OPA Conference
Greece!
Special Event
Cultural Evening
in Athens May 28
O
n the evening of May 28, following a day of cosmic
presentation at the conference, we will visit the Dora
Stratou theatre, considered the living museum of Greek
dance. There are daily performances in the its 800-seat garden
theatre and includes a company of 75 dancers, musicians and
folk singers, with collection of over 2,000 village-made cos-
tumes, with jewels and other works of folk art worn on stage.
fill a week. Mycenaean and ancient monuments around
every corner. Among them are Epidavros, one of the best
preserved amphitheatres in existence in terms of its perfect
acoustics and fine structure.
It was constructed in the late 4th century BC and it was
finalized in two stages. Originally the theatre had 34 rows
of seats divided into 34 blocks by stairs and walkways. It is
situated near the ancient sanctuary of Asklepios, a cele-
brated healing center of the classical world. It was used as
a therapeutic and religious centre dedicated to Asklepios,
the God of Healing.
Properly positioned on the stage, I could hear Dvora’s
unamplified whisper from the top row of seats! This is per-
haps an opportunity for us to send from this site waves of
healing to the world!
The next morning we headed back north, travelling to
the ancient fortifications of Mycenae, where Agamemnon
once ruled, husband of the very same Helen whose escape
with Paris started the Trojan War, subject of Homer’s
Iliad. No trip to Greece is complete without a picture taken
under the Lion’s Gate!
The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age
citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. It was erected during
the 13th century BC in the northwest side of the acropolis
and is named after the relief sculpture of two lionesses or
lions in a heraldic pose that stands above the entrance.
The Lion Gate is the sole surviving monumental piece of
Mycenaean sculpture as well as the largest sculpture in the
prehistoric Aegean. R
Alexandra and Dvora
Epidavros
Amphitheatre
Retrace the first leg of the
Greece Sacred Sites
Journey itinerary May 31–June 9
I
n tasting a bit of the sacred sites tour, Dvora and I
found ourselves driving from Athens, passing the
ancient port of Piraeus, crossing the impossibly narrow
and deep Corinthian Canal (started by Roman Emperor Nero),
in finding our way to the north end of the Peloponnesian
Peninsula toward the city of Nafplio.
The ARGOLIS region is what locals call the “real Greece”, and
they claim Nafplio is the most beautiful town in the country.
Nafplio was the first capital of Greece, and beauty, culture, his-
tory and tradition characterize this wonderful city. The beautiful
old city has a wealth of narrow alleyways and streets, steep
stairs, taverns serving delicious Greek food, lively bars, clubs
and cafés, a lovely seafront promenade, and enough sights to
The
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Astrologer
OPA’s Quarterly Magazine
Lion’s Gate
V25 -01 MARCH EQUINOX 2016
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