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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 
This intriguing lecture will include sites in Bali, England, France, Eastern Europe, Hawaii, America, Egypt, the Sinai and the Holy Land. Topics will include geomancy and earth energies, sacred architecture and geometry, solar and stellar alignments, psychology, spirituality, religion, the alchemy of travel, quantum mechanics and some fascinating new discoveries about the science and psychology of Sacred Places. Continue reading Sacred Sites Around the World – Theosophical Society, Seattle- December 19th, 2010 
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 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 Here’s a video slide-show of hundreds of beautiful shots from our recent “Sacred Mandala Pilgrimage” to Bali. Continue reading Video from Spirit Quest Tours: The Spirit of Bali The average Balinese will, between birth and adulthood, pass through a whole series of ceremonies that ritually mark, and celebrate, the various stages of human progress. One of the most elaborate and important is the “matatah” or tooth filing ceremony. The optimal age range for tooth filing is generally considered to be between 6 and 18 years old – but even the elderly will have it done. Continue reading Balinese Tooth Filing |
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