The Gift of a Spiritual Journey Keeps on Giving
By Barry Schwartzbach
- Monday, November 23rd, 2009
On November 1, 2009, I returned home from my latest Spiritual Journey, a two week adventure in Peru. I was there as a co-facilitator with my ‘Dreaming’ sister, Life Mastery Programs Associate Teacher Gayle Franceschetti. Gayle organizes journeys, through her Lightworker of Vibrational Energy (L.O.V.E.) Institute, as a service to all those who feel attracted to visit sacred sites around this Earth. The next trip Gayle is planning is March 8th – March 21st, 2010 to the Timeless Mystery of Ancient Egypt.
This was my second journey to Peru having gone two years ago with Life Mastery Programs Master Teacher, Rita Rivera Fox. This most recent trip allowed me to build upon and deepen the experiences I had during my first adventure there.
What a magical land Peru is! We spent most of the two weeks at high altitude, anywhere from 8,000ft. to 16,000ft. above sea level. While the altitude was a challenge to my body the vibrational atmosphere fed my Spirit. We visited many sites built by the Inca; around Cusco, in the Sacred Valley, in Machu Picchu, at Lake Titicaca and near Arequipa.
We were blessed to have Peruvian Shaman and the author of Andean Awakening, Jorge Luis Delgado as our guide. Jorge explained the Andean world-view as based on love, service and wisdom and on the principal of reciprocity; quite a difference from our western view of the world. As we traveled throughout the country, I was struck by not only the physical beauty of mountainous terrain dotted with ancient Incan cities and sacred sites, but also the love and acceptance of the Peruvian people.
Personally, this journey provided me an opportunity to take my spiritual practice up a notch. I find that when I am away from my normal routine, especially with like minded people, I can focus on my deep intent to be who I truly am in each moment. Who am I truly? I am a spiritual being in a human body; a traveler on this earth seeking oneness with the ‘all that is’. So, being in the presence of other seekers, feeling the deep energy and intent of sacred sites, performing ceremony meant to open to light and release that which no longer serves, all provide the framework upon which growth is possible and even easy.
This is the reason to take a spiritual journey! To facilitate your own insight and personal growth; and to provide an extra dose of energy to continue the process when you return home! This is a gift you can give yourself that continues to give light, inspiration and purpose to your path for many months and even years.
I urge anyone who is attracted to these words to consider giving yourself the gift of a journey of the spirit. There are two journeys coming up sponsored by Life Mastery Programs or by Life Mastery Associate Teachers. The first, February 11 – 16, 2010 is to the pyramids at Teotihuacán, Mexico. This journey will be led by Life Mastery Programs, Master Teachers Rita Rivera Fox and Meghan McChesney Gilroy. Information for this journey can be found on the Life Mastery web site or by contacting Rosemary Nichols at Rose@lifemasteryprograms.com .
The second journey is to Egypt, March 8 – 21, 2010, with Life Mastery Associate Teachers Gayle Franceschetti and me, Barry Schwartzbach. Information on this trip can be found on the L.O.V.E. web site www.return2love.net or by contacting Gayle at sunnispirit@sbcglobal.net or by calling 203-265-2927.
To help facilitate your decision please accept the gift of $100 off the cost of the journey to Egypt by mentioning this blog when you register. Please click here Egypt Flyer.
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