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I hope all my friends in the Seattle Area can join me on Saturday, February 18th for “Mystical Bali.” By now millions of people have been introduced to the island of Bali through Liz Gilbert’s best-selling memoir “Eat, Pray, Love.” The recent movie with Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem has increased people’s awareness of Continue reading Mystical Bali – Presentation: Savvy Traveler in Edmonds, WA – February 18, 2012  
I have the hiccups. To be specific, I’ve hiccupped pretty much non-stop for the last 24 hours. The taxi driver is freaking out a little. Not bad, and not about my hiccups, but the anxiety level is rising in the car. We’re lost. <Hiccup> “Where you friend go? He drive too fast! This the street! Continue reading Baptized in Bali: Lost, found, purified, reborn 
February 19, 2011, 10-11 am. We’ve all been riveted by the recent events unfolding in Egypt. For those who know Egypt, it’s no surprise that the country is at the epicenter of a wave of transformation rolling through the Middle East. Egypt has a tremendous history of accomplishment: 4,000 years ago ancient Egypt reached the Continue reading Mysteries of Egypt – Presentation: Savvy Traveler in Edmonds, WA – February 19, 2011, 10-11 am 
February 19, 2011, 1-2 pm. The West has long been fascinated by the great cultures and spiritual traditions of the East. Names like India, Bali, China, Bhutan strike a hammer blow to the bell of our souls. We think of mystics, spice and far-flung temples. It’s ironic: China and India have been (and are, perhaps, Continue reading Spirit of the East – Presentation: Savvy Traveler in Edmonds, WA – February 19, 2011, 1-2 pm
I hope all my friends in the Seattle Area can join me on July 31st for “Mystical Bali.” By now millions of people have been introduced to the island of Bali through Liz Gilbert’s best-selling memoir “Eat, Pray, Love.” The upcoming movie with Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem will only increase people’s awareness of Continue reading Mystical Bali – Presentation: Savvy Traveler in Edmonds, WA – July 31, 2010 
Join me on Thursday May 6th, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm, at Mystic Journeys Bookstore in Venice for a talk on travel and spirituality called “The Secret Alchemy of Travel.” Mystic Journeys Bookstore 1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice CA 90291 Telephone: (310) 399-7070 May 6, 2010 7:00pm – 8:30pm Mystic Continue reading The Secret Alchemy of Travel – Presentation: Mystic Journeys, Venice- May 6th, 2010 Here’s a brief handheld POV clip, shot with a pretty crappy camera, of worshipers streaming into (and out of) Besakih Temple on the slopes of Mt. Agung, in Bali Indonesia. Continue reading HD Video from Spirit Quest: Besakih Temple, Bali Indonesia This is the first entry in a periodic series about the temples of the “Sacred Balinese Mandala.” Today we begin with the center, the heart, the most revered of all nine temples: Besakih. Bali is often called the land of 10,000 temples, and while no one actually has quite an exact count, that’s as Continue reading Balinese Temples: Besakih – The Mother There are 9 “directional” temples that cover Bali. These temples are each dedicated to a different deity from the Balinese Hindu Pantheon. In addition each temple (and direction) is associated with a color, a weapon (or ritual object), a sound, a written symbol and a part of the body. This is also called “nawa sanga” Continue reading The Balinese Sacred Mandala Pilgrimage A quick googling of “Spirit Guides” returns well over a million results. Just about every spiritual tradition on the planet embraces the idea of some form of spirit guide: whether they’re called angels, devas or ascended masters. And I have to say that I’ve had my share of experiences with these “non-embodied” helpers. But that’s not what I’m talking about here. I’m referring to the real-life, flesh-and-blood, currently incarnated kind of “spirit” guides without whom meaningful experience, if not useful access, at sacred sites would be a lot harder to come by. All over the world I have consistently found myself dependent upon, and deeply blessed by, the kindness of strangers who would become friends. Continue reading Spirit Guides: Bali, Egypt and Europe The Balinese practice a unique form of the Hindu religion that they call Agama Hindu Dharma, which is something of an amalgam of “traditional” Hinduism, Buddhism, animism, ancestor worship, Zen and perhaps even a little Shinto. We in the West tend to think of Hinduism as a form of polytheism, but this is erroneous. Continue reading Balinese Hinduism: Generator, Operator, Destroyer Practically everywhere you look in Bali you will see offerings made to the Divine: flowers, rice, leaves, food, candy, and even a little money. The tiniest offering is a delicate little cone made from banana leaves and flowers (it looks just like a sushi hand-roll), while the largest and most elaborate will be as tall as a man. Continue reading Balinese Offerings |
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