ALUNA TEMPLE MAGAZINE Edition No3 'INITIATIONS' | Page 46

We travelled to the underground lagoons and caves that are believed to be entrances to the heart of the Earth and have been used for ceremonies for thousands of years. We were able to enter easily to the ancient sacred sites of the Mayans to reconnect with the message encoded in the temples and so help us to live a more enlightened, nurturing and balanced life, and evolve into the next cycle. In the journey we experienced many ceremonies of renewal and connection, meditations and Temazcal sweat lodges along the way to honor and acknowledge the divine forces of nature, and expand our human potential. With the close of this grand cycle of the Mayan calendar came and continues to come the opportunity for humankind to experience a leap into higher consciousness and create a new era filled with peace and harmony with our Mother Earth, and Father Sun and the great mystery of the Universe. We have named the upcoming journey, Fire of the New Sun, Water of the New Earth, with the special intention of honoring the balance and alchemy of the sacred Feminine and the sacred Masculine in creating the new weave. The new Sun, or the Fifth Sun is, according to the Aztec legend the Sun that has come in with the new grand cycle that will be the guiding light for this new era on the Earth. To balance this powerful energy we will be blessing, praying for the purification of the waterways of the Earth, and rejuvenating ourselves in the sacred waters that nurture and heal us. We’ll be following the path of Quetzalcoatl as we make our way like a serpent of light through the sacred sites of Mesoamerica, will journey for 20 days and visit 7 sacred sites making a pilgrimage to the ancient temples of the mayans and toltecs, climaxing with the spring equinox solar alignment at the mayan pyramid of Chichen Itza, retreating and relaxing in the most stunning natural environment Mexico has to offer, we will be honouring our healing journey and the ancient ways as we walk our path together in this new cycle of time. We are blessed to work together with indigenous teachers and elders who are happy to share the beauty and wisdom of their ancient culture, and with them we partake in traditional ceremonies of cleansing and renewal - giving us a direct experience of the sacred world kept alive through ceremony, in which we can deeply give thanks, and receiving guidance for our lives and how to honour Mother Earth, Grandfather Fire, the Sacred Waters and the four Winds. Within the safe container of the experienced traditional elders and teachers, we will continue to offer the opportunity to partake in plant medicine ceremonies, and in special places we w