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Jan 30
Adventures in Spirit: Part One!
Southeastern United States
This is the tentative route* for Part One of Lightquest 2012. As the journey is Spirit-led, there will no doubt be times when I am diverted from the plan, though this is in no way being pulled “off course.” Though not exhaustive, this will at least give you an idea if I will be passing through or near your area if you wish to donate aid, contribute highway or weather information or otherwise help, as well as allow you to send up more specific prayers with regards to “travel mercies.” I am also open to teaching workshops or leading group events while in your area if you would like to facilitate that happening.
- From Newton County, AR to Little Rock, AR
- From Little Rock, AR to Hot Springs, AR
- Hot Springs, AR to Epps, LA
- Epps, LA to Tuscaloosa, AL
- Tuscaloosa, AL to Colchis, GA
- Colchis, GA to Eatonton, GA
- Eatonton, GA to Cartersville, GA
- Cartersville, GA to Cisco/McCayesville, GA
- From Cisco, GA to Cullowhee, NC
- Cullowhee, NC to Bryson, NC
- Bryson, NC to Waynesville, NC
- Waynesville, NC to Mt. Gilead, NC
- Mt. Gilead, NC to Charlottesville, VA
- Chalottesville, VA to Washington, D.C.
- U.S. capitol to Waynesboro, VA
- Waynesboro, VA to Palmyra, VA
- Palmyra, VA to Knoxville, TN
- Knoxville, TN to Clingman’s Dome, TN
Jan 23
“…Warriors go about the process of destructuring the ego harmoniously. Their normality disappears at the same time their energy, control, and sobriety are increasing.” V. Sanchez
I don’t think I’ve ever been normal. What’s held me back and tripped me up most of my life is that I’ve tried so desperately to BE normal. I could have done so much more, been so much more had I not so coveted normality, wanting so deeply to fit in and be loved. I was taught by psychology that this was normal, that even monkeys will cling to the mannequin that’s soft and cuddly, preferring it even over the one that offers milk. And so the brainwashing began…
I spent many, many years studying everything I could find in this field. I delved deep, discovering and exploring branches as diverse as Behavioralism, somatic psychology, poetry therapy and Sufi psychology. I studied process-oriented psychology, Buddhist psychology, ecopsychology, and movement therapy. Art therapy, drama therapy…the list goes on and on.
I probably have as good a handle on psychotherapy and transpersonal psychology as most anyone out there1, in spite of the fact that I sabotaged myself repeatedly by never conforming to licensure. But it wasn’t until I came upon the Toltec path that I learned there was an entirely different way of thinking and being in the world: a way that is obsessed, not with the ego, but with the destructuring of it. A way that cares not about personal history but the erasing of it. In Toltequity, I found a path of ruthlessness: a deeply grounding, aware way of being that neither coddled the fragile so-called “self,” which is really the illusory ego, nor encouraged the description of reality we are taught to cling to so tenaciously. In Toltequity, I found a path where the real mystery of the Self, the real magic of the world, is open to those with the courage, discipline, and fortitude to find it. And so it is that I became a Toltec.
I have continued to study many things over the years, developed other skills as a shaman and lightworker, but nothing has ever come close to being as revolutionary to me as the way of the Warrior. Hence, in spite of becoming a lightworker and holder of the Inca lineage, I remain always a Toltec at heart. And so it is that, whenever I find myself falling out of balance — feeling ensnared by my description of the world, my personal history, and my identification with “I” – I return to my Toltec “roots.” Now is one of those times. I will write more (hopefully) later about the challenges and shifts occurring in preparation for this pilgrimage. For now, I include this background in my travel journal for this reason: I go as a Warrior. To succeed, and to do so with joy and lightness, I must do so with energy, control, and sobriety. The “I” of the past must be vanquished. It cannot handle this challenge. Only the Warrior I am and am becoming can manage this feat.
Today, I release the need to be normal. Today, I surrender my perceived or imagined need to be understood, loved or accepted. Today I choose to walk the path of the Warrior, choosing instead to create new ways of being; flexible and Free.
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- I say this, not with any ego attachment, but through the freedom to acknowledge matter-of-factly the substantial experiential and knowledge base I have managed to acquire. As I progress toward and within elder status, I deem it as good and correct to assess and understand what gifts and skills I hold for the community. Thank you Spirit. Ho.
Jan 20
Have you ever felt you were on the edge of a metaphoric cliff? Think back, if you will, for just a few moments, on how that felt. What were you going through at the time? No doubt you were on the brink of a decision, one that probably represented a major change in your life. Some cliffs surprise us. We come upon them unexpectedly to find a sheer drop before us. With no way around, we are “forced” by circumstance to choose a route – backtracking, leaping over, or diverting our course – depending on the desperation of the circumstances, our passion and resolve. At other times we suspect a cliff up ahead, though it may be obscured from the landscape until we are there. These cliffs are the result of plans we have followed and choices we have made on a more conscious path toward a goal or mission. One could say that it is our Fate or Destiny to come to these points.
In spite of the manner in which we arrive, however, there is no denying a cliff is a cliff! We stand on the precipice, daunted by the dizzying height; awed by the prospects of the danger and change it forebodes. We stand on the edge — heart racing, sweat beading on our face, nerves tightening our chest — and contemplate… Should I take the dive? Can I survive the jump? And what happens if I don’t choose to leap? None of these questions help, of course, for although the answer is plain, it is not derived from the rational mind. It comes from Intuition and the understanding of where we have been and where we are headed. We know when it is time to jump for there is no other option. It is a test, our initiation into the fullness of all we have sought and worked for. And, so, we close our eyes and leap.
My Own Leap
For the past ten years I have been walking a knife edge, on both sides sheer drops I neither desired nor needed to experience. My path has been precarious, to say the least, with many dangers to navigate. But, as you all know, I have managed. At times better than others, but I have persevered. Now the most challenging (and exciting) time of all has come. My journey has brought me the brink of a precipice so deep that I dare not fathom the bottom. I know not what my journey forward holds, only that I must take the leap. In faith, in hope, in desperate yet unwavering belief that everything I go through has purpose and my life is following divine Design, I take my trustful heart and leap.
What this Site is About
This website is the official travel journal of the Sacred Pilgrimage to which I’ve been called. If you know me, you know how I got here, so I won’t go into lengthy explanations and backstory. Here, I will simply state my purpose:
To travel, with the guidance of Spirit, along earth’s ley lines to holy sites, sacred spots, and places of power with the intention of:
- Activating and releasing various energies to be distributed throughout earth’s energetic matrix; feeding the planet and, thereby, promoting transformation toward the higher consciousness of all
- Accessing portals or “stargates” to travel to middle earth and other worlds in order to recover forgotten knowledge
- Paying homage and respect to ancient cultures, indigenous peoples, and other-worldly brothers and sisters whose art, history, and culture is preserved in geographic, architectural, and energetic structures
- Accessing the energetic imprints at sacred sites to learn more of the history and legacy of the beings who once resided there
- To utilize energy boosts from the earth grid to strengthen personal power and affect healing for myself and others
- To dissolve illusion and view Truth unhindered
- To behold Beauty and connect with the Oneness of Spirit through all creation
- To have fun!
So there you have it! Now I invite you, dear friend, to enter into this private space: to share my experiences along the way, on this most amazing journey of Journeys, the Sacred Pilgrimage of one Wandering Warrior…
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