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Flight
of the Stellar Serpent
10
Days: December 4 - 13, 2007
Flight
of the Stellar Serpent
is the second of two journeys offered in 2007 in our Maya
Sacred Path to 2012 program. This is a tour series
that will be offered each year leading up to 2012, the end
of the Maya calendar. Each program is created to help you
prepare for and deal with the many changes and shifts
happening in the world around you. In this journey we will
be traveling to Palenque in Chiapas and Tikal
in Guatemala on our continuing yearly trips to study the
cosmology of the Maya. The focus of all of our trips is
always about understanding our true spiritual nature.
In Palenque, we will visit many of the sacred
buildings including the Temple of the Inscriptions,
which houses the tomb of Lord Pacal Votan. Recent
studies have revealed hidden, esoteric meanings in the
design of the amazing Sarcophagus Lid of this tomb.
These meanings and teachings were only meant to be
“discovered” at the end-times of the Mayan Calendar,
when the evolution of human consciousness was once-again
capable of discerning the cues to synchronizing with
natural, cyclical galactic harmonic frequencies. This is
also an indication our spiritual development is such that
we can surpass a mental understanding of Mayan teachings
to a true awareness of our nature.
Tikal, like many other Mayan sites, was a center
for astronomy and the keeping of sacred calendars that
marked not time, but evolution of consciousness. The
stelae there offer fantastic insights into the cosmology
of the Maya and the entry into the dark-rift (Galactic
Mother) for the purpose of rebirth and the new
coming-forth of ages. The sacred site of Tikal is situated
in the middle of a huge untouched Peten jungle preserve.
The only electricity is powered by an electrical
generator, so if you’re planning on checking your
E-Mail, it better be “Etheric Mail”. Without all the
modern conveniences, it will be easier for us to focus on
the real meaning of this sacred site as a marker for
galactic and soul-alignments. Keep in mind as you walk
through Tikal, that satellite imagery of Guatemala
reveals that only 2% of the ancient structures have been
uncovered.
This program offers a unique opportunity for personal
transformation. Each one of us will begin the journey as a
serpent with the possibility of being reborn. Each day, as
we travel through the sacred land of the Maya,
participating in ceremonies, meditating, and visiting the
ancient sites, we will shed our old skin and acquire a new
one. At the end of our journey each of us will become,
symbolically, a new Kukulkan, a feathered serpent. The
essence of the feathers represents our inner spirituality
and when they are connected to the serpent’s body, which
represents the wisdom and knowledge of Mother Earth, we
become teachers linking heaven and earth, spirit and
matter.
Joining us again as our group leaders to guide us in our
spiritual work are Maya Master Teacher Miguel Angel
Vergara and Dr. Richard Jelusich. Richard and
Miguel Angel, working together and individually, will use
meditation, stories, legends, rituals, mantras, and
ceremonies to awaken our higher nature, activate our
chakras, and study more seriously the higher purpose of
the Maya. Joining us for some of these ceremonies will be
local shamans who will also help guide us and heal us, on
our journey. Richard & Miguel Angel will lecture on Hidden
Meanings on the lid of Pacal Voltan’s Sarcophagus,
and Richard will lecture on The Mayan Calendar and
Celestial Alignments.
Please join us on this transformational journey – but
please book early to avoid disappointment – our tour
filled quite quickly last year, and we are limiting
participation to 30 people. Also please note that it is
not required that you commit to every year in the program,
you may join us for one or more tours as you please. Each
tour is a stand-alone program.
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1 Tue, Dec 4: Arrive Villahermosa
Our
journey begins in the city of Villahermosa, the capital city of
the State of Tabasco. You will be met at the airport and
transferred to your hotel. Since the international flights arrive
at night the group introductions will be tomorrow morning.
(Overnight Villahermosa)
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Day
2 Wed, Dec 5: Olmeca Beginnings (B, L)
After
breakfast and introductions to our group leaders we
will visit Parque de La Venta, a
one-of-a-kind outdoor archaeology museum. Giant
stone heads from the Olmec civilization can
be seen here in a beautiful park setting. One head
is eight feet high and weighs about 24 tons. The
Olmec were the oldest civilization in Mexico,
preceding the Maya. They are considered to be the
mother civilization of the Maya. |
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Travel
through Tabasco into Chiapas and on to Palenque for the
start of the Flight of the Stellar Serpent.
Join Richard and Miguel Angel for a lecture tonight on Hidden
Meanings on the lid of Pacal Voltan’s Sarcophagus.
(Overnight Palenque)
Day
3 Thu, Dec 6: Misol Ha / Palenque (B, L)
Travel
along the winding road up into the mountains to the beautiful
waterfalls at Misol Ha. Here Miguel Angel will lead us in a
purification ritual and our opening ceremonies to
ask the Maya spirits for permission and protection for us while we
travel through their sacred land. Our work at this waterfall is to
prepare us for receiving the wisdom and hidden meanings waiting
for us throughout the sacred site of Palenque. This site is
filled with some of the most beautiful architecture and artwork
found anywhere in the Maya world. We will walk through the site
with Miguel Angel and Richard and see many of the buildings,
including the Temple of the Inscriptions which houses the
tomb of Lord Pacal Votan.
(Overnight, Palenque)
Day
4 Fri, Dec 7: Bonampak / Flores (B, L)
An
early start this morning with a breakfast stop at Selva Perdido
(Lost Jungle) and then on to the site of Bonampak where
we will participate in a Maya ceremony and view the original Maya
wall paintings while learning about their symbolism from Miguel
Angel.
Our journey now takes us across the Usumacinta River
to Bethel in Guatemala. It is about a three hour
drive from here to Flores where we will be spending the
next three nights. We should reach the hotel in time for dinner
and enjoy a free evening in the beautiful Guatemalan town of
Flores.
(Overnight in Flores)
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Day
5 Sat, Dec 8: Tikal: Part One (B)
This
will be a full day at the impressive Maya city of Tikal.
Led by Miguel Angel and Richard we will participate in a
ceremony/meditation to help us connect with the energy of this
sacred Maya site. Tikal, like many other Maya sites, was a center
for astronomy and the keeping of sacred calendars that marked not
time, but the evolution of consciousness. The stelae here offer
fantastic insights into the cosmology of the Maya and the entry
into the dark-rift (Galactic Mother) for the purpose of rebirth
and the new coming-forth of the ages.
(Overnight hotel in Flores)
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Day
6 Sun, Dec 9: Tikal: Part Two (B)
Take
a second look at the amazing site of Tikal. Today a local
shaman joins us to guide us to a hidden sanctuary where we
will do our meditation. This should be a very special event.
Before leaving the site you will have some free time to find your
personal connections with Tikal.
Join us tonight to share your experiences and ask questions of our
leaders.
(Overnight hotel in Flores)
Day
7 Mon, Dec 10: Flores to Frontera Corozal (B, D)
After
breakfast you will have the morning free to explore the town of
Flores, do some shopping, or just relax at the hotel and meditate
by the lake. Or, if you have the energy and the desire, you have
the option to return to Tikal for a couple of hours to look at the
site on your own.
Our bus leaves in the early afternoon to take us back to Mexico.
We will go to the boarder crossing at the Usumacinta River,
cross to Frontera Corozal in Mexico where we will have
dinner together and spend the night.
(Overnight Hotel Escudo Jaguar)
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8 Tue, Dec 11: Yaxchilan to Palenque (B, L)
This
morning we take a boat up the Usumacinta River to the
isolated site of Yaxchilan. We will participate in a
ceremony with Miguel Angel and tour the site, returning to
the hotel for lunch. We then head back to our hotel in
Palenque.
Join Richard this evening for his lecture on The Mayan
Calendar and Celestial Alignments.
(Overnight Palenque |
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9 Wed, Dec 12: Palenque (B, D)
Follow
our guide through the jungles of Palenque to the Forgotten
Temple, hidden deep in the middle of the jungle. Here we will
be led by Miguel Angel in a water purification ritual followed by
our closing ceremony. This is where we emerge as Kukulkan,
the feathered serpent.
This afternoon we travel to Villahermosa where we will have our
farewell dinner and spend the night.
(Overnight Villahermosa)
Day
10 Thu, Dec 13: Depart Villahermosa (B)
Departure
for Villahermosa airport and your flight home.
(B
= Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
Note: This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond
our control.
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