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Tania Marie: Desert Heart ~ Woven Between Earth and Ether

A person wearing a brown hat and a tank top sits on a rocky edge, overlooking a vast desert landscape.

It’s been a while since my last post, and while I don’t share in depth very often these days due to my recent blogging shift, I feel deeply called to reflect on my recent transformative journey through Egypt.

Especially now—when the collective noise feels loud and unrelenting—I’m reminded how powerful lived experience can be in showing us what else is possible.

And so, I offer this reflection from a place of emboldened embodiment.

This trip aligned in ways I couldn’t have planned. I left on a Pisces New Moon, arrived on the final night of Ramadan, stepped into my first full day on the Spring Equinox, and departed on a Libra Full Moon—a quiet wink from the universe, showing what unfolds when we listen.

And everything flowed from there. Every flight—three legs each way—arrived and departed early. Pathways opened. There was no trace of the conflict so many feared—only peace, warmth, and a deep sense of being held. When we are in the right place, at the right time, in the right energetic alignment, there is a grace that carries us.

I trusted that. I knew this journey was written long before I took the first step—and nothing was going to stop it short of true divine intervention.

I’m eternally grateful to Dave for supporting me in following my heart callings and path. When you communicate and support one another’s growth in relationships, then you open the doorway for unified evolution and deepening enrichment.

I continue to unwrap all that this spiritual journey has to offer and know I’ve only scratched the surface so far, since things are moment-to-moment these days because the path is an unknown gift awaiting us to accept and create.

The experience unfolded in two parts.

A selfie of two people standing in a palm tree-lined pathway, with a blue sky and white clouds in the background.

The first wove business and connection—time with Mody, whom I’ve talked about already in previous posts, weaving together shared work and intention.

What was meant to be just us, expanded effortlessly when Dara entered in perfect timing.

Two women smiling for a selfie in front of ancient Egyptian architecture, featuring tall columns and intricate designs.

Though they had been online friends for over 20 years, she and Mody met for the first time on this trip, as she completed a two-month certification program in Egypt.

Three friends sitting on a traditional patterned couch in a cozy restaurant, sharing a meal with various dishes and drinks on a table.

With our original retreat postponed, everything reorganized naturally into guiding an intimate private experience customized for her and combined with some key things I was hoping to experience and explore – the two merged perfectly, as I knew what would match her needs and desires.

Narrow stone corridor with ancient carvings on the walls, illuminated by soft light at the end.

Nothing forced—everything aligned.

Three people walking through a large, ancient temple illuminated by sunlight filtering through an entrance, with tall columns and intricate carvings visible.

That included Dara being vegan and sharing many aspects of spiritual service to others.

We were also joined by the quiet and protective soul of Mohammed, Mody’s dear friend, driver, and our faithful companion for our spiritual pilgrimage.

Two men seated at a restaurant table enjoying a meal. The table is filled with various dishes, including soup, salads, and drinks, with a view of the city in the background.

During this first half, we moved with the rhythm of Ramadan— sharing in Mody’s family, crossing seven hours of desert on a road trip to Luxor and onward to Aswan and Qena, wandering through the temples of Karnak, Dendera, Mut, and Isis—old and relocated – with deeply integrated personal and collective intention.

A collage of four images showing a group of three people posing at historical sites in Egypt, including ancient stone structures and statues.

Women posing in a scenic water setting with ancient ruins in the background.

A group of three people posing together in front of an ancient Egyptian temple entrance.

Museums, parks, cafés, city streets—threads of life woven with conversation, curiosity, and quiet work.

A group of five people posing together outdoors, smiling, with greenery in the background.

Three people posing in front of a building with the sign 'Aracan' and 'Estable Jujuy' visible. The setting appears to be sunny with a modern architectural style.

A group selfie featuring three friends sitting on red chairs, smiling at the camera.

A person gazing at ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and wall carvings in a museum setting.

No itinerary to stick to, no urgency—just flow.

View of a feet relaxing by a swimming pool with a restaurant bar in the background.

Two women interacting with a stone artifact inside an ancient structure with carvings.

Two women standing at the entrance of an ancient temple, framed by hieroglyphics. One woman has long black hair, dressed in a beige dress with a white shawl, holding her hands together in a prayer position. The other woman has long silver hair, wearing a beige outfit with a red shawl and a brown hat.

Two women posing inside an ancient monument with hieroglyphics, one making a heart shape with her hands and the other smiling.

A woman in traditional attire interacting with a cat in front of ancient stone carvings at a temple.

And in that openness, doors appeared: private moments, hidden spaces, and even rare permission for special access to closed areas to enter, heal, and meditate wherever I felt called.

A woman in a brown hat and red shawl is reaching out her hand towards an ancient wall with engravings, appearing to interact with the artwork.

A woman in a blue dress stands with arms outstretched inside a dimly lit ancient room covered in hieroglyphics, with a source of light coming from above.

A woman in a yellow dress stands between two ancient stone columns at a historical site, with scattered ruins and a clear blue sky in the background.

A woman in a flowing blue dress stands in a dimly lit ancient Egyptian temple, gazing up at intricate hieroglyphics and carvings on the stone walls.

A person in a golden dress stands against an ancient stone wall with hieroglyphics in a dimly lit chamber.

A woman in a flowing blue dress and shawl stands against a stone wall, with her eyes closed and head bowed, inside a historic structure with visible stone steps in the background.

I was recognized without words—seen by knowing eyes that reflected something ancient in me.

A selfie of a woman and a man smiling together, with natural light coming from a window in the background. The interior features rustic stone walls.

I was invited into sacred spaces not meant for everyone, where I received energy work that gently guided me back to myself—back home.

A woman wearing a beige dress and golden accessories stands against a stone structure, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression.

Although I didn’t go inside the Great Pyramid on this trip, I found something just as meaningful in simply being near it.

Aerial view of Cairo with the pyramids visible in the background, showcasing a mix of modern and traditional architecture.

The pyramids of Giza became a quiet backdrop to several of my evenings and mornings—present during moments of stillness, reflection, and even meals.

There was something grounding about not needing to do anything but sit, soak them in, and connect. In their presence, I felt a calm, steady awareness that reminded me of my own sacred and divine nature—a quiet reflection of the great mystery within my own heart waiting to be discovered.

A woman standing elegantly in a doorway surrounded by multiple arches, wearing a beige dress and a red shawl, with long dark hair and a serene expression.

The second part softened into something more personal—an opening into receiving, presence, and being held by the experience itself.

A person sitting on a rocky ledge overlooking a vast landscape with a river and sandy terrain under a blue sky, wearing a brown hat and white tank top.

Guided by my dear friend Sam, who had been our Egyptologist and spiritual guide last Fall, along with Ayman and Abdullah – our meal, logistics, camp, and safari driver team who added warmth, laughter, storytelling and cultural enrichment to the immersion, it became not just a personal spiritual journey, but created a sense of family and deepening connection.

Four friends posing together in a desert landscape near a water body, with sand dunes in the background during sunset.

We shared stories of our lives and families—I learned about their wives and children back home and heard plenty of funny tour tales.

There was laughter, music and dancing, rock and fossil hounding, sunrise and sunset fires, reflection, and a quiet sense of adventure as we explored each moment, traversing the vast sand dunes of time.

Two men sitting on a blanket in the desert, having drinks and snacks.

A black SUV parked in a desert landscape with two people standing near large rock formations under a cloudy sky.

This second half dissolved into desert alone.

A vast desert landscape showing rolling sand dunes and a prominent rock formation under a cloudy sky.

Fayoum Oasis—part retreat, part wild immersion.

A person walking through a vast desert landscape with rolling sand dunes under a clear sky.

Camping beneath vast skies, walking through ruins, caves, and shifting dunes.

Desert landscape with rock formations in the background.

Woman with long hair wearing sunglasses and a white floral top, standing in a desert landscape with ancient ruins in the background.

A woman with long hair wearing sunglasses and a red scarf stands beside ancient ruins in a desert landscape.

Ancient ruins under a blue sky with clouds.

A person with tattoos stands on a sand dune, gazing out at the vast desert landscape.

A panoramic view of a desert landscape featuring sandy terrain, rocky formations, and a dramatic sky filled with clouds.

A smiling man with curly hair and sunglasses poses for a selfie with a woman with short hair, both against a backdrop of sand dunes under clear skies.

A rocky formation in a desert landscape, with sand dunes in the background and a cloudy sky.

A cozy outdoor seating area with stone walls, colorful cushions, and a pool in the background.

Sunlight breaking through clouds over rocky formations in a desert landscape.

A panoramic view of a vast desert landscape at sunset, with rolling sand dunes and a large rock formation in the foreground.

Breathing in the lakes and waterfalls, while water baptized my feet and cleansed my soul.

Scenic view of a calm body of water reflecting clouds under a blue sky, with sandy shores and sparse vegetation in the foreground.

A woman sitting on a rock ledge overlooking a desert landscape with a river and sparse vegetation, wearing a brown hat and casual clothing.

A couple posing for a selfie on a rocky ledge overlooking a scenic landscape with a winding river and sandy dunes in the background.

A serene sunset over a calm river, with orange and yellow hues reflecting on the water's surface and sandy shore.

A woman with long hair wearing a hat and casual clothing smiles while sitting on sandy ground near a waterfall.

A couple posing for a selfie by a waterfall and river in a natural landscape. The man has curly hair and sunglasses, wearing a white t-shirt. The woman has long hair, wearing a brown hat and a light top, smiling at the camera.

A woman standing on a sandy beach next to a body of water, wearing a white tank top, brown pants, and a plaid shirt, with long hair and a relaxed pose.

A woman walking along a beach, holding a pair of boots in one hand while wearing a tank top and a long skirt. She has long hair and is casually dressed, with a plaid shirt tied around her waist.

Silhouette of a person standing by the water at sunset, with a large sun low in the sky and shimmering light reflecting on the water surface.

Among fossils of ancient 35-40 million year old whales—remnants of a time when desert was ocean—I felt time stretch and fold.

A woman wearing a plaid shirt admires a large fossilized skeleton displayed in a museum, resembling a marine creature, with informative exhibits in the background.

There was even a mermaid fossil, blurring the line between worlds, and ancient shark’s teeth to be found—talismans of resilience, strength, power, and protection for the path ahead.

A woman standing next to an archaeological site marked with a stone number 3, revealing a skeletal structure surrounded by a rope barrier in a sandy landscape.

A collection of fossilized shark teeth and small white shells arranged on a dark surface.

Desert foxes crossed my path.

A collage of desert scenes featuring foxes. The top left shows a fox walking near a table, while the top right captures a fox exploring objects on the table. The bottom left presents a lone fox on a sandy hill, and the bottom right depicts two foxes in a desert setting.

Wind spoke.

A vast desert landscape with rolling sand dunes under a cloudy sky.

Silence deepened.

A person standing at the edge of a rocky formation, looking out at a vast sandy desert landscape under a cloudy sky.

The desert held me in its ancient sands, each grain a quiet reminder of the stardust I’m made of—fragments of something vast, something whole.

A person lying on sandy terrain, with arms outstretched, creating an imprint in the sand.

Time felt less like a line and more like a breath, this life just a brief shimmer within something infinite.

As the sand moved, it felt as though it was moving through me too—sifting through my veins, awakening a rhythm older than memory.

And in that pulse, steady and vast, my desert heart remembered how to beat in time with everything.

There were meditations, sound, energy shared and received (the latter being something rare for me and this was like no other)—and something softer, deeper: a return to presence. To the elements. To stillness. To the quiet that is somehow loud with life.

I experienced the depth of true living—rich connection, elemental presence, and a sense of timeless vastness. My senses sharpened, my body fully alive, as ancient energies moved through a profound resonance.

A woman standing beside a creatively decorated tree adorned with lights and natural ornaments, illuminated at night in a sandy area.

A remembering—of what it is to be fully here.

A remembering—of how precious this gift of life is as a divine blessing so often taken for granted.

Where others projected worry, I chose trust. I stayed rooted in my own knowing. This journey reaffirmed something simple but profound: what we’re shown is never the whole story—truth is something we feel, explore, and come into relationship with ourselves.

Egypt met me in grace—in beauty, rhythm, and presence. Not a single moment of fear or doubt touched my experience.

There were unexpected turns, quiet magick, and even a rare storm—rain, thunder, lightning, turning to hail—sweeping through Egypt and leaving behind a double rainbow.

A series of images showcasing vibrant rainbows arching across a stormy sky over a cityscape.

Gone as quickly as it came, like a quiet reminder – life responds when we are in flow with it.

A sunset view over a city skyline, featuring a vibrant orange sky with scattered clouds and the sun partially hidden on the horizon.

And then there was the three consecutive nights of orbs around the desert moon sky.

A nighttime scene showing a bright moon surrounded by a halo effect, with a house and open door in the foreground, and two additional close-up views of the moon with clouds only.

I could say so much more about the details I saturated my presence into, but what remains is this—

When we trust what calls us, and follow it fully, life opens in ways we could never force… only receive.

I returned from an extraordinary journey that can be summed up in feeling with one word for me: alive

A person sitting on a rocky ledge with their back to the camera, wearing a brown hat and white tank top, extending their arms towards a vast landscape of dry land and water in the distance under a cloudy sky.

For me, feeling alive is a merging.

It’s the quiet electricity in my veins after returning from something that changed me in ways I can’t fully name—only feel. A journey that didn’t just take me somewhere new, but returned me to myself. If I had to gather it all into one word, it would be this: alive.

Not as a concept, not as a status—but as a sensation that hums beneath the surface of everything.

A person standing in a desert landscape, wearing a checkered flannel shirt, beige pants, and brown boots, with their back facing the camera.

There are those who move through life anchored almost entirely in the physical. They chase sensation, experience, achievement—touching, tasting, building, consuming. And there is beauty in that, in honoring the body and the world it can perceive. But when the physical becomes everything, something essential is missed: the unseen current, the deeper meaning, the quiet knowing that life is not just happening to us, but through us.

And then there are those who drift to the other extreme—seeking only the spiritual, as if transcendence requires escape. They reach upward, inward, beyond… sometimes forgetting the miracle of being here at all. The body becomes secondary, even burdensome, instead of the exquisite instrument it is. The senses dull. The richness of touch, of flavor, of creation—of being human—gets left behind in pursuit of something “higher.”

But alive—truly alive—is neither of these in isolation.

A person relaxing on a colorful patterned rug in a courtyard, surrounded by traditional architecture and greenery.

It is the meeting point.

It is spirit, embodied.

It is breath filling lungs that belong to both flesh and something infinite.

It is awareness moving through a body that can feel the sun, taste sweetness, create beauty, and still recognize that all of it carries meaning beyond the surface.

A smiling woman with long gray hair wearing a plaid shirt and a tank top, standing near the beach with the ocean in the background.

To feel alive is to let the physical world be sacred. To let the spiritual world be tangible. To stand in the center and say yes to both.

After this journey, I don’t feel split between realms. I feel woven together. Like something in me has remembered that I am not meant to choose between earth and ether—I am meant to be the place where they meet.

In the heart bridge.

A large heart-shaped rock on a sandy surface, set against a backdrop of smooth, clay-like cliffs.

And in that remembering, there is a fullness.

A presence.

A kind of joy that doesn’t need explanation.

A smiling person with long hair stands in a vast desert landscape with rolling sand dunes in the background.

Just one word.

Alive.

A woman standing in a vast desert landscape with rolling sand dunes in the background.

And all of this is stirring something vast within me—an evolution I can’t ignore, an invitation to expand beyond the edges I once called home.

It brushes up against everything familiar, every place I’ve grown comfortable, every truth I thought I had already arrived at. It can feel unsettling—like something is being undone.

But maybe it’s not a threat at all.

Maybe it’s an invitation.

A person standing in a vast desert landscape, looking out over sand dunes with footprints leading back in the background.

Because growth and change can feel scary—like they’re asking us to leave something behind. But change is natural… it arrives whether we open the door or not. And it doesn’t come to take—it comes to give.

To enrich what already is, to deepen it, to sweeten it into something more.

We fear the unknown—but if we could see what waits on the other side, we wouldn’t hesitate so much – we’d want to walk toward it.

A person walking through a vast sandy desert landscape with gentle dunes and distant rock formations.

Or maybe even leap into the unknown.

A person sitting on the edge of a rocky cliff overlooking a vast landscape with a body of water in the distance and a cloudy sky.

Trusting our wings will carry us safely.

A hawk soaring against a clear blue sky.

And yet… that fear has a purpose.

It stretches us.

It opens us.

It creates the space for wisdom to emerge and for the heart to expand beyond what it once believed it could hold.

A woman with long hair and tattoos, wearing a brown hat and a light-colored sleeveless top, stands outdoors with a scenic landscape in the background.

So maybe this is what’s really happening—An invitation to rise into the highest path my own frequency has been quietly holding space for.

To step into what has been waiting for me to meet it.

To return home—to something deeper, truer, whole.

A serene sunset over sand dunes, with a golden sun partially visible against a hazy sky.

To complete cycles.

To soften old patterns.

To heal.

Because healing doesn’t begin in force—it begins in permission.

Permission to choose peace.

A scenic view of a sunset, with the sun partially obscured by clouds against a backdrop of blue sky and soft, wispy clouds.

And peace…it doesn’t live somewhere out there.

It begins within—in the heart, in the soul, in the quiet spaces we often avoid.

But if we let it—that quiet doesn’t empty us…it makes us whole.

And somewhere within that stillness, we begin to understand grace—not as something given, but as something we learn to embody in our own way.

A woman with long hair and a hat stands in front of a desert landscape, showcasing sandy hills and sparse vegetation.

Thank you for being here during this time of evolution on Earth.

Thank you for the courage you contribute to our collective spirit.

And thank you for taking the time to journey with me—listening, feeling, deepening, and expanding together through the energies available to us all.

Dave and I are about to embark on a five-week travel adventure in just over a week. Before we head out, a beautiful group of crystal offerings will be released that have messaged this is their time amidst the current collective energy stream. This unfolds Monday, 4/13—stay tuned.

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Tania Marie: Deep like the Ocean & Light as a Feather ~ A Transformative Journey In Egypt

Oct 22

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A vibrant group of aspen trees displaying bright yellow leaves amidst a backdrop of evergreen trees, capturing the essence of autumn.

While the golden womb of Autumn cradles my body and soul upon laying my feet back in the alpine realms once again, I feel held in the perfect embrace of patient unfolding.

A scenic view of a stream flowing through a forest, surrounded by golden autumn foliage and tall trees under a clear blue sky.

Not more than five days of being back and seasons are already shifting with our first snow falling on the 14th of last week.

Snow-covered landscape featuring tall pine trees and a wooden deck, creating a serene winter scene.

This is the earliest we can remember receiving so much snow, bringing six inches overnight to our 6600 elevation and waking the next morning to a stark contrast from the desert sands of Egypt we just returned from.

Close-up of vibrant red and orange autumn leaves, showcasing the natural beauty and colors of the fall season.

Nature helps you to know your own resiliency and surrender in full presence to the fleeting moment, which is all we ever really have.

A vibrant field of wildflowers showcasing purple and white blooms, with a backdrop of green foliage and distant mountains under a clear blue sky.

It’s been an incredible several weeks and these golden masterpieces of enchanted nature artistry, mirror the alchemy in my meditations since returning, as golden light energy has been a continued theme pouring through me.

A picturesque forest scene showcasing tall trees with golden autumn leaves against a clear blue sky, with a pathway covered in fallen leaves leading through the vibrant landscape.

A scenic view of vibrant yellow aspen trees against a clear blue sky, highlighting the beauty of Autumn.

A vibrant autumn landscape showcasing golden aspen trees against a backdrop of evergreens and a clear blue sky, with rocks scattered in the foreground.

Close-up of dried yellow flowers in the foreground, with a sandy beach and blue lake in the background, set against a backdrop of distant mountains and a bright blue sky.

A vibrant autumn landscape showcasing golden foliage contrasted against dark green evergreens, with sunlight filtering through the trees and a bright blue sky in the background.

Even my garden has turned up the volume on Autumn magick with abundant roses, lavender, echinacea, and carnations greeting me home.

A vibrant garden with various plants, including lavender and roses, featuring decorative ornaments like a butterfly and a rabbit figure, under a sunny sky.

A vibrant collection of flowers showcasing pink roses, purple echinacea, and yellow rudbeckia in a lively garden setting.

A vibrant garden scene featuring lavender and red roses, with decorative garden ornaments, including a white bunny and colorful figurines, set against wooden fencing.

That is, until the snow hit, but weather is swinging back to Autumn once again, while the white mountaintops hold the anchor for the future we walk toward.

A collage of images showcasing vibrant pink flowers dusted with snow, with a wintery landscape of snow-covered trees and a garden bench visible in the background.

Alongside settling in and taking my time to unwrap all that has happened, we’ve returned to hiking our familiar routes to breathe in the crisp air of fresh starts.

I went to the mountaintop with questions and what I found was everything I brought within me already. Answers are in our own hands.

A hand holding a vibrant yellow sunflower with a dark center against a background of dried grass and foliage, capturing the essence of Autumn.

I’ve been receiving an increase of more light and frequency codes since returning and tuning in with threads woven anew in my heart. These I can feel pulse through and the experience is an expansion and DNA shifts rearranging within.

Twice, I was given vision of key codes that slowly materialized in front of me as very intricate golden symbols, one piece at a time coming together to form them. They are almost like cosmic sigils holding light and sound that instantly recalibrate.

But I get ahead of myself, as a short rewind is in order to unpack some of the sacred journey a group of us gathered for in Egypt at the turn of seasons bookended by a New Moon Solar Eclipse and a Full Moon.

And before doing that, I wanted to send a huge thank you to all of you who were anchoring energies back in your own sacred spaces. We could feel you all weaving and holding this powerful gridded tapestry united with us and in fact heard from some people about exact alignments and visions that were unfolding at the same time as our group was going through things.

As you likely have guessed, this will be a long share even though I’m not sharing everything, which includes a lot of photo captures since some of you are more visual and they’ll tell the story even if you never read the words. It’s hard to place limits on things like photos, or even an expression, as that just doesn’t feel to be my path. Plus, being this is one of my most favorite places on Earth, I can’t keep a lid on the magick. And since I know some of you are thinking about visiting Egypt, and/or may never have the chance, this is a way to share the energy and you can travel there through your heart and meditations.

So, if you’re interested in the journey, you might want to grab your favorite beverage and wait until you have a moment to sit with this or skim it the way your heart guides.

I’ve been wondering how to convey things about this experience, but trusted that the way would organically show up once I was ready to sit down and the energy was ready to be written. What I know is that it’s being guided as coded weavings, rather than a detailing of everything that happened. The same goes for the photos I’ll be sharing, as you can imagine that three weeks with an artist’s eye and an energy guided heart would result in a thousand or so captures.

The result is an energy snapshot that pulls together the essence of this trip from my perspective. I also hope to impart some helpful information that might be supportive to anyone who I know is also wanting to experience Egypt at some point. Perhaps the shares will mirror and/or underscore things you were/are going through in coinciding, energetic expressions relative to your life and path during the same time.

It’s been a while since I last shared, but before we headed off to Egypt you might recall that Dave and I went camping with three of his high school buddies, one of our mutual friends, and four dogs – this equating to me hanging with five guys, three male dogs, and one female dog for four nights and three full days.

A group of five hikers and two dogs stand on a wooden bridge in a lush forest, with a waterfall visible in the background.

We were originally planning to backpack the backcountry here in the Tahoe area, but rapid weather shifts had us camping in Sequoia National Park in communion with Earth’s guardians and wisdom keepers instead.

A couple takes a selfie with a mountain view in the background.

This turned out to be a potent change and our last minute resiliency aligned us with some very grounded, ancient energies of the elder Giants that would support the journey ahead.

Embracing change is always key, as our higher selves know what is most harmonious for us.

A person standing inside a large, hollowed tree trunk in a forest.

This trip was relaxing, energizing, deepening, and mysterious with back-to-back long, climbing hikes of 7 to 8 mile treks each day, lots of nature gifts including feathers, quartz, and even finding some potent charm symbols left behind (see photo below) that were buried in the dirt of our campground that was literally a giant graveyard of up to 3000 year old Sequoia stumps rooted in the Earth (they were logged many years ago). Gathering around campfires every morning and night were our ritual, and look at the perfect phoenix and dragon that showed up in the flames one night (see photo below).

The energy and wisdom was still lingering from the energetic footprints left behind from these once towering masters. We were in a more remote area of the park and one of the hikes we did is the home of the highest elevation grove of Sequoias still remaining that are around 1500+ years old.

A collection of silver charms including a heart, crowns, a snowflake, and keys laid on a textured wooden surface.

We were visited by a doe and two fawns one morning, a doe on one of the hikes, and experienced the strangest eerie animal calls and cries in the night that I researched may have been a small family of foxes or a pair of them. I was also visited by what I feel was likely a fox in the night that came by my side sniffing me out and pushing their head under the tent toward me. On our way home, I saw a beautiful dead fox on the road and this for me felt like a confirmation. So much fox energy was interesting and telling of magickal transformations at hand.

Our time with the Sequoias kicked off on the morning of the Pisces Full Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse, which added to the full circle of Egypt’s trip ending on the Aries Full Harvest Moon.

I had a few days relaxing at my parent’s house after the ancient Sequoias where Chamuel (the master Lemurian resides that I gave my mom years ago to anchor a grid between us) and then we were off to continue in the vein of that energy – returning to my ancient roots in Egypt.

A clear quartz crystal sits on a decorative blue cloth atop a glass table, with sunlight creating a lens flare in the background and two armchairs visible in the softly lit room.

I did keep a short journal of my experiences and thoughts, but I am only going to highlight some things, along with the main takeaways from it all.

Group of tourists posing in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza on a sunny day.

As mentioned, the first two weeks would be a tour-led, larger group that combined people I knew with new connections and the last week with a smaller, closer knit group that journeyed with my dear friend Mody. In each case, the adventure bringing me in heart connection with sisters and brothers that made the journey rich.

A group of six people smiling in front of an ancient pyramid in Egypt, with a clear blue sky in the background.

This trip was very different from my previous two in 2007. Those two were at a different time in terms of world scene dynamics, and my personal spiritual growth journey.

In particular contrast, my first trip to Egypt was mostly private, which included a group of only five and pretty much experiencing every site with a private entrance free of anyone outside the group, or nearly no other tourists. I also went through the biggest physical and internal shifts, as a first trip can have the ability to ignite in a place like this.

The focuses on this trip also had a different lean that supported all of that for the people that joined, which wove together a mix of some private entrances with the colorful tapestry.

Group of travelers standing in front of the Pyramids of Giza, posing by a sign that says 'Built for Eternity'.

This trip was very actively “collective,” which I sensed from the get-go when accepting the invitation. There were a lot of group dynamics that were always shifting and morphing, and a lot of outside influences as well with greater contact with others.

A group of people posing together in front of a historic castle with towers, located in an outdoor setting under clear blue skies.

All perfectly suited to what is currently needed and where my next steps are headed, and aligned with what I know to be my forte to work with. An active classroom for embodying peace within chaos at times, which we are all being provided opportunity to harness. This is true empowerment, as we will always be moving in and out of different experiences in life and the defining piece of that is how you navigate and reflect a resonance of your highest desire and intention within it.

A person stands in front of a large pyramid, with a clear blue sky in the background.

This is the shift point.

Your power.

Your choice.

A person standing in a doorway of an ancient stone structure with large stones surrounding them and the sun shining brightly.

And what you choose and embody acts as an anchor and bridge for others.

A couple enjoying a meal on a balcony with a view of the pyramids in Giza, Egypt.

So, while this trip was different than 2007’s journeys, the common thread for me underscored what I already knew – how Egypt is a heart center holding some of the greatest keys of awakening and empowerment for me in this lifetime in terms of supporting what I came here for.

Two hands, one with henna and the other adorned with a bracelet, touch ancient hieroglyphs etched into a stone wall, featuring the ankh symbol.

A person standing in a doorway of an ancient Egyptian temple, surrounded by detailed hieroglyphics and carvings on the walls depicting figures and symbols.

And all that I can say is that I always feel my most powerful while I’m there, and after returning with codes I retrieved, these continue to infuse my days and life with that same power, where ever I am. It’s also one of the key spots where I know I continue to have roles with direct facilitating in collective ways.

A woman standing in an ancient Egyptian tomb adorned with hieroglyphics and frescoes, showcasing the intricate artwork and architectural elements typical of this historical site.

We each have power spots and heart land areas across the globe that speak to us in unique ways. They hold frequencies that activate and initiate something within us when we merge our resonance within these soul ley lines. It is like a spark that ignites and transcends time and space, bringing us back into the wholeness and remembrance of who we are, layer by layer.

A person stands with arms outstretched in a temple, illuminated by sunlight streaming through the columns, dressed in a blue outfit with long hair flowing down.

In returning to Egypt, I continue to receive new initiations into different and deeper personal gifts.

A woman standing in a narrow stone passage, arms outstretched against the walls, eyes closed, in a serene pose.

Egypt is not my only resonance, but I’ve experienced it as the most dramatic in vibrational frequency for my personal evolution and where my soul feels greatly cradled in familiarity and harmonic convergence. Hence, it’s no wonder I return so much and know I will again.

Silhouetted pyramids at sunset with rays of light breaking through the clouds.

Places like Egypt hold an extremely heightened vibrational frequency that will touch each person who visits in a different way. The energy is that of an awakening on all levels, but this isn’t always experienced in the way our minds would like to dictate it.

A person in a white outfit walking through a narrow stone passage lined with ancient carvings, surrounded by tall rock formations and palm trees in the background.

It stirs everything within you to crack open and pour forth, both shadow and light, without filters as a means of helping you to embody greater wholeness. And it asks of us to be most vulnerable and embracive to all of that, experiencing it with greatest compassion, integrity, and humbleness – but always expressed in ways that you are ready for and that you, alone, choose how deeply you want to dance with.

A person walking through an ancient stone corridor with arched doorways and a brick ceiling.

Everyone’s experience will be different.

A couple standing in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza, with one pyramidal structure prominently in view, under a bright sky.

For some it works on subtle levels and small shifts that will likely go unnoticed unless deep presence is nurtured around your days to those changes that occur during and after your time in an area like Egypt.

View of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza under a partly cloudy sky.

For some it may manifest as physical symptoms, like a purge and cleanse while things are recalibrating and can be more intense based on filters or fight, or how deeply the energy has reached in your healing and integration evolution.

Three people posing together in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, with the limestone structure clearly visible in the background.

For some it may manifest as outward projections playing out, emotional outbursts or flows, irritability, or mental, emotional, and/or physical discomfort, as energy heightens the areas in need of most love and compassion within us.

A person with long hair, dressed in a light-colored outfit, stands with hands in a prayer position in front of a sparkling butterfly display and floral decorations, with a river and city lights visible in the background.

For some it may manifest as ecstatic bliss, heightened euphoric feelings and senses, and overall increase in heart opening.

A person with tattoos is standing in a body of water with their arms raised, eyes closed, and a serene expression, as they engage in a moment of reflection or meditation.

For some it may manifest as a kundalini awakening, opening of spiritual gifts, feeling new sensations or seeing visions, sudden epiphanies, out of body experiences, a deepened relationship to your higher self and the All/Source/God, etc.

A person standing with arms outstretched in an ancient Egyptian temple, surrounded by hieroglyphic carvings and softly lit walls.

There is no one or right way and it could be a combination of many of these or a variety of other things altogether.

A group of three women posing for a selfie in front of illuminated ancient columns at a temple site in Egypt at night.

All this to say, everyone’s experience is different in accordance to what each person is in agreement to accept, and where you can release attachment and judgment around how it needs to be, not compare it to someone else’s experience, and simply surrender to the hidden gifts however they manifest, the more you can support your unique experience to provide the most benefit for you.

Three women smiling for a selfie in front of a pyramid at Giza, with sunny weather and rocky terrain surrounding them.

I saw all of these variations play out during this trip and instantly for me I experienced this as a giant reflection of the collective world scene.

How perfect and not surprising.

A group of people enjoying time on a boat, with various individuals lounging and socializing.

And not surprising to me, also, why each of us were there.

My own role became clear immediately.

A person standing between ancient stone pillars adorned with hieroglyphics in a dimly lit chamber, arms outstretched as if embracing the space.

I also saw reflections of this energy dynamic on the road, which included the experience of driving and traffic, which is quite the feat there – the only other place I’ve seen as a wilder ride in that regard is Bangkok, Thailand.

Group photo in front of an ornate mosque with palm trees.

I noticed how even my nervous system and initial reactions the first couple of days to the highways completely shifted into a place of surrender, peace, and equilibrium, as I worked with the energies consciously.

A person reaching towards a wall with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, illuminated by soft light, in a historic temple setting.

For me, I use what shows up as a way to both understand the bigger picture, as well as train myself how to put into practice tools that can support greater consciousness around how to shift energies. It’s an apprenticeship of spirit in body learning how to merge the gifts of each in every moment.

A woman in a white dress stands in an ancient temple, gazing upwards at intricately carved reliefs on the stone walls.

It takes practice, presence, and patience. And it’s not without challenge, but it does get easier with conscious intention brought to each moment. In such a power spot on the globe, like Egypt, everything can be heightened with extra clarity and extra potential, providing exact insights and opportunities for how we as individuals have the ability to work energetic dynamics that can ripple out.

A group of people posing in front of the Bent Pyramid in the desert, with clear blue skies.

Much of my experience on this trip was holding and shifting energies with intense presence. And interestingly, despite a very full, on-the-go, and decreased level of my usual sleep preferences, I was alert, found myself refreshed after smaller windows of rest, and able to sustain high levels of energy on a constant basis that I used both for myself and toward collective workings.

After sleeping just an hour or two, I would often wake thinking that I’d slept a full night, only to be surprised I still had more hours to sleep. Time was skewed for me throughout the journey, and I had no idea what day it was either.

A person with long hair wearing a headband and a blue patterned garment smiles for a selfie on a boat, with a river and cityscape in the background.

I did have my own personal things, aside from the group-oriented energies, that I was tuning into and processing as well. And I figured out a way to manage both, which took a lot of focus.

Two women posing with a pyramid in the background.

We were all engaged in both individual and collective work on this trip, whether known or not, but many of us realized how key it was JUST being there with the frequency we embodied, with specific souls and their frequencies, and in the specific sacred sites with their frequencies at this particular time.

A group of friends taking a selfie in front of the Pyramids of Giza during sunset.

Sometimes we overthink things and think there’s all these specifics we should be doing, when the mere fact of showing up and saying “yes” to a time and place and partnership, can in and of itself be the courageous shift point and key code for change. This may be the only, and yet most potent, reason for your being called there – to Egypt, or any other power spot on the globe or particular experience in a specific place, time, and group of people.

A group of people enjoying a boat ride on a river in Egypt, with five individuals sitting in a small boat guided by a man in a blue shirt.

I’m grateful for all who showed up on this journey with the myriad of gifts and resonance they reflected and embodied. Each piece, integral to the rest. Each with an important mission and role. Each bringing forth exactly the ingredients that made alchemy possible.

Group photo taken at a restaurant or gathering in Egypt, featuring several individuals smiling together.

We don’t all have the same trajectory, mission, desire, or intention. So, I only speak for myself always as to how I experience something. Every creative expression is valuable in how it is chosen to be experienced and my truth is that alone. The key is being able to flow the energy through and let go of judgement.

A person standing in a stone archway, gazing up towards the sky, with greenery and a body of water visible in the background.

I experienced many incredible visions during meditations, messages, reveals, and what I would call active initiations into my next level path.

A woman stands in a stone doorway at an archaeological site, dressed in a white top and orange pants, with ancient structures visible in the background and a cloudy sky above.

There were many miraculous things that unfolded along the days and some extraordinary insights, openings, and “downloads,” not to mention some beautiful and powerful connections made.

A person standing in a temple with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics on the walls, eyes closed and arms outstretched, embodying a meditative or spiritual presence.

That is the other thing that happens for me in Egypt. I always encounter some of the most powerful soul connections I have with others and they always awaken something bigger as a takeaway for the next part of my journey.

A woman standing on a boat in Cairo, wearing a light blue top and a patterned shawl, with a view of the Nile River and city buildings in the background.

I’m continuing to unwrap this and especially one in particular that has revealed things about myself that beautifully challenge me to new levels of honing my gifts and how that expresses outwardly.

A person standing on a balcony with their arms outstretched, overlooking the pyramids of Giza in Egypt, wearing a backless garment that reveals tattooed skin.

But more simply stated, there was so much we got to experience together on this trip over three weeks, which included a journey of the human myriad of experiences with opportunities to alchemize empowerment, a reflection of who we really are and what we’re capable of to embrace through each other, and an extensive breadth of touching in at a multitude of sacred sites that assisted these hinge points from unconscious to conscious embodiment.

A person sitting in a meditative pose in front of an ancient Egyptian wall adorned with hieroglyphics and carvings, wearing a white top and orange pants.

Even if time was short at some places, the mere fact we stood in the timeless sands of these multi-dimensional doorways put the code into the key of life.

A group of individuals walking towards a pyramid in a desert landscape under a clear sky.

I saw all of the places I did the first two trips to Egypt, but so many more new ones I never had. And I know that is by divine design that some footsteps should be retraced and others newly made.

A woman in a light blue dress stands next to a stone column in front of the Pyramids of Giza, surrounded by ancient ruins and a clear blue sky.

But all of this set us up for very full days that called for high presence with all of the energies, as you’ll see below from some of the things we immersed in – rich indeed.

A woman stands in an ancient temple, appearing contemplative with her hands resting on a stone wall.

Dave and I arrived a couple of days earlier than the rest of the group, which gave us opportunity to immerse in some cool excursions that our leader put together last minute.

A photo of two people smiling for a selfie in front of the pyramids of Giza during sunset, with the sun casting a warm glow over the landscape.

This included some secret expeditions to places off limits to others like the Mysterious Staircase and Caves (with only one other traveler and our tour leader whom we assisted with some sacred geometry measurements) where the energies were potent and discoveries were telling, as well as getting to ride ATVs (my first time) through the desert to see the Lost Pyramids.

Two people stand in front of a cave entrance in a desert landscape.

Collage of two people enjoying an ATV ride in the desert, with views of pyramids in the background.

At the Mysterious Staircase that we gained secret access to, Dave took a photo from above of me and our guide, Larry, descending the steps to the bottom and although he could see us in the camera lens when snapping the photo, we were not present in the actual photo that was taken. Mysterious indeed!

I didn’t add that photo, as you wouldn’t be able to compare it to what was actually seen through the camera lens by Dave, but this blew his mind – not something easy to do.

A series of four images showing ancient rock formations and cave-like structures. The top left features an entrance to a dark cave, while the top right displays a narrow stone passageway. The bottom left captures a person emerging from a wide trench-like feature, and the bottom right shows individuals in front of another cave opening.

And while in the caves exploring, I heard a rustle and felt a presence in one of the dark caverns that sent chills (receiving a vision about this as well) and later found an incredibly beautiful and translucent piece of flint I may make into a pendant.

Similar oddness took place at another off limits area where the Khufu Causeway is, just after I’d been led to a secret pyramid reflection (from no obvious source) through a doorway that only showed up with precise sun rays casting shadow. Then would disappear as you can see from the second photo of me on the stairway where the pyramid would come and go on the slanted support wall of the stairs.

A partially collapsed doorway with decorative elements above, revealing a dark interior beyond. The surrounding wall shows signs of wear and decay, with exposed bricks and a textured surface.

I felt immediately that something was hidden there (two others confirmed the feeling) and not long after the three of us went into the area I was led to, did we get shooed off by guards.

A person standing on a staircase inside a dilapidated building, with walls showing signs of wear and peeling paint, under a blue sky.

Larry was always getting us into secret places and having adventures you just don’t normally get a chance to do. Like this walk through the alabaster field, escorted by police on camels who didn’t get the memo that we had permission to be there. All was well…it was just a fun and wild experience from start to end.

A close-up selfie of a woman with long, dark hair, smiling in the foreground, with camels and people in the background in a desert setting near the pyramids.

Other excursion surprises that were firsts for me, too, included an oh-so-magickal, sunrise hot air balloon ride over Luxor’s sugarcane fields with views of the Valley of the Kings and Colossi of Memnon.

A group of people enjoying a hot air balloon ride during sunrise over a lush landscape in Egypt, capturing the peaceful moment with smiles and camaraderie.

Aerial view of colorful hot air balloons floating over lush green fields at sunrise in Egypt.

A group of four people posing for a selfie in a lush green field with mountains in the background, wearing hats and enjoying a sunny day.

A vibrant scene of multiple hot air balloons in various colors floating over lush green fields at sunrise.

A woman wearing a light hat smiles while seated in a hot air balloon, surrounded by colorful hot air balloons floating in the sky during sunrise, with lush green fields visible below.

Aerial view of a landscape at sunrise featuring lush green fields and buildings with dome-shaped roofs, with hot air balloons floating in the background over the mountains.

A smiling woman and man take a selfie together in a field, with colorful hot air balloons ascending in the background during sunrise.

And swimming in the Nile at the original site of the Isis temple ruins still standing, to immerse in the powerful sacred feminine energies.

Most of us just jumped right in with all of our clothes on and spent time connecting with the doorways of magick felt in the stone, waters, and the energetic field here. The water isn’t always this high here, but we got to experience it as a full immersion rather than just walking out to them at ankle’s depth.

A group of six women joyfully posing in the water beneath an ancient stone archway, with their arms raised in celebration.

A collage of images showing various people swimming and interacting with ancient ruins in a body of water. The upper left features stone pillars and lush greenery, while the upper right captures individuals reaching toward arches in the water. The lower left focuses on a person with arms raised, and the lower right shows a prominent stone structure partially submerged.

Both were some of the major highlights for me and deserve extra photo showcasing.

The following summary will also receive a more extensive photo montage to give you a flavor for the energies experienced.

We also climbed inside and tuned into the energies of other pyramids besides the Great Pyramid this time that I hadn’t before (Step, Bent, Red, Menkaure Pyramids), visited a bunch of new-to-me tombs at various locations, several tombs in the Valley of the Kings, multiple temples along the Nile, the Unfinished Obelisk, mystical and amazing Serapeum of Saqqara that induced a journeying for me, spent lots of time exploring and discovering all around the Giza Plateau in great depth over three different days (including an impromptu sound healing I was asked to do in a tomb), walked the alabaster field through the desert around the Plateau with special permission (from Ashraf, Director of the Giza Plateau whom we had opportunity to meet and hear a talk from) after the Plateau closed, tuned in to the energy within many mosques (including the oldest) I never explored before, visited a special Coptic church where Joseph, Mary and Jesus stayed during their journey through Egypt where several of us had heart deepening experiences, enjoyed two authentic, made-with-love Egyptian meals shared at home with Mody’s and Mohamed’s families, a day in Alexandria visiting Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs (considered one of the 7th Wonders of the Middle Ages), Serapeum and its underground tunnels including a healing sanctuary and library (this Daughter Library is said to once hold books from the original Great Library of Alexandria), and Citadel of Qaitbay, visited the old Egyptian Museum of Cairo, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (with incredible 22 royal mummies featuring the most well known ancient kings and queens of Egypt), the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), visited the Pharaonic Village (a living museum created on the Nile to exhibit ancient Egyptian life), took a gondolier boat on Ain el-Sira Lake at sunset, spent a full day at a private resort in El Soukna on the Red Sea, enjoyed meals on Nile dinner boats (including a private one that Mody secured for us – we did two Instagram Lives from atop the decks), relaxed a few days on a Nile Cruise to explore temples, visited markets (two of us were graciously treated there by a sweet family and enjoyed their warm Egyptian hospitality – the wife had lived in Texas!), went to Mody’s workplace, and even visited some places twice. Mody was incredible at getting us into places and having them open just for us everywhere with his connections, but we surprised him with an early birthday party complete with mini cakes and a gift extravaganza to kick off the last week.

A pyramid in Egypt with a camel caravan approaching from the left, under a blue sky with some clouds.

Three camels resting on a sandy landscape with the pyramids in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.

A group meeting taking place in a spacious, sunlit building with wooden beams and an open design.

A group of friends enjoying a meal inside a beautifully decorated restaurant.

A panoramic view of ancient stone ruins under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. The landscape features large, weathered rock formations and sandy terrain, suggesting a historical site.

A group of people exploring a vibrant market in Egypt, with a mix of locals and tourists engaged in conversation.

The entrance of a large ancient Egyptian structure built from stone, with several people approaching along a wooden pathway in a desert landscape.

A woman relaxing on a boat overlooking a scenic view of a river during sunset.

Group of travelers listening to a guide in a historical site, with ancient stone columns and carvings in the background.

Group photo of friends and family gathered at a restaurant in Cairo, Egypt, with a view of the city skyline and a cheerful atmosphere.

Person standing in front of ancient stone statues at a temple in Egypt, wearing a light blue dress and a wide-brimmed hat.

A group of individuals seated on the floor of a mosque, engaged in a circle discussion.

Close-up of an ancient Egyptian mummy's head, showcasing detailed facial features and remnants of vibrant colors.

A peaceful sunset over a river with traditional sailboats in the foreground and sandy hills in the background.

View of the interior of a stone structure with a large rectangular block in the center, surrounded by curved and angular architectural elements, illuminated by artificial lights.

A group of four people sitting in an ancient stone structure in Egypt, smiling and enjoying their visit.

Close-up of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics depicting gods and goddesses in vibrant colors on wall murals.

Children in blue uniforms walking and waving in a school area.

A statue of a deity with an animal head, illuminated in a dimly lit ancient chamber.

An interior view of an ancient Egyptian site showcasing hieroglyphs and colorful murals on the walls.

A gathering of people listening to a speaker in an open space with modern wood architecture.

Interior of an ancient Egyptian tomb depicting painted figures and hieroglyphics.

Three people posing for a selfie on a boat with a bridge in the background.

A group of four people stand together inside a colorful shop filled with trinkets and souvenirs from Egypt. They hold shopping bags marked with 'EGYPT' and are smiling at the camera.

A wide view of the ancient Egyptian landscape featuring the Sphinx and pyramids with visitors walking along the pathway.

A large stone sculpture depicting a woman's face at the base, with a carved top section featuring ornate design, displayed in a museum setting.

Close-up of vibrant purple water lilies surrounded by green lily pads.

A person standing in front of the pyramids in Egypt, surrounded by vast desert under a clear blue sky.

A panoramic view of Karnak Temple at dusk, featuring ancient stone structures and large statues, surrounded by visitors.

A nighttime view of the grand entrance to the Luxor Temple with towering statues and illuminated columns.

A man wearing a blue shirt and a colorful necklace sits on a sofa, surrounded by friends and festive decorations.

A group of people gathered in a cozy setting, wearing colorful floral leis and smiling at the camera. Some individuals are depicted wearing Egyptian-style headdresses, and a decorative table with objects and crystals is visible in front of them.

Side note: There were cross-overs of Mary and Mary Magdalene energy that came through and tied into a lot of the energies woven throughout our time in Egypt at some of the sites. I had a vision at the healing sanctuary of the Serapeum of Alexandria of Mary coming through there, for example. And of course the Coptic church was strongly streaming her energies for several of us who experienced a rush of emotions through heart activations.

A relief sculpture depicting a shepherd guiding a donkey carrying a woman and child, with pyramids in the background.

Interior view of a historical cavern with stone columns and artifacts, including a well marked as the one where the Holy Family drank, and a stone believed to be from the location where Jesus Christ lived.

A wooden altar with intricate carvings and a framed religious icon featuring a figure holding a child, situated in a historic church interior.

And there was more, of course. The reason I mention this briefly is because there felt to be a full circle to all of the energy I experienced on the ten week trip Dave and I had in Europe this past Spring where so much of the same energy and visions had been experienced. Like with our Sequoia trip with the Giant elders there, our trip in Europe was also an integral part of what culminated in Egypt and laid the groundwork for the work. This even included the crossover of immersing by the Mediterranean Sea, which we got to do both there and in Alexandria.

There is no way to ever share everything and even if I did, they are my experiences alone. But I touch on some things because I know they will resonate with others and the energy you are working with or have been experiencing at the same time. We are all connected and doing this together. The energies are connected as well and not separate or isolated by any humanmade division.

As mentioned, we did get some wonderful private times in some places, which I was grateful for. This included two hours in the Great Pyramid, inside the Bent Pyramid after it closed where Mody got us in, inside various tombs, in a special room of the Temple of Abydos to meditate, and by divine design (like in the chamber of the Red Pyramid, a short window at closing of Dendera, and other rooms within temples) – people cleared out leaving us alone in several other locations when it was needed. Not to mention, Mody was the “king” getting us into places everywhere and even opening up places that were closed just for us, including a huge Nile dinner boat for our group alone when it wasn’t open, and a room and spot at a private beach resort on the Red Sea all to ourselves.

A woman sitting on a sandy beach, wearing a blue bikini and dark shorts, with water gently lapping at her feet.

My soul relished in our full beach day immersing in the sea, sand, and sun.

Can you say “revitalize?!”

A woman with long dark hair wearing a blue bikini smiles broadly, standing in shallow water with the ocean in the background.

It was a way to cleanse and relax from all the energy work over the past weeks and fill my cup, along with quenching my mermaid heart with warm liquid silk, crystalline waters.

Mmmmmmm, it felt so good.

A woman with long dark hair wearing a blue bikini stands at the edge of a clear body of water with a serene expression on her face.

We were spoiled indeed.

And so, this trip had elements of balance weaving some alone times between all of the very active times.

A woman sitting on a boat by the river at night, with a city bridge illuminated in the background and a crescent moon visible in the sky.

And speaking of active energy, another thing I want to mention for people interested in exploring Egypt for the first time, besides the various ways that energy can be experienced individually, is that if you do venture into the pyramids be prepared for what could be challenging situations for some.

A person ascending a narrow, illuminated staircase within a cave-like structure, with smooth, stone walls on either side.

There are long shafts you need to climb down and up for long durations in some case. Some pyramids are quite rigorous in the inner system of tunnels where you will be bent over the whole way going forward or backward (your choice), and in some cases crawling, and other cases ascending and descending many steps, and enduring heat and sweating along with the physical stamina needed and passing people up and down, if it’s not a private entrance. It’s totally doable, but some people might have claustrophobia or physical challenges to take into account that may make it harder, not as enjoyable, or not an option.

Most people came out of the first day’s experience in the Great Pyramid with extremely sore muscles for several days in their quads and hamstrings from the climbing. You also need to be mindful of your head the whole way too.

There were some people who opted out of going into the other pyramids after having done one or two because it was too much for them.

It’s an individual experience and even the energies moving through you or that day, can have an effect. This can also be true, actually, for any of the sites you visit since the energies are potent and affect everyone differently and can show up at different times even if you feel great one day.

It’s not just physical challenges that can present themselves, but one might also be challenged with facing shadow aspects within. Light and dark are connected experiences. In order to journey upward, you must also journey downward.

A woman in a flowing white dress stands in front of a dark doorway within an ancient structure, showcasing the textured stone walls and the contrast between light and shadow.

Darkness illuminates the light.

Light casts a radiance on the dark.

A person in a white dress walking through a dimly lit ancient temple, flanked by tall, intricately carved stone columns.

On our trip there were times when some people listened to their own inner guidance and opted out of certain experiences the group was doing, or desired other experiences depending on how they felt or what they believed was more aligned for them. So exercising your own inner compass to navigate the experience is always your choice.

A person crouching while navigating through a narrow, ancient stone tunnel with textured walls.

For me personally, I felt invigorated and moved through the pyramid shafts quickly. With our alpine hiking at high elevation and ascending inclines daily, this provides us with training that makes these kinds of experiences a lot easier. But I find the whole thing very exciting and integral to my process and the journey it takes to receive the pieces I need, so I already start off with a motivational drive. They are home for me, the same way I absolutely thrive in higher alpine elevations where not everyone else experiences that same kind of ease. I absolutely love it. And even though I can have claustrophobic tendencies with some things, this doesn’t play out in these spaces for me. I would take on any of the pyramids or challenging obstacles (which may even include areas saturated in deep, root, shadow energy) because of the enlivened vitality I felt and because of the opportunity to work with energies at a level here that you normally don’t have opportunity to experience. That said, I did sweat like crazy (as if I was in my own sauna) and even more so probably than others because of the amount of energy I move, along with the physical exertion, but this also felt like a part of the initiation and purifying for me. You’ll know what’s right for you.

But what definitely seemed to be right for our group, was how all of this trip lined up without anyone planning it.

The night of the Virgo New Moon partial Solar Eclipse was our private two hour entrance into the Great Pyramid, which was at the start of this trip rather than being the conclusion of it like it was on my first two trips.

A group of people walking towards the Great Pyramid of Giza, illuminated at night against a dark sky.

This felt to really crack everyone open from the get-go.

And, we explored the Giza Plateau for the second time and entered Menkaure Pyramid on the Autumn Equinox the following day – the first time being on the 20th and a third time in the last week before leaving just after the Aries Full Moon.

A stunning view of the Karnak Temple complex illuminated at night, showing ancient stone structures and statues with people gathered around.

A collage of four images featuring the moon in various phases and settings, including a bright full moon against a dark sky, a partially illuminated moon rising near palm trees, and two softer-toned moons viewed through hazy air.

Before entering Khufu’s Pyramid for our private two hour entrance between 7 and 9pm, we noted a large bird hovering over the top of the pyramid. This instantly brought back the experience from my second trip when the people standing outside the entrance said they saw Horus hovering over the top of the Great Pyramid while we were doing our healing ceremonies inside for 9-9-9.

A night view of the Great Pyramid of Giza, illuminated with visitors walking towards it.

On this trip, we got to explore the King’s and Queen’s Chambers within the Great Pyramid, as well as the subterranean chamber – the latter being a first for me and so potent. I feel this subterranean chamber connecting so deeply with the collective root energies and shadow aspects to retrieve and transmute. Again, this being a perfect reflection in my opinion, of how this trip was so collectively focused in terms of what showed up and even the places we found ourselves in that represented much needed energies we were there to work with.

Interior view of a stone chamber with soft lighting illuminating the walls and central stone structure.

Being in the Great Pyramid is always pivotal for me and this time was no exception. I won’t go into all details, but I had another of my profound experiences doing a sound channeling while laying in the sarcophagus – receiving at the same time energy and sound from our amazing spiritual guide, Sam.

A group of travelers takes a selfie in front of the Bent Pyramid in Egypt, showcasing the desert landscape and ancient structure.

I never know what is going to show up and I don’t go into anything with expectations or intentions…I simply allow and follow the guidance that shows up in the moment.

The lead up had been sacred – including supporting others as they laid in the sarcophagus and my assisting another young lady in the group with her first sound channeling (I had prepped her the day before for this), which was hugely opening for her as it had been for me the first time. I also joined with Dave as he, too, went through an initiatory experience in this alchemical space. Dave and I noted, later, how we had a moment where our tones hit the same note/harmonic at a given point in his chanting and sound healing.

Side note: I always paid attention to how I was guided with sound when assisting others or in any of the temples and not simply follow what others were doing. I would receive messaging as to when to keep silent and hold the frequency via embodiment alone, when to tone softly, loudly, and whether or not to join someone. (I’ll get back to a message around this that I received in Abydos later.) I was always conscious around being supportive and not overpowering…aligning my frequencies or energy in a way that assisted the highest to come forth from others.

For example, with the young lady I mentioned, I remained silent, but held her hands before she started and I stood at her feet holding a supportive, grounded point (I get chills sharing that) channeling all of the energy flow that could be assistive to her feeling her own empowerment and trusting that. And she did beautifully! I hugged her after and shared how proud I was of her. She teared up from the experience. With Dave, I wanted to support his own voice in this power chamber, and yet also felt it key to join a little to be in partnership, as well as to add healing frequencies. Every moment, I was tuning in to what was of highest good.

Also, at times, sacred areas we visited would give me message that sound was not required and this made sense, as I would drop into seeing parallel realities happening there at the same time we stood in the place. The boundaries between timelines disappeared and I would witness what was taking place in these areas, in real time, and the figures I saw would acknowledge me and invite me, yet would also let me know when something was not needed.

But back to the Great Pyramid on the night of the New Moon Eclipse…This is a brief summary of one part of my experience there….I ended up being the last person to receive and share from this space of laying in the sarcophagus and it was very different from my first time moving sound through me. Sam was facilitating the healing session, first starting off with adding his own toning and energy work to shine a guiding light and then allowing each person to do as they were called while he supported and chimed in with that.

A person points to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics illuminated by a flashlight inside a tomb.

The first time I shared my sound channeling in the King’s Chamber had been a very angelic-like resonance that reverberated. This time a profound power was unleashed from the very depths of my essence, but carried more than just my own, as a channeling of light codes came through. This came after a lead-up of things I had been guided to do within the chamber and after seeing what I call the “Eyes of God or the All” on the chamber walls and breathing as One with them where I sat meditating at the foot of the sarcophagus.

The frequencies that came through me were a culmination of collective parts of the whole I had been guided to retrieve from within the chamber’s “time” capsule by walking barefoot around the perimeter in the dark and touching all directions and corners of the inner space, collective parts retrieved from all who was within the space itself, and this included myself – light and shadow all transmuted within the codes that moved through from my higher heart. The top of the pyramid opened as I laid there holding my labradorite over this same energy chakra – the very one I held the first time in Egypt, along with my Nestor crystal rabbit from then too – and stars dripped golden codes into my higher heart and this emanated forth from my heart and throat and out through a sound channeling.

I would like to add a note here about another way that being in our essence can shift things. My physical body alone has always had a more shallow way of breathing, I breathe quickly when exercising, and breathing exercises have always been different for me than others. However, when I am purely channeling sound, my lung capacity breaks all physical barriers and I am able to hold very long notes with sustained power behind it – a feat that can only be reckoned to being in essence and something miraculous happening when dropping into that seat of power within that we all have awaiting our embrace.

And hence, this experience on the eve of the New Moon in the King’s Chamber was incredibly electric and revitalizing…everything was moved through the sound at decibels that would seem uncharacteristic for me.

A group of people posing in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza, with the pyramid's side visible behind them.

To kick off the trip with this, definitely laid the groundwork for unfolding experiences.

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and inscriptions depicting symbolic imagery on a stone wall, illuminated by natural light.

An overview of an ancient Egyptian excavation site featuring large stone blocks, steps, and green patches of vegetation, set against a dry, sandy landscape.

What I received as message later, at one of my favorite spots – the powerful Temple of Abydos -where the above famous hieroglyphs reside (check them out) and the magickal Osirion (also above) stands – during my walking meditation through the inner rooms there, was this: “You are the music” and I reflected that, “I am the music”. (I also had some other powerful realizations and training that took place while in Abydos – a very resonant and key temple for me)

This was an instant activation or inner recalibration, as I felt a huge click take place and my heart had an emotional response to the new landing of this truth in embodiment.

A person standing with arms raised, eyes closed, in front of an ancient stone pillar with hieroglyphics, suggesting a moment of meditation or connection in a sacred space.

So going back to what I was sharing before, this speaks to me of how whether or not I actually move sound through my throat chakra, the frequencies are still exuded by presence of embodiment and purity of intention. A cosmic song is held within our energetic field and shines louder as we drop resistance and barriers of fear. Silence is both golden and loud.

Interior view of an ancient Egyptian temple, featuring intricately carved columns and a well-lit pathway leading to further chambers.

Sound healing is a major component for Ancient Egyptians in terms of healing and spiritual balance. Ancient practices centered on vibrational frequencies, energy, and consciousness held in these mysteriously constructed pyramids, temples, and spaces that act as gateways between realms. The Great Pyramid and the King’s Chamber have extraordinary acoustic properties and some suggest the possibility of structures like this having even been built with sound.

There’s no surprise then, why sound healing can be highly transformative when done in this space…not to mention so many other unknown, but felt reasons to experience being in this extraordinary place that can be profound.

Sound channeling through my own vehicle has been, for me, the most profound for evolution, integration, transmutation, and empowered embodiment.

A woman and a man smiling in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza under a blue sky.

I was so happy to be able to share it all with Dave and have him experience, firsthand, why for me this is such a power spot and has been important in my life.

Egypt is a clear access point for me to my fuller self and the All.

A woman standing between two large stone blocks with her arms raised, wearing a blue top and light-colored pants, radiating a serene demeanor.

This is not something that has to be done in a specific place, as it is always within us to understand anywhere we are, but there are elements and frequencies that can come together to create greater alignment for this.

A person standing in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, gesturing with their hand raised in a thoughtful manner.

Egypt provides this support for me.

A couple poses on a beach with a clear blue sky and sea in the background.

Dave saw and experienced me light up in the ways that I do there and I got to see him shine in new ways as well and him take lead and follow his own inner guidance with things that proved profound in their own ways.

A person standing in front of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, looking upward with a lit space behind them that obscures their face.

I also saw how others appreciated his presence and anchoring energy.

A couple poses for a photo near the Nile River, with city buildings in the background.

I also enjoyed seeing him in this space and watching his gifts flourish, as he took lead on things and followed his intuition.

A person standing by the Nile River, wearing a backpack and a hat, with hills in the background.

I have noted since returning home, how his senses have amplified and his resonance to alignment has increased in awareness – all beautiful things.

A person in an orange shirt gazes pensively at the sunset over the Nile River, with a traditional sailboat in the foreground and modern buildings on the opposite bank.

Everyone has their own timing and journey with things, and to support the beautiful unfolding of that relative to each is the gift we can give each other.

A person stands next to an ancient stone wall inside a historical site in Egypt.

Like anyone, he discovered the pieces that resonated and those that didn’t in Egypt, and he went through his own transformative experiences that I feel will continue to unfold over the days and months.

Just like we all will go through from this trip.

A person walking toward a temple structure surrounded by rocky cliffs in a desert landscape.

He also got to understand how this experience can be curated to match those resonances and he puts that in my hands to create for any future explorations he would be open to join.

A couple takes a selfie by the water at sunset, with a boat in the background.

It’s exciting to see where the journey will take us.

A person standing on a stone wall in front of a historic castle with an Egyptian flag waving on top, under a clear blue sky.

And he also supports my own callings back to this ancient land when that takes place.

A couple smiling for a selfie with a night cityscape in the background, featuring lights and greenery.

This trip was one that had been presented to me/us, rather than one I would actively have put feelers out for…and in that way, felt divinely guided as a mission. I can conclude, in fact that is what unfolded because of the people that showed up. Alongside that, had I not been there I wouldn’t have met key people that will play into the upcoming days and years. One in particular has already ignited a change in the way I view myself and will be moving forward.

The entire journey was jam packed with richness all around and we definitely got time to also immerse in Egyptian life outside of the tourist areas and enjoy many meals all over the city.

And yet, breathing in the essence of this ancient land has still only been barely scratched.

A view of the Step Pyramid of Djoser with two camels resting in the foreground, and horses nearby, set against a desert landscape.

Each trip keeps increasing and deepening the breadth of experiences and still there’s so much more I’ve learned about and feel called to explore, as well as return to some of the key places for me in a different way.

I’m grateful for the connections that this trip brought together to unpack and anchor things in this life and also that will make future guided immersions possible and curated just the way my heart feels called.

A person standing in a doorway of an ancient Egyptian temple, surrounded by intricately carved hieroglyphics, with their arms outstretched and head tilted upward, embodying a moment of awe and connection to the historical site.

The interesting twist to saying that is I, and another one of my dear friends from the trip who was doing a lot of energy work with me, had both felt before going that there was the potential of this being her first and last trip, and perhaps closing things for me. However, we both walked away from the trip getting messages about the specific work we did together this time having concluded, and that there was different work ahead. Hence, our guidance was that there’s more to come both together, but also in individual ways and at different times.

A woman walking through an ancient Egyptian doorway, surrounded by hieroglyphics and intricate carvings.

That said, I’m also so grateful for the beautiful friendships that were nurtured because of the opportunity to get to know online connections in person. We instantly felt where the bonds ran deepest and where some bonds were only meant as a precise key point in time, on the map of star-crossing alignments for a greater good.

And it was such a gift to also meet and deepen the bond with Mody of course. Being together only reiterated our connection and demonstrated how family is recognized not by blood, but by the open heart you share with others. We trusted the connection the moment we communicated online close to almost three years ago, and it translated exactly as was felt, in the flesh. Dave also felt that instant bond with Mody and that connection was one of the main take-aways for him that he was grateful for.

Dave caught this sweet moment of Mody and me on our last evening before leaving Egypt, after we shared a little goodbye dance.

A joyful embrace between two friends, celebrating a special moment together against a scenic backdrop.

It was particularly fun to be able to visit Mody’s workplace and see all the raw stones and carvings in person. This also gave us opportunity to connect with Mody’s giant skull and dragon carvings – some of the largest of their kind in the world brought to life from Egyptian alabaster and temple stones.

A woman smiles while posing next to intricately carved alabaster sculptures in a workshop, showcasing several skull and animal designs.

A woman interacts with a vendor in a stone shop filled with various sculptures and carvings.

A woman holds a small rabbit sculpture while surrounded by various stone blocks in a construction setting.

His workplace hosts a resident pigeon’s home that they made for these sweethearts. The pigeons watch over Mody as he works and he and his workers care for them. Ahmed, one of the sweet souls I got to connect and nurture a bond with, who is guardian of these sweet pigeons, felt my connection to them and my role.

A woman holding baby birds in her hands, accompanied by a man smiling in the background. They are in a workshop with a rustic atmosphere.

He brought me over the two babies that they have been caring for and placed them in my hands. I was overwhelmed with love and showered them with energy and nurturing. They nestled into my hands and absorbed it all.

A woman holds two small birds in her hands, smiling happily while a man stands behind her, looking at the camera.

Speaking of animals – there are feral cats and dogs everywhere in Egypt and at the temple sites. We would always stop and share love with them all and they with us.

A black cat resting on a stone surface with a calm expression.

Some of our group would bring left overs from meals and feed the animals along our routes. One of the women who had been in Egypt back in February and was returning, connected deeply with one of the sickly dogs back then that had a giant heart pattern on his fur and through a very long process actually ended up adopting him. He became a part of her fur baby family back in the states.

A playful white dog being petted beside a table.

Check out who’s watching us girls while we seized the moment to enjoy a refreshment and snack to watch the sunset before the evening’s festivities began.

A woman and a man seated at an outdoor dining area under palm trees, with several tables set for a meal and a black cat nearby.

We encountered a lot of bats hanging out in sacred areas of temples and pyramids – adding their sonar frequencies to our sound healing – geckos on temple walls, great blue herons, egrets, a variety of other birds, fish, of course camels, horses, donkeys, cattle, and even mummified crocodiles.

The Nile is rich in many ways, as is the experience on the Mediterranean and Red Seas. I hope to immerse more in all of these.

A close-up image of a gecko resting on a marble surface, showcasing its detailed texture and coloration.

A display of ancient mummified crocodiles resting on a sandy surface in a museum setting, with visitors observing in the background.

A panoramic view of the Great Pyramid of Giza with camels and riders in the foreground, showcasing the desert landscape.

Outdoor dining area with a view of the water at sunset.

But back to Mody’s friends and business associates – they were a gift to us during the last week we spent in Egypt outside of the tour. They so generously gave of their time to drive and take care of us throughout our days with them and immediately became family for me.

Naser and Sayied became my brothers, just as Mody has been and now they always will be.

A woman is conversing with a man on the street, sharing a light moment.

Mody’s blood family also welcomed us as their own, hosting us graciously, nourishing both our bodies with great food and our souls with love, as this is the way for Egyptians.

A diverse group of people posing together in a cozy indoor setting with a chandelier, showcasing friendly smiles and warm interactions.

We are One family. Bonds that transcend time and space and speak to the heart of true compassion, kindness, and love.

A collage of four photos featuring two people at various settings: a sunset by the sea, on a boat with a cityscape background, at the beach, and in front of festive decorations.

I learned even more about Egyptians, being with Mody in these days and listening and feeling into the hearts of others I connected with, as well, on this trip. And I think others also had their perceptions shifted in the days spent immersing, especially when they truly listened with the heart to people’s experiences rooted in love.

An appreciation for each person’s differences and yet not seeing those differences is the Egyptian way.

A woman in a green hooded garment stands in a grand, open courtyard surrounded by ornate pillars and arches, with sunlight streaming in and a patterned red rug leading through the space.

There was so much deepening on both a human and spiritual level that I experienced – once again.

A woman with long dark hair gazes upwards in an ancient Egyptian temple, surrounded by historical artwork.

It’s always amazing how much more the heart can expand.

A woman draped in a light shawl stands between two ancient stone columns, showcasing hieroglyphs and carvings, in a sunlit archaeological site.

I welcome opportunities to crack it open wider – and that comes both through the bitter and sweet. The depths and contrasts to emotions as well as the experiences that take us on wild and even sometimes tumultuous rides is all part of the alchemy of love.

I’m always ready to embrace the depths of the journey.

A person standing in an ancient Egyptian temple corridor, dressed in a white flowing dress, surrounded by hieroglyph-covered walls.

I’m looking forward to how things continue to evolve, as it will take a little time to let the new energies settle and organically land.

Although I didn’t share everything about this sacred journey and the weeks of very deep work, I think you can feel how much was woven into the experiences and the photos help convey the energy that speaks louder than words.

A pyramid in Egypt with the sun shining brightly behind its peak, casting a warm glow over the surrounding sandy landscape.

And even though I didn’t write about it all, this is still a long share, as I just can’t see any other way around it – other than not sharing at all. But that isn’t my path.

As a bridge, I embrace the parts I can share, as a form of its own activation of remembrance.

A person with tattoos stands facing away, raising their arms towards the sky, with the Pyramids of Giza in the background.

Egypt is a homecoming for me…for many.

A woman in a flowing beige dress leans against a stone wall with a view of the sea in the background under a clear blue sky.

A window into ancient origins.

A person posing in front of the Sphinx and pyramid in Giza, Egypt, wearing a light scarf, with a sunny sky in the background.

A place that can open doorways within to much more than what we think we know.

A person standing at the entrance of a stone doorway leading to a dark staircase, wearing a light-colored flowing garment.

An access point to transcend reality as we think we know it and all linear timelines and dimensions to more than what lies in Egypt alone…the grains of sand whisper wisdom and divulge mysteries to the courageous hearts.

A person wearing a blue top and flowing pants stands in front of the pyramids in Egypt, playfully holding a blue shawl against the desert backdrop.

A portal to the heart of origins – Earth and Cosmos.

A person sitting on a chair in the foreground, with a view of the Great Pyramid of Giza in the background, bathed in soft sunlight.

Since being back there’s been a continuation of dimensional separation dropping and journeying through the cosmic gateways, (deep like the ocean and light as a feather, as a dear soul told me), like my experiences at certain sites of Egypt and in meditations there.

A person stands in a narrow stone passageway lined with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, showcasing intricate carvings on the walls.

This has been accompanied by animal encounters with deer, coyote, and hawk messengers making a point of connecting and acknowledging this expanded experience.

On yesterday’s New Moon I found a collection of raw smoky quartz and was visited by three does when I was guided to sit off-trail and discovered they were there grazing.

Two deer in a forest setting among trees and fallen logs.

The day we drove home from Egypt and were just down the road from our house, a beautiful, large coyote ran up to the sidewalk and peered at us with her soulful eyes piercing ours. A wonderful way to be greeted upon return. She is one of the resident coyotes who then showed up again the morning of the 16th just off our back deck in the forest, as you can see.

A coyote walking through snow-covered terrain, with a background of dry grass and rocks.

And the very next day, on a walk with our friends, another lovely coyote walked by the trail as we stopped to watch.

Hawk greeted us the first day’s hike back down to the lake, accompanied by mallard and my geese friends.

A brown duck standing among tall grasses near a body of water.

The evening before the last coyote sighting, our resident, guardian red tailed hawk greeted me back home just before sunset. He landed on the tree out back and sat there for several minutes connecting. My new camera is wonderful at capturing gorgeous images and crisp detailing when the light is right. Just look at him!

A close-up of a hawk perched on a tree trunk, showcasing its detailed feathers and sharp gaze.

Horus has been in my meditations a lot – no surprise there for me. He guides me daily.

A person stands next to a large ancient Egyptian statue of a falcon, with intricate hieroglyphs carved on a stone wall in the background. The individual is dressed in a white top and brown pants, appearing to interact with the statue.

And for now, that guidance will assist as the year winds down and we enjoy the rest of Autumn before officially welcoming in the onset of Winter that this early snow sent a preview of.

I’ll use the rest of October to get everything in order and caught up, then immerse fully in fresh energies the month of November. We have Dave’s mom visiting then, but a quieter rest of the month after that for my project immersions and curating plans for 2026.

We’ll be away in December and again in February – travels in a different vein that will aid my personal projects and new directions. And some other surprises in store.

I’ll share along the way, as inspired by collective energies and nudges of inspiration.

Until then, I have been guided to share a small group of new crystal cocreators who ask to be seen.

While in Egypt I was led to some very beautiful and powerful stones along my walks in and around temples, pyramids, and the desert landscapes. These include raw alabaster crystals, flint, golden mica quartz, quartz, and other unknown beauties carrying ancient energy. I also have with me beautiful colored desert glass from Nubia – these are similar material to Andaras, but charged with Nile River, Isis Temple, and Moon energies. I have a couple of small carvings from Mody I brought back as well – with a large group of carvings that will be shipped to me at a later date. But all of the pieces I just mentioned bringing back have been added to my Egyptian grid and are being used to charge current pieces that are being released at this time.

I will be adding a small group of crystal skulls by tomorrow 10/23. I shared a peak of a couple of them before heading out to Egypt on Instagram, as they were stating their connection to the energies of this power spot. Some people picked up on that and the giant master skull was called home.

If any call to you and you need assistance, please let me know. Details can be found tomorrow on the page link below.

Crystals & Crystal Skulls

Until then, and always, may your days be filled with love, peace, and wisdom.

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Nokan Inti Kani ~ I Am the Sun: Our Sacred Journey to Peru Through My Eyes – PART 2

Mar 30

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This is the second and concluding part to our sacred journey to Peru. If you’ve made it this far, thank you for joining the experience with us. If you’re just tuning in, you may want to check out Part 1 first to put this all into context. You can find it here:

Nokan Inti Kani ~ I Am the Sun: Our Sacred Journey to Peru Through My Eyes – PART 1

Day 6 – 3/16/15: Today we headed back for our second encounter with Machu Picchu, leaving in the morning and getting back before 1 pm. We started the day with a vigorous uphill hike on part of the Inca Trail from the city to Inti Punto (the Sun Gate or Sun Door). We started at 8500 elevation and worked our way up another 1500+ feet to just over 10,000 elevation. The Sun Gate connects with the Sun Temple in the city below creating a direct path the Sun’s rays align with during certain time periods in the year. The day started with some rain, but once we started the trail it stopped, supporting our climb. But this day was a mystical contrast to yesterday’s clear skies, with a lot of mist rolling in and out and covering much of the city at times – quite magickal! It was nice to get away from the people into an immersion of nature silence, and once again our timing was perfect having just a few people ascending with us, but of which two were connected to us. It was more jungle along the trail and we saw so many different things like large spiders, tons of butterfly varieties, birds, centipede, multitude of flowers (especially different orchids) and dense little jungle niches off the side. On the way, Aymey got a butterfly on her nose and at the top Christopher got one on his foot! All three of us were being greeted by our ancestors. The two that traveled up with us were an older Argentinian couple that didn’t really speak English, but were spiritually conscious. Along the way my camera stopped working and would continue to be as such on and off when it chose to for the rest of the journey. It felt connected with my energy amplifying and shifting. As we were getting close to the top suddenly these giant stunning butterflies appeared. They were iridescent white with iridescent blue underneath their wings…never seen anything so magickal. They would float by close, but never stopped for us to capture on film. They felt to be greeting us. And when we were able to see our destination – the Sun Gate Temple itself – a hummingbird appeared on a branch below it, sitting there peacefully as a symbol for us and in greeting – messenger of the Gods indeed and of the Cosmic and Etheric Essence. We first individually connected with the temple on our own. I was guided to stand center of the inner temple area facing out toward the valley below. I had so many visions, one after another come at me here, endlessly it seemed. First, a large being stood straddling both sides of the stone walls before me…very strong..huge…holding a staff and wearing a headdress. Seemed to be a guardian. Then, many beings – Gods/Goddesses, Priests/Priestesses appeared. One wore what seemed like metal armor all over including its headdress of silver and gold that made a bird, but it was alive. This live, metal bird being/God was so clear and I realized that it was not wearing armor at all, but in fact it WAS the metal bird. The Sun Star appeared at center so bright and brilliant coming into me and I remember the stones around me came alive into stone statues that moved…one as a Condor and another as a Puma/Jaguar. I was peering through me, but I was me from another time surrounded by these guardians and then the Condor was screeching and looked back at me and then I got on its back and we flew over the valley. Then I was back again to the Sun Star portal and ancient ones/beings were coming toward me from the portal that felt like a gateway. Then a large face appeared in it with outstretched hands that reached out to cradle my face in them, feeling welcoming and inviting, as well as honoring. Then I went into the Star Light and I open my eyes feeling no more visions to come. There is much more than I write in my visions, but these are what remain with me. I do remember getting the message “Shine”. After this I moved to the front ledge of the temple site to the left of Amaru. Aymey was to his right and Christopher joined in between them. The two Argentinians stood behind us. The woman behind me and the man behind Christopher. They joined us in our spiritual ceremony led by Amaru, chanting, sounding, flute…and as we did the mist that covered the city below us, parted and opened and then closed again when we were done. This happened also when I first got to the ledge and was singing with Amaru. We did a healing meditation for self, those dear to us, and the collective, and as we finished a large group of people were just arriving up on the top. Until then we had created a peaceful serenity. So, we knew the work was done, it was time to descend, and the opening had been created and supported once again for the work. On the way down Aymey and Christopher felt presences with us following us down. They channeled that it was a woman and her husband and child from long ago. She had been trapped energetically here and with our work and presence, had been released to be with her family. She was thanking us. She also shared with Aymey that they had all been waiting for the Three that arrive, led by a Shaman. I got major chills when I heard this, knowing the significance on a soul level. The large iridescent white and blue butterflies showed up on our descent down and once more right before we got on the bus to return. We all noted how no one else seemed to notice these butterflies or make mention of them at all, which was odd to us since they were so beautiful, and yet not surprising. Hearts and triangles/pyramids continued showing up for us. We saw many heart stones and on the way down from the temple I found an amazing OM symbol naturally created from some soft twig like material on a rock in front of me. You can see it clearly here. Signs were all around for those with eyes and hearts to see. The rain also gently started up once again as we were descending. Perfect for that cleansing freshness. We then made our way to the city to explore a few key areas Amaru had intended for us. We explored the Sun Temple with Royal rooms, Condor Temple, and cave temple areas that were very deep with energy. We also saw sacred baths used for purifying before ceremonies. It is then that I saw the triangle portal entrance that I mentioned seeing in my vision the other day, here in physical form. Apparently it invites into another dimension and has a hidden labyrinth underground where 2 men were lost in years back that were exploring it. The others with them came out running and they never found the men and felt it better to shut up the hole so no one else would be lost to what was beneath there. The Sun Temple had windows directly linked to the sun beam from the Sun Gate we’d come from and inside was an inner Sun Dial that represented the inner Sun/Illumination within us rather than the outer Sun Dial/Light we’d seen the day before. I found our visiting all of the Sun Temples this time for me, at Machu Picchu, to be like a full circle integration since the last time I was there we had journeyed down to the Moon Temple. We then returned to town and had lunch, did a little market exploring and got on our train back to Cusco. Both ways we enjoyed the Inca Tea of eucalyptus, coca, and mint – and as you can see, our cups to hold them in gave sentiment to our journey “A Mystic Experience.” One side note: I saw a lot of little poops all over Machu Picchu and had joked to Christopher they were from magickal rabbits. Well, in fact I was right, as Amaru said that they were in fact from Andean wild rabbits. 🙂 My bunny loves were making their mark and leaving trails in my journeys once again. They had even shown up in the form of juice names on a menu we came across near the beginning of our journey.

Day 7 – 3/17/15: Today we woke and after breakfast were off on our bus ride from Cusco to Puno and the Sacred Lake Region of the Incas, stopping along the way at sites of interest. We visited two museums, a Church like Sistine Chapel inside that was very ornate and to me, almost gaudy. But at the first museum with Ancient Lithic culture we saw an extraterrestrial skull that had been found. It was displayed next to a human skull. We also saw the elongated human skulls, as the ancient people used to try to mimic extraterrestrials they encountered and engaged with, seeing them as Gods and that this was the ideal form to emulate. You know the difference between human and extraterrestrial skulls because the human skulls have seven parts and extraterrestrial one has three parts. We also saw some very cool spiral symbols carved in rock and one that was exactly like the Tibetan Fire Serpent in Reiki. We explored Rajchi – Temple of Huiracocha – where we came upon more lovely flowers, a frog friend that had made a comfy home on a traveler we came across, and a large bumble bee on a yellow flower that foreshadowed a vision I would see later in symbolism from a ceremonial meditation. Then enjoyed a beautiful buffet we loaded up on overlooking amazing grounds with Alpaca in the foreground and waterfalls in the background. Then we ascended to the highest point of our journey at the plateau of 14,222 feet in elevation. This area is between the basin of Lake Titicaca and the Amazon. Lake Titicaca is at 12,500 feet – our next destination. We had to divert around Juliaca because of a demonstration going on that was closing off the roads and for precautions of safety was necessary to avoid. So this added an hour and a half to our full day drive, but beautiful landscapes and scenic views were abound. The demonstration was about people refusing to pay taxes to use roads the government decided to build that they didn’t want. They were also unhappy with polution of the river by mining companies, which they had so far been able to have one shut down with their efforts. Goes to show you the power of the people when they stand together in the truth of their sovereignty. Together we used our energy again when we hit a block at a different route the bus driver took and our path was open. We managed to cross a flooded area of the road safely too with our energetic focus. Adventures! We arrived in time to see the lights glistening on Lake Titicaca and settled in before a lovely dinner. Our hotel was The Royal Inn. 😉

Day 8 – 3/18/15: Got a good 8 hour sleep – first really so far – and after breakfast we journeyed to the local Puno market to purchase food for our picnic offering lunch and ceremony. Then we were off to the Dimensional Door & Forest – Amaru Muru. Aymey’s shoes had mirrored mine from my first trip to Machu Picchu, having the sole detach. And I too experienced this again on this trip. We purchased some glue to fix it when on the island. Last time I had it fixed on Machu Picchu and this time on Lake Titicaca. 🙂 We picked up bread, fruit, avocado, coconut water, coca leaves, matches, salt, tomatoes, oregano, ginger, lemons, flowers, water. The market was amazing in all its array of colors and variety of fruits and vegetables and everyone was so sweet. Then we were off to our sacred destination. The van seat in front of me had the image of a Dragon and Faery on it, which I thought was synchronous. When we arrived at the site it had been raining, but we waited in the van a few minutes and sent energy to it together and the sky opened and the rain stopped for the entire time we were there. We went to the Door/Dimensional Gateway and set up for our ceremony with crystal and sacred offering altar. On this journey I had been guided to only take my new giant Herkimer Diamond, which was part of every ceremony and acted as the central generator of the grids. It is a Record Keeper with many Rainbows and has some mirroring qualities to an Elestial, but is a powerful Herkimer. This was a very potent ceremony for me – one of my very favorite sites in Peru. On the first day I had shown Amaru this crystal and he asked its name. I said I hadn’t gotten it yet, but very shortly after that, her name came to me – Soriah. At Amaru Muru I told Amaru its name and he said the meaning of this was Mother of the Inner Light. When I looked it up I found that it is a celestial name having an Arabic origin that means “Bright Starlight – the Pleiades”. I also found this interesting meaning by Seven Reflections: Soriah. Amaru chanted and drummed as we meditated. First thing I saw was giant beings come to life from the stones. Some were Stone Beings and others Crystal Beings. They reminded me of the Stone Being in the NeverEnding Story. The Crystal Being had a head like a Crystal Shard like the Shard in the Dark Crystal. They were like Guardians to the portal but also welcoming us/me. Then a four pointed star creating a diamond effect appeared that was a portal in silver with pale yellow at the center in an oval shape. At first seemed like a crystal or stone, but upon further glance it was actually not dense but gaseous and swirling. Then a large Tibetan Magician emerged. This portal is very connected to Tibet, as is the energy of the site, even having a rock that is clearly a Buddha. All the rocks are naturally formed into beings and symbols – similar to Sedona in this way. But the Tibetan Magician I saw was ancient and came in very clear with very long white hair, beard, mustache, and brows, wearing an icy blue robe and taller hat with silvery adornments. He kept coming toward me and lingering in gaze. Seemed other beings came too, but can’t remember. Then saw myself in a robe and headdress – ancient – with hands up to the Light coming upon me. An elephant appeared with golden trunk, saw a starlight bright coming closer and hit me in the 3rd eye gently lodging. This day I was wearing my rabbit sweatshirt that said “Never underestimate the power of a woman with a rabbit” and has a white rabbit, and at the end of my visions a white rabbit in fact appeared. And then the Gateway showed up as a triangle of light with inner dimensions. After our meditation ceremony we each one by one went up to the three openings in the Doorway and invoked and received energies. We faced in and out, and did what ever came to us naturally to do. Interestingly, we all felt to do sound at the center main portal. This was huge for me and something deep, strong and with force came through me that felt ancient as I faced the Doorway. After, Amaru hugged us individually and I remember him being teared up when I approached him. Something activated strongly when I did this and we both felt it. So much so, when I returned to my seat supporting Christopher with his turn, I couldn’t stop shaking until he had also returned to join us. I shook uncontrollably and was breathing out with release. The only other time I can remember similar was in Egypt. Although this wasn’t as intense or long in duration, it was definitely a Kundalini activation just the same. Powerful! I was so ready to step into this. After our ceremony we climbed to a level place with a natural stone table and chairs where we would have our lunch offering. On the way here we stopped by a few local women selling offerings they had found. I purchased two stones that were Quartz with Calcite. We had an amazingly yummy lunch that was to be as a collective offering eating mindfully of those without and sharing the abundance with all. We then made large closed and open-faced sandwiches of fresh bread with tomato, avocado, ginger, salt, oregano, and lemon juice. YUMM! We finished off with grenadine as dessert and coconut water. Two hawks screeched overhead as we ate in reverence. We then went to another location at this site for our next closing ceremony working with all of the elements at a natural altar rock that had 10 small pools of water on it. One larger and the others smaller. The only thing I remember seeing was a large Cobra head and after we opened our eyes there were two heart clouds in the sky. One large one with a pyramid hole in the middle and the other smaller one with a spiral. At the end we offered the flowers we had picked up in the market and then we were each told to follow our guidance to take our 3 coca leaves we were holding to offer them at a sacred place any where that called to us. I was called to climb higher and so I did. I made my way up a steeper area and stood on a rock doing my own offering and intentions to the collective that I would in turn give to receive and the wind blew strong as I stood there. At the end I was moved to say “I’m ready to go”. Directly after I stepped off the rock I immediately noticed 2 Hawk feathers on the ground before me that I knew were offerings to me. And then two Hawks flew overhead. It was amazing. Another beautiful day with butterflies all around and two bright caterpillars. I held one butterfly with an injured wing to give it extra energy and life. After this powerful experience we enjoyed a lighter experience of laughter and joy at the Temple of Fertility where there are many mushroom stone sculptures (appearing like Phalluses) and one large Phallus sculpture at the center also encapsulating the female energy as well. We laughed so hard as we took funny photos. No one leaves this little temple without being tickled giddy. As we left we took a look at the items offered by the locals and I was surprised to meet a 17 year old girl here that shared my exact name in pronunciation and spelling, which is not a common name in Peru. So we took a photo together, and then we made our way back to town to explore the city streets/shops and enjoyed dinner before bed.

Day 9 – 3/19/15: This morning we traveled by Tuk Tuk – three-wheeled little mobiles that one guy powers by pedaling like a bike. We loaded our bags and ourselves and off we went to the harbor to catch our boat to Amantani Island, where we were serenaded by music Amaru joined in on to kick off our lake journey. Lake Titicaca means Puma of the Stones or Gray Puma. We first stopped at the Floating Islands (or Reed Islands) of the Uros people. We spent a lot of time immersing with them on one of the islands – Santa Maria – which was really fantastic. The people are passive and peaceful, fleeing from confrontations long ago to live a life of harmony. They basically work around the clock cultivating their life and their little islands, fixing them constantly from wear and tear of sun and the elements. Every two weeks they have to redo their homes. They relay reeds on their island anew as well. The islands float on roots of reeds bound together that act like corks. There are 87 islands total, each with up to 10 families per island. They have one president for the entire community and one president per island. The main president is elected and has a term of 3-4 years. The individual presidents have 1 year terms. So everyone gets a chance to run things. Everything is shared on the islands in responsibility and in abundance. Money is distributed equally, as well as food. Children are raised by all families. There are separate islands for schools and banks. They have some small boats with motors to get to Puno for trade, but otherwise they do everything on their islands. They also now have solar energy, which was gifted to them by an Asian businessman. They eat fish, fried bread, potatoes, and even the white part of the reeds. They boil water from the lake because it is clean enough and fresh with only a very tiny portion of salt in it. When we arrived, one woman took us each into their homes to share their lives. The woman who took Christopher and I in was named Marie – like me again. She also offered to dress us up in their local clothing, which we were excited to receive. In exchange for all the hospitality we purchased some of their handmade items and also gifted them the toys we had brought. I gave all of mine to the people on this island to distribute. The slinkies from Aymey were a hit and they loved my stuffed animals – one little girl got the purple dragon 🙂 We were there witnessing their normal daily routines…cooking, making their reed boats, etc. Their two sources of income are fish and tourism. The little girls were sweet – one pulling on my shirt to get my attention…another was playing with Aymey in her lap placing stickers on her skin. Amaru was overwhelmed with love and tears on the island, as he has such a reverence for these people and his roots and it was easy to understand, as we were all sad to leave. These people remind us of our ancient ways, who we really are at heart, and the simplicity and beauty of natural harmony at work, shared with Terra and each other. We left, sharing lots of hugs and kisses with everyone and then continued our boat ride to Amantani – the Island of Love. We had a long climb up to our home for the next two nights, but arrived at our beautiful accommodations greeted by the family that would care for us. We received an amazing spread of fresh veggies (corn, giant fava beans, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, and rice), guacamole, quinoa and veggie soup, bread and teas. Wow! It was a lot, but so good! We finished off with some papaya and then all went to our rooms to rest for a couple of hours before sunset. I was loving the high altitudes so felt invigorated. I was so grateful Amaru gifted me his usual room he gets when staying here, which was a large room overlooking the Lake with nearly 360 degree views. The room had a large front area perfect for ceremonies, which we would use the next day. I was so grateful. After our rest, Amaru, Christopher and I walked up the hill for the sunset. Aymey remained to rest, as the altitude was creating the need for adjustment for her. We watched the stars and sunset, focusing on the aura of the trees and Earth. Then returned for dinner of veggie soup and garlic bread with tea and conversation. Our days were full with communing and sharing. Amaru was grateful to have like-minded souls to be able to talk about everything with. The evening was filled with clear stars abound. I provided a short Reiki session to both Aymey and Christopher this evening to help them adjust with things they were experiencing either with altitude or a food eaten, and to help balance things more. Then nighty night time.

Day 10 – 3/20/15 Our Day of Assimilation and Comprehensive Preparation in the Path of the Light for the Equinox: I was happy to hear that both Aymey and Christopher were feeling better. The night was a wild one in terms of a major thunder, lightning and rain storm coming down. It was also the first night I remembered my dream clearly while here. Interesting that in Iceland and Peru, while I was dreaming a lot and sometimes vaguely remembered something, I wasn’t remembering clearly and extensively like I normally do until this night. I had an important and symbolic dream that the four of us were doing an initiation/activation ceremony, as we’ve been doing, but it was on a much larger scale – interestingly synchronous since this day we’d be engaging in our Equinox ceremony. We had a fifth person with us, however. We each had done our part, provided our key codes, and it was then time for this fifth person to do theirs. But they were hesitant and reluctant to do so. Finally he said, “OK,” and added his “key code” to the mix. He stated out loud a sequence of 6 numbers that activated the finalization. The very instant this took place, in conscious life a very loud thunder hit and the storm started that night, fully bringing all my awareness into awake state, although the experience was all seamless. As I talked to Amaru about this the next morning we realized that this fifth person represented humanity, or the collective. In my dream he appeared Asian (or a mixture of ethnicities), but he was like the fifth element needed to put into place things. Interestingly, I’ve been on other trips, including the 12/21/12 Bimini one, where humanity/the collective was not ready for some of what we were activating/opening. So we needed to wait for more alignment that would take more time. However, in my dream, humanity/the collective WAS ready. Although somewhat hesitant, did come through and met with us in partnership. This was huge in my opinion! And the storm activating directly after was potent indeed. Big stuff! In the morning I noticed one of my windows slightly opened, after I’d been awake a while. I’d closed all of them in the night and this one wasn’t open when I first woke up. So I went over to it and on the sill inside I find a folded up piece of paper with writing on it. The paper said “This way to open” with an arrow pointing to the right and then a heart with the word “thanks”. I asked around to everyone, but no one had left it on my window. Where it came from I can only imagine, but it felt connected to my dream somehow and was a message of some sort. I saved it in my journal. Was it pointing up the hill, as that’s where it was placed – pointing to our location of our last ceremony on the island to come? Or was it something beyond this trip in general? Hmmmm….The rain continued hard that morning, but we felt it was perfect and fine, as we had already made plans to have our Equinox/New SuperMoon/Total Solar Eclipse ceremony in my room overlooking Lake Titicaca. So after breakfast of yummy pancakes and fruit with Amaru’s special green tea mixture, we set up our very powerful altar grid and we each took our places at the four corners. This ceremony lasted until lunch and as you can imagine…once it was done, the skies opened to blue sunny light! Our ceremony was nothing short of amazing again and very powerful. I mostly just felt peace and expansiveness as Amaru lead the ceremony chanting, meditations, and then we all together created music and sound – Aymey and I had purchased rattles on the Floating Island – Christopher and I had also purchased flutes in Cusco. The only visions I remember were that of what to me was Pachamama symbolized in a large, voluptuous, Inca-looking ancient woman with animals around her, and then light and Cosmic beings. One of them held a diamond of light in its hand and placed it in my 3rd eye. Then at the end of the ceremony I remember seeing a giant gold ring with a giant gold bumblebee on it that was being presented to me. Amaru then presented the platform for me to share concluding and supportive words to everyone for our journey thus far and what to take away from all of it. At the end Amaru gifted us the ceremonial head pieces (that were his) he’d placed upon us for the ceremony – very special. And after, I presented Amaru with the Herkimer Diamond and Aqua Aura Quartz pendant that was mine, as a gift to him to wear in his special ceremonies. After we cleared out of the room, Christopher offered to do an energetic clearing for my cough with me. So we did that and then enjoyed lunch before we would head off to our sacred site on pilgrimage with sunny blue skies! The rain stopped, as our ceremony ended. Our pilgrimage took us around half the island to find a very special altar place no one knows of that isn’t local to the island. We walked through the terraced hills on the stone path and off-path when the water had covered the path. We also walked the pebbled beach, finding many symbolic stones. We were so absorbed we passed the altar, but knew it was perfect, as we found special things along the way. So we made our way back for a very powerful ceremony at the altar overlooking the Lake and a big initiation. I first initiated Christopher and Aymey with Reiki. Christopher received his Reiki 1. Amaru and I felt this to be important to link us all in the energy, since the rest of us were Reiki attuned, but also to raise vibrations to receive his initiation from Amaru after. I gave both Amaru and Aymey Reiki 3 initiation attunements, however, I was guided to initiate them with a special Cosmic activation that channeled through, which was very powerful, and something I haven’t done or gifted anyone before. I did Aymey first then Amaru later. Amaru placed a colored square cloth of 7×7 squares = 49 around my shoulders for this, like a little cape. After this, Amaru then initiated us with the Solar Path and taught us 3 symbols we were to memorize for now only, and receive energetically. They are imprinted within us, as the Reiki symbols are and I easily memorized them to this day. He will provide more thorough explanations to us in the days to come, but for now the activation was necessary and we have learned to use them already by what he briefly shared. The essence was most important, as always. This was all very powerful and connected us, as well as ignited something on a very large scale beyond us. As I was giving Amaru his initiation, Christopher buried a crystal grid in the ground that he had been guided to do that would link with another grid he buried in Arkansas to be part of the Earth grid. The next day I received that what we’d done and the grid he placed had all activated the Crystal that resides beneath Lake Titicaca. After our initiations, we walked back to our home, but it was sunset, so most of our walk was in the dark and starlight. It was definitely part of the initiation to use our inner light now and inner Sun to light the way and actually, the path was easier going back than coming, as a new path was created for us that we didn’t take before! We had a great dinner, and off to bed early, as we had a very early rising for our concluding island ceremony.

Day 11 – 3/21/15: We rose at 3:30 am this morning in the dark and starlight in order to ascend to our destination by sunrise for our ceremony of Solar Initiation. Throughout the night it rained even harder than the previous night, and when we woke we discovered hail piles all around, like mounds of ice pebbles everywhere. The weird thing is that the hail storm started right when I was dreaming something else this night that felt significant, yet this time I didn’t remember the dream like the previous night. We bundled up in our layers and were given heavy, thick ponchos to keep us warm for our hike up to the Temple of Pachatata. We climbed at least 1000 feet higher, taking us to 13,500+ feet elevation. Our intent was to connect with our inner Sun and give reverence to the Sun. We began our walk at 4:00 am after having tea to warm us. As we were reaching the temple, the Sun was rising and Amaru then set up for our ceremony with fire and inner visions. The light and Sun danced with us, creating amazing illuminations all around and within each of us (seen in the individual photos of us here) – at times engulfing us (as you can see in one photo where I appear like a Sunlit headless horseman). We each had sacred time with the fire, as Amaru blessed and activated along with our offerings. This was a very sacred and powerful experience, still giving me chills now to reflect and write about it, as the feelings flow through me. And we then concluded with music we played on our instruments, while we danced in celebration, which all brought out the Sun, as well as a Hawk that hovered intentfully right above and in front of us between us and the Sun as Amaru was concluding ceremony. A Puma paw glowed in the water ahead of us after our ceremony and the Sun glowed each time we invoked it. After, we descended for a delicious breakfast – everything looking so vibrant, freshly new, and beautiful, which this whole journey in fact had changed for us and how we see things. We packed up to get our boat back to Puno. We were all sad to leave our island home and sanctuary, and these gentle people. Our journey across the waters was mostly silent and inward, as we sat at the back of the boat receiving the Sun’s rays. We rested and integrated the journey thus far and I felt the Lake’s giant Crystal activated. We were feeling the sun inside and out. Upon arrival, we settled into our hotel, had lunch, shopped, and then packed before our dinner and a good night’s sleep.

Day 12 – 3/22/15: Our last day together began with breakfast and then off to our last sacred site to do a closing meditation, overlooking water at the Temple of Immortality – Sillustani. We did this individually and quietly within ourselves to give gratitude and honor, as well as celebration for the journey we shared, and the journey yet to come. I only felt peace within this time and no visions except a profile of a Hawk that turned into a Condor, but I communicated a lot from within my heart and out to all in reciprocation to all I’d received. After we completed our individual time, we joined together with Amaru and he initiated us in a diamond formation to channel the Cosmic Light. We were shown how to move the energy, again only needing to remember the basic essence of what we were experiencing and would receive further what we needed when the time unfolded divinely. I felt incredible heat through my core when doing this. Upon completion and a group hug, we always shared, we descended the temple grounds back to our van. Along the way I saw my first live rabbit – a wild Andean one that descends from ancient times. I was so moved by this symbolism and physical manifestation on our very last day, concluding our very last ceremony together, as rabbits are my magickal familiars. I knew Nestor was shining down upon me with her love and support, as well as that Joy and Cosmo had been with me all along…everything was in Divine order, was being supported, and was coming to full circle closure. All I had been guided to do was complete and honored. I was grateful both to all of my soul family that had supported this, but also to myself for embracing the call. This was very magickal and special to me and I captured photos of the rabbit that showed up. The path to and from this site was also lined with yellow flowers and represented to me the yellow brick road like in The Wizard of Oz, which Aymey also reiterated. It spoke to how we always search for the power or some outside source/wizard/magick, but all along we were the power/wizard/true magicians and could have and do all we needed and wanted at any time we recognize and embody that truth fully. That is the true magick. And that is one of the things I took away from this trip. Not needing anything external, but knowing I have all that I need within me. Interestingly, upon return home two of my crystal friends (the largest I have ever had) were also going away to their new home and mom – one of which was my giant Amethyst Rabbit. Again, everything is within us/me, and so the connections and magick are always there to experience when ever we want, regardless of what we think we have or don’t. We made our way to the airport and shared our “see you soons” rather than goodbye with Amaru, which still tugged at the heart, as we parted ways to take our flight back to Lima and he would take a bus to his home in Arequipa. We spent the rest of the day driven around in Lima to bide time until our late night flights back home, having lunch, exploring the beach and beach area, as well as the city center. It was Chistopher’s first Pacific ocean sunset and touching his feet in these powerful waters, so we had to capture that first moment indeed. Some card games and dinner saw us through our last hours and then it was I who left first this time (I had arrived last at onset) and I settled in on my flights for a good night’s rest until home. We know we will all be called again together for further work when the time aligns.

We had all been gifted protective, empowering bracelets with seeds from the Amazon Jungle from Oscar, our first driver who also greeted us upon arrival into Peru. These united our energy daily, as we wore them throughout our journey together and like with everything, but mostly our hearts, will deepen the continued connection.

It’s not goodbye. It’s simply until the next time…Not the end, but only the beginning.

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Nokan Inti Kani ~ I Am the Sun: Our Sacred Journey to Peru Through My Eyes – PART 1

Mar 30

Posted by Tania Marie's Blog

Wow, ain’t gonna cut it this time to convey the magnitude of our experience in Peru. LOL! What an incredible nearly two weeks we shared. This trip definitely goes on my top fav list of journeys, including my top powerful list as well. Woah! Not to mention it was SO different energetically from my first trip in Peru. You can’t compare, but definitely doing this twice really reflects the shifts and how much has evolved, including myself.

I return feeling even more connected to multi-dimensionality and with a deepened sense of inner peace and centered strength.

From onset to closure, it was jam packed with potency, magick, harmony, and love. All I knew when I was called to put together this journey, was that I needed to be there, the timing was auspiciously aligned and not to veer off from, and who ever was truly meant to show up would.

The rest I released to the Universe and the beauty of Divine unfolding.

And boy oh boy did things synchronize into perfection.

I was so moved to reunite with my Cosmic brother, Amaru after 7+ years and our reconnection was sweeter and deeper than ever.

I was also so grateful to reconnect with my beautiful and powerful soul sister Aymey and brother Christopher, which was a soul family celebration indeed when all four of us came together, not to mention a powerful reactivation of the powerful work we were continuing together…chills writing this now even.

Themes of the trip were activating and integrating our Cosmic essence with our human bodies, embodying the power and light of the Great Central Sun, remembering who we REALLY are and standing in that knowing and power so we can simultaneously support others through that example, opening and expanding our hearts deeper and wider to the unconditional love and gentle nurturing within us, transmutation, and courageous embracing to return to the natural harmony essence with all.

There was also the beautiful balance of deep spirituality and very, very light humor and humanness we enjoyed and experienced each day. Laughter, tears, playfulness and focused integrity, overwhelming grace and power…just exquisite.

Rebirthing was indeed mirrored again for this trip, as it was in Iceland. I also, personally, saw a lot of orange show up for me – it came through in what I was drawn to over and over, which included a raw orange Jade I picked up as a new friend (which just so happened to have the mirroring outline of Machu Picchu inside of it as you can see below -I got it at Machu Picchu too), as well as orange roses that were given to myself and Aymey during our journey by one of our amazing drivers and co-facilitators in Cusco, Paullo.

We experienced our ability to manifest what we desired and how our individual powers can be harnessed massively when brought together with others with heart-full intention. We saw this at work over and over each day, as we literally controlled the weather together (forecasts had shown rain throughout our time away, but in fact didn’t happen or did at the opportune times), crowds of people encountered, and every detail that would perfectly support what we each would need, as well as would be in support of the highest and greatest good collectively.

Everything was orchestrated from onset, in a way that would provide the right synergy for all of this, down to even creating who would actually show up in order to have what was needed take place – which is a story in and of itself.

I personally return feeling the most empowered and whole I have yet, and lighter – literally – as I lost another 4 pounds on top of the 5 I lost from Iceland. Woah!

And it definitely wasn’t for lack of eating, as I ate much more than I normally do at home, since I only have a smoothie for breakfast and don’t snack through the day.

But with all the fresh veggies, fruits, amazing pure fruit juice mixes each day, quinoa, and lots of potatoes (was craving these)…I was in vegan whole food, simplicity bliss.

I had also brought along some raw vegan snacks and goodies like kale chips, raw chocolate, raw macaroons, fig cookies, chocolate hemp seeds, raw vegan and vegan energy bars…

Not sure exactly physically where it all came off – kind of just all around – although I do look and feel different to myself, but I can definitely sense it and it feels like an energetic release has taken place at another deeper core level that is cleansing and letting go of everything with ease. It is incredible to compare my photos from my journey back in 2008 with now…what a change.

But this energetic release was evident also with something physically I have been experiencing.

Since the day of my return from Iceland I had a very deep lung cough that lingered since the 28th of February until my very first full day back from Peru – incredible! I haven’t had anything like that ever, in terms of such a long experience with something lasting nearly a month. I never get sick, but know that anything that shows up is a reflection of something on another level working itself out. These trips have been huge for me and this time period in my life is significant.

A little background: my lungs have always been my weakest link in my body, which always mirror things that aren’t good for me and how my body reacts to help cleanse it out. When I was a child, I wouldn’t really ever get sick except for my deep lung coughs where my lungs would fill with stuff that had to be coughed up and out, literally gagging me (gross I know). And since, my lungs react to anything that isn’t good for my body (allergies to food and things in the air like smoke of any kind, etc.) by creating the same experience of messaging my body with a deep cough that has to come up and out of my body, lasting for anywhere from a half an hour to a couple of hours until it’s all gone and my body is rid of it – like a protective barrier my immune system has, as well as a way to alert me.

However, I’ve also come into this life with a huge amount of past life grief to transmute, which has resided in my lungs and has been working itself out with my work. I also have very small lungs in comparison to most people and a smaller rib cage, as well as much more shallow breathing than what others experience, which is normal for me. Perhaps also part of why being at high elevations for me is very natural and easy without challenge. And recently I’ve learned that shallow breaths actually have a cosmic connection. 😉

Anyway, that all to share that having this pretty major lung experience between two very important and potent trips I was called to take, really felt to be symbolizing taking/breathing in life in a whole new way, which would call for a deepening release of anything remaining of that grief. As well as, embracing the changes on a life large scale I’ve been integrating – opening to what that involves and a new way of taking in and experiencing life, freely and filling up more space by being in full essence without hindrance.

So while I was coughing pretty badly since Iceland, as well as every day in Peru (although decreasing every day more and more), it all dissipated upon return. I had no other issues, nor felt bad in any way. There was just this cough that was letting go more and more, with less and less needing to come out. It was not something I didn’t need to do anything about except to embrace it and allow it to move through, supporting it energetically to do its thing…running its course while the integration/transmutation was taking place.

Just like with all things in our life we come up against, if we can just flow with it and not fight it, fear it, be angry at it…it WILL move through and bring you into the next experience awaiting on the other side.

My cough was an example of that, as literally the first full day I was back it completely disintegrated. And the day I traveled home, it was already dissipating nearly away and now poof! Buh bye! Amazing, yes? Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

But back to the fullness of our journey. The first incredible thing that took place, after the fact that the trip actually was energetically created, was the bringing together of soul alchemy in mirror of the experience to unfold.

To make a long story short, which won’t be possible in these journey shares, we went from being a group of 16 of us down to 4. Twelve people for one wild/odd/timely reason to another, all dropped out and/or cancelled leading up to the journey. So amazing! Much of this taking place not long before I went to Iceland, during my time away there, and upon return from there. Having done this enough times in terms of retreat, journeys, workshops, etc. seeing how everything works itself out like a collective chess game, I just sit back and watch the divine perfection and cosmic fun unfold. 🙂

I know where I’m meant to be and welcome others who know the same.

Since I was going on this journey regardless, I just marveled at who was going to show up alongside me and was so so grateful for who did.

And so we were four – two male and two female souls creating a most beautiful and connective family. Each so beautiful and powerful in their own way, but the four of us together was incredible to say the least. We were so in tune with each other, on the same page, in flow, supportive, and experiencing similar in different ways in our lives. It couldn’t have been more perfect. Another beautiful alignment was our shared birthday energies between three of us. I had just had my birthday, one was going to celebrate his in the middle of our journey, and one would be celebrating hers soon after our return!

The other interesting thing is that each of us had an integration of Female and Male energy within making us both sensitive Males and strong Females…not to mention we all were so in tune that we could understand one another and knew how to support, communicate, and flow with each other intuitively.

Had it not been the four of us only, we would not have been gifted the astounding things that we received, nor created what we did. Our journey was deeply intimate and because of the soul energy synergy we shared, we were able to visit places that were intuited by our group essence (including some new places I had not been to before), and were able to spend extended time emerged in the energies, as well as received initiations we otherwise wouldn’t have due to lack of time and different energy dynamics. The intimacy provided us all the things we each needed to give and receive. Blessed we were.

To say I love these three souls in human bodies is an understatement. And before I progress further with our experiences, I just want to extend my deepest, heart-felt gratitude and honor to each of them for courageously showing up, and bringing forth the vulnerability they each shared, as well as the power they embodied. I have no words to describe the magnitude of feeling I have for them, but I know that they know just what I mean.

What we experienced individually and together, was not isolated to merely us (nor to this one moment in time), but rippled out to the collective and amplified through the Cosmos and out from this sacred energy center we were at physically.

Nothing we do is “just” about us, and yet it’s not about needing to specify this is for me and this is for you….it simply all is that, simultaneously, within the presence of experience we consciously show up to embrace and consistently walk in the path of daily with each breath of expansive awareness.

I hope you find a piece of yourself in this journey I share. I can’t express enough how these journeys in the physical truly are life-changing. People simply don’t realize, I believe, what a trip like this can support. And each person on this journey manifested their way there magickally, just as anyone can do. I never accept something as impossible…perhaps not meant for someone or perhaps not aligned, but where there is the will and intent, there is the way.

We are all magickal beings living a magickal life, if we want to realize and embrace that truth.

Here’s my vision of this magickal journey we shared through my eyes and heart, shared with each of you.

Each of us had our own journey, which is not for me to share, honoring the privacy and sacredness of that. So this is my personal experience and how I saw things. It was all being experienced with all of you in mind and how what we do creates the possibility and potentials for everyone, as well as literally IS being experienced by all through us.

I wrote quite long journal entries for this journey (no surprise I’m sure lol!) – longer than usual – but given this trip was double Iceland’s time period I’m going to try to abbreviate just a bit – if that’s even possible as a Pisces with Mercury in Pisces loving to creatively express from the heart.

Another chronicle in store indeed, but it ended up about 4,000 words shorter than Iceland, so I did something different given this trip was twice as long. LOL! Hopefully the photos will help with capturing the essence, but I do want to share my visions in meditations and ceremonies, however, feeling it important this time. So this will add to the length, as well as perhaps draw you deeper into the experience with me and us.

However, being that this will be a long share with many photos (thank you to Aymey and Christopher for sharing some of theirs to add with mine), making it a very big post, I am going to share it in two parts so things upload more easily and don’t overload with the energy that’s potently packed in it. 😉

I find that writing and sharing these experiences are an integral part of the integrative process, not only cathartic in a way for me, but also brings things to full circle closure. Until I’ve put it all down and out there, it doesn’t feel fully complete.

So from my heart to yours, I share this with the Cosmic love that resides within all that I am and all that you are.

Day 1 – 3/11/15: Today was a very full travel day from Los Angeles to Lima, Peru starting at 4 am until 4:37 am the next day. I had an hour in between my connecting flights from Miami to Lima. But my LA flight was delayed for some silly reason (perfect in the eyes of Universal plans) and literally everything blocked me from getting to my next flight in a way I have never seen. Even the people on the flight ALL completely ignored the announcement to stay seated and allow all passengers at the back of plane with tight connections off first. I’ve never experienced people not listening to that before. Every single person got up and blocked the passage so that most of us all missed our flight connections. And even when I did get off and ran/sky trained to my gate, they had just closed and although an attendant asked them through the door if they’d let me on, they said no. So, indeed I was being rerouted energetically on timing to arrive. Who knows what I avoided, or what was being aligned, but one thing that worked out is that the hours I had in the airport provided me the time to work on a sacred tattoo design and complete it in totality. I normally don’t take work with me, but something said to do so and so this all worked out quite well and created a really amazing design my client was quite pleased with. The only down side was my arrival at 4:37 am in the morning rather than 9:57 pm in Lima, which meant literally settling into my room, showering, breakfast and off to our first journey immediately at 7 am. Despite not sleeping much on the plane, I was feeling refreshed and ready to go, knowing it was all perfect.

Day 2 – 3/12/15: This morning we gathered (Aymey, Christopher, and I) at breakfast and ignited the energy connections for our sacred journey together. At breakfast I shared the crystal gifts with each of them that I had intuited for them (and which we used in each ceremony along with all our sacred things – our grids kept growing from onset to end of our journey) and was also surprised at a lovely crystal gift I, too, received, which was a Golden Healer personally found in Arkansas by Christopher. I also later received an amazing cosmic heart from Aymey for my birthday. We constantly were gifting each other throughout the journey with gifts from the heart, which was such a sweet surprise to each of us to experience that kind of unconditional giving and receiving with so much mutual honor that likely we’ve mostly been accustomed to giving out more. I also got to reconnect with Amaru, our amazing Shaman and my dear, dear friend, which was very beautiful to give and receive hugs once again. I also gifted him a crystal. We got more connecting time on our 4 hour drive to our first sacred site – Caral. I had not visited Caral on my first journey to Peru, so this was a new experience for me. It was very expansive with many pyramids on the sacred grounds. Caral is the Highest Altar of the Oldest Civilization of the Americas. So it was perfect to begin the journey with this ancient energy igniting things. We did several meditations and ceremonies here. First, we stopped on the bridge over the river on our way to the site welcoming and opening to the energy. Each time we did, the wind would pick up and soar through. It was the beginning of our experiencing the power of our being in tune with and able to work with and control the elements with our heart-full intents. It also was mirroring of how the ancients and Cosmic ones were supporting and engaging in every aspect of this journey. They had been waiting for us. On the middle of the bridge where we stopped, which represented moving from one reality and world to another we were crossing into as we welcomed this journey, as well as reintegrating ancient parts of ourselves, I had my first vision of an Inca Warrior with large headdress standing on the other side of the bridge with his arm out extending a welcome to me/us. We then did another pause and tuning in, where this time I then saw what appeared more to be like an Inca God with huge headdress/crown of gold reminding me of Huiracocha/Wiracocha (Creator God/Cosmic God), sitting tall on a very tall, lean white horse on the other side of the bridge waiting for us and welcoming us. We then walked with intention along the path to the site. We found many old things on the path – petrified corn, pottery, part of a skull, feathers, shells – as we retraced our ancient heritage. We explored all of the grounds, including a circular area used for ceremony and Cosmic connection, similar to a Sun dial with Obelisk, and a fire altar, and above an entrance to an underground labyrinth where the spiral symbol was hidden. We were not allowed to do ceremony here, but Amaru was given permission to do a quick one to ignite things for us at the fire altar using our crystals we had all brought and other sacred things. While he did this, we tuned in and here I saw flames emerge and a white Dragon appear. On our way back we did a ceremony at the top of the hill overlooking the pyramids, valley, river, and feeling all the elements of wind/Air, river/Water, Earth, Sun/Fire, and Spirit. Again, this is not usually permitted, but even when a man came to inquire on us after we’d been in ceremony, he simply waved us on when Amaru told him what we were doing, aligned with our pure heart intent. Amaru created a grid with the things we’d found and our crystals, which we sat around in a half circle, and then led us in a special Cosmic initiation he does not do usually – very special. During this I saw a Native American Indian Chief with headdress and later learned that Christopher had this guide show up in his meditation providing his name of Red Cloud, I believe, who was then with him throughout. So we were seeing the same, as would continue to happen through the journey for us all. Amaru came around to each of us and we channeled the Gold Light of the Cosmos, as well as the Blue Light of the Earth and transmuted it all through our hearts, emanating the Green Gold Light. He inititated us each while playing his flute, chanting, doing symbols and had us join in with our first chant of “Nokan Inti Kani – I am the Sun”. We BECAME the Great Central Sun, to carry this energy with us always, during and beyond this journey. After, I gave Amaru a Reiki Initiation Attunement. He is already a Reiki Master of 18+ years, but he/we felt it important for him to receive this initiation for all that he would be facilitating for our journey, as well as to connect he and I with the combined energetic work we were doing and be a mutual exchange of giving and receiving. After the ceremony, Amaru gifted each of us some of the sacred pieces he used in the ceremony and told us something personal when doing so. I received a Chrysocolla Heart Stone (he said it was for the Healer that I am). During the ceremony he had also honored me with ceremonial knitted-ribbons around my neck (you can see in photo here to the right), feeling as an honoring to work alongside him. And Christopher and Aymey also received special pieces of a crystal and a crystal necklace. The Sun moved behind the clouds during ceremony and then out when we ignited the Sun within us. We then crossed back over the bridge, as a flock of sheep approached us and waited for us to let them pass. Right before this a huge flock of goats were making their way down to the river. Both very appropriate for this year of the Sheep/Goat that we’ve entered. After, we headed back to our hotel on our 4 hour drive.
We caught a beautiful first sunset together to kick of the journey, including a small rainbow portal in the clouds. I was in bed at 1 am and up at 4 am, for another early departure. Not much rest for the Cosmic adventurers!

Day 3 – 3/13/15: Today we were off to Cusco, hence our early morning to catch flights out – we were on 3 separate flights, although Aymey and I were together and manifested sitting next to each other through a whole fun exchange. Upon arrival to Cusco we all felt an immediate shift in energy – lightness, opening, uplifting. After settling into our beautiful hotel with amazing views and beautiful baths, we headed off to our first destination – Qoricancha Temple (Temple of the Golden Consciousness), which is a mission on old Inca ruins where now stands Santo Domingo Catholic Church. We explored the history and ancient energy here, receiving more insight to the evolvement of things. We then took a walk and had lunch at an amazing little place with a stunning view in the city square. After lunch we set off for Sacsayhuaman where we used our energy in synergy with each other and held off the impending dark clouds and rain, diverting them around and away from us. After our time here, the locals at the parking lot thanked Amaru, as they knew that we had moved the clouds and rain, knowing he is a Shaman and the work we were doing. This assists them because with rain they cannot sell their hand-made items. We explored here and then drove to another near location where there was a cool cave we all really connected with and spent a little time sitting in, tuning in. Back to hotel and before dinner I felt this evening was time for some special healing intentions and setting the tone of the journey for Christopher and Aymey’s intents, as well as my own. So we gathered in Aymey’s room that had a half circle/Moon large window space and table at it, perfect for our altar we created with all of our crystals and sacred things. We sat and talked for about an hour and a half about their intents, challenges, blocks, and deeper discussion of where things are energetically to really connect with it all before I did Reiki Healing Attunements for each of them. We also discussed that now is the time to release, transmute, and ignite as the powerful co-creating beings that we are. It was a very special, intimate, connective gathering that set the tone of our Magickal Triad that we were – creating a pyramid energy between us. At times it was the two females holding the base of the pyramid with the male energy at the point. And at other times, I felt our energies would shift into positioning each of us at the integrative point for what was needed, holding the energy of that space. Every piece integral to the other and supporting and receiving to and from each other. After our session we had a very nice dinner overlooking the city of Cusco and relaxed in our rooms for an early night of good sleep – my first! Triangles showed up much on this day as symbols everywhere and this would continue throughout the journey, mirroring the three of us and the energy of the three/pyramid that I discussed during our session. A great day really shifting energy in a lighter, opening way. This day was Friday the 13th. 🙂

Day 4 – 3/14/15: Today we made our way after breakfast to a very special site we all really connected with, and which I hadn’t been to on my first trip either, where we did an incredible long ceremony (ceremonies and meditations every day! weeee!). This site is in the Chinchero Region and went by several interchangeable names – the Magic Altar or “Willko Umo”, the Sacred Head, and then its secret name: “Qori Uma” meaning Golden Head. This place had such an ancient, alive, nurturing essence where all of the rocks were rich in life and the energy was infused with Faery essence especially amidst the waters trickling through and the mossy magick. Aymey and I both went off for a little nature bathroom break and saw a black butterfly together and then we returned for our first meditative exercise of seeing ourselves and aura through Amaru, as our mirror. This took us deep within. During this I had a vision of a figure wearing a huge golden headpiece and then realized it was a very large golden head of a dragon with spokes that made up the headpiece. The face of the figure became my own, wearing this golden dragon. Simultaneously a vision of a woman all in white floated through the valley in front of us with an ethereal, transparent robe flowing behind and the then the two images merged into a white ethereal, transparent Dragon flying through the valley. I learned after that Aymey saw a white Dragon too during this. I also saw many visions of what the area may have looked like in the past, including a triangle cave opening or portal with dimensions that was before me to enter (I later saw this opening at Machu Picchu and recognized what I’d seen). After this and tuning in a bit more…a very powerful place for Aymey here, we went on top of the Mother rock and did an incredible long ceremony with fire, drumming, flute, chanting, singing, and our own meditation supported by all of this. We had created a crystal and sacred altar grid again around the fire. I felt called for this one to place the ring I was wearing – my silver ring that says in Mayan “To Be Reborn”, which felt perfect for this, not realizing consciously what were going to activate. (If you remember, this was the only jewelry I took with me to Iceland, and once again here to Peru, along with 2 necklaces of Orange Kyanite/Flower of Life and Herkimer Diamond/Aqua Aura Quartz). The smoke at first came all at me and when I breathed in, it burned in my nasal passage and throat, which felt to be like transmutational fire that was assisting me, including the energy to move in my cough – cleansing, purifying…and ended up helping my cough to stop for the entire ceremony and for quite some time after. As always, we cleansed our aura with sacred oil and would hold 3 coca leaves in our left hand, as well as placed some of these on the left side of our mouth during the process. During this ceremony I saw what all seemed to be a place and time elsewhere – not Earth – or perhaps a New Earth. Many visions of light portals and light stars as gateways I would enter and become the light of each one after another. Light infused landscapes, not Earthly, for me to enter and embody. After our meditation we went to the upper top portion of the rock where Aymey, Christopher and myself all took turns holding the clay pot that held our fire – now smoke – in our left hand and Condor feathers in our right. I started off and we were each to embody the essence of the Magician, Master, Goddess/God, Leader, Light that we each were and to invoke and activate that in any way that we were moved to, acting from our inner guidance as who we were in totality and once were and always are, rather than the us we identify with only in this life. An experience of being in our true power to continue to walk in forever. “Being Reborn” was indeed a theme for today and this journey. After our beautiful ceremony we ate some amazing fruit Amaru had picked up at the market for us. We then visited Ollantaytambo – site with its ancestral Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Condor, and Altar of the Cosmic Waters where rain came for the first time, however, here it was perfect and like a purifying cleanse for what we had just experienced, as well as a nourishing and nurturing gift of renewal. We climbed the many steps up to receive activation and then descended to catch our train to Machu Picchu town – Aguas Calientes where we settled in, explored the market and had dinner.

Day 5 – 3/15/15: Today was Christopher’s birthday and what a way to celebrate by visiting Machu Picchu – the Crystal City – for the first time! Yay! Was so excited for him to experience this powerful time for his special day. We had perfect weather and no rain, with beautiful clear views of the sacred city and grounds all around. There were crowds of people, which is normal for here, but much, much less than when I had been here last time. This is because it was not a high season tourist time. I noted that much had changed since I was here back in over 7 years ago. Roped off areas, more rules and areas we were able to hike to on the mountain were now only accessible with in-advance specially purchased tickets months ahead. How things shift indeed. But, we always created our own sacred space, moving crowds energetically by will and it never being an issue. Upon our arrival a butterfly flew to us and directly came at me, literally kissing my lips with its fluttering wings, lingering there a bit. That was such a gift and blessing. And right after that, another butterfly came at me and circled around me. The night before I had been guided to purchase a very large butterfly pendant at the market with stones in all of the Chakra colors/energies. 😉 The butterfly was my first symbol that came to me in this life and represented my path when I began my conscious spiritual journey. This was amazing and butterflies continued to grace us with their presence, one by one later welcoming the rest of the group as well. This day I was also wearing my infinite love t-shirt (a heart with infinity symbol and wings) that has a Hunab Ku symbol on the back as well, along with my Cosmic Love sweatshirt. Amaru discussed how the butterfly kiss was an honor and recognition. I have also learned that butterflies represent ancestors that are returning. So this was very powerful. We hiked up to our first scenic overview where we did a meditation looking out over the sacred city. During this I saw a figure appear wearing a large bird headdress, but the bird was actually alive – seemed to be a small Phoenix. Then there was a procession of headdressed beings when a large Condor appeared over the entire city of Machu Picchu with wings spread and then seemed to turn into a Phoenix energetically with light and fire. A lot of light and bright star energy lit up the city from it and I took this in and embodied it once again, projecting it across the city and out to the Earth. Then a High Priestess/Magician showed up and I knew it was me, as I saw out from her, wearing a large headdress that was all light and gold. I/she turned into light that projected out and then ascended to the Cosmos. Then I sent out Golden Green Healing Light from my heart through the center of the city, beaming it out like a beacon across the globe, illuminating the Earth in healing Golden Green Light. During the meditation I also was holding my orange Jade I had also picked up the night before in the market. And when I came out of it, Christopher and Amaru said to sit still, as they were gently removing something from my hair. Apparently a tiny orange insect, that looked somewhat similar to a ladybug, but all orange, had been sitting on the crown of my hair/head. Amaru again said that when they land on you it means you are very blessed and honored. I was, as I know all of us were, feeling very blessed indeed. After our meditation we visited areas of the city, including the Pachamama stone altar and Sun Dial that Shirley Maclaine touches on in her book “Out on a Limb” – one of my first spiritual introductions along my path when I was 15/16 or so. Together, we moved the crowd of people at Pachamama altar so that we could get unobstructed views/photos, as you can see. It then started to rain, as we were leaving. After our descent from the mountain we had lunch outdoors (but under cover) in town serenaded by beautiful, live Peruvian music, as it rained. Then we shopped the market – the skies clearing of rain once again to support a beautiful rest of the day. After, we changed into our swimsuits and went to the hot springs for a couple hours before dinner, which was relaxing. Along the walk to the hot springs I captured many orbs in the night sky along the river. Then we enjoyed a very lovely dinner at a really nice restaurant to celebrate Christopher’s birthday. Our little family was deepening in connection, as our hearts expanded more and more each day. Oh how I love these souls.

What you’ve read so far concludes Part 1 and to bring the journey full circle you can visit Part 2 here:

Nokan Inti Kani ~ I Am the Sun: Our Sacred Journey to Peru Through My Eyes – PART 2

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A Faery In Iceland ~ Chronicles Of An Epic Birthday Journey & A Glimpse of This Magickal Realm

Mar 3

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I’ve returned and although am a bit “misfitted” with the reality I find myself in, it is also not a harsh experience, as I am also feeling very comfortable in my own skin in such a fluid and softened way – definitely in this world, but not of it. I know this will continue to balance out, as I integrate being back, but I also know that on some level things will not be the same again – for I am not the same person who left on Friday, February 20th.

I also know that it is not for me to morph back into the environment here, but rather will be holding/embodying this new energy that I bring and bridged from across the globe that will in fact create alchemy here, to help shift and make aligning adjustments as it seeps out.

As always, I keep a journey journal when I’m…well…journeying 🙂 and so what you will be reading is a chronicle of my experiences while immersed in Iceland’s energy, as well as some interesting facts that stood out to share about this beautiful country that is so new, fresh, and pure – holding the essence of renewal and rebirthing we are experiencing as a whole.

So, I do forewarn this will be a long share, as it is a journal of my experiences, things I learned about Iceland, and how it all was seen and felt through my eyes.

If you don’t like to read then you can just explore the photos, but it is an example of the kind of things available to us all to create where ever we are or where ever our courageous hearts lead us.

I don’t detail every little inner experience, process, shift, and expansion that took place, but perhaps through the images and feeling of my words it will come through nonetheless.

PLUS! If you ever find yourself drawn to explore Iceland, it will give you some ideas of what you can explore, not to mention some interesting info about this magickal land.

I know most people have only time to read brief things, but I share because it is who I am, and who ever wants to read it, or is meant to, will. I find writing to be a very powerful form of processing, integrating, and an outlet for creative energy. It is also a way to connect with, share, and transmit energy with others.

I was so grateful to be experiencing the enchantment of winter. I know many people asked or may have been thinking, “why would you want to go to Iceland in the winter?” Well, because for one, it truly has its own magick to appreciate that can’t be described – all seasons of life are to be honored for their gifts and value. There’s just this sense of cleansing and fresh clarity, as well as mystical and sparkly secrets around every corner. Two, it is the only time you can have the opportunity to see the Northern Lights, although is not guaranteed by Nature. 😉 Three, it was my birthday celebration that I felt guided to do in a very extraordinary way this year. And four, I actually do enjoy the winter. Although I get cold very easily, I’ve learned how to layer up, I find the snow enchanting, I’m a winter baby, and there is beauty in the symbolism of winter hope, renewal, and fortitude that is powerful. I never run from the challenges and in doing so, end up integrating the gifts.

My friend Kate Magic had told me about how wonderful the people were and I concur completely. Iceland, herself, is quite an extraordinary place where everything is so simple, peaceful, and with an essence of innocence you don’t much experience. Not to mention is a dimensional doorway to the Other World, the Elemental Realm and Beyond.

I felt myself both evolve and mature on a level that felt so natural and grounded, really knowing and embodying more of who I am in such a gently relaxed way.

And there were several themes taking place during the week including rebirth, activation, genuine empowerment, greater clarity and solidity, harmony, duality merging, fearlessness, timelessness, lightness (I literally lost 5+ pounds – which is a lot for a wee Faery – and have been experiencing a natural physical cleansing/detoxing upon return), connection, and magick.

Iceland is the land of fire and ice, and I definitely felt those energies surging through me both in the physical and spiritual sense.

The only piece of jewelry I was guided to bring and wear while in Iceland just so happened to be a Mayan-inspired ring I had engraved about 10 or so years ago. Go figure!! Mayan in Iceland..well that isn’t too far from the truth. 😉

The ring is a very wide silver band with the Mayan phrase ká a yaán tah, meaning “to be reborn” etched around the outside.

And there definitely feels to have been a sort of rebirthing that was taking place leading up to and during this journey. During my time wearing it in the geothermal hot springs it was continually shifting and changing color because of the sulfur – mirroring my transformations I was recalibrating within. At times looking copper with touches of blue emerging. But then it would morph again and upon returning home it is all back to silver, except the center area where the engraving is, is slightly copper still, which symbolizes to me the change has rooted within me and will now be carried forth in a new way.

I can’t tell you how I looked forward to this week to myself. And I can’t tell you how piled on everything was right until before leaving. I was astounded at how I managed to do EVERYTHING I intended before I left, AND still got to bed at 10 pm, giving me a good 7 hour sleep night before traveling. Unheard of, in my land that is. It has happened on occasions counted by fewer fingers than I have on one hand…in my lifetime. 🙂

But magick was afoot. The Elven enchantment had already reached its hand across the globe to me and pulled me on through to the Otherworld Realm with ease.

I didn’t know how I was going to leave my little ones, especially Cosmo. Joy has become accustomed to my travels and tuning in with me, so I did prepare Cosmo and told him how he too could be with me. And he was since I left, including his sweet smell lingering on my hands the first half of my journey abroad, as I bathed and cuddled him bunches before leaving.

And everything on my first travel day, went like clock-work. I sent energy to have all connections, transfers, and excursions link up, as if one was late, it would throw everything off. And what do you know?…everything was either on time, or early and perfectly synchronized.

2/20 Friday: Upon arrival in Seattle, my Gate to Iceland was #11 – mmmhmmm and I was on a mission to read my entire book “The Last Unicorn”. For some reason it felt important. I’d actually started into it several weeks back, but had only read about 40 pages. The other nearly 260 I felt needed to be done before getting to Iceland. Coincidentally, I was also wearing a Unicorn sweater with the word “Imagination” on it to begin the day. It got wet when I was bathing Cosmo, so it then switched to a white sweater with a dove that said “Peace on Earth”.

The day before my leaving I got my hair trimmed and styled with new bangs I didn’t have. I needed change. I wanted change. And I had been feeling the full on bangs coming for a while. All part of the “rebirthing” new energy.

And birthday energy was abound, not just being that this trip celebrated and would be over my birthday, but my birthday numbers were always showing up throughout my time away: 2/26…2:26…226…26. Even my airplane seat to Iceland was 26A and returning it was 26F. And on every single flight (all 4 going and returning)…nobody sat in the middle seat between myself and the other person, leaving it quite comfy and energetically spacious.

2/21 Saturday: I arrived on Saturday 2/21 in Iceland at 6:50 am being welcomed by 6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Fahrenheit) weather, a super easy breezy airport to get through (without customs forms, crazy inspections, lines, or questioning) and baggage awaiting me as soon as I got to baggage claim.

I only rested/slept on and off for maybe 3 hours and on my day went, as once I arrived and got transferred to the apartment I was renting, I had just enough time to settle in, shower, change, and meet my next transfer to the Blue Lagoon.

I purposefully set this up as my first day so that I could unwind and relax, ground myself and immerse in the natural energy of Iceland, and literally do nothing but soak in the geothermal pools, saunas, pampering, and gourmet food. What a change for me! A week all about me and nurturing my every whim.

I’d heard the Blue Lagoon was a must visit and that it is considered one of the 25 Wonders of the World.

So, although it is a bit more touristy, I felt this first trip to Iceland would be both about exploring/seeing the main highlights, while also soaking up a little local color once my magickal Faery friend, Kate Magic, arrived to join me at the tail end of my journey. I wanted to make sure to see the things I wouldn’t have to see again, so a next trip could be about a different kind of exploration.

But I still wanted to make sure to choose the right things for the right days that felt aligned, as there are many things to choose from to do in Iceland.

It seemed I picked the best of both worlds, and even the apartment I rented through Airbnb, ended up being RIGHT where the company I booked my excursions through was able to pick me up next door to where I was staying, which made things REALLY convenient and without having to walk all over with luggage or whatever.

I also happened to love the street address of the place “55”, which is my favorite number doubled for double the fun of “bring on the change baby!”

Anyway, my first day was lovely and I so enjoyed going it alone. On the way to catch the second bus we passed by an area in town where a little lake had frozen over, but one end had some water and there in the water were like 75+ giant white swans mixed in with some geese. WHAT A SIGHT!!

I had never seen such a huge flock of swans in my life and I told myself that at some point I would go walk to it and immerse in their energy (which I did on my last day).

The driver told me I was lucky, as the day I arrived it was the best winter weather they’d had in years and before this it was snowy, cloudy, wet. But this first day was clear and brisk. A lovely day for the Blue Lagoon indeed. I was told the night before that the people had seen the Northern Lights, but unfortunately this night was not good viewing, so my trip was cancelled. I knew it meant there’d be a better night and that I was meant to catch some much needed zzzzzzz’s, as otherwise I’d get hardly any in 3 days, since the Northern Lights trip is an all-nighter.

Elves and Faeries already looking after me…patience they say…patience.

Just as we were about to embark on the bus ride over to the Blue Lagoon this woman with really odd and brash energy came onto the bus. There were many seats open, but she insisted to tell me to move my bag so she could sit next to me. I just politely moved it to my lap and said, “sure” without any of my energy shifting in reaction to hers (I was in peace and calm and would remain so throughout this trip), although thought it odd she “had” to sit there.

Well, something happened because about three minutes later, after she’d given the driver her info and time she wanted to be picked up at the end of the day, she suddenly got up right before he was about to close the doors for us to go, and said to him, “I don’t want to go anymore. I just don’t want to go.” And off the bus she walked, down the street, and disappeared. VERY interesting and yet not surprising giving the energy I was holding and reflecting. 😉

And so off we went to the Blue Lagoon where I did enjoy the pools, sauna, steam rooms, waterfall, put the white silica mud on my body, and sat at my own table in the more upscale LAVA Restaurant enjoying my amazing two course lunch and green tea before heading into the beckoning warm waters.

The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal spa that is definitely an experience worth visiting and it’s nice if you aren’t rushed and can just take it at your own pace, as I did.

I was there from 12 – 5 and that seemed perfect to me without feeling I had to hurry to make it somewhere, as some people book it in between their excursion or with a short time before catching a flight out.

But on my way out I ended up meeting two other solo travelers. One, a young man Kevin from France exploring Iceland for his first time (my mom is half French/born in France). And then later a young woman (I didn’t catch her name, as we were briefer) that was also exploring Iceland for her first time as her birthday trip too! Her birthday was just a few days before mine. Very cool to “stumble” upon these two quite NOT arbitrarily.

Fun, fun! I also didn’t happen to mind the sweet Icelandic waitress who asked me how old I was in the restaurant when I shared I was there for my birthday, nearly losing her eyes out of her socket when I told her I was turning 42. She proceeded to ask if I spend a lot of time in the sun (which I do) and what I do to not have wrinkles and if I’d spent a lot of time visiting the Blue Lagoon on travels since people come there to rejuvenate and reverse the aging process with the mud, algae, and the waters. It was VERY sweet and cute and I was actually quite shy over it having her eye me so much, as she looked me over.

I thought to myself…just stoking that Faery fire consistently…hehe 😉 And this shock at my age continued throughout the journey, as well as the surprise I was traveling and celebrating my birthday on my own, although everyone then thought it was very cool, wishing they also had the courage to do that.

2/22 Sunday: Then, as all things are fleeting and ever-changing, I woke up the next morning after a wonderful 10+ hour sleep, to snow that had fallen in the night. This also created a very wind chilled, cloudy day and although I was up at 8am, sunrise isn’t until 8:45 – 9 am, so it was quite a contrasting morning to the bright beauty of yesterday’s Blue Lagoon.

That said, it was lovely to wake to snow when the sun rose. And due to the weather, my excursion was cancelled. Rather than get upset about it, I knew there had to be a plan in action. Part of it, I felt was to get some relaxing in and to also sink my energy a bit deeper into actually being here before setting off to explore other realms. I found myself so calm, unaffected by anything, and any nervousness or anxiety I could have or might have gotten in the past, was non-existent.

And of course I was able to reschedule and shift around my remaining days, so I could still get everything in that I wanted. When you just allow, things fall into place without the stress and anxiety.

But I did wait outside for nearly an hour for my bus in the cold, as they were so backed up in contacting everyone about the change, they hadn’t yet had chance to tell me. I got a hold of them on the phone finally though. Standing outside gave me a chance to see how my 6 layers of tops and 2 layers of bottoms would keep me warm for the day ahead. And it worked like a charm. It also showed me how easy it is to shift and flow with change, without getting worried, just accepting and allowing what is, to just be.

So after finding out the change of plan, I decided to have a quiet, close-to-town day to explore a bit. I looked at a few things online and mapped them out and off I went. First stop was the local grocery store, just 3 minutes walk away. I explored the food and picked up some apples, grapes, blueberries, and figs. Then dropped them home and went back out walking Laugavegur where all of the shops, galleries, and restaurants are.

It was quite the gift to have such a well-situated apartment just minutes from literally everything.

After I walked for a bit, as I’m not much of a shopper, I then walked down a bit further along the water and stopped in at a little hidden spot – Kex Hostel. I’d read in Helga’s notes (the woman I rented the apartment from) that this was one of the out-of-the-way places you could get a tea or coffee and look out at the water.

It would sort of be missed if you weren’t looking for it and the door was locked to get in. Not knowing how things worked with the buzzer, I just waited a minute and people came out, which allowed me access in. I went up the stairs and found it to be such a quaint, cozy, welcoming, community setting with a lot of eclectic antique decor and tons of lounge space to hang out, a bar to order food and drink at, and yes a table overlooking the water for me.

I asked the bar tender if they had anything vegan when he showed me the menu and he asked the cook, whom was happy to make one of the items from the dinner menu – vegetarian he’d easily just exclude the cheese from for me. And it ended up being a really good salad over grilled zucchini with an amazing spicy vinaigrette-like sauce and toasted pine nuts. I ordered a raspberry ginseng tea along with it and sat to eat and write in my journal, at my little shared table with another young woman, overlooking the ocean. It was fun to sit there enjoying the people coming in and out and keeping warm, as the wind was picking up outside.

While I was eating I quickly scanned the room and nearly fell over at the things, one by one, that caught my eye. First there was a large column wall in the center with letters all over it that people can spell things out on and immediately the first two things I saw were “love” and Happy Birthday!”

Then I looked to the left and my eyes found a giant rabbit sitting on the top of the book shelves. Directly after that my eyes scanned a little down to the left and in the forefront and on a side shelf table I found an old tattered, large ticket stub with large black numbers “226” – my birthday numbers again. 🙂

It was amazing how it was like connect-a-dot, my eyes going from one to the next, to the next, without anything else in between.

I knew I was where I was supposed to be and being watched over, although I have to say I felt moreso like I was in my own time bubble on this trip. Even though I interact now and then, those things feel very deliberate and I move quickly in and out to do so.

I learned while sitting there exploring some info about Iceland, that water is its finest drink and is free. I found this very true, as the water has a flawless taste of mountain brook. It can be streamed straight from the tap and is among the cleanest in the world. I’d been drinking and putting the cold water in my bottle each day from the apartment tap, which Helga had mentioned to do and it was amazing.

I also learned about Iceland having the highest ratio of swimming pools per human in the world. It is a public activity that is fundamental to Icelandic culture and because the country has an abundance of geothermal energy, for a modest price people can swim outdoors all year.

There are baths and pools all over and in the first two days of being here I’ve already been to one each day (and by the end of the trip, I’d been to one every day of 5 days out of the 6 full days I was there – lots of healing/relaxing action going on!!)

Which brings me to what I did next after my meal and break at Kex Hostel.

I walked up to Sundhollin, which is the oldest (built in 1937) pool in Reykjavik. It is also the only indoor pool, but does have outdoor jacuzzis – all natural hot spring water. This place is popular with the locals and has a certain level of authenticity because of that (not touristy at all). Of course it is only 3 minutes walk from my apartment too. So I stopped in to relax and get warm, while experiencing this in contrast to the more touristy Blue Lagoon.

Just under $5 gets you in for the day and another about $4 for towel rental if you don’t have one. I hung out for about 3 hours. You have to always cleanse yourself in the showers before entering the pools anywhere and then off you go. I spent most of my time in the hottest jacuzzi up on the roof and then a bit in the pool inside, downstairs, and in the steam room up on top. It was really fun and quite the contrast to be in the frigid wind with little snowflake flurries wizzing past and at my face and settling on me, while I soaked in the hot water. I enjoyed keeping my upper body from chest up, out in the cold and the rest of me in the hot water – the contrast was perfect in my opinion, as I happen not to like being immersed in hot water for long up to my neck.

What I realized in these first two days is that me and my tattooed dark skin are quite the spectacle causing many an eye to stare at the baths, which is kind of an interesting experience, as for me it’s just who I am and I don’t think anything of it. They were not odd stares, but intrigued ones and as if they’d not seen anything like it before. So there was definitely a cool energetic infusion taking place from the energy of my tattoos, as they connected to each person and imparted a vibrational activation to each.

And it was my tattoos that struck up a conversation with a guy who had just moved to Iceland in November from Northern Italy, near Milan. He is an artist and does a lot of drawing and asked if I knew any Iceland tattoo artists, as he was trying to show them his work – drawings he does that, in his own words are “magical, spiritual, and mythological”. Hmmmm, sound familiar?

Of all the people to talk to, here is this guy who came to Iceland to pursue his drawing and art (he told me of another project as well) and was able to get a good job working prep and cooking in a kitchen while he works on and supports his passion of art – a style like tattoo work (and the work I wear on my body he says) that he’s trying to get out there.

As he left (it was his only day off – go figure) I told him to keep believing and that things would open up for him. He said, “thank you” and “thank you for being here today”. I could tell that these were the exact words he needed to hear to help fuel his fire and our meeting was an alignment synchronously created just for that.

After I dried off and got back on my 6 layers, I made my way over to Glo, a vegan, raw, and vegetarian restaurant chain with now 5 restaurants in Iceland (they recently opened the new and large 5th). I went to the one close to my apartment of course, since I could walk there easily in 5 minutes. There was a line to order, but I immediately knew what I wanted – they have about 5 things on the menu choice, then you get to choose 3 of like 10 salads to go with it, and of course I got a dessert.

I ordered the raw vegan coconut curry soup – amazing!! that came with awesome raw vegan bread – mmmmm! and picked some kind of rosemary potatoes, an orange, fennel, yam salad, and a cauliflower, chickpea, eggplant, caper salad. All was great. I finished it off with a piece of raw vegan Snicker’s pie. Wow! I was stuffed, but warm from the inside out for my walk back and cozy time in bed before a big day ahead.

2/23 Monday: This was a very full day’s experience and truly one of my favorites. I went on an 11 hour excursion to the South Coast and continued immediately on a Northern Lights expedition directly after for another 7 hours. Sounds incredibly exhausting and dragging, but as mentioned, timelessness seemed to be a theme here. Everything seemed to move so fast. What seemed like an hour or two was actually 6 or 7. It was incredible how rich each moment was and yet it all flew by.

But this excursion was really special. It journeyed to two waterfalls, an indoor and outdoor museum, the coastal village of Vik (southern-most village in Iceland with population of 300), two black and beaches, Dyrholaey (a naturally formed rock arch), dramatic basalt stacks of Reynisdrangar, and a farmhouse where one of the volcano eruptions had struck just several years ago. So it was an early day starting at 8 am and a very late night. I did not get back until about 3:30 am and wasn’t in bed until about 4 am. Given I woke at 6 am, it was a nearly 24 hour day.

A little Iceland background: Iceland has a population of just under 330,000 people, but is growing fast, as in 1900 there was just over only 5000 people. Reykjavik means Bay of Smoke or Smokey Bay. It is named by a Viking who when he saw the area while arriving from boat, saw what he thought to be smoke from fire. In actuality the smoke was steam from all of the geothermal activity.

There are not many trees in Iceland and those that ARE around are not very tall. 25% of Iceland used to be covered with woods, but now only about 1.5% is. This is because when the Vikings arrived, they needed wood to build and so basically all the trees disappeared and were destroyed, which also affected the winters causing them to become longer too. Reforesting efforts have taken place to cultivate the original Icelandic trees and trees were brought in from Alaska and Siberia as well.

Life in a volcanic country is unique. Every 1 – 5 years there is volcanic eruptions that happen. And earthquakes are a daily experience. There is a lot of natural hot water and geothermal activity, so this enables the people to be able to heat pavement, driveways, and pools. There are many geothermal spas and even a warm beach where they have been able to heat the water. Swimming and baths are an important and natural part of Icelandic life. And the cold water is so pure – some of the cleanest in the world – you can drink it right from the tap, as I mentioned and have been doing. Water is abundant and provided free everywhere. And it truly is wonderful tasting and silky. I noticed my hair being so smooth and shiny after washing without use of conditioner (which I never use anyway).

One day I just remember this sense of clean purity that washed over me being in Iceland and it wasn’t just about the water 😉

Grain is imported, and most of all of the fruit is too. Meat and dairy is hardly ever imported, as they produce that themselves abundantly. While I’m not a supporter of eating meat and dairy myself, I am happy to see that the animals in Iceland are not farm factory raised and are out grazing the lovely fields freely. Blueberries, black currants, strawberries, and crow berries are found locally. Most vegetables are grown in Iceland too, except in the winter they import some. But they have many greenhouses to assist with growing in the harsher cold temperatures, which I enjoyed seeing by day and evening, all lit up.

There are barley fields all around because of one farmer. He was determined and tried growing them and it worked. And after watching him, other farmers then too began to grow it themselves when they learned. This farmer is now trying wheat so we’ll see how it goes and if it too catches on with everyone once he learns the ins and outs.

Names of things in Iceland all mean something. Skogafoss Waterfall (which we were heading to) means “the forest”. It is said that a hidden treasure lies beneath the falls, buried by the Vikings. Vikings believed when they died they would come back and fetch the treasure. Before the Vikings, there were few Irish monks that lived in Iceland and my friend Kate later in the week shared that the Vikings would pick up Irish women on the way to Iceland so this is where a mix of the Irish warmth and values merges with the Viking determination, adventure, and fortitude of the people.

As I was listening to all of this information on the drive, I turned to the left and my eye caught the numbers on the dashboard. I’m not sure what the reading was for, but when I looked it read 22.6 in red glows….again my birthday showing up.

It wasn’t long after this, by our first stop, that I met Fey and Chris. We became a threesome of faery and elf energy for the 11 hours. Fey came from Malaysia and Chris from Boston. Both of them were so light and full of twinkly energy. Fey’s name itself was such a giveaway to that – pronounced just like Fae. He was really a path maker, as he would always forge the path no one was following. Chris was simply sweet and joyous with his jovial face and kind heartedness. We all had very independent, walk (skip or fly)-to-the-beat-of-our-own-drum, explorative energy. So it made the day fun.

We first visited a museum that both had artifacts inside to explore, as well as some old dwellings outside. The history of Iceland is young, so things do not go back that far, although the land itself is richly invigorated with many a story and energetic imprint to impart.

There were some interesting things at the museum…one of which was a small lamb that had two heads and three eyes. It was quite odd, but also quite interesting, as the 3^rd eye was exactly dead center of the third eye. It seemed quite symbolic of this integrative, innocent energy that intuits from that sacred feminine connection.

We then explored, as mentioned, two black sand beaches where there were crazy waves and currents. We were warned not to go too close to the water, as it would immediately sweep us away and off to Antarctica because that’s where the current flows.

They were not kidding, as those waves were wild and one moment they weren’t on the shore and the next they were. They had a lot of accidents happen and not so happy endings, which is where the warnings came from.

There were very cool basalt formations like steps you could climb and sit on, very cool large rock formations and tumbled pebbles along the black sand beach.

I found one stone that reminded me of the Faery Stones, with etched designs in it that came home with me.

I also came upon a heart rock on the beach, as well as three perfect white feathers, all the same size, that were naturally connected at the bottom. I thought 3 to be interesting to find, since by birth I’m a number 3 and 3 is also about integration and creative abundance energy. The number 3 showed up again several times later, including the auroral activity level on a special night and the number of the bus I road then too.

This day was quite windy, but not the storms like the day before. Yet, when we would visit the waterfalls it always felt like they called up the air element power, as the wind would rage through and felt to come off of the falls and just surge through the body making them feel like these forces – gods and goddesses and a bridge between otherworlds one could enter if they uncovered the key.

Between that and their watery mist, and any precipitation in the air, it was always quite powerful and frigid, but in this incredibly invigorating and revitalizing way. Not to mention, each waterfall was totally enchanted and you could just hear the magick singing and sparkling from them, creating chills throughout your body of immense and overwhelming beauty.

We also explored a glacier, which was absolutely amazing too. I’d seen quite a few of these in Alaska, but this one had its own energy and was a lovely pale blue. The walk up by the glacial lake was stunning and the glacier itself was awe-inspiring. There was a lot of similarities to things here in Iceland, as in Alaska. Some of the differences being an energetic thing, as well as the volcanic energy and geothermal hot springs, but in general also a lightness vibrationally.

And we also visited a farmhouse that had been in the eye of Eyja Fjalla Jokull’s path when she erupted in 2010. This was an ash eruption that followed a lava eruption from another volcano just before it. These back to back eruptions created a lot of damage, but this farmhouse showed how determination and belief would see them through. We watched a movie about the tons of ashes that covered everything and how they cleared it out and revived everything. Some ash is actually good for the ground with its mineralization that helps with growth. Too much though is simply not good.

The land between stops was just beautiful. You can see horses throughout, sheep, cattle…I could picture the land in my mind’s eye both in winter and summer and really appreciated being able to see the beauty in all of it.

We arrived back from our long, but seemingly short day, around 7pm. It was Fey’s last day, so we bid him a farewell for now, as Chris and I had both booked the same Deluxe Northern Lights excursion for that night. So we hopped on another bus and got ready for the adventurous night ahead.

All other Northern Lights excursions were cancelled because they are shorter. Ours was a longer one, which is the only reason they let it go because it provided more opportunity to drive farther and potentially past the stormy night areas that the others wouldn’t be able to in their short time out.

On the way we learned much about the Northern Lights, as I always did learn a ton listening to the very interesting and experienced guides. There are three factors that need to be at work in order to make it opportune for the Northern Lights to show up:

There has to be high auroral activity
There needs to be darkness (no light pollution)
There needs to be clear skies (seeing the stars and moon preferably)

This night we had #1 and 2, but were in search of an area that had #3. Things in Iceland change by the minute, so it is always possible to have a huge storm one moment and then 10 minutes later, have it blow over to clear skies.

So we journeyed off and stopped at about 4 locations along our night’s adventure to see what we could see. The journey included blankets and pillows, as well as a dinner stop with dinner included, and a hot refreshment stop as well.

There was talk about Elves (The Huldufólk or the Hidden People) this night and how many people believe in them. There is actually a city (Hafnarfjordur) where every inhabitant there believes strongly, so strongly that they will not build anything unless it is in alignment with the Elves and doesn’t take away their homeland areas. There are true stories about how people have had things happen to them, including death, or something stops the building, if they do not heed the warnings and honor the Elves.

There was also talk of Trolls and how the ones here in Iceland are good luck. There was a lovely story of one Troll shared and then stories of the Elves and how they show up for people. It is said they are mostly only seen by children and only show themselves when they want to adults, but it’s believed that the way they do that is by showing themselves in the Northern Lights. When you see them you can understand this, as it is like a ballroom dance of Elves in the green lights that take place (green is the most common color to be seen).

Elves are said to live in the lava fields especially in that one city – (Hafnarfjordur). They also live in the mountains, hills, rocks, and stones.

In Iceland you can actually study Elves for 3 semesters in school. The first semester is on Elf Genesis 😉

But back to the night’s adventure….the first about hour or a bit over an hour drive took us to a restaurant called The Blue Ocean. By the name I figured they’d have nothing for me to eat, but I didn’t care much as I was always carrying my vegan snacks with me – all raw except for my amazing granola. I was actually 95-100% raw on this trip, which was really fitting for the energy and what I was activating and renewing. It also might sound odd, given it was so cold, that I’d be eating raw, but truly if you eat the right things it doesn’t make a difference. Although, the weather wasn’t colder than in the 20’s, usually around mid to upper 20’s with the occasional lower twenties and sometimes 30ish. The wind factor is what makes it colder, but truly when the wind wasn’t around, it was really amazingly nice.

Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised that they actually had a vegan option. And not only vegan, but gluten free too! For everyone else, but maybe three or four of us there was a lobster soup. For the veg peeps there was an amazing, I think broccoli soup, which was fantastic. At first I thought I’d not be able to eat it, because it was creamy, but when I asked they said it was actually made with soy milk and no gluten in it. Who knew?! There always seemed to be a vegan option to be found when you least expected it, like at Kex Hostel. Kate later told me it had to do with Solla – the owner of the Glo restaurant chain, whom I’ll talk about a bit later, and her influence on Iceland’s diet and shifting eating habits.

We first journeyed to the Bridge between Continents where the 2 tectonic plates meet – Eurasian and North American. It was so stormy as we walked out of the bus and made our way along the path to the bridge, but wow!! Everything reminded me of these Lord of the Rings treks and this one was really powerful.

Chris and I stood on the bridge that literally straddles the gorge between the two plates. It was otherworldly in the black of the night and storm, with seeing just hints of the rocky gorge, but feeling the deep, dark, density and unknown underworld below. The photos I took are of this gorge in the dark of the night with interesting things showing up amidst the stormy mystery. We also kept joking about The Goonies, having both seen it many times over our growing up period. We were all hooded up and layered and on these adventures like them…giggling a lot.

This area, usually a site where the Northern Lights can be seen, was obviously too stormy of a night for that tonight.

When we got back from this frigid walk to the bridge we were served up coffee, tea, or hot chocolate by the bus. They opened the bottom of the bus and created a refreshment truck out in the middle of nowhere, which was great fun and yummy warm.

We then headed off to the two lighthouses for our next Northern Lights lookout. It ended up proving not successful, after staying around there for an hour or so waiting out the storm. But it was fun to step out on the balcony of the restaurant by the lighthouse, in intervals, in the storm over-looking the water.

Then on the bus we went again and on our way back to Reykjavik where we’d go through one more area that is usually a good Northern Lights sighting area. But the sky never did open enough, despite our patience.

Yet, it was a really fun night all around with much adventure in the dark and mystery, and there is something to be said about experiencing and being in stormy weather.

AND, because we had chosen this deluxe excursion, they offer a free shorter excursion if you don’t end up seeing the Northern Lights, so that you can return and try again.

Both Chris and I knew we wanted to do that and so we both figured we’d be seeing each other the next night again for the later 8pm excursion if all went well. I wasn’t actually sure if I could, as my friend Kate Magic from England was going to be arriving then to spend the last 2 and a half days with me. So I kept it in mind to see how things would go.

As mentioned I was back around 3:30 am and had a very short night’s sleep upon hitting the pillow at 4. But wow, what a day!

2/24 Tuesday: this day marked Joy’s and my 6 year anniversary together. So I already knew it was a special day and she’d be connecting with me. All of my little ones and soul companions on Earth and off Earth were with me always, but today was a kind of pre-birthday celebration since Joy had come home with me as a birthday gift, two days before my actual birthday in 2009.

This day was another long and full day ahead. Destination – Golden Circle and Fontana Baths. This would be a day of seeing the amazing Golfoss Waterfall (or Golden Waterfall), Geysir hot springs and crater, as well as walking through the National Park and an area of the separating tectonic plates and enjoying the wonderful baths.

Chris was also doing a Golden Circle excursion, but we were not together because I’d opted for a longer one to pamper myself in between the day with some soaking in the hot springs time. But we did run into each other in the morning once for a hug, which proved to be our last for this trip, unbeknownst to us. This excursion originally had been scheduled for Sunday, but the weather cancelled it, making it happen on this day.

When I was picked up in the morning it was feeling like a new day. Each day was like renewal itself, as it was shifting moment to moment, day to day. The female driver (first female picking me up) that came was such a happy and energetic soul. I sat down and she switched radio stations…and what comes on is “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis. I had to smile so big to myself, as she started singing and dancing in her seat. This was the energy setting the tone for this day that would end up being a blessed and magickal gift.

The driver who then became the guide was very funny and fluid with her comedy and high energy. She was also really proficient with tons of great info to impart.

Always I was learning more, and today some things included:

Reykjavik being the most northern capital of the world
Iceland is being torn away tectonically
Iceland being one of the most environmentally conscious and peaceful countries in the world (lowest crime – as most of it is by foreigners), even international prisoners that are kept in the Iceland prison say it is like being in heaven (as they get a lot of amenities and things they wouldn’t elsewhere because of Iceland laws including a television for each)
There are no McDonalds in the country (it went out of business)
The KFC’s have no trans fat
There’s a 99.9% literacy rate – which is the highest in the world
There’s more golf courses per capita than anywhere (67 golf courses in all and 17,000 members)
There’s more pools per capita than anywhere

Very interesting indeed.

First we stopped at the National Park, which was a lovely walk and interesting to walk the tectonic plate path.

After this I and 6 others (3 couples) departed the bus, while the others went on, so we could take in 3 hours of relaxing at the Fontana Bath in the midst of our excursion. I was surprised not more people did this, as it truly provided a relaxing and renewing experience admist the day’s stops and for a mere $18 more you could enjoy yet another lovely hot springs bath experience that included lunch.

These baths overlook a hot springs lake and were truly lovely. Whereas the Blue Lagoon is much larger and with more people, this was a nice off-the-beaten-track, quieter place to soak the enriching air and water in. Here, I met Ivan and Jamie from Los Angeles of all places. They were coming through on their own – Jamie’s fiancé had stayed in the restaurant while the two of them enjoyed the baths. Like with most of the people I met, it was as if I knew them. They were soul familiar and so easy to talk to. I really enjoyed the brief time we had to connect and hope since we’re so close by means of where we live, that we’ll connect again at home.

After soaking for a couple hours, I changed and went to the restaurant. I originally had no idea they offered lunch as part of the package, and was pleasantly surprised to find a wonderful ginger soup option that was truly amazing! Ivan and Jamie came out too and introduced me to Kelly, Jamie’s fiancé. Ivan was traveling alone like me (as it seemed most of the people I would connect with were too – I love that!)

They then took people outside to show them how they made the lava bread that is geothermally baked in the ground, which the fresh loaf was then brought indoors to cut and disperse to all who wanted. I couldn’t unfortunately try it because it’s made with milk, but it definitely was interesting to hear about.

Then it was off to Gullfoss, the Golden Waterfall. A new bus picked me and the 3 couples up and we made our way. It was so stormy when we got there, but I truly feel that the waterfall itself is what creates this, as the wind and sleet-like sheets that came at you felt to come directly off the waterfall. There was an icy (as was usually the case to be cautious of) walk down and up to see it from two angles, but wow!!

It was like this raging entity of power that just went in and through me…despite the cold, the wind that would like to knock me over if it could, and the sheets of sleet, I just stood there solid and centered, facing it directly and taking in all that this powerful life force wanted to bring on. It did not feel like a rage, but a force that could be harnessed by those who knew how and who stood their own with it. It was exhilarating and empowering.

I felt like I became the waterfall in my integrating and receiving its energy rather than hiding, leaving, or being cut down or weakened in its presence. I felt much stronger in fact and bigger, as I took the pounding over and over like an activation pulsing through me.

After the waterfall we explored the Geysirs and got to see the one go off every four minutes, which was really cool shooting up into the air.

And then we were off back to Reykjavik.

What I failed to mention is that this is day was the only day I did not have wi-fi access. This was important only because I was keeping in touch with my friend Kate Magic via this way and this day, in the evening, she was going to be arriving and then teaching a raw chocolate course at the restaurant Glo.

So, for whatever reason, although I learned why later, we were unable to communicate this day. She was going to try to coordinate my arrival back from my excursion with somehow getting me to the restaurant, which was too far to walk and the buses weren’t really an option.

However, it became more clear as the day went on, that I was not to meet up with her that evening. Not only was my excursion running later, having me back around 7:30/7:45 pm, but her course was from 6-9pm, which means my rushing there would be almost meaningless, as I wouldn’t catch hardly any of it. I made the decision on the bus, since I couldn’t get in touch with her that I was going to for sure use the free Northern Lights excursion and join Chris on that for the 8pm one out. I had tuned in and gotten a loud green light that said this was what I was to do.

Not long after deciding this, the guide announces on the bus that the Northern Lights excursion is on for the night, as they make a decision each night between 4-6pm based on the weather. Apparently it was a really good potential, as not only would this excursion go out, but they were going to be sending off 24 buses that night! That’s huge! So I knew something was brewing.

My Saturday night had been cancelled due to weather, Sunday night weather was too bad so it didn’t work then either. Monday night we tried, but weather was still not good. So now we’re at Tuesday with my chances dwindling down, as I was going to be with Kate the next two days and only one of the days we were going to try the Northern Lights with a friend of hers that said he’d take us out.

Anyway, I got off the bus and went to set up my ticket for the Northern Lights leaving in just a few minutes. Since Chris and I were on different excursions, I couldn’t find him amidst the 24 buses of people loading and coming in and out. So I just got on my bus and felt things were as they should be. As my bus pulled away, I ended up seeing Chris in line outside, but it was too late. For what ever reason I/we were meant to experience this on our own.

And off we drove straight to the light houses again, for the second night. I just increasingly was having this knowingness it was going to happen. And I watched as we drove, how the sky was getting more and more clear….the stars and moon coming out brightly. And not long before we arrived at the lighthouses I saw a small group of Icelandic horses lined up right next to the road, so that they were right there by my window like sentinels. I got chills throughout my body, feeling they were a sign, since I had such a connection to horses and one of the things I wanted to do on this trip was to see them and to get up close and touch them.

One by one the buses arrived at the lighthouses. 12 had gone another route to a different location. But 12 were here where I was, back at the same spot as last night. I later learned that Chris in fact had been on one of the 12 buses also going to the lighthouses, so although we didn’t find each other, we were in the same spot energetically together.

And when I stepped outside it was like night and day. The night before was wildly stormy with winds and some wetness, but tonight was pure stillness. Not a wind at all, ALL night we were there. And the skies were so clear you could see the Big Dipper, Orion’s Belt, etc., as well as the crisp Crescent Moon.

I made my way out across the snowed over sanded rocks to the rock barrier that divides the ocean from the lighthouse and stood for a while looking at the sky. I then started tuning in with myself and with Nestor, Joy, Gaia, and Cosmo, as well as my Cosmic family. I did some inner centering and integrating, blending my Earth and Star body, as well as owning and embodying the power that I have within. I asked the Faeries and Elves, along with my soul companions mentioned, for a reflection and gift so that we may mirror each other in celebration. This felt to be for maybe 45 minutes to an hour or so, but time is so weird here I’m not sure.

I then took a seat on the rocks and looked out over the ocean to the North, where they said to look, just under the Big Dipper. And it was no more than minutes that I started to see something emerge in the sky ahead and I just knew it was starting, even though I had no idea what it would be like or what to expect.

And it did. Little by little as the sky parted even more where there was a slight haze across the horizon, the dance began.

At first it was like a cloudy form of pale green growing and it soon turned into an arched green rainbow across the sky and over to the lighthouse.

Then in between the arch and to the right, shapes started to form and areas became more intense green and they started floating and twisting, skipping, and twirling.

I saw at times a rose and yes, in fact a rabbit standing on two legs, more human-like, even showed itself.

During this time a man had come to sit by me, once the lights had started. He set up his camera with timer and stand on the rocks and every 30 seconds or so his camera took photos, as the delay was necessary.

I had been trying to change my camera settings, but couldn’t get things to work. And in the midst of that my camera battery was dying. I asked if he could help and he tried, but my camera battery fully died. I knew then I was not needing to take photos, but to fully just receive this magickal gift. So that is what I did.

And it made me teary eyed, as I watched this wonder reminding me of the miracle of life and magick of the cosmos and origins of home.

The man next to me I found out was Brazilian, living in France. He, too, was traveling on his own. We talked briefly, but mostly took things in, in silence. I was able to see his camera shots that were coming through, which were beautiful. It’s interesting that the cameras are able to see the lights better than the naked eye. While it is beautiful in person without camera, the camera picks up all the frequencies we can’t see, and much, much more vibrantly as well. So it was really interesting to see both.

The photographer’s name was Erick Pessoa, and that made me smile being that my brother’s name is Eric. He asked me about my being here in Iceland. I told him how I’d always wanted to come and decided it would be my birthday celebration. Before he left to go, he told me he would send me the photos he took as a birthday gift and since we are seeing the same thing and would have taken the same pictures, he would be more than happy to share them with me.

What a gift!

So I gave him my email and we parted ways. I sat for a while more, by this time, although there was no storm or wind, my body was becoming frigid with cold I just hadn’t been focused on while watching. Yet my feet and hands felt frost bitten so moving around was a good idea.

While I was walking, a photographer, Alli Moller, that the bus happened to have on board this night said if anyone wants to have their photo taken with the Northern Lights behind them, he’d take them and send to us.

I, of course said, “oh yes, me!” to myself. This was a once in a lifetime I wasn’t going to miss. I was doing a lot of special things for myself this week and this was just another to add to the list.

I was about 5^th in line and got my photo taken and was feeling very complete.

If you’d like to experience a live capture of the Northern Lights, taken from a different sighting, you will enjoy this video by Alli Moller that he shared with me later when we had time to connect more:

Northern Lights in Iceland

By this time things were dying down, and people were heading in buses or inside, as the Northern Lights of ballroom Elf enchantment was decreasing little by little and the time was coming to depart. I found it hard to break away from engaging in the cosmic dance, but the cold caught up with me and I gave in to its need to warm up.

I felt fulfilled and full of gratitude, thanking all who had made this possible.

I got in the bus and headed to the very back, where I’d been sitting. This time sitting next to a young guy from Thailand who lived in England while he was going to University.

We got to talking and he showed me his magickal photos he took of the night. Then we exchanged emails and Facebook info. To do this, he opened his tablet and as he did I was taken right away with the photo of a rabbit that popped up. I said, “do you have a rabbit?” He told me that was his rabbit who is no longer with him, but that rabbits were his favorite and he loved them. Hmmmm, sound like anyone you know?

After we talked I then turned to my right and this girl’s hoodie caught my eye.

I got chills throughout, as I could hardly believe my eyes and yet of course it was right there plain and clear!

Her hoodie had an image of a white rabbit on the back with white wings that came off of the temple-like aura around the rabbit sitting there, framing the rabbit like angel wings. And above and below the rabbit the words written were:

“Never underestimate the power of a rabbit”

WHAT?!!! Oh yes….was not my dear Nestor, Joy, and Cosmo with me that evening? Did not the rabbit show up in the Northern Lights? Did not Joy make her presence known and celebrated with our entire magickal family together with me? And did not Joy know how much I loved and acknowledged our anniversary?

To say I nearly fell over with rushes of chills would be an understatement. But indeed I had a smile running through me from ear to ear and heart to auric field around me.

I was so floored, but not surprised, by this blatant and quite humorously powerful message. So much so that I decided I had to find a sweatshirt like this of my own and did! Although when I did I discovered it read “Never underestimate the power of a woman with a rabbit.” I wondered if this had actually been what was written and when I saw it in the darker lit bus, the words “woman with” had been in the folds of the sweatshirt, or if in fact the message was to only be as I’d seen it.

Nonetheless, I now will have a sweatshirt of this too, reminding me of this miracle night we created and of what I’ve always known…that rabbits are magickal! and when I am teamed up in partnership with them, there is nothing we can’t create together! The power of one is strong, but together we are invincibly expansive! All things ARE possible, yes!!

There had been so much magick, more than I have even shared here, because that comes in the experience. Perhaps you can see the energy in the photos, although they hardly capture the presence of it all.

It was also then that I found myself again during this trip thinking how much I loved traveling alone, as I am NEVER alone. And truly, the magick happens most when I embark on my individual journeys and am connecting with my soul family energetically.

I got home earlier than the previous night, was able to message and make a plan to meet up with Kate the next day, and went to sleep a VERY happy bunny.

2/25 Wednesday: interestingly, again I awake to a new day and a stormy one at that. Kate and I were meeting at Glo (the raw, vegan, vegetarian restaurant in Iceland that has now 5 locations).

Glo is owned by Solla who is a true alchemist in the kitchen with her raw vegan delights. Kate had talked about her so much, as being one of her favorite people in the world, and I was soon to discover why. But until then, her food spoke mountains, as it was truly amazing and exceeded many of the raw places I have eaten at. I could go so far as to say her food is the best I’ve had, as her blends and textures, and secret little variations are pure magick, not to mention light and rich with mysterious tastes in the perfect blends!

Anyway, I could go on about the food and likely will say more, but Kate and I met at 11:30 am and caught up over a long lunch that was gifted to us along with amazing raw vegan chocolates and raw vegan cake from Kate as a birthday gift.

Lunch was an amazing spicy raw vegancurry, with these wonderful light crackers (I don’t normally like crackers, but these were awesome) and I also had a turmeric tonic and blueberry smoothie…MMMMM MMMMM GOOD.

We finished off with a piece of raw vegan coffee raspberry cacao brownie pie. OMG! Silky amazingness.

It was as if Kate and I picked up where we left off about a year ago. We have seen each other once every year for the last 4 years, so this is only the 4th time we connect in person. Each of the other times have only been for a day. This time for two days and in Iceland, rather than California where we usually meet.

If you don’t know Kate Magic, she’s a raw chef extraordinaire herself and has the largest online raw store in Europe. She has numerous books and is known as one of UK’s leading raw food chefs and authors. AND, of course she’s a proper Faery and tattoo aficionado herself. 😉

So we caught up and then bundled up to brave the stormy streets, which for two wee Faeries is quite a task. We decided to head to the main and tallest church, with largest organ in Iceland – Hallgrimskirkja.

The winds got so crazy when we approached it that we were both blown 10 feet across the walkway. NO JOKE! I had to ground and then catch her, as we were being whisked away.

We got in wet and winded out. Kate looked at me, giggled, and said it looked like I’d been out in a storm for hours when we’d only been walking for a few minutes! LOL!

We checked out the inside downstairs and then bought a ticket (tower keeper gave me a little discount 😉 )to go up the tower. Smart idea? Hmmm…

We get up and the wind is howling and screaming through the tower as the storm rages. I look around through each window with some difficulty, feeling like the wind will grab my camera from my hands any second, but I manage to snap a few photos and we figure we’ve had enough after making the rounds to each window’s view. The way up was on an elevator, so back to the elevator we went to go down.

But of course Faery and Elf games were on the way. The tower also has four large clocks on each side of it, so it is like a time sentinel that truly marks the center of town. So there was some time warping perhaps about to happen or dimension jumping.

Of course the elevator wouldn’t work. We tried all the buttons. I even tried some Reiki, but the elevator was stuck. Kate hit the emergency light…no sound. She picked up the phone to call, but it doesn’t work.

We then try the door to the stairs, but it’s locked.

No way out and no way to communicate. We’re stuck up there for like 10 minutes…just the two Faeries in a clock tower church overlooking Reykjavik.

Then we hear the phone ring in the elevator. Kate answers and tells him we’re stuck. He says to take the stairs down. She tells him it’s locked. He asks if she’s sure because it’s always open. She tells him oh yes it’s locked.

Anyway, about 5 – 8 minutes later a huffing and winded man opens the door after climbing the spiral staircase all the way up to us. He proceeds to check out the elevator to see if he can fix it and we proceed to go down the spiral staircase. He warns as we go that if the lights go out, to just stay where we are, very still and wait it out.

So we wind down and down and I swear it was like the endless rabbit’s tunnel because I couldn’t believe it kept winding more and more. I thought it was only eight stories, but my goodness. And about half way down, of course, the lights go out. I just knew they would.

This is our black out of the trip and may I say it was fascinating. We both stood still in the complete nothingness and started laughing, saying we knew it would happen. And I swear we both said it was like being out of body and just consciousness floating in the cosmic soup of consciousness. We were definitely transported elsewhere, as I was not in body, but just a voice, as was she. And the voices were all around us and in us and coming at us, but there was no body. Woah!

After several minutes the lights finally go on and we continue laughing until we emerge back into the lobby where there are now many more people than before.

Where did we go? What was it about? The Elves were definitely playing with us and it WAS FUN!

(The photo below was the only photo I was able to take of the staircase once we got to the bottom. Nothing clear would show up, so you can tell indeed magick was afoot)

The storm had died down after that and so we decided to walk the shops just a bit. First stopping at Glo’s natural food store below the restaurant that also has a juice and smoothie bar in it. We both picked up a few things – I got some Icelandic moss herb tea, Icelandic lava salt, and some volcanic clay and wild Icelandic birch mask to try, for some deep earthy goodness to nurture myself back at home with.

We then strolled a bit and ventured into just a few shops, including a crystal store. I picked up a couple of gifts and an Icelandic raw quartz stone just for myself. I, of course, couldn’t help myself when I saw the large Troll beings in the magickal little store we were in. So Kate snapped a couple of shots of me between my jovial Troll friends. 🙂

Then we went to Solla’s house, on the same street that was just behind my street where I was staying. Kate was staying with Solla, as she had an extra room and thought I might want my place to myself for my birthday, which was nice of her.

Solla had just finished a food photo shoot and so there were raw goodie samples all over. She was just lovely and from the moment I met her until the day we parted, she just increasingly brought fuzziness to my heart. She is an example of someone who is hugely successful and famous – her 5 Glo restaurants, numerous books, her own food line in all the grocery stores and health food stores, and even her own truck – all with orange Glo label and her face on it, have not changed who she is one bit. She is sweet, down to earth, humble, generous, conscious, and loving. A true Faery Goddess Mother that you just love to love.

This whole trip was such a blessing and gift up until this point, but from here on I became extra spoiled, after meeting up with Kate and her introducing me to Solla and Solvi (a Pixie friend that works his magick helping out Solla in the kitchen and with creating smoothies and juices).

So we got to sample some of the food Solla had made for the shoot and she offered to drive us to the baths and pool on the way somewhere, and then to pick us up and take us to an outlet shop Kate wanted to check out, and back home.

So off we went to Laugerdalur – the largest pool in Reykjavik. We spent 2+ hours soaking, relaxing, chatting, swimming in the evening and night sky, as the snow came down upon us, which was just magickal. It was the first night bathing I’d done, which was wonderful to experience.

We were then picked up, got to the outlet store where we each found something we loved, but Kate had intentfully manifested exactly what she asked for. And then we went back to a different Glo location for another gifted dinner. Kate and I had an amazing raw vegan kale, kelp noodle, coconut and berry salad, with spicy dressing. So good I got it again the next day for my birthday lunch on-the-go. Rakel and Solvi ordered these amazing vegan burgers with some kind of yam stack that both looked and sounded amazing when Solla described what was in it. That’s what you see pictured here.

I was feeling so nourished in many ways. We also got to meet Solvi’s friend Rakel. All of them were total sweethearts and we thought it fun that Rakel and Kate were Scorpios. Solvi and I were Pisces. And Solla is a Libra. She sat at the head with one of each of us on each side…balancing us all. Oh the symbolism!

And it WOULD be the four of us water signs that would be heading out on another adventure the next day together – on my birthday.

So off to sleep I went after Solla and Kate dropped me off. Life kept getting better here in Iceland.

2/26 Thursday: My birthday!! I was actually up until my almost real birthday at 3:01 am, as I just could never go to sleep early. Not due to jet lag, as I don’t get that, but time was like not on my radar and I’d get caught up in things and notice it was late. Then I’d wake up feeling ready to go even after not many hours of sleep.

Many energetic downloads were happening just by being here and by the encounters and experiences. It’s like I say about what happens in workshops or at retreats…it’s not about what the agenda is necessarily that is being taught or intentfully focused on, but about the coming together in person that activates things. People just being in the presence of each other, and/or in a particular time and place, create alignments of energy frequencies that vibrationally are being transmitted in the encounters. Nothing even has to be said for it to happen. It’s part of why I encourage “experiences” and embracing the courage or willingness to do them, as they truly make a huge difference when you physically engage on top of all the other aspects you are engaging.

But back to my birthday day, as it truly felt perfect and ended out this epic week wonderfully. I woke to a brilliant, spectacular sunshiny day!! Yay!! It was as if the storm never was. It was beautiful with sparkling brightness and baby blue skies. It was like a spring day they each said.

We all met up at Glo at 10:30 am. Kate had mentioned she was asked to be on the radio that day at 11 and that I and Solvi were also invited. I was like, what? Um, ok. Sure!

I had no idea what we were talking about, but it sounded fun. In my past when I first began my journey I’d have been freaked out of my mind, but I didn’t even think twice. I was also feeling so in my essence and peaceful and this to me was like this amazing surprise fun adventure we were about to do, AND ON MY BIRTHDAY! It was unbelievable how it fell on this day. I’d done several radio interviews before, but all over the phone, so to go in-studio was going to be a blast.

I thought to myself, how many people wake up in Iceland on their birthday and end up on the radio? Oh, the fun the Elves and Faeries were having!

And so the fun began as guess what? No one knew which radio station and where it was. LOL! They tried to get info and call around, asking Solla, etc. And the four of us watery Faeries and Pixies were just flowing around in a car from one radio station to another. We walked into each building and asked around to no avail.

Finally, and don’t ask me how, we ended up at the right studio, although 45 minutes past our time. But luckily it was not live, and Icelandic people are so relaxed, it was all perfect.

We met the crew and the radio host, Darren Foreman, of Radio Iceland Fm – 89.1 who just so happened to be from Los Angeles, but living in Iceland now for 13 years.

We got set up and Darren asked us what we did and next thing you know we were on. It was just a short piece, but lots of fun. Kate started off, with Solvi and I rounding out the closure. Quite the way to kick off my birthday having fun on air with such great people. And Darren was amazing. We all loved him and can’t wait to connect with him again the next time I visit. I’ve enjoyed connecting with him since the show and find it so cool he has been living in Iceland all this time and is from L.A. near me. He was floored when he found out my age and Kate’s. We said, it’s all that good raw vegan food and magickal living. 😉

Darren is a great host and has an awesome radio voice. On our trip out that day we actually listened to him give some interesting news on the radio and found him to be the best news broadcaster because of his style and voice.

After the interview fun and photos, we whisked away to Glo to pick up some snacks and lunch for our adventure for the day, as we’d be out all day.

One thing I had said I wanted to do on my birthday was see the horses up close so I could connect with their energy. They are so amazingly sweet in their small, but very sturdy stature and so much fur, mane, and tails in every variety of color blends.

And that was manifested, as along the way to our driving destination, we came across a horse ranch and were able to go connect with them.

We brought them apples, although they seemed to have already eaten, but did give us some love and were so, so sweet I could have squeezed them.

I was so happy to get to rub their noses and stroke their faces. I was so grateful for Solvi finding a place we could see them, as the others along the way we saw were out far in the fields to connect with.

After horsey love, we ventured on, as we were headed to some natural baths out in the middle of nowhere.

And we arrived at Hrunalaug, not far from The Secret Lagoon, but Hrunalaug is literally out in nature and isn’t an establishment of any sort.

You hike in through the snow and arrive at what appears to be a little hobbit house that is just big enough to change in with a stream of water running through half the ground below it to clean your feet of the mud.

Then you make your way up behind the house and into the hole in the middle of the snow surrounded by rocks.

Talk about fantasyland and winter wonderlands. It was absolutely amazing and enchanting.

It was just the four of us for a bit until a small group with a guide came through, which included 2 Australian girls and 3 Asian guys. They joined in the pool with us and then the guide put on some music and we just enjoyed ourselves there for a good hour or more – I guess, although I am not sure about time as mentioned.

What was really special was that when they found out it was my birthday the whole group of them sang me happy birthday out in the middle of nowhere in this pool hole in the snow by a hobbit structure. I was so moved and happy. Best birthday singing ever! That’s not normally something I enjoy, but this truly was special and I really enjoyed every second of it…so heart-felt!

We then got up and changed and hiked back to the car. We were all pooled and bathed out, since I’d now done 5 days of bathing since being here this week, so we decided to explore some caves the guide told us about at Raufarholshellir.

We got there and it was still so still and crisp…everything was white with baby blue skies out as far as the eyes could see. And we hiked around trying to find the entrance to the caves. We found the caves but the entrance seemed to have been snowed over too much and even if we had slid down, there’d be no way out (or at least it seemed).

But we could see into them and they went deep and far in and were really really mystical.

One photo an orb came through when I moved the camera. It was really deep snow around so we were being really careful so as not to fall through a hole somewhere, but after quite a while of exploring around we were getting pretty cold, so we decided that just being in this magickal field and above the caves was pretty powerful as it was.

And luckily we decided to leave then, as a huge storm blew in. We ended up in the middle of a white-out. And so now we had our complete white where we could see nothing but white everywhere, just as Kate and I had the complete black-out in the stairwell.

Luckily Solvi is a great driver and managed to keep the car stable in the massive gusts of wind and without being able to see. We saw cars stopped and a bus that had been pushed off the road and was caught on an angle with a full load of people. I’d seen and heard about Sunday’s storm and how people had to leave their cars and cars had been turned over. When they get bad storms you really need to stay off the roads or be so careful. They have a lot of accidents and tragedies that happen between that and ice. Iceland is beautiful and giving, but also can in an instant be treacherous. The symbolism of life and change we can embrace or fight.

But our timing was perfect enough to experience this white-out storm and the craziness, as well as perfect enough to just have made it before they closed the roads. As if they had, we’d be stuck on the other side and not able to go anywhere until it blows over or the next day, which wouldn’t bode well for Kate’s early morning flight.

So, back to Solla’s we went and when we arrived she and Solvi put together a dinner very quickly which ended up being an amazing raw vegan wrap, and kimchi, as well as fermented beet root. It was all scrumptious and wonderful as my birthday dinner. Nice and light and full of yummy tastes and blends.

I forgot to mention that earlier that day Kate had brought a bag of hats that Solla’s friend Dora makes. And so Kate and I both chose a hat. It was as if they were made for us, as there was only one perfect one each we immediately saw and of course mine was blues and white, just like the snow and sky scapes we’d been seeing, but also like my favorite colors I’d been wearing a lot of that week.

And after dinner Kate surprised me with raw vegan chocolate goodness! Rather than a cake, we had amazing raw chocolates that were licorice chocolates with he shou wu, mucuna, and acai, she placed in a circle on a plate, laced with Icelandic flowers of baby’s breath, daisies, and leaves looking like a Faery head wreath. She then placed a tea light at center and this time Solvi, Rakel, and Solla sang happy birthday to me in Icelandic!! Yay!!

I was feeling amazing to say the least and so spoiled by all the love with my Faery family.

I had three chocolates and each one kept getting better, melting in my mouth immediately.

And as we ate our chocolates, Solla pulled out her Feng Shui Astrology book and started reading my birthday energies and then moved on to each person’s reading. That was really fun and I found out I was a Fire-Earth-Fire in this version, which was really dead on and quite empowering to hear about.

I just felt so at home and exactly where I was meant to be for this experience…off in Iceland…off in harmony.

I was then surprised yet again with a gorgeous blue scarf from Solla and I was nearly just taken back by all the amazing love being shared and the generosity and nurturing sweetness from all of them. I immensely enjoyed my time with each of them.

Solvi and Rakel were both wonderful and so giving. Rakel is an amazing young woman who is stronger than she thinks and has much to give. She has a courageous story she shared with us, that is truly inspiring. Looking forward to where her path leads, as she continues on her journey. She will surprise herself I believe, as she was not connecting with her Feng Shui Astrology saying she was a leader. We all said, you’ll look back at this in the years to come and say “Ah-ha! now I get what they were saying.”

She is off to Argentina actually, for two months (she left the day after I did). So she and I will be in South America at the same time. We had a dear connection, so much so she showed up the next day synchronously.

The evening ended with lovely conversation with Solla, Kate, and Solla’s husband. Then the lovely Kate offered to walk me back to my apartment! How sweet is that to walk me in the snow to my apartment and then walk back on her own? I am so blessed with these wonderful people in my life. I hope they can feel beyond my words, the gratitude I have.

Solla and her husband will be out in California in Orange County in April for Expo West, so we’ll meet up again and Kate will be coming out as well in April and May (she’ll be hosting a special dinner you won’t want to miss L.A. peeps!), so a mini reunion is to be had.

2/27 Friday: My last day and it is now surreal to go home. It’s like feeling caught between worlds a bit and will take integrating when back. I had a leisurely morning and then decided to just walk a bit. I went to the crystal shop again and the natural food store, and walked briefly by the water. But my main desire was to see the swans and geese I’d been seeing so much each time the bus went by.

And I found them on my own by walking where I thought they were. And just before I reached them guess who pops out of the bank, but Rakel! We were meant to have one more hug and connection before we parted. Talk about synchronicity, as she had just messaged me that morning to say goodbye again and thank you for the connecting. And here we were bumping into each other on the street on my way to the swans.

She came with me for a bit, then left to meet a friend for lunch.

I stayed with the swans, geese, and ducks for a bit, amazed at how many there were.

Over 75 large white swans, even more than that of geese and ducks. It was enchanting to say the least and I could have lingered there for a long time. They were all so docile too and walked in and out around me and were swimming in the frozen pond. A local man came to feed them and the flurry of them all coming to him was so great to watch and the swans just ate from his hand.

I was like, “this is magick and a return to natural harmony”. What symbolism to have so many white swans in one place. I’d never in my life seen this. Only one or two at a time, but this was awesome!

Here is a short video I took to give you a glimpse of what it was like:

Magickal Swans, Geese and Ducks in Iceland

And off to airport I went. Leaving a piece of me and my heart in Iceland to return again some day soon. I’ll likely try summer next time, to get the full experience of the seasons and can explore some of the areas you can only explore in the summer. Darren has invited us back for more radio fun too and there could even be some workshops in store for Iceland. 😉

Something else that magickally manifested for me on this trip was finding a symbol I had been searching for. I had been trying to find a symbol for Music that resonated with me and had inquired and researched to no avail. Music and sound is important to me and there was reason for this. And it was on this trip that I found what I was looking for, which makes sense that in such a pure essence kind of energy I would find the missing link to the musical essence of my Faery and Cosmic soul.

I was at one store the first day where I came across what are called BindRunes in a pendant. They had many symbolizing different words, but they were all out of only one – the one for Music. And several days later I came upon another store and there it was, but only one – the last remaining symbol for Music waiting just for me.

These are Ancient Viking/Norse inspired symbols using the method of binding Runes – a historic process where individual Runic letters are overlapped to make a single word or name. They are based on the younger Icelandic Futhark, which they feel is most representative of ancient culture and custom in Iceland.

I couldn’t have been more excited and of course this pendant and two others came home with me (Creation and Love), ending a several month search I’d been on.

Everything I had hoped and intended on this trip took place and manifested, and then some…as I did not exactly know how things would come to be and I didn’t know how I would feel or who I’d be upon return.

Since arriving home, I’ve been struck by this feeling of extreme calm and peace, as well as centeredness that has carried over, in a deeper way. There’s been a lot going on that would likely seem surprising on many levels, and yet none of it phased me and I just marveled at how extra flowing I was and ready to make any changes necessary. I also simply just embraced taking my own responsibility and not looking to or asking anything of others to change or make things a certain way that might “seem” better. I’m just ready to do what is necessary and see it all as better the way it exactly is.

I’ve also been met with an interesting contrast of extremely synchronous magick with some things and other things taking interesting twists and falling away that before were in place. There’s been an influx of mega embrace and trust, alongside things not happening or throwing things on me that would otherwise be extremely stressful.

Yet, I am not phased and I’m so at peace with what ever is to be, knowing that when one embraces change that entails that things actually DO have to change. And since I’ve intended and feel big change, then big shifts will take place in wild ways – at least that’s how it happens for me. Things that are not in alignment will have to drop away or end completely. And only that which is, will remain or come through.

I also feel like the experiences that have taken place in the last couple of days are my way of testing the solidity of this new embodiment I feel that has taken place. There have been interactions with people that have contacted me about varying things that were all old triggers that would have pushed my buttons in the past.

And I was pleased that wasn’t the case. In fact, I have had in some cases no response and just allowing things to unfold patiently.

While missing Iceland, I’m happy to be home only because I’m happy to integrate the new and that means taking the magick I learned and activated, and bringing it into every day experience.

But life has been interesting upon arrival and my little ones have blessed me with their snuggles. I thanked them for being with me and creating the magick while I was away.

The morning after I arrived a physical detox and cleanse seemed to be underway bringing on being under the weather, but I welcomed it knowing it was evidence that I was purging the old and in transition of shifting.

That morning was quite full with me settling back in, there was a tv film crew at the house, I also made a dash over to the Gem Faire to pick up a special crystal, I had the opportunity to visit my favorite beach for a walk (and my Osprey friend was there to greet me back!), and I’ve already been seeing things swept out the door in many ways.

The crystal feels especially important – it is a large record keeper, rainbow Herkimer Diamond that felt integral to be part of a threesome grid with my other two Herkimers that my friend at Energy Gems was saving for me (love that it was the day after I returned…feeling like another special gift and part of this new embodiment it will support). While at the Gem Faire briefly for like 10 minutes or less, I happened to run into dear friends who showed up at the exact same place too at the very same time. 🙂

And each day is continuing to be a finalization and closure to everything that had been from before this trip. I’ve had a ton come at me and yet I’m in a place where I am able to harness this sense of peace and see the magick despite what any of it appears to be. I feel that the rest of this month is going to move quickly and will be pivotal to a shifting leap I’ll be making.

If you’ve made it this far in reading, wow! and thank you. I hope you enjoyed my experiences and perhaps might find yourself changed by the energy in the photos and between words, feel a connection, or maybe even will one day be in Iceland or some other magickal place that has been calling to YOUR heart. It truly is a special place that has much to offer if you are open to receiving it, and much more than I’ve expressed here, as most of what takes place is not something that you can explain.

Faery magick to all and a lot of love!

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I’m Off to Iceland & Offline 2/20 – 2/27 ~ Magickal Wishes to All!

Feb 19

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Elizabeth Gadd Self Portrait Iceland

It’s here! And it’s still so surreal!

Tomorrow I will be heading off on my long awaited personal journey to Iceland to celebrate my birthday, as I will be there over my actual birthday on 2/26.

To say I’m excited is an understatement. To say I SO need this is more true than the sky is blue. 🙂

Everything is booked (I actually only just had the chance to finalize that this weekend while I was away) that called to my heart to do for this first journey there in this life. I always follow my guidance as to where I’m to go and what I’m to do.

I say first, as I’m sure it will be a place I’ll want to return to, and perhaps even become my favorite. Every journey I’ve taken has been special in its own way, but there are places I wouldn’t have need/desire to return to and a few that I would. Some create the activation and remembrance experience upon one return. Others, are more like home and continually nourish the mind, heart, body, and soul.

Overall, there are only a couple of places that truly stand out as having had the greatest impact on my life and holding a dear place in my heart.

And with vistas like these: Iceland and energy that has called me so powerfully, I know there is a home away from home to be found in this magickal place.

I will be unplugged during my time away. I intend to fully immerse without any distractions and to create “my” space and time out of time for this week away.

But I will share what unfolds, upon return, so that I may bring the enchantment to each of you. It is always my desire to inspire and to create waves of change through every impactful experience I undergo.

Thank you for understanding my needs to be with myself a lot lately. There is much in process of change and I’m definitely someone who energetically needs her own space for that.

I’ll be returning late 2/27, but you may not hear from me until March, at which time a monthly newsletter will be in store for those subscribed to that, and a reinvigorated me will emerge.

In the meantime, there’s still time to join us in March for our sacred journey to Peru. I’ll/we’ll be heading out for that on the 11th, just 12 days after I return. Yes, indeed it’s a very full experience lately.

This journey will take us over the Equinox/New Moon/Total Solar Eclipse in Pisces next month. So if you’re still deciding, it really is time to make those decisions.

Journeys like this are truly invaluable as to what you will take away and what will be infused into your life. Believe me, I know the value and the incredible change and potentials that are possible. Why else do you think I’m heading out on my own sacred journey that is calling my heart?

Walking the Path of the Great Central Sun ~ March Equinox Sacred Journey to Peru March 11-22

Details and registration here:
http://tinyurl.com/sacredperujourney

If you need help with registering, flights, or any other assistance, I will check my emails now and then to help, since we are so close to departure time. Please ONLY SERIOUS inquiries, as I will only be checking emails for Peru assistance needed that comes through, otherwise I’m offline and will not return emails until I’m back, as I’m not entertaining all else that can wait.

If you do in fact need to email me about Peru, please place in the subject line of your email: Peru Assistance Needed. I will be scanning for this subject line and only opening emails that are addressed as such.

I wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year of the Sheep (sometimes also Goat) in the after-glow of the Super New Moon in Aquarius we just experienced! (which was at the last degree of Aquarius, transitioning us into new worlds, as we quickly moved into Pisces less than a minute later).

It feels especially potent that I will be traveling on the onset of Pisces energy, really driving home that I am in my element and essence for this trip that awaits me and igniting a new chapter.

I wish all of my fellow Pisces brothers and sisters a beautiful, flowing, and magickal birthday to kick off your new cycle, as I know quite a few of you have birthdays right around mine and I will be away to extend those wishes at that time.

And to all, keep believing, keep taking those courageous steps, keep deepening and expanding your heart, and keep nurturing the heart and soul of who you are.

I leave you with this message from Daphne Rose Kingma:

“Ultimately, self-compassion is a series of choices, a moment by moment conscious turning away from that which will harm your spirit toward that which will nourish and sustain you.

It is choosing, in any particular situation, and over and over again whether you’ll treat yourself well, or beat yourself up, whether you’ll deny yourself, or treat yourself as lovingly as you’d treat your child or your most precious friend.

Self-compassion means looking at yourself with kindness, with a conscious awareness of your sufferings, and in time, with a deep appreciation for the way you have transformed them.”

~Daphne Rose Kingma

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Still Opportunity to Join Our Sacred Journey to Peru Over March Equinox’s New Moon & Total Solar Eclipse ~ This Trip Won’t Be Offered Again

Feb 4

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Sacred Journey to Peru
March 11th – 22nd, 2015

There’s just over a month before we embark on a life-enhancing experience where you’ll experience the powerful energy of this sacred area, while empowering your life, and making life-long friends, as we journey as a cosmic soul family together!

3/20/15 carries a threefold energy with it -the Equinox, a New Moon, and also a Total Solar Eclipse in the sign of Pisces (no coincidence we have several Pisces being drawn to this trip)

If you would like to join our intentional group please visit the link below for details and to register:

Walking the Path of the Great Central Sun

Free Quartz Crystals to all who join.

Last minute specials available!

Contact for more information.

This trip will not be offered again, nor will the auspicious timing occur again, so if you’re feeling called, this is the one to join.

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Dates to Remember & Gifts to Receive ~ 2015 Sacred Journey to Peru & British Columbia Horses & Reiki Retreat

Dec 23

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DON’T FORGET!! The end of this month and 2014, is the last day to receive $200 off our upcoming Sacred Journey to Peru.

If you’re feeling called to join, you just need to place your deposit by the end of December 31st to receive this savings.

You can then do your balance in payments after that.

There’s also July’s Horses & Reiki Retreat to keep in mind if you’d like to receive your Reiki certification training, as well as receive the support and guidance of the Horses at Epona Rise for this journey and beyond. We’ll have more to share about this experience, as we approach.

FREE gifts for everyone who joins either or both experiences with us in 2015.

All details found at the links, where you can also directly register. If you have questions please contact me for assistance.

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Dates to Remember & Gifts to Receive ~ 2015 Sacred Journey to Peru & British Columbia Horses & Reiki Retreat

Dec 10

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1) Don’t forget 12/31 – that’s the end of THIS month, 2014 – is the last day to receive $200 off when you register for the upcoming:

Walking the Path of the Great Central Sun ~ March Equinox Sacred Journey to Peru

Full Details & Booking can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/sacredperujourney

3/20/15 carries a threefold energy with it…it will be the Equinox, a New Moon, and also a Total Solar Eclipse in the sign of Pisces (my Native Sun Sign)

March 11th – March 22nd, 2015 ~ With Optional Extension to MARKAHUASI: The Stone Forest – Altar of the Cosmic Soul through March 25th, 2015

PLUS! Each person that registers will be receiving a personal Reiki-charged Quartz Crystal to work with during our journey and take back home infused with the energy of this sacred place

To register, a non-refundable deposit of $500 will hold your space and lock in the $200 discount for your sacred journey

Payment plans available

All registrations need to be confirmed by February 9, 2015

2) We still have some spots for July’s upcoming Horses & Reiki Retreat at Epona Rise Retreat Centre in British Columbia

We have limited spaces for this because of the intimate nature of the work

A non-refundable deposit of $300 holds your space for this unique and incredible chance to work intimately with the horses, as well as receive Reiki certification training

PLUS! Everyone who registers has the opportunity to receive a FREE personal 1/2 hour session with me, which I only offer by distance normally, but you’ll be able to experience in-person

You then have the option of easy monthly payments – the more in advance you register, the smaller the payments

Full Details & Booking can be found at: tinyurl.com/eponarise

If you have any questions you can contact me here: Tania Marie

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Walking the Path of the Great Central Sun ~ March Equinox Sacred Journey to Peru with Shaman Amaru & Reiki Master Teacher Tania Marie

Nov 6

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I am very excited to finally and officially announce 2015’s first retreat of the year, which has been a long time in the making. As with all things, I listen patiently to guidance on where and when these sacred experiences are to come together. It wasn’t surprising to see how it unfolded to create the timing and beauty of the energy it now is.

I journeyed to Peru back in November of 2008 on my own sacred journey. It was then that I met and became very dear friends with my Cosmic brother, Amaru, who was leading our experience. We’ve remained in touch over the years and here we are now merging our energies to bring to you this empowering experience for the upcoming Equinox of March 2015, where we will blend our gifts of service together to support you and the Earth.

Our journey will begin on March 11th, take us through the Equinox on March 20th, and conclude either the 22nd or 25th, depending upon the option that you choose.

March 20th, 2015 carries a threefold energy with it…it will be the Equinox, a New Moon, and also a Total Solar Eclipse in the sign of Pisces (my native Sun Sign). Astrologically, this represents new beginnings, planting inspirational seeds, renewal, growth, revitalization, and the aspect of blooming in all its glory.

March 20th is one of a few major celestial occurrences taking place in 2015, which include a 3rd and 4th Total Lunar Eclipses of the Blood Moon Tetrad – March’s Equinox lying in the middle of this sequence.

Needless to say, I am already feeling the depth of this journey I’ve been called to facilitate, as part of my soul mission to help anchor in energies on the Earth grid at these sacred energy vortex areas.

UFO caught in photo by Amaru in Peru

This and July’s Reiki & Horses Retreat in British Columbia will be the last opportunities to join me for one of these special experiences to anchor in the energies both for the Earth collective, in Cosmic alignment, and for yourself.

We will be walking the path of remembrance and activation of Source within (the Nameless and Omnipresent One) on this journey, as we connect and align ourselves with the emanations we are of that Universal Light anchored in the Great Central Sun – traveling the Ancient ways, connecting deeply with Terra (Earth), and infusing the Light in the Heart of your Essence that will propel your ascension into Vibration of Light.

I look forward to seeing who else will be hearing and embracing their call and joining us.

Below you will find the itinerary for our upcoming Spring 2015 Sacred Journey. If you have questions and/or would like to register, you can contact me here: CONTACT TANIA MARIE

Let me first introduce you to Amaru Gustavo Cornejo Cornejo our Leader, mystical guide, and the Founder of Light of the Andes who has so beautifully put together the itinerary for our Sacred and Cosmic Journey, with a bio introduction:

“Amaru” Gustavo Cornejo Cornejo is the Director and Founder of “Light of the Andes” ~ Cosmic Journeys dedicated to guiding groups of seekers and aspirants to the Light Warriors, who travel to Peru from all countries to accomplish the Great Work and to reach enlightenment of the Great Being that is within every Human Being’s potential. Amaru guides the reconnection of geo-cosmic Power Centers (Chakras ) of South America and throughout the Andean world, integrating Ancestral Shamanic Path titles and professional knowledge in tourism , mining and metallurgy , Cosmo-biology , Chinese Martial Arts (therapeutic and evolutionary Ancient system of Tao Arts) and the various initiations received from traveling several Ancient trails in the Spirit of the Andes and the East. He imparts the investigations and discoveries he’s made from walking the Path of the Warrior of Light in communion with the Universal Source. Amaru is a Master of ancestral therapeutic system of the Cosmic Light of Andean origin – Lemurian called YLLA – HANTATY , as well as a Master of the ancient Reiki System, Instructor of Chinese Martial Arts dedicated to “the Healing Tao System” and above all things, facilitator of the Holisitic Shamanic Path in the Andes. Since a child, Amaru has been dedicated to mystical exploration, which has allowed him to discover a wealth of archaeological and anthropological remains of the Ancient cultures of the Wizarding World Andino, thus has discovered and recognized some of the trails of the Ancient Wisdom Andina, which is still alive and available to those seeking to open heart and mind without dogma or preconceptions. He has also been in contact with some of the Masters of various paths of Ancient wisdom of our humanity and is a mystical writer whose works are based on his experiences, research, and accomplishments – his first book titled “Huaynaputina” (Young Waterboy ). In this work we find the answers Amaru explored in effort to answer questions that tourists and scholars from Peru and around the world are constantly asking. Amaru seeks to share with us these Ancient cultural values of our humanity, which he says is a legacy that Source grants us, of civilizations ignored and unimagined by us today.

Tania Marie is an international Reiki Master Teacher, experiential facilitator of workshops and sacred journeys/retreats, author, visionary artist, and sacred tattoo designer. With over 25 years’ experience in healing arts and metaphysical studies, Tania supports people globally to find inspiration and empowerment, and to live with more love, harmony, and conscious awareness. Her mission and commitment to integrative balance and returning to natural harmony on personal and collective levels have led her across the globe to many exotic lands and sacred energy portals to anchor the Earth grid energies and help assist activation of remembrance. Tania integrates her visionary imagination, intuitive healing, and Ancient and Cosmic insights with passionate devotion to empower others into recognition of their wholeness and to walk in the personal frequency that is creatively unique to each individual.

Walking the Path of the Great Central Sun ~ March Equinox Sacred Journey to Peru

March 11th – March 22nd, 2015

With Optional Extension through March 25th, 2015

(See below for pricing and early registration discount savings of $200)

ITINERARY:

Day 1 – 3/11/15: Arrival at Jorge Chaves Airport, Lima, Peru in the p.m., transfer to your hotel accommodations and rest.

Day 2 – 3/12/15: Meeting with the Highest Altar of the Oldest Civilization of the Americas. In the early a.m we travel by bus to the great altar of the oldest culture of the Andes and the Americas: CARAL where we will do a special ceremony with the Apus to receive their teachings and protection.

Day 3- 3/13/15: Flight to the Capital of the Incas Empire – Cusco City – a.m. Arrival in Cusco, transfer to your hotel accommodations/Lunch. P.m. City tour visiting the biggest Temple of the Sun: SACSAYHUAMAN, descending to Cusco city for visiting QORICANCHA Temple (Temple of the Golden Consciousness)

Day 4 – 3/14/15: Full Day Sacred Valley – early a.m. we travel by bus to the Sacred Valley to visit OLLANTAYTAMBO (town with its ancestral temple of the Sun), the Altar of the Cosmic Waters, enigmatic Temple of the Condor and monument dedicated to the Civilizator Heroe of the Andes. After lunch we take a train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu town – Aguas Calientes. Transfer to your hotel accommodations and rest or explore the town.

Day 5 – 3/15/15: Encounter with the wonderful Altar of the Future Solar Humanity – Machu Picchu. Early a.m. we take a bus climbing up to our first encounter with the Crystal City – Machu Picchu and experience a Shamanic Ceremony to work for the Solar Humanity. Lunch in the village and option to enjoy the thermal baths in the afternoon and evening or explore the town.

Day 6 – 3/16/15: Second Visit to the Crystal City – Machu Picchu. Early a.m. we climb by bus and enjoy our second encounter with the Crystal City, City of Peace. Lunch and then return by train to Cusco. Transfer to our hotel accommodations and rest or enjoy the town.

Day 7 – 3/17/15: Journey toward Sacred Lake Region of the Incas. A.m. bus ride from Cusco to Puno city with stops to visit beautiful and important manifestations of the Ancient cultures of the Andean World: RAJCHI or Temple of Huiracocha, the museum of the Ancient Lithic culture PUKARA. Lunch in the village of Sicuani. Afternoon arrival to the city of Puno. Transfer to hotel accommodations and rest or explore the city.

Day 8 – 3/18/15: Traveling in Search of the Dimensional Door. A.m. travel by bus and on the highest plateau of planet Earth, come close to the border with Bolivia in search of the now famous door – Dimensional Amaru Muru where we will perform another ceremony with our ancestral Aukis Apus. In the afternoon we will then get the first and transcendent enounter with the highest lake of the Earth, considered the matrix and source cultures of the Andean World: Lake TITICACA. After that, we return to Puno for dinner and rest at our hotel.

Day 9 – 3/19/15: Navigating the Sacred Lake of the Incas. A.m. travel by boat from Puno to the island of AMANTANI, named as The Island of Cosmic Love, with a stop on the way to visit the floating islands of The Uros. P.m. arrival to Amantani, ascend on foot to our lodging house accommodations. Lunch, rest, and time to share the Shamanic Ceremony of the Sacred Fire with the local Andean Priest and Master Amaru.

Day 10 – 3/20/15: Day of Assimilation and Comprehensive Preparation in the Path of Light – Equinox occurs at 16:57 pm Universal Time. This will be both a free day and day of comprehensive and initiatory work facilitated by both Amaru and Tania. A day to share the Andean Cosmogony and its relation with the global humanity. At 16:57 p.m. we join in a magickal ceremony on Amantani Island for our Equinox connection with a special and simple sacred gathering.

Day 11 – 3/21/15: Powerful Day of the Solar Initiation Ceremony. Very early a.m. before the sun rises, when the stars are still shining, we will walk to the top of the mountain for the Ceremony of our SOLAR INITIATION together at the Temple of PACHATATA… We present our offerings to the Universe and return to our lodging for breakfast, time to assimilate our experiences, and then descend to the harbor to sail back to the city of Puno.

Day 12 – 3/22/15: Temple of Immortality and Return Home. Very early a.m. we travel to visit the Temple of Immortality: SILLUSTANI. After a beautiful concluding ceremony, we then continue on from there to the airport in Juliaca for our flights back to Lima, and then evening flight connections back home for those of you concluding your journey here. And for those of you who would like to continue on to join us at the Altar of the Cosmic Soul with an optional extension to MARKAHUASI we will travel forth to our next destination.

Optional Extension: MARKAHUASI: The Stone Forest – Altar of the Cosmic Soul

Markahuasi is a very powerful, energetic, sacred place up at roughly 4000 meters (13,123.36 feet in elevation), with some areas ranging 3,850 to 4,200 meters. The reason it is known as “The Stone Forest” is because of its landscape of curious, large rock formations that create a “forest” of stone human and animal figures. Due to an abundance of metal the rocks are magnetic and really can be felt by the energetically sensitive. Due to the unknown molding technique of these rock carvings, some say the formations are simply due to natural erosion, while other theories speak to their creation by Ancient civilizations of extraterrestrial origin. On clear days there is good visibility of the Pacific Ocean from here and at night you can see the Milky Way, constellations, planets, and often shooting stars.

ITINERARY:

Day 13 – 3/23/15: After our night’s rest in Lima, we depart by bus at 6:30 a.m. from our hotel Miraflores in the district of Lima city to the high mountains of the eastern region of Lima to San Pedro de Casta. 10:00 a.m. we take a rest stop and pick up our picnic lunches while we appreciate the energetic landscapes of this part of Lima. Stops in Santa Eulalia, Huinco, and Autisha Bridge. 12:30 p.m. arrival to San Pedro de Casta to enjoy lunch. 2:00 p.m. we start the walk up, which we take approximately 80 minutes. By 5:30 p.m. we regroup on the Plateau and make camp. 7:00 p.m. our guide shares ancient knowledge of the Andes in connection with our entire planet. We then share a Sacred Fire Ceremony with thanks to the presence of fire spirits who will work with us for more than two hours of fire ceremony while the Stars and Light of the Cosmos and Earth hear our songs and mantras in offering and connection for our journey in the following days.

Day 14 – 3/24/15: 7:00 a.m. or upon waking, we enjoy a warm breakfast and hot tea or coffee to encounter the colder temperatures on the Plateau. 8:00 a.m. we start the hike up the Plateau to experience and explore the mystical rock formations. 12:00 p.m. we enjoy a picnic lunch, rest, and then descend the Plateau. 3:00 p.m. we make our way back to the town of San Pedro de Casta and enjoy a delicious farewell meal then catch our transfer back to Lima. 8:00 p.m. we arrive in Lima after our two full days on the Plateau of Markahuasi. Rest in our hotel accommodations.

Day 15 – 3/25/15: A.m. breakfast and free day until your transfer to the airport and flight back home. ALWAYS TOGETHER IN THE COSMIC SOUL.

YOUR PERSONAL INVESTMENT FOR THIS SACRED JOURNEY:

Receive $200 off if you register by 12/31/2014

To register, a non-refundable deposit of $500 will hold your space and lock in the $200 discount for your sacred journey

You have the option to either pay the full amount now or hold your space with the non-refundable deposit of $500 per person.

If you choose to do the deposit, you also have the option of making monthly payments or waiting until 30 days before the retreat date (when the balance is due by), which is February 9th, to pay your balance in full.

If you choose the payment option, and register this month of November 2014, you could split the total in 4 payments of $574 each, which would lock in your space. This example of payments would be for the itinerary WITHOUT the optional extension (or 4 payments of $699 for the itinerary WITH optional extension), in a shared twin room, and including the discount, as an example.

Or, you can simply provide the $500 deposit, which locks in your $200 discount and pay the balance in full by 2/9/15 without payments.

Options: (If you’d like to pay in full and do so by the 12/31/14 cut off to receive your discount, you will need to message me for a separate invoice, as prices below reflect regular pricing. There’s also an option below to just place your deposit)

12 Day Itineray 3/11 – 3/22 without Optional Markahuasi Extension in Shared Twin Room: $2495 ($2295 by 12/31)

Book Your Sacred Journey in Full Here:

12 Day Itinerary 3/11 – 3/22 without Optional Markahuasi Extension in Private Room: $2795 ($2595 by 12/31)

Book Your Sacred Journey in Full Here:

15 Day Itinerary with Optional Markahuasi Extension in Shared Twin Room: $2995 ($2795 by 12/31)

Book Your Sacred Journey in Full Here:

15 Day Itinerary with Optional Markahuasi Extension in Private Room: $3395 ($3195 by 12/31)

Book Your Sacred Journey in Full Here:

Or, register to hold your space with a non-refundable deposit of $500 here:

If you choose the deposit option, you will be contacted once the deposit is received to discuss and set up your payment plan.

SACRED JOURNEY INVESTMENT INCLUDES:

TRANSFERS IN AND OUT
9 NIGHTS HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS – CATEGORY 3 * WITH BREAKFAST BUFFET, (Hotels in Lima, Cusco, Aguas Calientes and Puno)
2 NIGHTS IN AMANTANI ISLAND SETTLERS HOUSE WITH LUNCH, DINNER AND BREAKFAST
TRANSPORTATION FOR EACH DAY EXPERIENCE
MACHU PICCHU TRANSPORT BY TRAIN… IN / OUT
CUSCO – PUNO… TOURIST TRANSPORT INCLUDES LUNCH BUFFET EN ROUTE
TICKETS TO THE SITES VISITED AND SCHEDULED
PROFESSIONAL GUIDE and SHAMANIC SERVICE BY MASTER AMARU with HOLISTIC SHAMANIC CEREMONIES and SOLAR INITIATION
EXPERIENTIAL GUIDANCE, INTEGRATIVE HEALING DISCUSSIONS, and ENERGETIC/SOUND FACILITATION BY TANIA MARIE

SACRED JOURNEY INVESTMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE:

LUNCHES AND DINNERS, EXCEPT ON AMANTANI ISLAND
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AIR FLIGHTS (I can assist you with the dates, times, and flight cities you will need)
TIPS FOR SERVANTS OF RESTAURANTS, HOTEL EMPLOYEES, TRANSFERS, VEHICLE DRIVERS, CHARGERS IN AIRPORTS OR SIMILAR
AIRPORT TAXES
SPENDING MONEY FOR PERSONAL PURCHASES, SOUVENIRS, THERMAL BATHS OR FREE TIME EXPLORATIONS

IMPORTANT:

The walk from Atogolpo to Markahuasi Plateau approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes
The walk will take us from 3700 meters up to 3950 meters approx. = 12,139 to 12,959 feet. So that is an incline of 820 feet at high altitude in the 80 minutes
Difficulty level 2+ to 3: Requires having fitness

DIETARY NEEDS: Vegan and Vegetarian Diets are easily accommodated and can be assisted conveniently by Amaru who has been vegetarian since childhood. I have been vegan for 9 years and had no difficulty with food on my journey in 2008 to Peru whatsoever.

NOTE: We will be traveling at higher elevations than most people are accustomed to, so some acclimatization may take place. Some people experience altitude sickness and this is relative to each person, including the way each person experiences symptoms. So just be aware that this may happen. We have people to assist with this. Being that I don’t experience the effects, I will also be able to provide energetic assistance for this during your time.

Below are roughly the elevations we will be experiencing during the journey:

Lima – 5, 090 feet

Cusco – 11,200 feet

Ollantaytambo – 9,160 feet

Machu Picchu – 8,000 feet

Puno – 12, 565 feet

Lake Titicaca – 12, 507 feet

Markahuasi – 13, 123 feet

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