http://pilgrimageplaces.com Travels to sacred sites and places of power Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:07:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sacred Journey Retreats has announced that their 14th annual goddess retreat will be held June 7 to 14, 2009. They invite attendees to awaken the divine feminine during a week of rejuvenation, beauty and fun and to join them for a truly transformational spiritual journey designed to regenerate, restore and rediscover ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/mexico/mayan-prophecy-goddess-retreat-in-tepotzlan-mexico This is not really about a sacred site or a traditional pilgrimage place, but certainly Buddhists or anyone who has a deep respect for His Holiness The Dalai Lama may be interested to know that he is going to be in Mexico City this September. The Dalai Lama will give a ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/mexico/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-to-teach-in-mexico-city I had never associated Costa Rica with sacred sites or spiritual travel, but synchronicity seems to be telling me something about this Central American country. Yesterday I learned that my friend Andrea Mikana-Pinkham has tentatively scheduled to be offering a Sacred Sites Journey retreat in Costa Rica in mid September. Today, ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/central-america/costa-rica-spiritual-travel I just found out about a pilgrimage tour I would love to go on. The destinations are Tibet and Nepal and the experience will be a sacred journey into the ancient mysteries of these legendary lands. Tour leaders are Mark Amaru Pinkham and Andrea Mikana-Pinkham. My wife and I went to ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/asia/august-sacred-journey-to-tibet-and-nepal by Robert Scheer The small handprints on the rock seemed to be reaching out to me. More than a dozen Ang-Gnarra boys had put their hands on the sandstone wall, sprayed mouthfuls of red ochre over their outstretched fingers and left behind their signatures in the form of hand silhouettes, and ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/australia/aborigine-magic-paintings-of-australia People are increasingly being drawn to places with a spiritual power according to Shaman Maria, whose company, Quantam Quest Shamanic Journeys leads pilgrimages to some of the world's most mystical and magic places. “A pilgrimage is founded on reason or purpose for wanting to connect with something magnificent that will alter ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/peru/pilgrimage-to-peru-for-renewal-purpose-and-spirit by Robert Scheer The Four Corners area of the USA (where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet) is rich with ancient cliff-dwellings, rock art, dramatic canyon vistas and native spirits. You can experience all these features in one place if you stop at Canyon de Chelly (pronounced d'SHAY) National Monument, ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/usa/sacred-canyons-of-arizona by Robert Scheer Maybe it's the Grimm brothers' fault, or perhaps Shakespeare should share the blame, but fairies - like witches - have an image problem. Just as many people falsely associate witchcraft with evil and ugliness, many of us assume fairies aren't real. I confess I was a bit ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/metaphysical/best-places-to-see-fairies by Robert Scheer In Brittany, in the northwest of France, are more than 30 prehistoric sites and over 3,000 ancient standing stones. They are located near the city of Carnac and are believed to be sacred places devoted to the Great Goddess. Many scholars agree that our ancestors worshipped the Great Goddess ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/europe/goddess-sites-in-brittany-france by Robert Scheer It's risky to write about little known sacred places. I worry about bringing them to the attention of people who don't respect Mother Earth. Hordes of careless tourists have nearly loved Stonehenge to death, and I'd hate to see that happen to other sites. Already, the mystical ... http://pilgrimageplaces.com/peru/little-known-sacred-valley-site-pisac