that it is an enjoyable and productive journey. More information on this will follow closer to the time of the retreat.
The hotels in Peru are of a much lower standard than in the UK, but all places on the retreat where we will stay are clean, have hot water (often quite rare in Peru!) and comfortable. Do remember that Peru is a third world country and that some of its public amenities are not the same as you would have in your home- however, its people are friendly, kind and very warm hearted and will offer you one of the most unique, interesting and enjoyable experiences that you will ever have in your life!
Finally, this is a trip where there will be a conscious exchange and connection with Machu Picchu and Peru on a physical and also energetic level. When you speak to previous participants of the School, you will hear that they all left with more than they came with, having gained some sort of personal gift by being able to make contact with the mystic beauty and magic of the land of Peru.
It is therefore designed to provide a deep and meaningful experience of mystical Peru and especially Machu Picchu, having the benefit of individual support and personal attention of a facilitator -
“A facilitator is not just a "tour guide". A facilitator must perform all the functions of a "tour guide", (from making sure everyone's luggage is ready to making sure no one is missing when the taxi or bus or train leaves) plus he/she needs to have specialized training or skills. These skills and training include being adept at sensing and directing the energy of the group, years of studying a specific practice such as psychic ability, teaching various spiritual practices or being available to journeyers when "things come up" (as they frequently do during a visit to a powerful place). A good facilitator will play the energy of the group dynamic like a conductor leads an orchestra, and this adds to an individual journeyer's experience immensely. A good and experienced facilitator is a big part of what makes a successful retreat and journey.”
Most trips to Peru including the Inca Trail are focused on spending only half a day or at the most overnight at Machu Picchu with local tourist guides providing limited factual information about the site. The School’s aim is quite different, and you will have the rare opportunity of experiencing Machu Picchu’s mystical heritage over a proper period of time. That is quite a unique thing to find if you look at tours offered to Peru.
Here are some comments about the inspiration of PERU:
“After years of being stuck in old habits along
came Peru! I had not left the country since 1962.
Thanks to many revelations during my visit I no
longer view the world in the same old way. I
gained an appreciation for the richness of another
culture. I feel so lucky to have had this opportunity.
Peru gave me a gift I will never forget.” Alice N.
“I journeyed to Peru last year. It was
not only a life changing experience—it was life
saving! Truly transformation of the physical,
mental and most importantly, the spiritual self.” I. Rae
COSTS
An all-inclusive cost of £626 (this price is based on 6 people sharing). This includes: all hotel accommodation for 11 nights, 10 breakfasts and 9 dinners, as stated, all bus, taxi and train transportation, all transfers, all entry and excursion fees to all the ruins including at Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, guides, retreat fees.
ADD Lima/Juliaca FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD Cusco/Lima FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD international air travel of approx £650 -700 (see below) plus departure airport tax of $30.25 at Lima airport, lunches, tipping of guides and porters, any personal expenditure, miscellaneous expenses. Please note that the local Peruvian airfares to Juliaca and from Cusco are subject to price fluctuation until paid.
You will receive a packing list and pre-departure information upon receipt of your registration and payment. Please make sure that your passport is up-to-date and valid for at least 6 months after your trip. If it is not, or you don't have one I suggest that you get it updated or apply for one now. Please note you do not need a visa if you are a British national, please consider whatever yellow fever or other inoculations you may need even though it may not be legally required.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
The cheapest way normally to get to Lima Peru from the United Kingdom is to fly from Gatwick via New York and then on to Lima. If you are not keen on flying via America then go via Spain.
The flights are relatively easy but you need to be very early at the South American check in desks because of long lines and having to pay airport taxes etc and security checks. It is very easy to miss flights believe me. Come with us...Explore the World. Explore your Self…
CONTACT DETAILS:
http://www.arthurianschool.co.uk/
info@arthurianschool.co.uk or elizabethbardin@yahoo.co.uk
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
AUGUST NEW MOON MAGAZINE
NEW MOON MAGAZINE
AUGUST 2008
© The Arthurian School
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Hi everyone!
This magazine is really late, but I have only recently come back from my last trip to Peru, so I apologise!
Hopefully there is still a lot you can do to work with the new Moon cycle of this month and I hope you enjoy the information in the magazine.
PERU AND THE ECLIPSE
Peru was really awesome and in many ways seemed to be connected with the air element and flying.
In Lima, the capital of Peru, I did a paraglide (in tandem!) over the Pacific Ocean that will remain one of the most memorable things I have even done. Then a Peruvian shaman gave me a very precious condor feather and one in the group had a really extraordinary experience at the Temple of the Condor of Machu Picchu. We also managed to see the condors take off early morning in Colca Canyon which is amazing because they have to take off from cliff perches to get into flight- they are too big to take off in the usual way! I was in the air again when I flew in a small plane over the famous Nazca lines that still remain a mystery as to their exact meaning and how they were created.
The energy of all of it was somehow connecting me to the sun and when I did the paraglide I heard in the ethers “welcome- children of the sun!”
Leading up to the eclipse on the 1st August for me was certainly about connecting to the sun and even the full moon seemed to be more than usually connected to sun’s presence in the sky.
Being in the sign of Leo is obviously very important at the moment and interestingly enough the new moon for this month is also in the sign of Leo- so in a way the moon and the sun are both carrying this sun energy at the moment.
When we were driving toward Nazca very late one the evening we saw the waning moon and it was quite extraordinary because the light part of it was like a cradle at the bottom and it is seldom if ever that I remember seeing the moon like that- normally it is on the right or left side of the moon instead of the bottom bit. Did any of you notice that as well?
I am told there is an old farmer’s tale that says when the moon appears like that, it is holding water like a cradle and that is because it means the earth is very dry.
The day of the eclipse I felt a lot of sorrow and emotion releasing and I was also very aware of China and the pyramids there. It felt that China needed a lot of support for change and that the eclipse was giving them an opportunity to move forward. If any of you watched the opening of the handing over of the Olympic flame, it was incredible to see the last athlete being hoisted up to the sky and running at the top of the stadium – very much in tune with the idea of the planets and stars and so appropriate!
I hope that all is well with all of you, and remember that there is ample opportunity for everyone to shine and to be the star of your own performance.
That is really the message of this month of August and also the Olympics for me.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
ps. The above website has been updated and so when you go onto the website you first need to press control + F5 on your keyboard to clear the browser and refresh the page to read the new updated website pages
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE NEW MOON CYCLE OF AUGUST
called the Hazel Moon, the Still Green Moon, the Harvest Moon or Claim Moon
During this month you will be able to see all five bright planets in the evening sky: Jupiter shines brightly in the east, and Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn are low down in the western sky, soon after sunset. On the evening of the 2nd August the new crescent moon was very close to Venus, and on the 3rd near Saturn and Mars. On the 13th August the Moon is near Jupiter and on the 23rd it passes near the star cluster of Pleiades and if you are watching from western Europe/UK you may well be able to see the Moon among the cluster of stars as it rises.
There is a partial eclipse of the Moon at Full Moon that is visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and South America. The partial eclipse starts at 20h36 UK time on 16th August and at its peak at 22h10 with it ending at 23h44. During this time of the full moon, the planet Neptune (4.3 billion km away from the Earth) will be opposite the Sun. Also look out for the Perseid meteors around the 12th August.
Full Moon will be in Aquarius yet again this month (it was in Aquarius also last month) and so this is about bringing in more evolved consciousness and energies that remind us that we are all brothers and sisters and need to work together and let go of all old petty differences. If we have a common goal and can work together we can succeed, because the alternative is Armageddon or the end of times, that so many people are at the moment talking about.
The Earth is going through some major changes and we can only do our own bit to rectify things that are not right in our lives to help soften the process and create hope for the future.
What is also interesting is that on the 15th August- the day before the full Moon- it is the Chinese Ghost Festival. This is the time when the Chinese people believe the Gates of Hell open and hungry spirits wander the Earth unable to find peace and rest because of past sins. Prayers for ancestors are said, lanterns are lit and food is put outside. It can be said that this festival shows us how everything is connected: that what is done by individuals in life, affects their life after death, but also how others can help to alleviate their suffering. On the 6th August it was the anniversary of Hiroshima day when the first atom bomb of modern times was dropped with devastating effects to the Earth and the Earth’s atmosphere. We are all still energetically suffering from this- not to say about all the lost souls that are still in the ethers because of the blast- and so it will be a good idea to connect with loving thoughts during this full Moon so as to help heal this enormous wound we still are carrying and now needs to be corrected. The Aquarius mindset is strong and we can unite to overcome these things as a collective humanity. In some ways this is what the Olympic Games are doing with it happening exactly at this precise time and so even though you may not be particularly interested in sport, try to also tune into and see the more hidden meaning behind it happening at the moment- that through sport- the energy of the Leo or sun energy- we are able to be together and be different but also compete and participate together as one humanity.
I have been guided to share a heart meditation with you for the full Moon so you can also do that if you feel drawn to help with the healing of the Earth and for ugly ghostlike past of humanity. It is a very important opportunity!
HIGHER HEART MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON AUGUST 2008
The 6th of August remembered Hiroshima Day and I thank my friend Alexis for reminding me of this date and a beautiful meditation shared by a Japanese shaman.
Here is the Heart Meditation that I have been guided to give to you and also connects to the work we did at Machu Picchu.
By raising the height of our heart, we can restore a heart that has been crushed and so lacks enthusiasm, ambition, or energy for exploring and developing life. It can help to overcome depression and instead restore the Heart to its natural state of optimism and joy. When there is no energy in the heart, the heart collapses.
This can be reversed by introducing energy into the heart through breathing in a way that is full, deep and rich.
We need to breathe in deeply, because we need the energy of the inhalation to change our consciousness- to become aware of what we cannot normally be aware of, to stay alert and to restore our optimism and idealism.
We need to breathe out fully, because any unexpelled air represents that part of us that we do not allow to change. Our breath is our fundamental interaction with the world, sending out the contents of our lungs and taking in the environment around us into our very cells.
To be fully involved with life, we need to have a full breath, but that takes effort because it is counter to our normal habit of breathing shallowly.
RAISING THE HEIGHT OF THE HEART MEDITATION
Sit upright and comfortable.
Breath in and out through your mouth with your lips slightly parted, sipping the breath (it makes you feel free from all constraints when you do this)
Find your pulse or heart beat.
Listen to your heart beat and start to count the heart beats in rounds of 6 using it as a counting rhythm.
If you cant find your heart beat straight away, just count mentally and you will find it eventually.
Now count 6 heart beats while breathing out, and again 6 heart beats while breathing in.
If that is too fast, make it 8 heart beats.
Don’t hold your breath at all. Using your pulse or heart beat as a rhythm links your breath rate to your heart rate, and makes the inhale and the exhale the same length.
Make an effort to use your abdominal muscles to finish the exhalation, the diaphragm alone is not enough. Your stomach area should cave in as you breathe out. Then immediately go into the inhalation without pausing- simply relax your muscles and the new breath will rush in. You will get at least twice as much breath per cycle by breathing this way.
On your exhalation, think of your breath as taking you deep into your heart.
As you breathe in, think of your breath as rising with an emotion leaping out of the depth of your heart and carrying you into the heights of joy- like lifting you above the fog into the clear light.
As you practise this, you will find that your breath is moving you, rather than you are moving your breath.
Now connect to the Full Moon in Aquarius and feel the combined energy of your heart, your breath and the Full Moon. Imagine that you are sending out this light to everyone around you- in the house where you stay, in the city or town where you live, to the country where you live and finally to the whole world.
Stay with this feeling for quite a long time.
Thank the Moon and also imagine rays of golden sunlight streaming into you.
Rest and drink some water to ground.
Note: During this meditation you can also send some light to all the lost souls/ghosts that are willing to move on. Ghosts are really not there to terrorise or frighten us, they are just not fully aware that they are dead, or somehow are still attached to the earth plane. By sending them light with your intention you will help to access the psychic and astral realms and so give them an opportunity to also move on.
NEXT OCTOBER 2008 PERU RETREAT
I am attaching the relevant information – do let me know by email or phone if you would like to join in this very amazing journey!
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
Tel 028 273 8277/cell 0783716343
Visiting Sacred Sites, Beautiful Lands and Mystical Places
For Spiritual Evolution and Greater Self-Awareness
OCTOBER 2008 PERU RETREAT TRIP
‘FOLLOWING THE FLIGHT OF
THE INCA CONDOR’
mysticism - nature – energy - Condor initiation
1-12 OCTOBER
"The Inca prophecies say that now, in this age, when the Eagle of the North and the Condor of the South fly together, the Earth will awaken. The Eagles of the North cannot be free without the Condors of the South. Now it's happening, now is the time. We are Children of the Sun." - Willaru
There is incredible wonder in watching a soaring Condor fly.
As the largest flying bird in the world, with a wingspan of 3.5m (11.5 feet), it is impossible for this immense and heavy bird of prey to simply lift off from the ground as other birds do. And so it takes flight from cliff perches - gliding and climbing with the air currents first, before it finally heads off in search of its prey.
To witness the majestic flight of a Condor is a memorable and mesmerizing sight that is capable of producing goose bumps on even the most jaded traveller.
The October 2008 retreat In Peru follows the theme of the mystical fight of the Condor with a special ceremony at the Temple of the Condor of Machu Picchu. The Temple has the image of a Condor created in rock on the floor of the temple with the wings (also in rock) hanging over the body of the Condor. It is an incredible place that reminds one of soaring off into space and a dimension that can only be accessed from within the confines of Machu Picchu and its very special energies.
Being able to connect with the Andean Condor (the mystical ruler of the Third or Upper Inca World called Hanaq Pacha) during this trip, will be an incredible privilege with many, many empowering and positive effects on your life as a participant. You will be able to view your life and your world from a totally new - and more evolved - point of view!
The trip format allows you to explore two of the most scenic regions in Peru that are specifically connected to the Condor - to make this a trip of a lifetime:
LAKE TITICACA
To visit and witness the world’s highest navigable lake at an elevation of 3,800 m (12 460 feet) that is 176 km (109 miles) long and 50 km (31 miles) wide and where the sun is extraordinarily intense.
THE SACRED VALLEY OF MACHU PICCHU
A fertile valley considered to be one of the most important tourist destinations in the world with magnificent ruins and terracing and the revered Urubamba River whose flow the Incas believed was tied to the star constellations and the mountain peaks, and to be the earthbound counterpart of the MILKY WAY.
And so you will be able to experience:
Access to one of the most powerful energy vortexes on the planet
Participate in Inca meditations
Meet like minded people
Safely experience a part of the world that few ever get a chance to see
Rapid personal and spiritual growth
SACRED EARTH ITINERARY
1 October (Wed) ARRIVAL LIMA
Late evening arrival Lima (capital of Peru)
Transfer hotel
Overnight in Lima
2 October (Thurs) PUNO DAY 01
Breakfast
Group meeting and free morning to get over jet lag
Afternoon flight to Juliaca airport
Transfer to hotel in Puno
Arrival at Lake Titicaca
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
3 October (Fri) PUNO DAY 02
Breakfast
Pick up guided tour to the floating Uros Islands made since Inca times by hand from totora reed that grow in abundance in the shallow waters of Lake Titicaca.
Guided tour to Taquile Island, a stunningly beautiful and natural island in Lake Titicaca that still remains starkly traditional with no electricity and vehicles. Their unique dress code is equally famous with some of the finest embroidery in Peru.
Return to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
4 October (Sat) CUSCO DAY 03
Early breakfast
Breakfast
Pick up to catch tourist bus from Puno to Cusco (traditional Peruvian lunch included)
Guided visits to cathedral and various Inca ruins on the way
Arrive Cusco and transfer to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
5 October (Sun) PISAQ MARKET DAY 04
Breakfast
Transfer to hotel in Pisaq, a small village in the Sacred Valley
Visiting famous Pisaq Sunday artisan market for local produce and some of the finest crafts in Peru
Dinner
Overnight in Pisaq
6 October (Mon) OLLANTAYTAMBO FORTRESS DAY 05
Breakfast
Transfer to Ollantaytambo
Visit to Ollantaytambo Fortress and meditation
Free afternoon to explore village and resting
Dinner
Overnight in Ollantaytambo
7 October (Tues) AGUAS CALIENTES DAY 06
Breakfast
Transfer to train station
Train through Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes, the village below Machu Picchu where we stay for 3 days
Exploring Aguas Calientes, its markets and beautiful landscape
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
8 October (Wed) MACHU PICCHU DAY 07
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Meditation and Condor Initiations at the Temple of the Condor
Visit and meditation at famous energetic star portal, the INTIHUANTANA Stone
Visit to the Sun Temple, Temple of the Wind and other main sites
Return to hotel to rest
Early dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
9 October (Thurs) MACHU PICCHU DAY 08
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Climbing Huayna Picchu (Sacred Mountain of the Divine Feminine Trilogy: Mother Nature, Mother Earth and Mother Moon) for meditation, AND/OR
Visit to the Main Temple and Temple of the Three Windows, OR
Visit to the Mandor Waterfall and Machu Picchu Museum
Resting
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
10 October (Fri) CUSCO DAY 09
Breakfast
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Transfer to train station
Train back to Cusco, capital of the INCAS
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
11 October (Sat) CUSCO/RETURN DEPARTURE LIMA DAY 10
Breakfast
Transfer to Cusco airport for flight back to LIMA airport (to catch connecting international flight on the early Sunday morning)
Transfer to hotel in Lima
Overnight in LIMA
Early transfer to Lima airport on Sunday morning
12 October (Sun) LIMA
Early transfer LIMA airport to catch connecting international flight
13 October (Mon) ARRIVAL SOUTH AFRICA
Arrival in South Africa
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON RETREAT: 6 people
Please note the Itinerary is subject to change depending on weather, festivities, etc.
GENERAL PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The meditations during this retreat trip require no previous experience, but please note that although the trip is aimed at giving you the experience of visiting interesting tourist places, the focus is on the inner effect that Peru and its historical heritage can have on you personally, and for you to use it for self awareness and inner growth. It is therefore not the ordinary tourist trip that you could do just as well (and with much less hassle and cost!) by watching it on the travel channel. Please refer to the School’s literature on how the trips are meant to help you become an explorer and adventurer of ancient places, and if you have any more questions about this aspect, email or phone me to explain the fundamental difference in approach to you in greater detail.
The trips to Peru started because I was very strongly moved to share my incredible positive and unique experiences there with others, so that they can also benefit and grow from it. These trips are not created by me, they often seem to create themselves with me helping them to unfold. I strive to keep the groups small to make sure that it is a unique personal experience, and that each person receive very close personal attention and support so as to get the maximum benefit from visiting Peru.
As a further note, I have decided to start all future Peru trips from Lima (the capital of Peru where all the international flights come in) and not from Cusco (that is about an hour and a half inland from Lima) as I normally do, because flying in South America can be tricky and it is much easier for everyone to fly together and for me to arrange the internal flight to Cusco. I am able to get the better flight prices via my contacts in Peru.
We will therefore all meet in Lima, the capital of Peru. As to dates we can make the necessary adjustments for you. Please let me know so that we can discuss your requirements in detail.
Please also note that although we will not be camping or trekking as they do on the Inca Trail, the high altitude and also steep gradient of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley require you to be reasonably fit. Often we will also be getting up early to catch the special atmosphere of a site, or to get an early plane/bus/taxi so as to fit in with the travelling schedules of Peru. It is therefore advisable for you to focus on acquiring a reasonable level of physical fitness before the retreat. The energies of Peru are incredibly powerful and the more fit and healthy you are in your body, the easier it will be to adjust and integrate the changes that will be happening to you. If you are a smoker, please consider cutting down or if you possibly can, giving up (hypnotherapy can be very effective) before the trip as in my experience smoking makes it more difficult for the body to adjust. Don’t feel discouraged if you are a smoker, just bear this advice in mind. Many smokers have successfully done the trip, but forewarned is fore-armed!
Please also note that the way that the Incas worked with the concept of energy and nature will also be the fundamental way in which I approach the sites and places we visit. Therefore be open to work with your more intuitive and less rational self on the trip, and to become more aware of energy!
Many people that visit Peru become ill because of the altitude and also different sanitary and water conditions. This does not necessarily need to happen, and there are certain easy safeguards that can be put in place to ensure that it is an enjoyable and productive journey. More information on this will follow closer to the time of the retreat.
The hotels in Peru are of a much lower standard than in South Africa, but all places on the retreat where we will stay are clean, have hot water (often quite rare in Peru!) and comfortable. Do remember that Peru is a third world country and that some of its public amenities are not the same as you would have in your home- however, its people are friendly, kind and very warm hearted and will offer you one of the most unique, interesting and enjoyable experiences that you will ever have in your life!
Finally, this is a trip where there will be a conscious exchange and connection with Machu Picchu and Peru on a physical and also energetic level. When you speak to previous participants of the School, you will hear that they all left with more than they came with, having gained some sort of personal gift by being able to make contact with the mystic beauty and magic of the land of Peru.
It is therefore designed to provide a deep and meaningful experience of mystical Peru and especially Machu Picchu, having the benefit of individual support and personal attention of a facilitator -
“A facilitator is not just a "tour guide". A facilitator must perform all the functions of a "tour guide", (from making sure everyone's luggage is ready to making sure no one is missing when the taxi or bus or train leaves) plus he/she needs to have specialized training or skills. These skills and training include being adept at sensing and directing the energy of the group, years of studying a specific practice such as psychic ability, teaching various spiritual practices or being available to journeyers when "things come up" (as they frequently do during a visit to a powerful place). A good facilitator will play the energy of the group dynamic like a conductor leads an orchestra, and this adds to an individual journeyer's experience immensely. A good and experienced facilitator is a big part of what makes a successful retreat and journey.”
Most trips to Peru including the Inca Trail are focused on spending only half a day or at the most overnight at Machu Picchu with local tourist guides providing limited factual information about the site. The School’s aim is quite different, and you will have the rare opportunity of experiencing Machu Picchu’s mystical heritage over a proper period of time. That is quite a unique thing to find if you look at tours offered to Peru.
Here are some comments about the inspiration of PERU:
“After years of being stuck in old habits along
came Peru! I had not left the country since 1962.
Thanks to many revelations during my visit I no
longer view the world in the same old way. I
gained an appreciation for the richness of another
culture. I feel so lucky to have had this opportunity.
Peru gave me a gift I will never forget.” Alice N.
“I journeyed to Peru last year. It was
not only a life changing experience—it was life
saving! Truly transformation of the physical,
mental and most importantly, the spiritual self.” I. Rae
COSTS
All-inclusive cost of R8 144 (or the £ or $ equivalent at the date of payment) (this price is based on 6 people sharing). This includes: all hotel accommodation for 11 nights, 10 breakfasts and 9 dinners, as stated, all bus, taxi and train transportation, all transfers, all entry and excursion fees to all the ruins including at Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, guides, retreat fees.
ADD Lima/Juliaca FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 (R840) depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD Cusco/Lima FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 (R804) depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD international air travel of approx R13 000 or £700 (see below) plus departure airport tax of $30.25 at Lima airport, lunches, tipping of guides and porters, any personal expenditure, miscellaneous expenses. Please note that the local Peruvian airfares to Juliaca and from Cusco are subject to price fluctuation until paid.
TOTAL BUDGET FOR TRIP IN SOUTH AFRICAN RANDS:
TRIP COST 8 144
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT 13 000 (approx)
INTERNAL FLIGHTS 1 680 (approx)
R22800 (or the £ or $ equivalent at date of payment)
plus whatever you want to spend on presents and goods purchased.
You will receive a packing list and pre-departure information upon receipt of your registration and payment. Please make sure that your passport is up-to-date and valid for at least 6 months after your trip. If it is not, or you don't have one I suggest that you get it updated or apply for one now. Please note you do not need a visa if you are a South African citizen, but you do need to have a yellow fever inoculation for re- entry into South Africa (it lasts for 10 years). Please also consider whatever other inoculations you may need even though it may not be legally required.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
The cheapest way to get to Lima Peru from South Africa is to fly Malaysian Airlines that stop over at Johannesburg and Cape Town (an hour and half stopover in Cape Town) and then on to Buenos Aires Argentina (approximately 6 hour flight). At Buenos Aires there is typically about a 2/3 hour wait and then a connecting flight by a Peruvian airlines (such as TACA or LAN PERU) to Lima (flight approximately 6 hours). The journey therefore starts in South Africa in the morning and you arrive in Lima Peru at 10.45 pm the same night. The time difference between South Africa and Argentina is 5 hours, and Peru 7 hours.
Coming back the flight leaves early Sunday morning and there is a slightly longer wait in Argentina of about 5 hours and you then fly Malaysian Airlines overnight to arrive in South Africa on the Monday morning (because of the time difference).
The flights are relatively easy but you need to be very early at the South American check in desks because of long lines and having to pay airport taxes etc and security checks. It is very easy to miss flights believe me!!
The airfare is around R12/13 000 from South Africa.
See for UK flights www.opodo.co.uk around £646/771
Come with us...Explore the World. Explore your Self.
CONTACT DETAILS:
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
info@arthurianschool.co.uk
telephone: (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile: (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
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AUGUST 2008
© The Arthurian School
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Hi everyone!
This magazine is really late, but I have only recently come back from my last trip to Peru, so I apologise!
Hopefully there is still a lot you can do to work with the new Moon cycle of this month and I hope you enjoy the information in the magazine.
PERU AND THE ECLIPSE
Peru was really awesome and in many ways seemed to be connected with the air element and flying.
In Lima, the capital of Peru, I did a paraglide (in tandem!) over the Pacific Ocean that will remain one of the most memorable things I have even done. Then a Peruvian shaman gave me a very precious condor feather and one in the group had a really extraordinary experience at the Temple of the Condor of Machu Picchu. We also managed to see the condors take off early morning in Colca Canyon which is amazing because they have to take off from cliff perches to get into flight- they are too big to take off in the usual way! I was in the air again when I flew in a small plane over the famous Nazca lines that still remain a mystery as to their exact meaning and how they were created.
The energy of all of it was somehow connecting me to the sun and when I did the paraglide I heard in the ethers “welcome- children of the sun!”
Leading up to the eclipse on the 1st August for me was certainly about connecting to the sun and even the full moon seemed to be more than usually connected to sun’s presence in the sky.
Being in the sign of Leo is obviously very important at the moment and interestingly enough the new moon for this month is also in the sign of Leo- so in a way the moon and the sun are both carrying this sun energy at the moment.
When we were driving toward Nazca very late one the evening we saw the waning moon and it was quite extraordinary because the light part of it was like a cradle at the bottom and it is seldom if ever that I remember seeing the moon like that- normally it is on the right or left side of the moon instead of the bottom bit. Did any of you notice that as well?
I am told there is an old farmer’s tale that says when the moon appears like that, it is holding water like a cradle and that is because it means the earth is very dry.
The day of the eclipse I felt a lot of sorrow and emotion releasing and I was also very aware of China and the pyramids there. It felt that China needed a lot of support for change and that the eclipse was giving them an opportunity to move forward. If any of you watched the opening of the handing over of the Olympic flame, it was incredible to see the last athlete being hoisted up to the sky and running at the top of the stadium – very much in tune with the idea of the planets and stars and so appropriate!
I hope that all is well with all of you, and remember that there is ample opportunity for everyone to shine and to be the star of your own performance.
That is really the message of this month of August and also the Olympics for me.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
ps. The above website has been updated and so when you go onto the website you first need to press control + F5 on your keyboard to clear the browser and refresh the page to read the new updated website pages
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE NEW MOON CYCLE OF AUGUST
called the Hazel Moon, the Still Green Moon, the Harvest Moon or Claim Moon
During this month you will be able to see all five bright planets in the evening sky: Jupiter shines brightly in the east, and Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn are low down in the western sky, soon after sunset. On the evening of the 2nd August the new crescent moon was very close to Venus, and on the 3rd near Saturn and Mars. On the 13th August the Moon is near Jupiter and on the 23rd it passes near the star cluster of Pleiades and if you are watching from western Europe/UK you may well be able to see the Moon among the cluster of stars as it rises.
There is a partial eclipse of the Moon at Full Moon that is visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and South America. The partial eclipse starts at 20h36 UK time on 16th August and at its peak at 22h10 with it ending at 23h44. During this time of the full moon, the planet Neptune (4.3 billion km away from the Earth) will be opposite the Sun. Also look out for the Perseid meteors around the 12th August.
Full Moon will be in Aquarius yet again this month (it was in Aquarius also last month) and so this is about bringing in more evolved consciousness and energies that remind us that we are all brothers and sisters and need to work together and let go of all old petty differences. If we have a common goal and can work together we can succeed, because the alternative is Armageddon or the end of times, that so many people are at the moment talking about.
The Earth is going through some major changes and we can only do our own bit to rectify things that are not right in our lives to help soften the process and create hope for the future.
What is also interesting is that on the 15th August- the day before the full Moon- it is the Chinese Ghost Festival. This is the time when the Chinese people believe the Gates of Hell open and hungry spirits wander the Earth unable to find peace and rest because of past sins. Prayers for ancestors are said, lanterns are lit and food is put outside. It can be said that this festival shows us how everything is connected: that what is done by individuals in life, affects their life after death, but also how others can help to alleviate their suffering. On the 6th August it was the anniversary of Hiroshima day when the first atom bomb of modern times was dropped with devastating effects to the Earth and the Earth’s atmosphere. We are all still energetically suffering from this- not to say about all the lost souls that are still in the ethers because of the blast- and so it will be a good idea to connect with loving thoughts during this full Moon so as to help heal this enormous wound we still are carrying and now needs to be corrected. The Aquarius mindset is strong and we can unite to overcome these things as a collective humanity. In some ways this is what the Olympic Games are doing with it happening exactly at this precise time and so even though you may not be particularly interested in sport, try to also tune into and see the more hidden meaning behind it happening at the moment- that through sport- the energy of the Leo or sun energy- we are able to be together and be different but also compete and participate together as one humanity.
I have been guided to share a heart meditation with you for the full Moon so you can also do that if you feel drawn to help with the healing of the Earth and for ugly ghostlike past of humanity. It is a very important opportunity!
HIGHER HEART MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON AUGUST 2008
The 6th of August remembered Hiroshima Day and I thank my friend Alexis for reminding me of this date and a beautiful meditation shared by a Japanese shaman.
Here is the Heart Meditation that I have been guided to give to you and also connects to the work we did at Machu Picchu.
By raising the height of our heart, we can restore a heart that has been crushed and so lacks enthusiasm, ambition, or energy for exploring and developing life. It can help to overcome depression and instead restore the Heart to its natural state of optimism and joy. When there is no energy in the heart, the heart collapses.
This can be reversed by introducing energy into the heart through breathing in a way that is full, deep and rich.
We need to breathe in deeply, because we need the energy of the inhalation to change our consciousness- to become aware of what we cannot normally be aware of, to stay alert and to restore our optimism and idealism.
We need to breathe out fully, because any unexpelled air represents that part of us that we do not allow to change. Our breath is our fundamental interaction with the world, sending out the contents of our lungs and taking in the environment around us into our very cells.
To be fully involved with life, we need to have a full breath, but that takes effort because it is counter to our normal habit of breathing shallowly.
RAISING THE HEIGHT OF THE HEART MEDITATION
Sit upright and comfortable.
Breath in and out through your mouth with your lips slightly parted, sipping the breath (it makes you feel free from all constraints when you do this)
Find your pulse or heart beat.
Listen to your heart beat and start to count the heart beats in rounds of 6 using it as a counting rhythm.
If you cant find your heart beat straight away, just count mentally and you will find it eventually.
Now count 6 heart beats while breathing out, and again 6 heart beats while breathing in.
If that is too fast, make it 8 heart beats.
Don’t hold your breath at all. Using your pulse or heart beat as a rhythm links your breath rate to your heart rate, and makes the inhale and the exhale the same length.
Make an effort to use your abdominal muscles to finish the exhalation, the diaphragm alone is not enough. Your stomach area should cave in as you breathe out. Then immediately go into the inhalation without pausing- simply relax your muscles and the new breath will rush in. You will get at least twice as much breath per cycle by breathing this way.
On your exhalation, think of your breath as taking you deep into your heart.
As you breathe in, think of your breath as rising with an emotion leaping out of the depth of your heart and carrying you into the heights of joy- like lifting you above the fog into the clear light.
As you practise this, you will find that your breath is moving you, rather than you are moving your breath.
Now connect to the Full Moon in Aquarius and feel the combined energy of your heart, your breath and the Full Moon. Imagine that you are sending out this light to everyone around you- in the house where you stay, in the city or town where you live, to the country where you live and finally to the whole world.
Stay with this feeling for quite a long time.
Thank the Moon and also imagine rays of golden sunlight streaming into you.
Rest and drink some water to ground.
Note: During this meditation you can also send some light to all the lost souls/ghosts that are willing to move on. Ghosts are really not there to terrorise or frighten us, they are just not fully aware that they are dead, or somehow are still attached to the earth plane. By sending them light with your intention you will help to access the psychic and astral realms and so give them an opportunity to also move on.
NEXT OCTOBER 2008 PERU RETREAT
I am attaching the relevant information – do let me know by email or phone if you would like to join in this very amazing journey!
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
Tel 028 273 8277/cell 0783716343
Visiting Sacred Sites, Beautiful Lands and Mystical Places
For Spiritual Evolution and Greater Self-Awareness
OCTOBER 2008 PERU RETREAT TRIP
‘FOLLOWING THE FLIGHT OF
THE INCA CONDOR’
mysticism - nature – energy - Condor initiation
1-12 OCTOBER
"The Inca prophecies say that now, in this age, when the Eagle of the North and the Condor of the South fly together, the Earth will awaken. The Eagles of the North cannot be free without the Condors of the South. Now it's happening, now is the time. We are Children of the Sun." - Willaru
There is incredible wonder in watching a soaring Condor fly.
As the largest flying bird in the world, with a wingspan of 3.5m (11.5 feet), it is impossible for this immense and heavy bird of prey to simply lift off from the ground as other birds do. And so it takes flight from cliff perches - gliding and climbing with the air currents first, before it finally heads off in search of its prey.
To witness the majestic flight of a Condor is a memorable and mesmerizing sight that is capable of producing goose bumps on even the most jaded traveller.
The October 2008 retreat In Peru follows the theme of the mystical fight of the Condor with a special ceremony at the Temple of the Condor of Machu Picchu. The Temple has the image of a Condor created in rock on the floor of the temple with the wings (also in rock) hanging over the body of the Condor. It is an incredible place that reminds one of soaring off into space and a dimension that can only be accessed from within the confines of Machu Picchu and its very special energies.
Being able to connect with the Andean Condor (the mystical ruler of the Third or Upper Inca World called Hanaq Pacha) during this trip, will be an incredible privilege with many, many empowering and positive effects on your life as a participant. You will be able to view your life and your world from a totally new - and more evolved - point of view!
The trip format allows you to explore two of the most scenic regions in Peru that are specifically connected to the Condor - to make this a trip of a lifetime:
LAKE TITICACA
To visit and witness the world’s highest navigable lake at an elevation of 3,800 m (12 460 feet) that is 176 km (109 miles) long and 50 km (31 miles) wide and where the sun is extraordinarily intense.
THE SACRED VALLEY OF MACHU PICCHU
A fertile valley considered to be one of the most important tourist destinations in the world with magnificent ruins and terracing and the revered Urubamba River whose flow the Incas believed was tied to the star constellations and the mountain peaks, and to be the earthbound counterpart of the MILKY WAY.
And so you will be able to experience:
Access to one of the most powerful energy vortexes on the planet
Participate in Inca meditations
Meet like minded people
Safely experience a part of the world that few ever get a chance to see
Rapid personal and spiritual growth
SACRED EARTH ITINERARY
1 October (Wed) ARRIVAL LIMA
Late evening arrival Lima (capital of Peru)
Transfer hotel
Overnight in Lima
2 October (Thurs) PUNO DAY 01
Breakfast
Group meeting and free morning to get over jet lag
Afternoon flight to Juliaca airport
Transfer to hotel in Puno
Arrival at Lake Titicaca
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
3 October (Fri) PUNO DAY 02
Breakfast
Pick up guided tour to the floating Uros Islands made since Inca times by hand from totora reed that grow in abundance in the shallow waters of Lake Titicaca.
Guided tour to Taquile Island, a stunningly beautiful and natural island in Lake Titicaca that still remains starkly traditional with no electricity and vehicles. Their unique dress code is equally famous with some of the finest embroidery in Peru.
Return to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Puno
4 October (Sat) CUSCO DAY 03
Early breakfast
Breakfast
Pick up to catch tourist bus from Puno to Cusco (traditional Peruvian lunch included)
Guided visits to cathedral and various Inca ruins on the way
Arrive Cusco and transfer to hotel
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
5 October (Sun) PISAQ MARKET DAY 04
Breakfast
Transfer to hotel in Pisaq, a small village in the Sacred Valley
Visiting famous Pisaq Sunday artisan market for local produce and some of the finest crafts in Peru
Dinner
Overnight in Pisaq
6 October (Mon) OLLANTAYTAMBO FORTRESS DAY 05
Breakfast
Transfer to Ollantaytambo
Visit to Ollantaytambo Fortress and meditation
Free afternoon to explore village and resting
Dinner
Overnight in Ollantaytambo
7 October (Tues) AGUAS CALIENTES DAY 06
Breakfast
Transfer to train station
Train through Sacred Valley to Aguas Calientes, the village below Machu Picchu where we stay for 3 days
Exploring Aguas Calientes, its markets and beautiful landscape
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
8 October (Wed) MACHU PICCHU DAY 07
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Meditation and Condor Initiations at the Temple of the Condor
Visit and meditation at famous energetic star portal, the INTIHUANTANA Stone
Visit to the Sun Temple, Temple of the Wind and other main sites
Return to hotel to rest
Early dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
9 October (Thurs) MACHU PICCHU DAY 08
Early rise to catch bus to Machu Picchu
Climbing Huayna Picchu (Sacred Mountain of the Divine Feminine Trilogy: Mother Nature, Mother Earth and Mother Moon) for meditation, AND/OR
Visit to the Main Temple and Temple of the Three Windows, OR
Visit to the Mandor Waterfall and Machu Picchu Museum
Resting
Dinner
Overnight in Aguas Calientes
10 October (Fri) CUSCO DAY 09
Breakfast
Resting and visiting the hot springs of Aguas Calientes
Transfer to train station
Train back to Cusco, capital of the INCAS
Dinner
Overnight in Cusco
11 October (Sat) CUSCO/RETURN DEPARTURE LIMA DAY 10
Breakfast
Transfer to Cusco airport for flight back to LIMA airport (to catch connecting international flight on the early Sunday morning)
Transfer to hotel in Lima
Overnight in LIMA
Early transfer to Lima airport on Sunday morning
12 October (Sun) LIMA
Early transfer LIMA airport to catch connecting international flight
13 October (Mon) ARRIVAL SOUTH AFRICA
Arrival in South Africa
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON RETREAT: 6 people
Please note the Itinerary is subject to change depending on weather, festivities, etc.
GENERAL PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The meditations during this retreat trip require no previous experience, but please note that although the trip is aimed at giving you the experience of visiting interesting tourist places, the focus is on the inner effect that Peru and its historical heritage can have on you personally, and for you to use it for self awareness and inner growth. It is therefore not the ordinary tourist trip that you could do just as well (and with much less hassle and cost!) by watching it on the travel channel. Please refer to the School’s literature on how the trips are meant to help you become an explorer and adventurer of ancient places, and if you have any more questions about this aspect, email or phone me to explain the fundamental difference in approach to you in greater detail.
The trips to Peru started because I was very strongly moved to share my incredible positive and unique experiences there with others, so that they can also benefit and grow from it. These trips are not created by me, they often seem to create themselves with me helping them to unfold. I strive to keep the groups small to make sure that it is a unique personal experience, and that each person receive very close personal attention and support so as to get the maximum benefit from visiting Peru.
As a further note, I have decided to start all future Peru trips from Lima (the capital of Peru where all the international flights come in) and not from Cusco (that is about an hour and a half inland from Lima) as I normally do, because flying in South America can be tricky and it is much easier for everyone to fly together and for me to arrange the internal flight to Cusco. I am able to get the better flight prices via my contacts in Peru.
We will therefore all meet in Lima, the capital of Peru. As to dates we can make the necessary adjustments for you. Please let me know so that we can discuss your requirements in detail.
Please also note that although we will not be camping or trekking as they do on the Inca Trail, the high altitude and also steep gradient of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley require you to be reasonably fit. Often we will also be getting up early to catch the special atmosphere of a site, or to get an early plane/bus/taxi so as to fit in with the travelling schedules of Peru. It is therefore advisable for you to focus on acquiring a reasonable level of physical fitness before the retreat. The energies of Peru are incredibly powerful and the more fit and healthy you are in your body, the easier it will be to adjust and integrate the changes that will be happening to you. If you are a smoker, please consider cutting down or if you possibly can, giving up (hypnotherapy can be very effective) before the trip as in my experience smoking makes it more difficult for the body to adjust. Don’t feel discouraged if you are a smoker, just bear this advice in mind. Many smokers have successfully done the trip, but forewarned is fore-armed!
Please also note that the way that the Incas worked with the concept of energy and nature will also be the fundamental way in which I approach the sites and places we visit. Therefore be open to work with your more intuitive and less rational self on the trip, and to become more aware of energy!
Many people that visit Peru become ill because of the altitude and also different sanitary and water conditions. This does not necessarily need to happen, and there are certain easy safeguards that can be put in place to ensure that it is an enjoyable and productive journey. More information on this will follow closer to the time of the retreat.
The hotels in Peru are of a much lower standard than in South Africa, but all places on the retreat where we will stay are clean, have hot water (often quite rare in Peru!) and comfortable. Do remember that Peru is a third world country and that some of its public amenities are not the same as you would have in your home- however, its people are friendly, kind and very warm hearted and will offer you one of the most unique, interesting and enjoyable experiences that you will ever have in your life!
Finally, this is a trip where there will be a conscious exchange and connection with Machu Picchu and Peru on a physical and also energetic level. When you speak to previous participants of the School, you will hear that they all left with more than they came with, having gained some sort of personal gift by being able to make contact with the mystic beauty and magic of the land of Peru.
It is therefore designed to provide a deep and meaningful experience of mystical Peru and especially Machu Picchu, having the benefit of individual support and personal attention of a facilitator -
“A facilitator is not just a "tour guide". A facilitator must perform all the functions of a "tour guide", (from making sure everyone's luggage is ready to making sure no one is missing when the taxi or bus or train leaves) plus he/she needs to have specialized training or skills. These skills and training include being adept at sensing and directing the energy of the group, years of studying a specific practice such as psychic ability, teaching various spiritual practices or being available to journeyers when "things come up" (as they frequently do during a visit to a powerful place). A good facilitator will play the energy of the group dynamic like a conductor leads an orchestra, and this adds to an individual journeyer's experience immensely. A good and experienced facilitator is a big part of what makes a successful retreat and journey.”
Most trips to Peru including the Inca Trail are focused on spending only half a day or at the most overnight at Machu Picchu with local tourist guides providing limited factual information about the site. The School’s aim is quite different, and you will have the rare opportunity of experiencing Machu Picchu’s mystical heritage over a proper period of time. That is quite a unique thing to find if you look at tours offered to Peru.
Here are some comments about the inspiration of PERU:
“After years of being stuck in old habits along
came Peru! I had not left the country since 1962.
Thanks to many revelations during my visit I no
longer view the world in the same old way. I
gained an appreciation for the richness of another
culture. I feel so lucky to have had this opportunity.
Peru gave me a gift I will never forget.” Alice N.
“I journeyed to Peru last year. It was
not only a life changing experience—it was life
saving! Truly transformation of the physical,
mental and most importantly, the spiritual self.” I. Rae
COSTS
All-inclusive cost of R8 144 (or the £ or $ equivalent at the date of payment) (this price is based on 6 people sharing). This includes: all hotel accommodation for 11 nights, 10 breakfasts and 9 dinners, as stated, all bus, taxi and train transportation, all transfers, all entry and excursion fees to all the ruins including at Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, guides, retreat fees.
ADD Lima/Juliaca FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 (R840) depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD Cusco/Lima FLIGHT – LAN PERU Airline- approx $105 (R804) depending on availability and airport tax $6
ADD international air travel of approx R13 000 or £700 (see below) plus departure airport tax of $30.25 at Lima airport, lunches, tipping of guides and porters, any personal expenditure, miscellaneous expenses. Please note that the local Peruvian airfares to Juliaca and from Cusco are subject to price fluctuation until paid.
TOTAL BUDGET FOR TRIP IN SOUTH AFRICAN RANDS:
TRIP COST 8 144
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT 13 000 (approx)
INTERNAL FLIGHTS 1 680 (approx)
R22800 (or the £ or $ equivalent at date of payment)
plus whatever you want to spend on presents and goods purchased.
You will receive a packing list and pre-departure information upon receipt of your registration and payment. Please make sure that your passport is up-to-date and valid for at least 6 months after your trip. If it is not, or you don't have one I suggest that you get it updated or apply for one now. Please note you do not need a visa if you are a South African citizen, but you do need to have a yellow fever inoculation for re- entry into South Africa (it lasts for 10 years). Please also consider whatever other inoculations you may need even though it may not be legally required.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
The cheapest way to get to Lima Peru from South Africa is to fly Malaysian Airlines that stop over at Johannesburg and Cape Town (an hour and half stopover in Cape Town) and then on to Buenos Aires Argentina (approximately 6 hour flight). At Buenos Aires there is typically about a 2/3 hour wait and then a connecting flight by a Peruvian airlines (such as TACA or LAN PERU) to Lima (flight approximately 6 hours). The journey therefore starts in South Africa in the morning and you arrive in Lima Peru at 10.45 pm the same night. The time difference between South Africa and Argentina is 5 hours, and Peru 7 hours.
Coming back the flight leaves early Sunday morning and there is a slightly longer wait in Argentina of about 5 hours and you then fly Malaysian Airlines overnight to arrive in South Africa on the Monday morning (because of the time difference).
The flights are relatively easy but you need to be very early at the South American check in desks because of long lines and having to pay airport taxes etc and security checks. It is very easy to miss flights believe me!!
The airfare is around R12/13 000 from South Africa.
See for UK flights www.opodo.co.uk around £646/771
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JULY 2008
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Hi everyone!
All of you will have felt the speeding up- yet again!- of energies and of what is going on around us. It is as if we are all feeling the quantum leaps of major change that are leading up to a cosmic event happening on the 1st August.
The solar eclipse
1st August – as some of you may know- is celebrated in the Sidereal Calendar as the beginning of a New Year. This is the approximate date when you first see Sirius, the brightest star in our heavens, in the morning sky of central Egypt - the ancient Egyptians lived their lives according to the movements of the star Sirius and not the Sun as we do nowadays with our modern Gregorian Sun calendar.
What is amazing and totally perfect -of course- this year is that on that very same day of the beginning of a new year, there is also a total solar eclipse!
It is the only total solar eclipse of this year, and totality will be visible on the east coast of Ellesmere Island and nearby parts of the Canadian Arctic, the north coast of Green land, Western Siberia, Mongolia and a strip of northern and central China. The eclipse is at its maximum at 11.21 GMT (12.21 UK time and 13.21 SA time).
As you know, a solar eclipse happens when the new Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth and so solar eclipses can only be seen during daytime.
The fact that sun eclipses are able to occur at all is extraordinary, because by some incredible design, the disc of the Sun and the disc of the Moon appear the same size to us earthlings. This is because although the Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon, it is also 400 times further away. The distance of the Moon from the Earth is just over thirty Earth Diameters and so total sun eclipses could never occur if the Moon’s distance was changed slightly by even just one Earth diameter!
Total sun eclipses instil an elemental awe in most people - with the sudden and brief reversal of sunlight into darkness, and when “dawn” returns from the West ( and not the East as we are used to) at what is said to be over 2000 miles per hour!
Star Unity Consciousness
This particular eclipse is I believe a major event where not only there will be an inter play between the Sun and the Moon and the Earth (when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth and blocks out the Sun for a few minutes) but also will be involving the star Sirius. I believe that with the help of Sirius, it will bring in a huge shift in star unity consciousness and we are already starting to feel the effects of this as we approach that very important date.
What I also find interesting is the area where the path of the total eclipse is going through, because those are the areas that will be waking up and be most affected. China who is hosting the Olympic Games and has been under a lot of pressure because of Tibet, is part of it and so there will be huge effects that can be seen in the next few years affecting China.
I had the most amazing email a short while ago about a baby Chinese girl that was born on the 1st June of this year and she holds complete unity consciousness! This means that she does not have any information in her DNA that she is separate and all that she knows and transmits as a newly born human being is that she is part of everything around her and the Divine Source (ie there is an awareness in her body that she is in total unity with everything). What an incredible thing that could only happen because we are all on a vibration that is high enough for someone to be able to incarnate in this new way!
So at this moment in time we are all being challenged and moulded to hold that unity consciousness more in our bodies, and integrate it fully into the way we experience our lives. That means that we must now totally acknowledge the fact of our interdependence on everything else, including other human beings around us, animals, plants and of course the Earth. We cannot any longer pretend that only we as individuals are important, and there has to be a sharing and an exchange of energy that acknowledges the reality of our connection to everything else on an energetic level.
It is as if the illusion of seeing our bodies in 3D and the physical dimension as separate is now completely breaking down and we can only make sense of life and what is going on around us, if we start to pay attention to the unseen, and start living with an awareness of energy that reinforces the truth of everything being connected to everything else.
What I wanted to share with you in this issue of this magazine in preparation for this eclipse and what is really pertinent to the LEO New Moon we have just gone into, and the AQUARIUS full moon just before the eclipse, is the way that the INCA tradition taught star unity consciousness and how they acknowledged the inter-connectedness of their world through their fantastically advanced approach to energy.
I believe that the ancient wisdom of the land of Peru about the stars and star unity consciousness is becoming really important for the future, giving us tools to deal with the world and everything around us more easily as we move into a higher frequency and awareness to create peace and harmony with everyone and everything in our world.
The land of Peru
Peru is such an extraordinary place! I remember years ago bumping into a Peruvian woman (when we were both having fun trying on some beautiful clothes in a boutique in Joburg!) who told me that Peruvians talk about space ships and extraterrestrial/star visits as a matter of fact and no one is regarded as particularly special or alternative if they believe in it. It really isn’t a big deal. They are so used to these phenomena and for them it is a fact of life!
I am sure it has something to do with their heritage and the fact that there are still many energetic portals to the stars in Peru that have remained open. In the history of Peru they always ordered their lives according to what they saw transpiring in the stars in the cosmos- as above, so below. This is very similar to the ancient Egyptians too.
The INCA were well aware that events in the heavens are reflected here upon the earth. The Andeans saw the topography of their beloved mountains as a reflection of the Milky Way’s heavenly topography and their shamans were excellent astrologer-astronomers. All over Peru in temples you can see boulders that were selected because of one of their surfaces seemed to echo or mirror (in silhouette) the local mountain formations, or they were carved to resemble the topography. Also there are flat-topped boulders (usually black) with carved shallow basins in them- probably for star-gazing, seeing the reflections of the stars in the shallow water poured into these basins. Each group traced their lineage to a particular star and region in the Milky Way and their main Creator God Wiraqocha was said to have created these star ancestors and then sent them under the earth to emerge at particular places in the Andes region.
Even today the Peruvians are very much concerned with the heavens and, for example, only plant their potato crops according to the star system of the Pleiades. Potatoes need proper amounts of rainfall at the proper times in their growing cycles. And in the Andean regions, rainfall is seasonal, usually starting in October, but every few years the onset of the rains is delayed by up to several weeks. But the Andean potato farmers have been able to produce successful crops year after year in spite of the varying rains.For hundreds of years, the farmers have observed the cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, which become visible in the southern hemisphere skies in June. The farmers say that if the Pleiades shine brightly in June, this means that they can start planting their potatoes in October, as there will be adequate rainfall during the critical months of December through February. However, if the Pleiades look dim, then this means that the rains will be several weeks late, so planting is delayed until November.
Many of you are also familiar with the concept of planting with the Moon- waxing moon is good for planting, waning moon good for harvest and pruning.
Another part of the INCA star cosmic awareness of how we are all interconnected, can be seen in the way that they looked at energy. The INCA were totally pre-occupied with the “energy world” and human experiences of living energy.
Do you all remember the 1993 novel by James Redfield called The Celestine Prohpecy?
In the third insight, for example, it talks about how we live not in a material universe, but in a universe of dynamic energy. Everything is a field of sacred energy that we can sense and intuit. Moreover, we humans can project our energy by focusing our attention in the desired direction...where attention goes, energy flows...influencing other energy systems and increasing the pace of coincidences in our lives.
The INCA did not distinguish between so-called “bad” and “good” energy, but instead called it heavy (Hucha) and rarified (Sami). Initiates were taught how to “eat” or “digest” the heavy energies that may lead to illness, depression or conflict and to harmonise their energy field called “poq’po” with the five elements and forces of nature, leading to a high state of personal energy, happiness and feeling connected to life.
What I find particularly interesting is the INCA way of focusing on working with these energy fields around us or “poq’po”. Poq’po translated means “energy bubble” and is around everything- around us, buildings, cities, rocks, trees, mountains etc. The INCA believed the condition of the bubble shows the condition of our mind, health, thoughts, perceptions and spiritual practices etc, but mostly it also expresses our facility to be in unrestricted interchange with the free flow of the energy in our environment.
This means in ordinary language that we all have a perfect “bubble” that enables us to have energetic interchanges with everyone and everything around us, and the most important thing about that is that these energetic interchanges happen automatically, whether we are conscious of them or not!
We can become out of balance or “contaminated” as a result of our interchanges with others that makes our bubble denser and heavier and it is therefore to our benefit to become conscious of the energy bubble and work with it. The best thing we can do with it is to cleanse it thought something like meditation and with that we can enhance our ability to be conscious of our interchanges so that we don’t continue to draw heaviness or incompatible energy to us and give it out to others.
We can also “time travel” via our poq’po because the bubble can be extended outward through space to energetically connect us with others and to other places more consciously. Because there really is no time and space this is about making a connection through which we are able to access the information, so that it is as if we are at this other place physically. In some cases others may actually see us there as if physically, although we are in reality only there energetically. This is by the way, one of the ways that shamans can shape shift and remember that although some of you are unable to travel to Peru physically, you can always do so energetically! .
We can also consciously open our bubbles and merge with others or places in nature. In the world of living energies there is no distinction or difference between us and the mountains (for example), once we connect through our energy bubbles.
Linked to this is the INCA universal law called “Ayni” – meaning to practise a sacred reciprocity of energies – to learn how to consciously take in, and give back in return sami or good energy. A beautiful example of this would be to hug a tree and consciously exchange energies with it by giving and receiving.
Coping with today
Someone the other day asked me what she should be doing to “protect” herself from influences that were being very destructive to her and after thinking about it, I realise that there is no place really anymore for the old way of “protection” because we are so strongly becoming aware of being energetically connected to everything and everyone.
All we can do now is to become more conscious in the way that we deal with people and situations and that I believe is to become more balanced ourselves and see the reflection of our dark sides that we project onto others. A bit like what is said above about becoming aware of our personal bubble and how it is affected, and how we in turn can affect others. And so to when things are difficult - in INCA language - digest the heavier energy issues (huncha) by taking them in and then eating/transforming them into a lighter energy state (sami) within us.
I wish you all a blessed time during this very special month of July leading up to the Moon’s eclipse of the Sun. I will be at Machu Picchu with a group on the night of the full moon on the 18th of July and you are welcome to join with us energetically when we do a special ceremony and meditation that I will give more details about later on in the magazine.
And a very happy new year to all of you! May it truly be a time of renewal and new beginnings.
"The Inca prophecies say that now, in this age, when the eagle of the North and the condor of the South fly together, the Earth will awaken. The eagles of the North cannot be free without the condors of the South. Now it's happening, now is the time. We are Children of the Sun." - Willaru
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
ps. The above website has been updated and so when you go onto the website you first need to press control + F5 on your keyboard to clear the browser and refresh the page to read the new updated website pages
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE NEW MOON CYCLE OF JULY
called the Holly Moon, the Claim Song Moon, the Lightning Moon, the Horse Moon
(Note: There are many different ways of determining in which sign the New Moon falls, but I follow the system of looking at the New Moon in the astrological sign directly opposite the Full Moon and so the New Moon this month falls within the sign of Leo starting on the 4th July that is also following the Tibetan Moon calendar).
During this month the Moon will be increasing its energies for the eclipse that happens on 1st August so many of you who are very much in tune with the Moon will be feeling the direct effects from it. Some of you may even feel some headaches or feel slightly dizzy. Taking aspirin will not help anymore I am told, you need to look directly at the Moon and encounter its energies without the help of outside influences. Now is the time to take stock of your own responsibilities and take a step back to reassess what has been done or not done. It is not too late to make changes, but these need to happen quickly and then it will become easy.
As the Moon approaches its full moon cycle I can see an arc or half circle of light as if it is a pendulum in the sky- looking left, and looking right, and finding the balance and new resonance of unity consciousness in between. It is also a dial and indication of how much we are moving forward or staying stuck. Leo is a strong energy to start with and so it is a bit like starting a fire- it needs a big input and initial blast for things to start moving and to get going with this new moon cycle. Plan something important to do during this time- it has great opportunity for abundance and expansion. Jupiter, the planet of abundance, freedom and good luck is very bright and directly opposite the Moon on the 9th July, so it would be good to look at both these planets and feel their connection. The Moon and Jupiter are directly opposite in essence, but each one is able to learn from the other- the Moon can teach Jupiter to be more caring and sensitive and connecting, and Jupiter can teach the Moon to let go and experience freedom and focus without having to control a situation. The combination of these two energies will be very beneficial and see if you can sense the energy aura or poq’po bubble around the two heavenly bodies on that night and try to connect your own energy bubble with them- to consciously create unity, and strengthen your own special connection to them.
On the evening of the 6th July the Moon is very nearby to Mars and Saturn and once again you may want to merge your energies with the Moon and the two planets for a few minutes.
The full moon is in the sign of Aquarius and this is the sign of the new age that we are approaching, indicating the next step of our evolution. Brother and sisterhood is becoming more and more important as we start to feel our interconnection with others and this full moon also brings the enlightenment of being more detached from personal issues and oh my, oh my, those dramas we so like to create in our lives!
There is joy in sharing our resources and talents as brothers and sisters. There are so many things we can and do share: love, creativity, information, skills, imagination. We can form co-ops or combine resources for farming and gardening, for food buying and selling, for housing, for child-minding, for cooking, for production of local renewable energy, for transport sharing, for distributing things that we make, and as it may become necessary, maintaining and building flood and other natural defences. If we do these things together and in unity, we may yet survive and prosper!
Aquarius is an air sign but is known as the water bearer indicating a connection between thinking (air) and the emotions that are in balance. So a good idea to connect with the Aquarian energies of water when you gaze up at the full Moon.
MACHU PICCHU MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON JULY 2008
The actual time of the full moon is 8.59 GMT that is 3.59 am in Peru on the Friday early morning, or 10.59 am in South Africa and 9.59 am in the UK. See if you can tune into the Moon even if it is only for a brief moment exactly at that time. You will not be disappointed!
We- the group- will be doing the following lead up meditation for the full Moon on the Thursday 17th at 4pm Peru time at Machu Picchu (that will be 10pm on Thursday night in the UK and 11pm in South Africa so you all will be able to see the Moon in the black night sky while we will be doing it in the day with the Sun is still shining).
(The reason for doing it just before the full Moon is that the energies are always stronger as the Moon is building up to the actual moment of full moon. We will then also tune in at 3.59am a few hours later on early Friday morning to greet the Full Moon at it zenith.)
It will be very powerful for you to join in with the meditation as you will be able to access the amazing energies of MACHU PICCHU directly.
MEDITATION
Make sure you are totally grounded, protected and connected to your specific guides/guardian angels or energies that you trust. Ask them to assist you during this divine activation for unity consciousness at Machu Picchu.
Imagine yourself standing next to a massive tree with your feet in the water at Machu Picchu.
You may imagine standing with your feet in a ceremonial bath, or in a small fountain, or in a special channel filled with water, whatever feels right for you.
Feel the coolness of the water swirling around your feet and also become aware of your poqpo or energy bubble (the energy field around you.)
Now imagine that as you are breathing you are opening your bubble and starting to merge your energy with the massive tree. Feel the exchange of energies between you and the tree as the tree is also sharing its energy with you while you breathe very slowly and deliberately.
Feel yourself becoming part of the tree and that you are merging with it.
Now imagine looking at one of the mountains at Machu Picchu. It does not matter if you know them or not, just imagine or call one to you by your sacred intention. Now speak to the apu (the nature spirits) of the Mountain in your mind asking to share sami/divine energy with you as you continue to breathe very slowly. Feel the energy of the Mountain as it is also sharing its energy with you.
Now imagine that you pull up the water through the trunk of the tree to where your Higher Heart is (the Higher Heart is in the centre of your upper chest just above the Heart Chakra and just below the neck).
Concentrate on your breathing and try to feel your own physical heart beat and ask the energies of the Tree and the Mountain to align your own heart beat to the heart beat of Panchamama,the Earth.
Feel your connection to your mother.
Now imagine stretching up your branches high into the sky. Reach higher and higher until you can feel the glow of the Full Moon on the leaves as they rustle in the wind. Call on the Moon to merge with you and feel the exchange of energy when you give your energy to the Moon and in turn receive the very refined energies of the Full Moon.
Now feel the sensation of the air and the Moonlight moving down through the branches into your Higher Heart.
Feel the vibration in your Higher Heart, and allow the water element, the air element and the Moon to come together in your Higher Heart.
Feel what it feels like now- you may see shapes or colours or other images, or feel different vibrations.
Now move this combined energy back up through the tree into the sky and ask the Sun and the star Sirius to send a light from their Higher Heart centres to connect with yours.
Feel as their combined beam of light connect to your energy.
The connection to Unity Consciousness of the Higher Heart is now complete and perfect.
Affirm that it is so and so it is!
Thank the guardians of Machu Picchu, the energies of the Full Moon, the Elements and your guides and angels for their assistance.
Take some time to rest and reflect on what has happened.
MOON PERSON OF THE MONTH:
Quantum Touch Healing
I would like to introduce you briefly to Richard Gordon- an American who teaches an amazingly powerful form of healing called quantum touch healing.
This is how he describes it:
“Quantum-touch is a method of hands-on=healing that literally must be seen to believed. Employing only a very light touch on yourself or others, you can profoundly accelerate the body’s own healing response. The effect is immediate and extraordinary, you can actually see bones in the body spontaneously realigning themselves with only a light touch. Since the body decides where to place these bones, you need never worry about doing it right. –To empower yourself to use quantum-touch, you simply need to learn various breathing techniques, body awareness meditations, and hand positions. Those who apply the principles and techniques can become highly capable practitioners in but a single day. This is because the ability to heal is an inherent part of people’s essential nature.”
The healing has had some incredible physical results and I am in awe of it- it feels like a completely new way of healing that is really quick.
If you are interested, look at the quantum touch website http://www.quantumtouch.com/
PRINGLE BAY RETREATS
I am really enjoying having these weekend retreats- they are fun and also very empowering in terms of creating positive personal change. To give you an idea about what they are about and also how participants experience the retreats, here are some comments from a few participants:
Just a little note to say a big thank you for this very special weekend, your guiding wisdom, loving hospitality, the love received from you, but also from Vincent and William (the poodles) who where always there to give us their affection during the emotional moments :-)
I will now have to save up for one of you retreats to Machu Picchu!
Thank-you for all your hard work! I hope you had a good rest after we left! You have really left a foot print in my heart. I just thank God for someone like you! You cant believe what you have done for me, I feel so good and no fear!! You are WONDERFUL and don’t you ever forget that. So much love
thank you for your assistance. It's the usual, so very busy at work but I feel more calm & I am finding it easier to handle the stress. I know its a process & I must be patient. I intend to be patient and I am working at it everyday. I have noticed that I have less pain which is good because that increases my stress and it's a downward spiral. My parents seem to be a little bit more calm. I think they missed me but they wont say it. It shows me what a difference and how good a little distance makes. Lotsa luv & peace
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Hi everyone!
All of you will have felt the speeding up- yet again!- of energies and of what is going on around us. It is as if we are all feeling the quantum leaps of major change that are leading up to a cosmic event happening on the 1st August.
The solar eclipse
1st August – as some of you may know- is celebrated in the Sidereal Calendar as the beginning of a New Year. This is the approximate date when you first see Sirius, the brightest star in our heavens, in the morning sky of central Egypt - the ancient Egyptians lived their lives according to the movements of the star Sirius and not the Sun as we do nowadays with our modern Gregorian Sun calendar.
What is amazing and totally perfect -of course- this year is that on that very same day of the beginning of a new year, there is also a total solar eclipse!
It is the only total solar eclipse of this year, and totality will be visible on the east coast of Ellesmere Island and nearby parts of the Canadian Arctic, the north coast of Green land, Western Siberia, Mongolia and a strip of northern and central China. The eclipse is at its maximum at 11.21 GMT (12.21 UK time and 13.21 SA time).
As you know, a solar eclipse happens when the new Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth and so solar eclipses can only be seen during daytime.
The fact that sun eclipses are able to occur at all is extraordinary, because by some incredible design, the disc of the Sun and the disc of the Moon appear the same size to us earthlings. This is because although the Sun is 400 times larger than the Moon, it is also 400 times further away. The distance of the Moon from the Earth is just over thirty Earth Diameters and so total sun eclipses could never occur if the Moon’s distance was changed slightly by even just one Earth diameter!
Total sun eclipses instil an elemental awe in most people - with the sudden and brief reversal of sunlight into darkness, and when “dawn” returns from the West ( and not the East as we are used to) at what is said to be over 2000 miles per hour!
Star Unity Consciousness
This particular eclipse is I believe a major event where not only there will be an inter play between the Sun and the Moon and the Earth (when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth and blocks out the Sun for a few minutes) but also will be involving the star Sirius. I believe that with the help of Sirius, it will bring in a huge shift in star unity consciousness and we are already starting to feel the effects of this as we approach that very important date.
What I also find interesting is the area where the path of the total eclipse is going through, because those are the areas that will be waking up and be most affected. China who is hosting the Olympic Games and has been under a lot of pressure because of Tibet, is part of it and so there will be huge effects that can be seen in the next few years affecting China.
I had the most amazing email a short while ago about a baby Chinese girl that was born on the 1st June of this year and she holds complete unity consciousness! This means that she does not have any information in her DNA that she is separate and all that she knows and transmits as a newly born human being is that she is part of everything around her and the Divine Source (ie there is an awareness in her body that she is in total unity with everything). What an incredible thing that could only happen because we are all on a vibration that is high enough for someone to be able to incarnate in this new way!
So at this moment in time we are all being challenged and moulded to hold that unity consciousness more in our bodies, and integrate it fully into the way we experience our lives. That means that we must now totally acknowledge the fact of our interdependence on everything else, including other human beings around us, animals, plants and of course the Earth. We cannot any longer pretend that only we as individuals are important, and there has to be a sharing and an exchange of energy that acknowledges the reality of our connection to everything else on an energetic level.
It is as if the illusion of seeing our bodies in 3D and the physical dimension as separate is now completely breaking down and we can only make sense of life and what is going on around us, if we start to pay attention to the unseen, and start living with an awareness of energy that reinforces the truth of everything being connected to everything else.
What I wanted to share with you in this issue of this magazine in preparation for this eclipse and what is really pertinent to the LEO New Moon we have just gone into, and the AQUARIUS full moon just before the eclipse, is the way that the INCA tradition taught star unity consciousness and how they acknowledged the inter-connectedness of their world through their fantastically advanced approach to energy.
I believe that the ancient wisdom of the land of Peru about the stars and star unity consciousness is becoming really important for the future, giving us tools to deal with the world and everything around us more easily as we move into a higher frequency and awareness to create peace and harmony with everyone and everything in our world.
The land of Peru
Peru is such an extraordinary place! I remember years ago bumping into a Peruvian woman (when we were both having fun trying on some beautiful clothes in a boutique in Joburg!) who told me that Peruvians talk about space ships and extraterrestrial/star visits as a matter of fact and no one is regarded as particularly special or alternative if they believe in it. It really isn’t a big deal. They are so used to these phenomena and for them it is a fact of life!
I am sure it has something to do with their heritage and the fact that there are still many energetic portals to the stars in Peru that have remained open. In the history of Peru they always ordered their lives according to what they saw transpiring in the stars in the cosmos- as above, so below. This is very similar to the ancient Egyptians too.
The INCA were well aware that events in the heavens are reflected here upon the earth. The Andeans saw the topography of their beloved mountains as a reflection of the Milky Way’s heavenly topography and their shamans were excellent astrologer-astronomers. All over Peru in temples you can see boulders that were selected because of one of their surfaces seemed to echo or mirror (in silhouette) the local mountain formations, or they were carved to resemble the topography. Also there are flat-topped boulders (usually black) with carved shallow basins in them- probably for star-gazing, seeing the reflections of the stars in the shallow water poured into these basins. Each group traced their lineage to a particular star and region in the Milky Way and their main Creator God Wiraqocha was said to have created these star ancestors and then sent them under the earth to emerge at particular places in the Andes region.
Even today the Peruvians are very much concerned with the heavens and, for example, only plant their potato crops according to the star system of the Pleiades. Potatoes need proper amounts of rainfall at the proper times in their growing cycles. And in the Andean regions, rainfall is seasonal, usually starting in October, but every few years the onset of the rains is delayed by up to several weeks. But the Andean potato farmers have been able to produce successful crops year after year in spite of the varying rains.For hundreds of years, the farmers have observed the cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, which become visible in the southern hemisphere skies in June. The farmers say that if the Pleiades shine brightly in June, this means that they can start planting their potatoes in October, as there will be adequate rainfall during the critical months of December through February. However, if the Pleiades look dim, then this means that the rains will be several weeks late, so planting is delayed until November.
Many of you are also familiar with the concept of planting with the Moon- waxing moon is good for planting, waning moon good for harvest and pruning.
Another part of the INCA star cosmic awareness of how we are all interconnected, can be seen in the way that they looked at energy. The INCA were totally pre-occupied with the “energy world” and human experiences of living energy.
Do you all remember the 1993 novel by James Redfield called The Celestine Prohpecy?
In the third insight, for example, it talks about how we live not in a material universe, but in a universe of dynamic energy. Everything is a field of sacred energy that we can sense and intuit. Moreover, we humans can project our energy by focusing our attention in the desired direction...where attention goes, energy flows...influencing other energy systems and increasing the pace of coincidences in our lives.
The INCA did not distinguish between so-called “bad” and “good” energy, but instead called it heavy (Hucha) and rarified (Sami). Initiates were taught how to “eat” or “digest” the heavy energies that may lead to illness, depression or conflict and to harmonise their energy field called “poq’po” with the five elements and forces of nature, leading to a high state of personal energy, happiness and feeling connected to life.
What I find particularly interesting is the INCA way of focusing on working with these energy fields around us or “poq’po”. Poq’po translated means “energy bubble” and is around everything- around us, buildings, cities, rocks, trees, mountains etc. The INCA believed the condition of the bubble shows the condition of our mind, health, thoughts, perceptions and spiritual practices etc, but mostly it also expresses our facility to be in unrestricted interchange with the free flow of the energy in our environment.
This means in ordinary language that we all have a perfect “bubble” that enables us to have energetic interchanges with everyone and everything around us, and the most important thing about that is that these energetic interchanges happen automatically, whether we are conscious of them or not!
We can become out of balance or “contaminated” as a result of our interchanges with others that makes our bubble denser and heavier and it is therefore to our benefit to become conscious of the energy bubble and work with it. The best thing we can do with it is to cleanse it thought something like meditation and with that we can enhance our ability to be conscious of our interchanges so that we don’t continue to draw heaviness or incompatible energy to us and give it out to others.
We can also “time travel” via our poq’po because the bubble can be extended outward through space to energetically connect us with others and to other places more consciously. Because there really is no time and space this is about making a connection through which we are able to access the information, so that it is as if we are at this other place physically. In some cases others may actually see us there as if physically, although we are in reality only there energetically. This is by the way, one of the ways that shamans can shape shift and remember that although some of you are unable to travel to Peru physically, you can always do so energetically! .
We can also consciously open our bubbles and merge with others or places in nature. In the world of living energies there is no distinction or difference between us and the mountains (for example), once we connect through our energy bubbles.
Linked to this is the INCA universal law called “Ayni” – meaning to practise a sacred reciprocity of energies – to learn how to consciously take in, and give back in return sami or good energy. A beautiful example of this would be to hug a tree and consciously exchange energies with it by giving and receiving.
Coping with today
Someone the other day asked me what she should be doing to “protect” herself from influences that were being very destructive to her and after thinking about it, I realise that there is no place really anymore for the old way of “protection” because we are so strongly becoming aware of being energetically connected to everything and everyone.
All we can do now is to become more conscious in the way that we deal with people and situations and that I believe is to become more balanced ourselves and see the reflection of our dark sides that we project onto others. A bit like what is said above about becoming aware of our personal bubble and how it is affected, and how we in turn can affect others. And so to when things are difficult - in INCA language - digest the heavier energy issues (huncha) by taking them in and then eating/transforming them into a lighter energy state (sami) within us.
I wish you all a blessed time during this very special month of July leading up to the Moon’s eclipse of the Sun. I will be at Machu Picchu with a group on the night of the full moon on the 18th of July and you are welcome to join with us energetically when we do a special ceremony and meditation that I will give more details about later on in the magazine.
And a very happy new year to all of you! May it truly be a time of renewal and new beginnings.
"The Inca prophecies say that now, in this age, when the eagle of the North and the condor of the South fly together, the Earth will awaken. The eagles of the North cannot be free without the condors of the South. Now it's happening, now is the time. We are Children of the Sun." - Willaru
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
ps. The above website has been updated and so when you go onto the website you first need to press control + F5 on your keyboard to clear the browser and refresh the page to read the new updated website pages
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE NEW MOON CYCLE OF JULY
called the Holly Moon, the Claim Song Moon, the Lightning Moon, the Horse Moon
(Note: There are many different ways of determining in which sign the New Moon falls, but I follow the system of looking at the New Moon in the astrological sign directly opposite the Full Moon and so the New Moon this month falls within the sign of Leo starting on the 4th July that is also following the Tibetan Moon calendar).
During this month the Moon will be increasing its energies for the eclipse that happens on 1st August so many of you who are very much in tune with the Moon will be feeling the direct effects from it. Some of you may even feel some headaches or feel slightly dizzy. Taking aspirin will not help anymore I am told, you need to look directly at the Moon and encounter its energies without the help of outside influences. Now is the time to take stock of your own responsibilities and take a step back to reassess what has been done or not done. It is not too late to make changes, but these need to happen quickly and then it will become easy.
As the Moon approaches its full moon cycle I can see an arc or half circle of light as if it is a pendulum in the sky- looking left, and looking right, and finding the balance and new resonance of unity consciousness in between. It is also a dial and indication of how much we are moving forward or staying stuck. Leo is a strong energy to start with and so it is a bit like starting a fire- it needs a big input and initial blast for things to start moving and to get going with this new moon cycle. Plan something important to do during this time- it has great opportunity for abundance and expansion. Jupiter, the planet of abundance, freedom and good luck is very bright and directly opposite the Moon on the 9th July, so it would be good to look at both these planets and feel their connection. The Moon and Jupiter are directly opposite in essence, but each one is able to learn from the other- the Moon can teach Jupiter to be more caring and sensitive and connecting, and Jupiter can teach the Moon to let go and experience freedom and focus without having to control a situation. The combination of these two energies will be very beneficial and see if you can sense the energy aura or poq’po bubble around the two heavenly bodies on that night and try to connect your own energy bubble with them- to consciously create unity, and strengthen your own special connection to them.
On the evening of the 6th July the Moon is very nearby to Mars and Saturn and once again you may want to merge your energies with the Moon and the two planets for a few minutes.
The full moon is in the sign of Aquarius and this is the sign of the new age that we are approaching, indicating the next step of our evolution. Brother and sisterhood is becoming more and more important as we start to feel our interconnection with others and this full moon also brings the enlightenment of being more detached from personal issues and oh my, oh my, those dramas we so like to create in our lives!
There is joy in sharing our resources and talents as brothers and sisters. There are so many things we can and do share: love, creativity, information, skills, imagination. We can form co-ops or combine resources for farming and gardening, for food buying and selling, for housing, for child-minding, for cooking, for production of local renewable energy, for transport sharing, for distributing things that we make, and as it may become necessary, maintaining and building flood and other natural defences. If we do these things together and in unity, we may yet survive and prosper!
Aquarius is an air sign but is known as the water bearer indicating a connection between thinking (air) and the emotions that are in balance. So a good idea to connect with the Aquarian energies of water when you gaze up at the full Moon.
MACHU PICCHU MEDITATION WITH THE
FULL MOON JULY 2008
The actual time of the full moon is 8.59 GMT that is 3.59 am in Peru on the Friday early morning, or 10.59 am in South Africa and 9.59 am in the UK. See if you can tune into the Moon even if it is only for a brief moment exactly at that time. You will not be disappointed!
We- the group- will be doing the following lead up meditation for the full Moon on the Thursday 17th at 4pm Peru time at Machu Picchu (that will be 10pm on Thursday night in the UK and 11pm in South Africa so you all will be able to see the Moon in the black night sky while we will be doing it in the day with the Sun is still shining).
(The reason for doing it just before the full Moon is that the energies are always stronger as the Moon is building up to the actual moment of full moon. We will then also tune in at 3.59am a few hours later on early Friday morning to greet the Full Moon at it zenith.)
It will be very powerful for you to join in with the meditation as you will be able to access the amazing energies of MACHU PICCHU directly.
MEDITATION
Make sure you are totally grounded, protected and connected to your specific guides/guardian angels or energies that you trust. Ask them to assist you during this divine activation for unity consciousness at Machu Picchu.
Imagine yourself standing next to a massive tree with your feet in the water at Machu Picchu.
You may imagine standing with your feet in a ceremonial bath, or in a small fountain, or in a special channel filled with water, whatever feels right for you.
Feel the coolness of the water swirling around your feet and also become aware of your poqpo or energy bubble (the energy field around you.)
Now imagine that as you are breathing you are opening your bubble and starting to merge your energy with the massive tree. Feel the exchange of energies between you and the tree as the tree is also sharing its energy with you while you breathe very slowly and deliberately.
Feel yourself becoming part of the tree and that you are merging with it.
Now imagine looking at one of the mountains at Machu Picchu. It does not matter if you know them or not, just imagine or call one to you by your sacred intention. Now speak to the apu (the nature spirits) of the Mountain in your mind asking to share sami/divine energy with you as you continue to breathe very slowly. Feel the energy of the Mountain as it is also sharing its energy with you.
Now imagine that you pull up the water through the trunk of the tree to where your Higher Heart is (the Higher Heart is in the centre of your upper chest just above the Heart Chakra and just below the neck).
Concentrate on your breathing and try to feel your own physical heart beat and ask the energies of the Tree and the Mountain to align your own heart beat to the heart beat of Panchamama,the Earth.
Feel your connection to your mother.
Now imagine stretching up your branches high into the sky. Reach higher and higher until you can feel the glow of the Full Moon on the leaves as they rustle in the wind. Call on the Moon to merge with you and feel the exchange of energy when you give your energy to the Moon and in turn receive the very refined energies of the Full Moon.
Now feel the sensation of the air and the Moonlight moving down through the branches into your Higher Heart.
Feel the vibration in your Higher Heart, and allow the water element, the air element and the Moon to come together in your Higher Heart.
Feel what it feels like now- you may see shapes or colours or other images, or feel different vibrations.
Now move this combined energy back up through the tree into the sky and ask the Sun and the star Sirius to send a light from their Higher Heart centres to connect with yours.
Feel as their combined beam of light connect to your energy.
The connection to Unity Consciousness of the Higher Heart is now complete and perfect.
Affirm that it is so and so it is!
Thank the guardians of Machu Picchu, the energies of the Full Moon, the Elements and your guides and angels for their assistance.
Take some time to rest and reflect on what has happened.
MOON PERSON OF THE MONTH:
Quantum Touch Healing
I would like to introduce you briefly to Richard Gordon- an American who teaches an amazingly powerful form of healing called quantum touch healing.
This is how he describes it:
“Quantum-touch is a method of hands-on=healing that literally must be seen to believed. Employing only a very light touch on yourself or others, you can profoundly accelerate the body’s own healing response. The effect is immediate and extraordinary, you can actually see bones in the body spontaneously realigning themselves with only a light touch. Since the body decides where to place these bones, you need never worry about doing it right. –To empower yourself to use quantum-touch, you simply need to learn various breathing techniques, body awareness meditations, and hand positions. Those who apply the principles and techniques can become highly capable practitioners in but a single day. This is because the ability to heal is an inherent part of people’s essential nature.”
The healing has had some incredible physical results and I am in awe of it- it feels like a completely new way of healing that is really quick.
If you are interested, look at the quantum touch website http://www.quantumtouch.com/
PRINGLE BAY RETREATS
I am really enjoying having these weekend retreats- they are fun and also very empowering in terms of creating positive personal change. To give you an idea about what they are about and also how participants experience the retreats, here are some comments from a few participants:
Just a little note to say a big thank you for this very special weekend, your guiding wisdom, loving hospitality, the love received from you, but also from Vincent and William (the poodles) who where always there to give us their affection during the emotional moments :-)
I will now have to save up for one of you retreats to Machu Picchu!
Thank-you for all your hard work! I hope you had a good rest after we left! You have really left a foot print in my heart. I just thank God for someone like you! You cant believe what you have done for me, I feel so good and no fear!! You are WONDERFUL and don’t you ever forget that. So much love
thank you for your assistance. It's the usual, so very busy at work but I feel more calm & I am finding it easier to handle the stress. I know its a process & I must be patient. I intend to be patient and I am working at it everyday. I have noticed that I have less pain which is good because that increases my stress and it's a downward spiral. My parents seem to be a little bit more calm. I think they missed me but they wont say it. It shows me what a difference and how good a little distance makes. Lotsa luv & peace
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“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
JUNE NEW MOON MAGAZINE
NEW MOON MAGAZINE
JUNE 2008
© The Arthurian School
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Hi everyone!
“We cannot predict the inevitable.
We can only accept it as our life unfolds”.
We have just gone into the sun sign of Gemini, and after all the intensity and unpredictable - but inevitable- upheavals of the last two Scorpio full moons, it is with a sigh of relief that we can now experience a new, and much easier energy during the next moon month in June!
This is because the sign of Gemini that is ruled by the planet Mercury is bringing us an amazing opportunity to connect to the Divine Wisdom of the goddess Sophia (said to govern Gemini) and there is a beautiful connection between this Wisdom and the Moon during this Moon month (see below).
The Wisdom of Sophia is such a different thing from merely knowing something in our minds - it is knowing it so deeply, that we actually living it.
Coming through the last month we have reached a level of mastery - a bit like a platform - and we can now lift ourselves so that our lives can take off and we can learn to experience growth and change through the Divine Wisdom of Celebration that is also the theme of the Solstice Full Moon this month.
What is celebration? Celebration always involves doing some kind of ritual. Even a simple thing like celebrating a birthday is in fact a ritual – the ritual being the party and everything we do to create it.
Ritual is very much part of our lives even though we are so often not even aware of it. It has been woven into the fabric of our lives and we don’t even realise it!
It is fascinating to know that in ancient times a celebration ritual was held before anything important was set into motion. Although this may seem the wrong way round to have the celebration at the beginning and not at the end, it makes total sense: the wisdom of books like THE SECRET teaches us that we create our reality through the law of attraction and that depends on our vibration i.e. whatever we feel and that is a result of what we are thinking – especially subconsciously. So if we - at the outset- consciously think and feel a vibration of celebration through ritual , we are bound to attract something that is worth celebrating about! In ancient times doing such a ritual was seen as a pre-requisite and infallible recipe for success!
The power of ritual is immense and we have forgotten how to use it to improve our lives. Ritual can be something really simple like writing something and burning it, or it could be doing a more intricate ceremony- the form really doesn’t matter and it is the importance we give to it that determines how powerful it is.
What is really interesting is that it has been discovered that doing a ritual triggers a chemical, electro-magnetic charge in our brain that creates a hologram that then is projected. It therefore literally changes the brain responses! It also triggers the response systems of the body such as the nervous system, the endocrine and lymphatic systems so that they also become more aligned to the energy of the ritual.
Ritual is also a means of communication with our subconscious, Higher Self, Soul and Spirit and beyond, being far more effective than talking, because the actions and symbolism of the ritual go beyond the meaning of words. The intent of our words is therefore much more clearly communicated through ritual.
The other thing about ritual that I find fascinating is that we can use it to “suspend” existing realities that we don’t like, so that we can “slip” more easily into the ones we would like to create.
Ritual therefore has many so-called magical applications. Unfortunately it has in the past been given a bad name by religions who understood the power of ritual and wanted us all to believe that we are powerless and unable to create our own realities. It also sometimes brings up fear for people who remember times when it was used negatively. However, like everything else, it is merely a tool, and totally depends on how and with what intention the person is using it. The form itself is completely harmless.
So during this moon month it is a great opportunity to focus on what you want to create through the wisdom of celebration in your life – and to use the power of a conscious ritual to make it more real, alive and important. You will see that I give example of rituals to do with the Solstice Full Moon this month that is in the sign of Capricorn.
I hope that you all have a glorious and happy moon month as the future unfolds!
As an aside, I wanted to mention that I have created a blog for the moon magazine under http://newmoonmagazine.blogspot.com. This will make it easier for you to read each month’s magazine, and also gives you an opportunity to comment and discuss things I talk about in the magazine. I feel your sharing is such an important aspect of our communication, and that it would be very beneficial for everyone to have an opportunity to express and make your own contributions as well!
All the previous new moon magazines are on the blog and so if you need to refer back to anything that has been mentioned in a previous magazine, you can always also use the blog as a reference library.
Please don’t feel intimidated by the technology and word blog! It is very easy to use – just type in http://newmoonmagazine.blogspot.com at the top of your computer and press enter. You will be linked to the website and from there click on whatever option you would like to look at.
I believe blogs are empowering opportunities given to us by information technology. Let me know what you think of this new format and I hope you have some fun exploring.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE NEW MOON CYCLE OF JUNE
called the Oak Moon, the Field Poppy Moon and the Rose Moon.
“Let us be like the Oak – standing proudly in the Present,
looking back at the Past and forward to the Future.”
The Moon teaches us where we need to nourish and through that we become happy:
Just about everybody has a desire to be happy. In fact most people make that the driving force of their lives. Yet it seems such an unattainable thing most of the time. Even when we have what we think we should have, it does not really satisfy that deep, deep bit of us inside.
I believe that the Moon holds the key to understanding how we can achieve this happiness- it can show us what makes us happy, and what makes us unhappy.
We are all unique as human beings, and different things will make different people happy. The key is to find out what it is that makes you specifically happy as a person. Finding out in which sign your moon is in your specific astrological chart, can show you where you should be concentrating your energies to be happy. In many ways it will also help you to realise what work you should be doing in the pursuit of such happiness.
What else is important to understand, is that the essence of the Moon and what makes the Moon happy, is that it wants to nourish. The energy of the Moon nourishes, and the Moon is often described as the Mother or mother energy.
And so, for example, the Moon in my astrological chart is in the sign of Leo, and because of this I will only truly feel happy if I am able to nourish myself and others through the expression of the qualities of Leo (such as being generous, creative and doing things in my own unique way).
Another person who, for example, has a Libra moon, will find that deep fulfilment and happiness in another way through nourishing themselves and others through beauty and balance (the qualities of Libra).
By finding out in which sign your Moon is in your chart, you will therefore know what qualities you need to use to nourish yourself and others in order to find that deep inner happiness.
Mercury teaches us where we need to be nourished and so find our strength:
According to esoteric astrologers such as Alice Bailey (probably the most enlightened astrologer that lived) both the Sun and the planet Mercury as a reserve, do not nourish, but instead seek to be nourished, because that makes them strong and gives them vigour. The Moon therefore is able to nourish the Sun and Mercury, and through that the Moon achieves happiness (it wants to nurture or nourish and is able to do so to the Sun and Mercury), and the Sun and Mercury become strong because they are being nourished by the Moon.
The relevance of the above for this month is that this Moon month started on the 4th June with the New Moon in the sign of Cancer (the sign that rules the Moon). The New Moon has therefore set the tone of this moon month to be about nourishment and finding happiness.
And auspiciously at the same time the Sun during this moon month is also in Gemini!
There is therefore a natural connection between the two during this moon month i.e. the new moon in Cancer is able to nurture and strengthen the Sun and also Mercury (because the Sun is in the sign of Gemini). And because the Moon represents also our feminine side, and the Sun represents our male side, there is a natural balance and harmony between the two that can bring us happiness (the Moon) and strength (Sun and Mercury) this month.
Take a minute to look at where your Moon is in your chart and also where your Mercury is in the chart, because that will give you some important information about yourself regarding happiness and strength for this month and also the future. It will also give you some insights about the energies of this month as they apply to you. If you are not sure about this, email me and I will help you to get to some conclusions.
PSYCHIC EXERCISE AND RITUALS WITH THE
CAPRICORN FULL MOON ON 18TH JUNE
The full moon on the 18th June in the sign of Capricorn and it is known as the Solstice Full Moon, because winter or summer solstice (depending on whether you are in the southern or northern hemisphere) is on the 21/22nd June. This is when the days are the shortest/longest and when the sun starts to turn again to the opposite season (summer or winter). It is therefore a very important time for the sun and also in the year.
Capricorn is the sign of responsibility and it will be good to reflect on a situation where you may have not been able to fulfil a specific responsibility- maybe because of you making a “mistake,” or perhaps being prevented from fulfilling the responsibility because of circumstances. Do a ritual to let go of any guilt, or pain or sadness or self judgement about this having happened, on the day of the Full Moon by, for example, writing it down and then burning it under the Full Moon. This will complete the process on a very deep and magical level. And after doing so, then do another ritual of celebration, setting the intention to create something new in its place where you will be able to fulfil all your responsibilities in the future. Maybe you can make a special cake (see the recipe below!), or do a cauldron filled with water and decorate it with greenery, or set up two lamps white and gold. Feel the energy of celebration that is also linked to the Solstice, and imagine that it has already happened and you are celebrating the success. Feel the happiness and strength that the success also brings you.
MOON PERSONS OF THE MONTH:
GURTH BRUINS AND JENNIFER LAMBERTH-
I would like to introduce you to two very interesting people I have connected with since living here in Pringle Bay - Gurth Bruins and Jennifer Lamberth.
Gurth was a Gold medallist for B.Sc Engineering at the University of Cape Town, but he abandoned his career to study different fields of interest and in particular, astrology. He has a very interesting view on the ascendant or rising sign in our astrological charts (he sees them as not being of major significance but instead Mercury as important) and also reminded me about the Alice Bailey’s teachings around Mercury and the Sun. He has a particular interest in analysing the relationship between two people in terms of the flow of energy between them through the four elements. For more information on his quite novel and interesting ideas you can look at his website www.gastrology.wetpaint.com!
Jennifer is a dear friend who has an amazing interest and knowledge about astronomy. She has a house I Pringle Bay with a magnificent view of the stars and bakes the most divine carrot cake! I convinced her to share the recipe for our next magazine, but here is a delicious Moon delight for your Solstice Full Moon celebration ritual in the meantime:
TIRAMISU
3 cups strong black coffee –cooled
3 table spoons Marsala or coffee liqueur
2 eggs separated
3 tablespoons caster sugar
250 g mascarpone cheese
1 cup cream, whipped
16 large sponge fingers
2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
1. Mix together coffee and liqueur in bowl and set aside.
Beat egg yolks and sugar for 3 minutes or until thick and pale. Add mascarpone and mix until just combined and fold in cream.
2. Beat egg whites until soft peaks. Fold lightly into cream mixture.
3. Dip half the biscuits into coffee mixture and drain off excess coffee- arrange in base of dish (2.5l). Spread half mixture over biscuits.
4. Dip remaining biscuits into coffee and repeat layers. Smooth the surface and dust with cocoa powder.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm (can make the day before).
SACRED EARTH RETREATS OF THE SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY RETREATS
Exciting Pringle Bay retreats are happening during this month of June. Please let me know if you would like to join in!
THEME FOR JUNE RETREATS:
OPENING THE HEART
The retreats will focus on opening the heart to receive more from life- whether that is more abundance financially, more love from creating an intimate relationship, or having the joy of more social activities and connections.
Most of us feel that life is not the way we want it to be, and we cannot understand why we feel powerless to create the very things we want.
What we don’t realise, is that even though we think our hearts are open, they are in fact closed due to a strong emotional pattern that has helped us to protect ourselves.
The retreats will help to give you the tools to begin a process of reopening the heart consciously so that you can learn to do this when it is appropriate, instead of having no choice about the matter.
Then we can allow our world to expand - and all the good things that we desire to come into the space we have created by opening our heart.
NEXT DATES FOR RETREATS:
COST: R1 050 (all inclusive)
13 – 15th JUNE
20 – 23rd JUNE
MACHU PICCHU RETREATS
The next retreat is happening on the 13- 20 July 2008.
What is very unique about the timing of this retreat is that it is just before a solar eclipse (the only one this year) that happens in August.
Normally the energies just before an eclipse are most powerful as the energy of the eclipse is still rising.
When I was guided by my spirit guides to plan this retreat, it was indicated that this is a completion of the solar eclipse that happened in August 1999 and was most visible in Cornwall and the southern part of the UK.
It is almost exactly 9 years ago to the day that the eclipse in the UK happened, and after that many people relocated or had a major life change. I in fact just after that changed my career, gave up work in London and moved to a small rural village in Cornwall!
Solar eclipses are awesome and were feared in ancient times as it was said that it would bring governments to the fall and cause huge upheavals. I believe that solar eclipses as huge cosmic events that facilitate mass consciousness to change whereby the old consciousness is taken out during the time of the eclipse or block out of the Sun, and new patterns are simultaneously laid down into the leylines of the Earth.
It is a very exciting opportunity to go to Peru in preparation for this very important cosmic event that will happen, and the theme that I was guided to have, was opening the Heart to find Peace. You will therefore be taught to connect with the Earth at Machu Picchu through ritual and to do meditation that opens up the Heart and connects you to world peace.
If you feel drawn to go when reading this, please let me know, there are still a few spaces available.
Cost: R11 200 / 860 pounds
I mentioned the effect of a solar eclipse on the leylines above and so I am also including an article on leylines that was published this month in one of the South African magazines explaining more about them and also what I do during the sacred earth retreats to teach participants about working with the very important leylines:
SACRED EARTH RETREATS:
GROUNDING A NEW DREAM FOR OUR EARTH
It was the great seer Nostradamus that predicted so long ago that peace would come from the South of Africa.
Nelson Mandela was the person who taught the world how it was possible for the people in the South of Africa to have a peaceful changeover of government after so many years of oppression - but what does this mean for us now during this important time of 2008?
Governments are at war and so many people wander through the world searching for something called peace, agitated because they cannot find a place to rest. Our materialistic world continues to falsely promise us the utopia of bliss by wanting more and more, and our modern consciousness that has become so scientifically orientated, continues to search for new discoveries - ever hoping that it will give us that place of rest and peace. Yet it does not happen.
The irony and tragedy of this is that the place of rest is right here. It surrounds us. If we will only but see and feel the sacredness of the Earth and our bodies, we will find that place of rest, and from that point we can begin our ascension process, moving closer to the Sacred and Divine Creative Force we call by so many names.
The sacredness of the Earth can be found everywhere in nature. Whether it is through working in a garden and becoming still, or taking a walk on the beach, we can begin to feel the sacredness of nature that feeds the soul and nourishes the spirit and gives us that deep inner peace. It also teaches us greater awareness and sensitivity to what can only be felt and seen with the Heart.
What we are often not aware of, is that the sacred energies of the Earth are conducted through a network of energy pathways called leylines. These leylines operate very much like the meridian network in the body that ancient Chinese medicine uses in healing with acupuncture.
The meridians of the Earth form a network of light that is linked to the stars and conducts consciousness through its crystalline waterways. All of us are affected by them and they influence how we feel, think and even act at times. They have a very strong influence on the energy field of the body and are everywhere around us in the Earth. Some people are able to dowse for leylines with dowsing rods, and a simple example is the so-called art of divining water where dowsing rods are used to see where the leylines cross and so “find” the exact location of the water in the ground.
However, if these energy meridians of the Earth are blocked and become out of balance, mainly because of human activities such as pollution, mass destruction, war or other upheavals, they become weakened and are no longer able to support the harmony and balance of the Earth. Humans are also then more easily affected.
Since prehistoric times, sacred places have exerted a mysterious attraction on billions of people around the world. They have been claimed to heal the body and enlighten the mind and they continue to be the most venerated and visited locations on the planet. Exploring these sacred places can provide an interaction with ancient ways and sites that can lead to many personal insights and healing.
One of the main reasons for the amazing power at ancient sacred sites and special places of nature is that the leylines have not been so negatively affected by the actions of humans and pollution. The leylines at sacred sites have remained more pure and undisturbed, and so they still have a strong spiritual quality.
There is also a bigger concentration of leylines at these places that increases the effect of these leylines dramatically and it is therefore possible to get in touch with them more easily at a sacred site or sacred place in nature.
By tuning into the earth energies and working with them consciously at these places, it is possible to access the peace and balance that they naturally hold and to become “tuned” by them- just like being tuned by a tuning fork that changes one’s vibration to a more harmonious and true note, allowing us to find that deep peace inside.
It is only by retreating and separating ourselves from the everyday concerns and pressures of our world that we can become more connected to the sacredness of nature and find that peace within.
The Arthurian School in Pringle Bay near Cape Town holds sacred earth retreats at Machu Picchu Peru and Pringle Bay. During these retreats there is a focus on the sacred leylines of the area to help the participants find a stronger connection to the sacredness of the Earth and to bring healing and transformation into their lives. Elizabeth Bardin of The School is a psychic life coach and teacher who has worked with leylines at sacred sites for many years and uses her intuitive and channelling abilities to find appropriate access points to the leylines. She also uses crystals and sacred ceremony with the elements to assist with the process of connecting more consciously to the Earth.
It is a very interesting experience working with Elizabeth. You may not be aware that you have a gift to tune into leylines, but we all have the latent ability and can be taught how to work with them more consciously so as to create a connection with the natural world and also make a personal contribution to the healing of the Earth.
The retreats are guided and planned to overlap with specific cosmic rhythms and therefore assist with profound planetary change.
It was Nostradamus that made the prediction. It is up to all of us to make it happen-
What an exciting opportunity we have to ground a dream of Peace for our Earth during this time, and for each of us to be part of this process!
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JUNE 2008
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Hi everyone!
“We cannot predict the inevitable.
We can only accept it as our life unfolds”.
We have just gone into the sun sign of Gemini, and after all the intensity and unpredictable - but inevitable- upheavals of the last two Scorpio full moons, it is with a sigh of relief that we can now experience a new, and much easier energy during the next moon month in June!
This is because the sign of Gemini that is ruled by the planet Mercury is bringing us an amazing opportunity to connect to the Divine Wisdom of the goddess Sophia (said to govern Gemini) and there is a beautiful connection between this Wisdom and the Moon during this Moon month (see below).
The Wisdom of Sophia is such a different thing from merely knowing something in our minds - it is knowing it so deeply, that we actually living it.
Coming through the last month we have reached a level of mastery - a bit like a platform - and we can now lift ourselves so that our lives can take off and we can learn to experience growth and change through the Divine Wisdom of Celebration that is also the theme of the Solstice Full Moon this month.
What is celebration? Celebration always involves doing some kind of ritual. Even a simple thing like celebrating a birthday is in fact a ritual – the ritual being the party and everything we do to create it.
Ritual is very much part of our lives even though we are so often not even aware of it. It has been woven into the fabric of our lives and we don’t even realise it!
It is fascinating to know that in ancient times a celebration ritual was held before anything important was set into motion. Although this may seem the wrong way round to have the celebration at the beginning and not at the end, it makes total sense: the wisdom of books like THE SECRET teaches us that we create our reality through the law of attraction and that depends on our vibration i.e. whatever we feel and that is a result of what we are thinking – especially subconsciously. So if we - at the outset- consciously think and feel a vibration of celebration through ritual , we are bound to attract something that is worth celebrating about! In ancient times doing such a ritual was seen as a pre-requisite and infallible recipe for success!
The power of ritual is immense and we have forgotten how to use it to improve our lives. Ritual can be something really simple like writing something and burning it, or it could be doing a more intricate ceremony- the form really doesn’t matter and it is the importance we give to it that determines how powerful it is.
What is really interesting is that it has been discovered that doing a ritual triggers a chemical, electro-magnetic charge in our brain that creates a hologram that then is projected. It therefore literally changes the brain responses! It also triggers the response systems of the body such as the nervous system, the endocrine and lymphatic systems so that they also become more aligned to the energy of the ritual.
Ritual is also a means of communication with our subconscious, Higher Self, Soul and Spirit and beyond, being far more effective than talking, because the actions and symbolism of the ritual go beyond the meaning of words. The intent of our words is therefore much more clearly communicated through ritual.
The other thing about ritual that I find fascinating is that we can use it to “suspend” existing realities that we don’t like, so that we can “slip” more easily into the ones we would like to create.
Ritual therefore has many so-called magical applications. Unfortunately it has in the past been given a bad name by religions who understood the power of ritual and wanted us all to believe that we are powerless and unable to create our own realities. It also sometimes brings up fear for people who remember times when it was used negatively. However, like everything else, it is merely a tool, and totally depends on how and with what intention the person is using it. The form itself is completely harmless.
So during this moon month it is a great opportunity to focus on what you want to create through the wisdom of celebration in your life – and to use the power of a conscious ritual to make it more real, alive and important. You will see that I give example of rituals to do with the Solstice Full Moon this month that is in the sign of Capricorn.
I hope that you all have a glorious and happy moon month as the future unfolds!
As an aside, I wanted to mention that I have created a blog for the moon magazine under http://newmoonmagazine.blogspot.com. This will make it easier for you to read each month’s magazine, and also gives you an opportunity to comment and discuss things I talk about in the magazine. I feel your sharing is such an important aspect of our communication, and that it would be very beneficial for everyone to have an opportunity to express and make your own contributions as well!
All the previous new moon magazines are on the blog and so if you need to refer back to anything that has been mentioned in a previous magazine, you can always also use the blog as a reference library.
Please don’t feel intimidated by the technology and word blog! It is very easy to use – just type in http://newmoonmagazine.blogspot.com at the top of your computer and press enter. You will be linked to the website and from there click on whatever option you would like to look at.
I believe blogs are empowering opportunities given to us by information technology. Let me know what you think of this new format and I hope you have some fun exploring.
With blessings of Love
Elizabeth
THE ARTHURIAN SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon”
THE NEW MOON CYCLE OF JUNE
called the Oak Moon, the Field Poppy Moon and the Rose Moon.
“Let us be like the Oak – standing proudly in the Present,
looking back at the Past and forward to the Future.”
The Moon teaches us where we need to nourish and through that we become happy:
Just about everybody has a desire to be happy. In fact most people make that the driving force of their lives. Yet it seems such an unattainable thing most of the time. Even when we have what we think we should have, it does not really satisfy that deep, deep bit of us inside.
I believe that the Moon holds the key to understanding how we can achieve this happiness- it can show us what makes us happy, and what makes us unhappy.
We are all unique as human beings, and different things will make different people happy. The key is to find out what it is that makes you specifically happy as a person. Finding out in which sign your moon is in your specific astrological chart, can show you where you should be concentrating your energies to be happy. In many ways it will also help you to realise what work you should be doing in the pursuit of such happiness.
What else is important to understand, is that the essence of the Moon and what makes the Moon happy, is that it wants to nourish. The energy of the Moon nourishes, and the Moon is often described as the Mother or mother energy.
And so, for example, the Moon in my astrological chart is in the sign of Leo, and because of this I will only truly feel happy if I am able to nourish myself and others through the expression of the qualities of Leo (such as being generous, creative and doing things in my own unique way).
Another person who, for example, has a Libra moon, will find that deep fulfilment and happiness in another way through nourishing themselves and others through beauty and balance (the qualities of Libra).
By finding out in which sign your Moon is in your chart, you will therefore know what qualities you need to use to nourish yourself and others in order to find that deep inner happiness.
Mercury teaches us where we need to be nourished and so find our strength:
According to esoteric astrologers such as Alice Bailey (probably the most enlightened astrologer that lived) both the Sun and the planet Mercury as a reserve, do not nourish, but instead seek to be nourished, because that makes them strong and gives them vigour. The Moon therefore is able to nourish the Sun and Mercury, and through that the Moon achieves happiness (it wants to nurture or nourish and is able to do so to the Sun and Mercury), and the Sun and Mercury become strong because they are being nourished by the Moon.
The relevance of the above for this month is that this Moon month started on the 4th June with the New Moon in the sign of Cancer (the sign that rules the Moon). The New Moon has therefore set the tone of this moon month to be about nourishment and finding happiness.
And auspiciously at the same time the Sun during this moon month is also in Gemini!
There is therefore a natural connection between the two during this moon month i.e. the new moon in Cancer is able to nurture and strengthen the Sun and also Mercury (because the Sun is in the sign of Gemini). And because the Moon represents also our feminine side, and the Sun represents our male side, there is a natural balance and harmony between the two that can bring us happiness (the Moon) and strength (Sun and Mercury) this month.
Take a minute to look at where your Moon is in your chart and also where your Mercury is in the chart, because that will give you some important information about yourself regarding happiness and strength for this month and also the future. It will also give you some insights about the energies of this month as they apply to you. If you are not sure about this, email me and I will help you to get to some conclusions.
PSYCHIC EXERCISE AND RITUALS WITH THE
CAPRICORN FULL MOON ON 18TH JUNE
The full moon on the 18th June in the sign of Capricorn and it is known as the Solstice Full Moon, because winter or summer solstice (depending on whether you are in the southern or northern hemisphere) is on the 21/22nd June. This is when the days are the shortest/longest and when the sun starts to turn again to the opposite season (summer or winter). It is therefore a very important time for the sun and also in the year.
Capricorn is the sign of responsibility and it will be good to reflect on a situation where you may have not been able to fulfil a specific responsibility- maybe because of you making a “mistake,” or perhaps being prevented from fulfilling the responsibility because of circumstances. Do a ritual to let go of any guilt, or pain or sadness or self judgement about this having happened, on the day of the Full Moon by, for example, writing it down and then burning it under the Full Moon. This will complete the process on a very deep and magical level. And after doing so, then do another ritual of celebration, setting the intention to create something new in its place where you will be able to fulfil all your responsibilities in the future. Maybe you can make a special cake (see the recipe below!), or do a cauldron filled with water and decorate it with greenery, or set up two lamps white and gold. Feel the energy of celebration that is also linked to the Solstice, and imagine that it has already happened and you are celebrating the success. Feel the happiness and strength that the success also brings you.
MOON PERSONS OF THE MONTH:
GURTH BRUINS AND JENNIFER LAMBERTH-
I would like to introduce you to two very interesting people I have connected with since living here in Pringle Bay - Gurth Bruins and Jennifer Lamberth.
Gurth was a Gold medallist for B.Sc Engineering at the University of Cape Town, but he abandoned his career to study different fields of interest and in particular, astrology. He has a very interesting view on the ascendant or rising sign in our astrological charts (he sees them as not being of major significance but instead Mercury as important) and also reminded me about the Alice Bailey’s teachings around Mercury and the Sun. He has a particular interest in analysing the relationship between two people in terms of the flow of energy between them through the four elements. For more information on his quite novel and interesting ideas you can look at his website www.gastrology.wetpaint.com!
Jennifer is a dear friend who has an amazing interest and knowledge about astronomy. She has a house I Pringle Bay with a magnificent view of the stars and bakes the most divine carrot cake! I convinced her to share the recipe for our next magazine, but here is a delicious Moon delight for your Solstice Full Moon celebration ritual in the meantime:
TIRAMISU
3 cups strong black coffee –cooled
3 table spoons Marsala or coffee liqueur
2 eggs separated
3 tablespoons caster sugar
250 g mascarpone cheese
1 cup cream, whipped
16 large sponge fingers
2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
1. Mix together coffee and liqueur in bowl and set aside.
Beat egg yolks and sugar for 3 minutes or until thick and pale. Add mascarpone and mix until just combined and fold in cream.
2. Beat egg whites until soft peaks. Fold lightly into cream mixture.
3. Dip half the biscuits into coffee mixture and drain off excess coffee- arrange in base of dish (2.5l). Spread half mixture over biscuits.
4. Dip remaining biscuits into coffee and repeat layers. Smooth the surface and dust with cocoa powder.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm (can make the day before).
SACRED EARTH RETREATS OF THE SCHOOL
PRINGLE BAY RETREATS
Exciting Pringle Bay retreats are happening during this month of June. Please let me know if you would like to join in!
THEME FOR JUNE RETREATS:
OPENING THE HEART
The retreats will focus on opening the heart to receive more from life- whether that is more abundance financially, more love from creating an intimate relationship, or having the joy of more social activities and connections.
Most of us feel that life is not the way we want it to be, and we cannot understand why we feel powerless to create the very things we want.
What we don’t realise, is that even though we think our hearts are open, they are in fact closed due to a strong emotional pattern that has helped us to protect ourselves.
The retreats will help to give you the tools to begin a process of reopening the heart consciously so that you can learn to do this when it is appropriate, instead of having no choice about the matter.
Then we can allow our world to expand - and all the good things that we desire to come into the space we have created by opening our heart.
NEXT DATES FOR RETREATS:
COST: R1 050 (all inclusive)
13 – 15th JUNE
20 – 23rd JUNE
MACHU PICCHU RETREATS
The next retreat is happening on the 13- 20 July 2008.
What is very unique about the timing of this retreat is that it is just before a solar eclipse (the only one this year) that happens in August.
Normally the energies just before an eclipse are most powerful as the energy of the eclipse is still rising.
When I was guided by my spirit guides to plan this retreat, it was indicated that this is a completion of the solar eclipse that happened in August 1999 and was most visible in Cornwall and the southern part of the UK.
It is almost exactly 9 years ago to the day that the eclipse in the UK happened, and after that many people relocated or had a major life change. I in fact just after that changed my career, gave up work in London and moved to a small rural village in Cornwall!
Solar eclipses are awesome and were feared in ancient times as it was said that it would bring governments to the fall and cause huge upheavals. I believe that solar eclipses as huge cosmic events that facilitate mass consciousness to change whereby the old consciousness is taken out during the time of the eclipse or block out of the Sun, and new patterns are simultaneously laid down into the leylines of the Earth.
It is a very exciting opportunity to go to Peru in preparation for this very important cosmic event that will happen, and the theme that I was guided to have, was opening the Heart to find Peace. You will therefore be taught to connect with the Earth at Machu Picchu through ritual and to do meditation that opens up the Heart and connects you to world peace.
If you feel drawn to go when reading this, please let me know, there are still a few spaces available.
Cost: R11 200 / 860 pounds
I mentioned the effect of a solar eclipse on the leylines above and so I am also including an article on leylines that was published this month in one of the South African magazines explaining more about them and also what I do during the sacred earth retreats to teach participants about working with the very important leylines:
SACRED EARTH RETREATS:
GROUNDING A NEW DREAM FOR OUR EARTH
It was the great seer Nostradamus that predicted so long ago that peace would come from the South of Africa.
Nelson Mandela was the person who taught the world how it was possible for the people in the South of Africa to have a peaceful changeover of government after so many years of oppression - but what does this mean for us now during this important time of 2008?
Governments are at war and so many people wander through the world searching for something called peace, agitated because they cannot find a place to rest. Our materialistic world continues to falsely promise us the utopia of bliss by wanting more and more, and our modern consciousness that has become so scientifically orientated, continues to search for new discoveries - ever hoping that it will give us that place of rest and peace. Yet it does not happen.
The irony and tragedy of this is that the place of rest is right here. It surrounds us. If we will only but see and feel the sacredness of the Earth and our bodies, we will find that place of rest, and from that point we can begin our ascension process, moving closer to the Sacred and Divine Creative Force we call by so many names.
The sacredness of the Earth can be found everywhere in nature. Whether it is through working in a garden and becoming still, or taking a walk on the beach, we can begin to feel the sacredness of nature that feeds the soul and nourishes the spirit and gives us that deep inner peace. It also teaches us greater awareness and sensitivity to what can only be felt and seen with the Heart.
What we are often not aware of, is that the sacred energies of the Earth are conducted through a network of energy pathways called leylines. These leylines operate very much like the meridian network in the body that ancient Chinese medicine uses in healing with acupuncture.
The meridians of the Earth form a network of light that is linked to the stars and conducts consciousness through its crystalline waterways. All of us are affected by them and they influence how we feel, think and even act at times. They have a very strong influence on the energy field of the body and are everywhere around us in the Earth. Some people are able to dowse for leylines with dowsing rods, and a simple example is the so-called art of divining water where dowsing rods are used to see where the leylines cross and so “find” the exact location of the water in the ground.
However, if these energy meridians of the Earth are blocked and become out of balance, mainly because of human activities such as pollution, mass destruction, war or other upheavals, they become weakened and are no longer able to support the harmony and balance of the Earth. Humans are also then more easily affected.
Since prehistoric times, sacred places have exerted a mysterious attraction on billions of people around the world. They have been claimed to heal the body and enlighten the mind and they continue to be the most venerated and visited locations on the planet. Exploring these sacred places can provide an interaction with ancient ways and sites that can lead to many personal insights and healing.
One of the main reasons for the amazing power at ancient sacred sites and special places of nature is that the leylines have not been so negatively affected by the actions of humans and pollution. The leylines at sacred sites have remained more pure and undisturbed, and so they still have a strong spiritual quality.
There is also a bigger concentration of leylines at these places that increases the effect of these leylines dramatically and it is therefore possible to get in touch with them more easily at a sacred site or sacred place in nature.
By tuning into the earth energies and working with them consciously at these places, it is possible to access the peace and balance that they naturally hold and to become “tuned” by them- just like being tuned by a tuning fork that changes one’s vibration to a more harmonious and true note, allowing us to find that deep peace inside.
It is only by retreating and separating ourselves from the everyday concerns and pressures of our world that we can become more connected to the sacredness of nature and find that peace within.
The Arthurian School in Pringle Bay near Cape Town holds sacred earth retreats at Machu Picchu Peru and Pringle Bay. During these retreats there is a focus on the sacred leylines of the area to help the participants find a stronger connection to the sacredness of the Earth and to bring healing and transformation into their lives. Elizabeth Bardin of The School is a psychic life coach and teacher who has worked with leylines at sacred sites for many years and uses her intuitive and channelling abilities to find appropriate access points to the leylines. She also uses crystals and sacred ceremony with the elements to assist with the process of connecting more consciously to the Earth.
It is a very interesting experience working with Elizabeth. You may not be aware that you have a gift to tune into leylines, but we all have the latent ability and can be taught how to work with them more consciously so as to create a connection with the natural world and also make a personal contribution to the healing of the Earth.
The retreats are guided and planned to overlap with specific cosmic rhythms and therefore assist with profound planetary change.
It was Nostradamus that made the prediction. It is up to all of us to make it happen-
What an exciting opportunity we have to ground a dream of Peace for our Earth during this time, and for each of us to be part of this process!
CONTACT DETAILS:
www.arthurianschool.co.uk
info@arthurianschool.co.uk
telephone (0027) 28 273 8277 international 028 273 8277 local
mobile (0027) 783716343 international 0783716343 local
“Revitalise and Enlighten your Life with the Moon” _______________________________________________________________________
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