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Caer Sidi
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The Island of Crystal
Comparative Research in
Himalayan & Keltic Traditional
Healing
14
or 21 Days Experiential Study&Tour, including 3 Days
Introduction Seminar,
organized in Nice, Verdon Powerplaces and the Aude Pyrenees, South-of-France
Seminar October (Nice): 26-28, 2007
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14 or 21-days
Quality Escorted Experiential Tours
Escalibur
Caer Sidi
Seminar & Retreat
B. Raven Lee (PhD) and William R LEON (PhD Cairn Consortium) invite you to
the CAIRN Tsa-rLung Trul-Khor Introduction Seminar and its
experiential exploration of " Caer Sidi,
The Island of Crystal ", being organized in the wonderful city of
Nice (Riviera, Cote d' Azur) and the Verdon sacred Keltic, Cathares and Templars
Mandala situated some 100 km north of Cannes, in the South-of-France.
Drawing equally from both the Keltic and Tibetan traditional
healing practices, as well as from current modern scientific
research in Quantum Psychology, CAIRN Tsa-rLung (Energo-therapy
and Divination) Introduction Seminar & Retreat is at the
cutting edge of the 21st century energy medicine, energy
strategic analysis and
coaching professional praxis. Being of great interest to doctors,
healers, psychologists, therapists, anthropologists and
Dharma spiritual practitioners, the CAIRN Tsa-rLung Energo-therapy
and Divination Practices includes the comparative study of
the physical, conceptual, hermeneutic and energetic
approaches to the embodiment of Archetypes within
their traditional paradigm healing practices. This remarkable Experiential
Seminar week-end and Retreat will bring together
exciting results from current Quantum Psychology professional Energy Medicine research
and experience, as well as provide you with more practical knowledge
to use in your own healing, meditation and counselling
professional practice.
The Seminar
will focus first on the synthesis between Tsa-rLung
Trul-Khor and Keltic Archetypal Healing practices, including references
to the Five Elements
Energy and the Body of Light teachings (re: Tenzin Wangyal Rimpoche,
2002-07), as well as to the previous Tibetan Applied Psychology/Psychotherapy
curriculum given by late Tarab
Tulku Rimpoche (Tarab Ladrang, Transpersonal), always
bearing in mind the
hermeneutic approach needed for a synthesis of Tibetan and Keltic
archetypal embodiment (Choo), divination or healing praxis.
This Introduction Seminar is open to anyone — no
prior Tsa-rLung Trul-Khor meditation or Choo experience
is needed — but knowledge in Yoga, Keltic Healing,
Energotherapy, Pranayama, Reiki, Taichi and/or Qiqong praxis will
definitely be
most facilitating factors, for Tsa-rLung and Trul
Khor subtle energy perception and synthesis.
The Tsa
Lung and Trul Khor Body of Light concepts, per se, may roughly be translated from the Tibetan
scriptures as "the
magical movements, channels, and vital breath", which were upto
recently kept as secret Tibetan practices. It is a rather distinctive
Tibetan Dharma practice, which focuses upon energy and archetypal embodiment
and which incorporates breath, awareness,
visualization and physical movement. It is a powerful practice that can clear
long-held blocks in the practitioner's body, energy, and mind. Tsa Lung
also supports the spontaneous arising of the Body
of Light awareness
(Tigle) during both meditation and/or in everyday life praxis.
The following Five days Caer Sidi : Itinerary Practices & Retreat is open to anyone
who has a clear understanding of the archetypal and energy
healing process being performed during the foreseen energy and meditation/prayers
experience.
Please note:
Recommended reading: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Healing With
Form, Energy, and Light. Bring a cotton yoga mat if you have
one. Tarab Tulku Rimpoche, Transpersonal Tibetan Applied
Psychology.
Seminar Only Registration Fees
: in principle the tuition fees are :
250 Euros, for the French, Italian, Belgian, UK and other
European envisioned participants of neighbouring countries to
the Seminar. Kindly note however that discount fees of : 200 and
150 Euros only, are of course negotiable for researchers,
students and other CAIRN Consortium Members, on a case basis and
upon request. For the USA Group participants, the Seminar Fees
are comprised in the Tour. Please contact RWL for fees,
accommodations, transport/commuter information and plan.
Seminar Arrival/Departure Information: Plan to
arrive for check-in on Friday 26 October between 4:00 p.m. and
6:00 p.m.
for the first introduction session will be sent to registered
participants . Workshop begins at
6:30 p.m. on Friday evening, and will be continued on
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October within a flexible planning of
two or three sessions per day, as per participants. The Verdon
Mandala Caer Sidi 5 Days Tour&Study will start on the following
Monday morning. Lodging for Seminar participants begins Friday night,
but individual arrangements can of course be made, upon request. Meals
are not included in the Seminar Fees, due to the wide range of
choices and options which may be chosen. Workshop ends Sunday at
5:00 p.m. You must be
checked out of your room by 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Departure
for the Verdon Mandala after
breakfast. Please note: Workshop schedules are flexible
and subject to
change, as per group request and other appropriate logistic
modalities; all further information will be given in your confirmation
letter.
For additional information, please write to CAIRN Consortium CEO:
William Rene LEON (PhD) at:
<leon@sped.ucl.ac.be>
and <william_rene@hotmail.com>
We reserve the right to cancel or
reschedule any program at any time.
Our workshops are educational experiences, and are not to be
mistaken for long-term therapy or cure. Some people may find
some programs to be too psychologically or physically
challenging. We recommend that in case of any doubt, a physician
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Nyima
Dzong Stupa (Chateau Soleil)
William R. Leon
Cairn
Webmaster©2001-07
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Caer Sidi, Tsa-rLung Seven Seals Retreat
Cairn Strategic Tsa-rLung Coaching Retreat
is a personalized psycho-energy-body development program,
offered one-on-one by appointment only. It is the only
comparative Tibetan Shamanic Vajrayana and Keltic
Christendom (Body of Light) Traditional Healing Research &
Development synthesis, based on 35 years professional
experiential in both Dharma and Keltic Powerplaces
experiential synthesis practices, to be found today!
CAIRN Strategic Tsa-rLung Coaching is dedicated to
transforming the practice of community leadership and to
helping create cultures of engagement for high
performance/high fulfilment organizations that bring out the
best in people in terms of Personal or Organizational
Renewal and Leadership, this by using the precious legacy of
the Tibetan Tsa-rLung Body of Light Practices and Vajrayana
Philosophy, as well as that of the Grail Lore.
CAIRN follows the inspiring and innovative drive, launched
in the early 1980s by late Tarab Tulku Rinpoche, Trungpa
Rinpoche, Dudjom Rimpoche, Kyentse Rinpoche, as well as
nowadays by Tenzin Wangyal, Lopon Tenzin Namdak and others,
in their efforts towards a transparent and scientific
approach to the concepts and practices of the "Body of
Light", as well as seek more intimate embodiment with other
similar Sacred Healing Arts living traditions.
The Caer Sidi , Tsa-rLung Seven Seals Retreat will be of a
4-5 days duration Quest on the traces of the Keltic Healing
tradition, Mary Magdalene,
Wolfram Von Eschenbach Lore and South-France Templars
historical Grail sacred sites in and
around the Verdon, including the wide pilgrimage area of Ste Beaume,
Aix-en-Provence,
Moustiers Ste Marie and other Black Madonna altars.
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B. Raven LEE (PhD) |
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Ani
Sherab Sangmo |
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Namgyal rimpoche (Dudjom) |
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Ancient Tibetan Healing Practices and
Psycho~Energotherapy
Dr. B. Raven Lee
is a long-time student of Bon and Nyingmapa (Body of Light)
Healing practices. A Transpersonal-Jungian psychotherapist,
meditation teacher and a diplomate clinical hypnotherapist,
she has been integrating Buddhist practices, dream work and
shamanic healing with western quantum psychology and
interpersonal neurobiology in her private practice in
Pasadena,
California, USA. She has studied with shamans in Mexico and
is a Reiki Master and Teacher. Dr. B. Raven Lee also
utilizes alternative healing modalities and energotherapy.
A new wave of
scientific research is discovering intelligence in our
cells, consciousness in the universe and changes in the
structure of the brain, as we train our mind. The
revolutionary theories are supporting what Tibetan Buddhism
and Bon, the indigenous religion of Tibet, have been
teaching for thousand of years. According to this esoteric
Bon tradition, all phenomena manifest at three levels : the
physical, the energetic and the mind. The ancient system
utilizes mental visualisation, sound and breath to penetrate
the essential chakras and channels within the body, as well
as the specific pathways and movements of energy that
promote healing. As the world is experiencing profound and
rapid changes, the discoveries brought about through the
interface of science and spirituality have produced new ways
for people to navigate the chaos and to harmonize their life
with higher levels of consciousness.
This workshop
will integrate new science, Western psychology and healing
practices from Tibetan Buddhism, to create a map of the
psyche and the body, as a blueprint to understanding
pathways of transformation. Each day, participants will be
introduced to deeper levels of consciousness, as they learn
the following:
- The Western
and Tibetan views of Mind,
- The nature of
emotions and how they shape us,
- Identify the
sources of dysfunctional patterns,
- Learning
integrative techniques, such as Visualization, Breathing
Exercises, Energy Work and Meditation to balance those
patterns.
The
“ Tibetan Ancient Healing Practices and Quantum Psychology
Introduction Seminar “ will be organized from Friday October
26 to Sunday 28 in the wonderful city of Nice.
This
Experiential Seminar integrates the Ancient
Tibetan Healing Practices with modern Quantum Psychology
to create a map of the Psyche and understand pathways to
energy body rejuvenation and transformation.
Following the seminar, Dr. B. Raven Lee invites you to
deepen the knowledge and experience with a 5 day tour of
Caer Sidi, which is the Keltic, Cathars and Knights Templars
sacred archeological Mandala, situated north of the cities
of Nice and Cannes, in the South of France (Verdon).
To help
participants to channel their inspiration and feeling
Shamanic practices will be approached during
this week,
under a genuine guidance. This
programme will also disclose and combine tested
methods to study the roots of Shamanistic
myths, symbols and
practices. (More details provided on
request)
Trigance Village near the Verdon
Caer Sidi, Tentative Itinerary
Following the traces and symbols of
the encrypted Grail Mythos, we will drive
in
mini-bus and then trek to
several megalithic artefacts, ruins or Templars chapels in
the
Verdon area, where
we will focus on practices and study of the Grail
Quest
through Shamanic
practices.
We will
feel, sense, vizualize and discuss the energies found around
the Chateau de
Valcros
(Lady of the Lake) <+>, at its Celtic Fortress (Camelot)
<+>, at the
Menhir
of Robion (Merlin and Morgane-Le Fay), and at the
Chateau Soleil <+>.
We will
pray in the first Templars chapels of St. Thyrse <+>,
Comps sur Artuby <+>,
as well as visit Trigance
<+>, the Commanderie de St. Mayne
<+>, Point
Sublime, Moustiers, the Lac St- Croix, etc .
Nyima
Dzong Gompa (Chateau Soleil) Verdon (C) OKc
Oct 18/19 – USA departure flights from USA to Paris,
France, connecting flight to Nice
Oct 20/21 – Arrival flight to Nice NCE (flexible arrival
& duration, depending on flights)
Oct 22 – City of Nice & Riviera sightseeing, Monte
Carlo, Monaco, St- Jean, Beaulieu,
Oct 23 – First visit to Verdon Keltic Mandala going through
Grasse and Draguignan,
Oct 24 – Super tour around the Cote d’Azur, and selected
sites of Mary Magdalene,
Oct 25 - Continuation of the Black Madonna , Mary Magdalene
and other Grail legend pilgrimages sites, such as : Aix en Provence, Ste Beaume, Ste Croix,
St. Maximin,
Fri 26 – Sun 28 Oct –
Tibetan Quantum Energotherapy Seminar, B. Raven Lee
Mon Oct 29 – Fri Nov 02 –
Caer Sidi Retreat (please see hereunder)
(Sat
Oct 03 – USA Group-1 Return Flights, flexible
departure, depending on flights)
Nov 04-09 – Cathares and Templars Aude Pyrennees : 5 Days Tour
(Option
21Days)
Nov 10 – End of Caer Sidi Tsa-rLung Tour (idem)
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The Verdon Canyon from Soleil
Caer Sidi (Abbalach) : 5 Days
Retreat
Oct 29 - Day 1- Monday morning: Drive from the city of Nice
Riviera to the “Hotel Bain”, situated in Comps, which will be
our basecamp centrally located in the Verdon Mandala and
surrounding studied area. Introduction to the selected sacred
sites and related practices, being chosen as per the
specificities of both the sacred site itself, and the ongoing
Quest experiential of the group members. The Verdon Mandala is a
25km wide area in itself and our first day will focus upon the
practices and detailed visit in and around Comps (Conis),
Trigance (Trigania) and further meetings at the Tibetan
Monastery: Nyima Dzong, its Temple practices, and its Cairn and
Dolmen.
Oct 30 – Day 2 -Tuesday: morning drive from Comps to Robion
Valcros Keltic Solar Fortress (Droma, Camelot), energy scanning
and embodiment praxis around local Celtic artifacts, ie:
walls, ruins, graves, trees, Dolmens, Menhirs, etc..., then go
down to the Valcros Castle, and further promenade down to the
Bakery for tea. On the way see La Doux, Blanchefort, and
possibly be back at Nyima Dzong Tibetan Monastery for evening
rituals.
Oct 31 - Day 3 - Wednesday morning : Study of the
literature on Templars and Hospitaliers chapels, village and
fortress. Afternoon return to St- Anne, Robion Village, St.
Thyrs Templar Chapel, St-Trophisme, then drive to Castellane
(Salinas) old Roman/Keltic time Healing Waters.
Nov 01 – Day 4 –Thursday morning : drive from Comps towards Breis, Trigance
Village, Point Sublime Verdon, St- Mayne Commanderie, Verdon
Canyon, Pt Sublime, Lac St- Croix, Moustier St Marie, and
possibly return to Ste Beaume, depending upon the length and
depth of practices being chosen by participants. It may also be
that the group or some individuals may want to remain in quiet
surrounding sacred sites already visited, in order to approach
praxis more indepth. This is fully flexible.
Nov 02 - Day 5 –Friday morning : Synthesis of the Caer Sidi
Shamanic Healing and Divination Rituals plus Philosophical
discussion. Afternoon : leave Comps for our Arrival in Nice
late afternoon, free time. This last day depends upon the
participants booked flights connections departure in Nice, per
se.
Nov 03 – Departure Flights to USA (USA GROUP 14 Days Options)
Nice Airport.
Chateau Soleil - Nyima Dzomg Gompa
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International
Seminars Organization
B. Raven
LEE (PhD) – Neuroscience Quantum EnergoPsychotherapy &
Tsa-rLung - USA
William R
LEON (PhD) – CAIRN Consortium Academic Exchange - CEO –
KTM - Nepal
Prof.
Mike Singleton – President UCL/POLS ANSO/LAAP –
University Louvain - Belgium
Ani
Sherab Sangmo – Tibetan Tsa-rlung & Choo Nyingmapa
Retreat Supervision Practices – Tibet
Namgyal
Rimpoche Tsa-rLung & Trul-Khor Yogas Practices Ningmapa Dudjom Lineage – Nepal
Dr. Amchi
Tashe Pedon – Kunphen Tibetan Medicine Centers in
Nepal and in Nyalam, Tibet
Dr. Marco
PARET (PhD) – ISI-CNV: NLPIII, Hypnotherapy and
Quantum Psychology – Fr/It
Emilio
MASSONE (PhD) – Acupuncture Healing and Chinese Medicine
Health Anthropology - France
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Chateau Soleil - Nyima
Dzong Stupa
Inscription
Please contact Dr. B. Raven Lee (USA) at :
drravenlee@juno.com
Website:
www.integrativewisdompath.com
or William R LEON at
CAIRN Consortium :
leon@sped.ucl.ac.be
cc:
william_rene@hotmail.com
Website :
https://cairn-alliance.tripod.com/
Registration : minimum 60 days advance booking
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East-side
entry of the Verdon Canyon
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Nice Promenade des
Anglais
Tour
Registration
(min. 60
days in advance)
Fees Per Person
(Euros): Prices
Options are
With or Without Flights included !
- With Airfare:
- 14 Days : 4,100 Euros -
- 21 Days : 4, 700 Euros
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- Without Airfare:
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14 Days : 3,400 Euros -
- 21 Days : 4,000 Euros -
- Deposit Registration : 500 Euros -
- Seminar fees are included in Prices -
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Fees Include
- Full Room & Board in Hotel/Guesthouse (***) in twin rooms
and full boarding during 14 or 21 days as per Option chosen
(double occupancy / 3 meals day, single extra) - Single supplement: Euros 50 per each day occupancy
- All Airfares International and Regional
trains/bus in France
- All minivan transportation in/around the Verdon and Aude
Keltic/Templars powerplaces, incl. sightseeing Nice/Riviera
- Price also includes the meetings, seminars and retreat,
and the introduction guidance to the Tsa-rLung Practices.
_Fees Do Not Include
- Fees for your European (Schengen) Visa
- Loss of or damage to Luggage/Personal Property.
- Travel and Medical Insurance expenses
- Loss of personal items, passports, etc…
- Any transportation or lodging costs being due after the
client’s 14 or 21days chosen option complete duration
- Other meals other than those provided in Agenda &
Itinerary.
Seminar Fees of 250 Euros are included in Tour
Terms of References
Group
Size
This Customized Field-study tours is
organized for a group of minimum 7 persons (pax), or more at no extra cost in
Verdon Canyon Gites/Hotel/GH
(***). Nice Hotel (***).
Local transportation to/from airport
& around the area is included, using upto 18 passenger mini-buses/cars;
as well as local guides and seminar
teachings as quoted above.
Discount
Discount conditions extended only to
relevant cases being researchers, scholars, Dharma
practitioners and continuing education courses and does not include approval on
all of the tour
costs arrangements, to be discussed on a case basis. However CAIRN
Tours&Study
are open to everyone!
Deposit and
Registration
I. Price of Tour:
Send deposit of Euros: 550/
The Euros: 500 deposit is
to be made namely to R W Leon / CAIRN CEO at a Swift Code Bank
Numbers or by Western Union Money Transfer at the address in
Nepal, UK or EU, which will be
provided to you at the time of your registration. In case of early
deposit when RWL will still be in either Nepal, India or
Tibet TAR China (-re: where foreign currency exchange are
unattainable, as per local regulations), the allocation is
to be made using WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER simple
modalities. Related receipt and registration documents will
immediately be provided to you.
Price is same whether
transfer is made by check, Western Union, Swift Code or
credit card.
Deposit &
Payments Euros : 500 deposit secures your space.
1/2 of balance of payment due by 60
days before tour.
Remaining 1/2 of balance (full payment) due by 30 days before tour.
Total
Euros: 50 late payment fee added if
payments not made by due dates (Euros: 50 for payment not
met).
Cancellation &
Refund
Refund is minus Euros: 100
fee to be made if cancellation is emailed/postmarked
by 30 days prior to departure. If
cancellation postmarked between 30-15 days prior to departure Euros
: 200 is
non-refundable. If cancellation postmarked between 15-03 days prior to departure,
Euros: 300
is non-refundable.
If cancellation
emailed/postmarked under three (3) days from departure there is no
refund.
Insurance
We strongly recommend travel and
health insurance, which enables you to recover
all deposits if you need to cancel
the trip due to illness or death. Please contact
us
if you want details on this
insurance. No partial refunds will be given under
any
circumstances for
unused hotel rooms, meals, or sightseeing trips.
Remark
The number of
places is limited and is offered on a first come first serve
basis.
Reservations must
be made, complete with payment, by deadline given on registration
file.
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- The Aude Cathares Option
2 (05 Days)
Being
grounded on the genuine Shamanic
Traditions teaching and
experience gathered
by the CAIRN Team out of their many years close
relationship with
Shamanic lineage holders,
this
programme will introduce the participants
to the main concepts and
experiential of
Shamanic
Traditional Healing and Divination
Practices and the
intimate relations it has
with the
Grail Quest and related Troubadours
Lore (Wolfram Von
Eschenbach <+>). |
Montsegur
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The Itinerary
will introduce all participants to a fully documented survey,
comprising the study of some outstanding megalithic Cathars,
Templars and Celtic Powerplaces, which often were the
foundations of their
castles, monasteries, chapels, hermitages, hostels or commanderies
in these regions :
This
experiential tour&study will allow participants to be
introduced and experience the Spiritual Heritage of the Cathars and Troubadours
Grail Lore, and its intimate relations with the Celtic Shamanic
Archetypes and Rituals.
This programme
will allow all participants to link their meditation and catharsis
with the striking natural beauty of the target-sites being
visited.
Most of these
powerplaces have kept their outstanding spiritual attraction, the
strong cosmo-telluric energies and resurgence of some mythological entities
being amongst the reasons for their current exceptional harmony and
powers.
We will
start our Quest from the enchanting
confines of the
Hostellerie L' Evéche, in the
old Abbaye of Alet, an
old Benedictin
monastery being now a restored
guesthouse
nested
along the river Aude , in the village
where Nostradamus once
lived.
Reflecting upon the river Aude and its
quiet
surroundings, we will prepare our
meditation
in the
ancient monasteries, ruins and castles,
as a first historical
acquaintance with the
Cathars spiritual
heritage and the remaining
traces of the
Inquisition.
This
journey will include guided visit of the
medieval cities of
Foix and Carcassonne,
the Castles of
Arques, Peyrepertuse,
Termes, Latour, Minerve
and Quéribus,
as well
as other renown archeological
and spiritual places in
the region (Aude,
Ariège,
Provence, Pyrennees) .
Evoquing
the dramatic history of Simon
de Montfort 's Crusade
against the Cathares,
we will discuss how
in more recent times
the
Montségur Pog had become the symbol
of a Solar Cult and the
Montsalvat of the
Holy
Grail Quest.
The
fortresses of Montségur, Quéribus and
Peyrepertuse, surrounded
by the magnificent
scenery
of the Land of Cathars, remain living
testimonies of the beauty
and spiritual
forces
of Knowledge, Light and Love,
against those of dark
violence and hatred.
Slowly
climbing the steps leading to Montségur
Pog (refuge), we will pay
Hommage to the
Parfaits
and other Cathars who gave they
lives to preserve their
tradition.
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Hotel L' Eveche in Alet Abbaye
The Transepts at
Alet Abbaye
The castle of
Puilaurens |
Montsegur Castle,
showing its
reconstruction by
the Duc de Levis
Mirepoix and the
traditional builders
guild of the 13-14th
century (solstices) |
This beautiful and dramatic
journey will lead
us also to the shrine of
the Black Madonna
in
Limoux. The early Celtic and
Shamanic
rites
for healing or divination powers will be
addressed at several
healing streams
(sources
and holy waters) and references
to the Celtic Mother
Goddess will be
approached in places where the
Black Madona cult may
still be found
(Limoux)
Following
the path of the Troubadours, we
will evoke the symbolic
joust and tournaments
which
were celebrated in the romantic Puivert
castle.
We will
also examine the Knights Templars
traces at Bézu,
Rennes-le-Chateau,
Blanchefort and surrounding
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Not far away from Couiza
lies a little village
called Rennes-le-Chateau,
which has
became
renown in recent years for its
strange history and
magical mysteries.
Occupied
since the Neolithic ages , being
at the same time an
ancient Gallic powerplace,
the capital of the
Wisigoths tribe and Rhedae,
the city of
Merovingian Kings, many
suggest that it may still
hide today
the Arch
of Alliance, somewhere in the
surrounding
Razès.
The Tour
Magdala build by Béranger Saunière
is said by several
Tibetan Lamas (Nying-Mas
and Karguyd-Pas, 1985) to
be one of the
local
entry to the Celtic Annwn (the land
of ancestors), or in
other names the
Tibetan
/ Mongolian: Shambala.
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La Tour Magdala /
Rennes-le-Chateau |
The Order of
the Hospitalliers de St. Jean de Jerusalem (Lavaldieu) and the
Knights Templars,
both had several properties in the region, and the
intricated role they both played during
two centuries of Roman Inquisition against the
Cathars will be discussed .
Asmodee, Gardian
of
the Arch of
Alliance |
Another enigma being approached in
this
study
are the megalithic Cairns, Dolmens
and Menhirs standing
around
Rennes-les-Bains, as described
in the book of the abbé
Henri Boudet :
La
Vraie Langue Celtique et le Cromlech
de Rennes-les-Bains ", as
well as
in other
areas being visited, such as the
Dolmen of
Saint Michel de Grandmont,
Dolmen des Fados, the Pic
de Bougarach,
le
Fauteuil-du- Diable / Rennes-les-Bains
and its surrounding rocks
and Cairns.
Visit of
the hot springs (Roman Empire period)
in
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From Couiza and
Quillan, not far from Chateau Queribus, we will reach the ruins of
the Bézu. From there, on the left we can see the Pique de Levaldieu,
Rennes-le-Chateau and part of the natural Cromlech of
Rennes-les-Bains.
The ruins of
the Chateau du Bezu (actually those of the Chateau Sermon d'Albedun)
lead to an ancient Celtic Altar, with a splendid view on the Pic de
Bugarach, Pique de Lavaldieu and surrounding Cathars Land.
A Seminar held
in Alet will focus on the history of the Cathars faith, the
controversial relations between Cathars, Templars and the
Inquisition Crusaders, as well as on the common roots it may have or
have had with the Celtic, Arianist (Wisigoth) and Dualistic faiths
(Bogomiles, Nestorians) during the early Christendom
period.
We will discuss
the common archetypal roots which may be found alive and practices
in the
Indo-European
Rig-Veda, Central European or Asian Shamanic Traditions, as
they were
historically linked with the
Cathars and Knights Templars own dramatic history .
This itinerary
will be escorted with experienced speakers and guides, most being
academically
entitled to
provide a small group with phenomenological guidance and historical
indepths.
Our
references include a selected review
of
the
Cathars and Knights Templars history in
South of France, as well
as a narration of
the
first century exile to South of France
of Mary Magdalene, Joseph
of Arimathea
(James)
and other apostles of Christ,
who landed in Provence,
before moving
to
Septimania , Brittany (Armoric), then
to Glastonbury and
Wales.
The myth
of Mary Magdalene and of Joseph
of Arimathea (James) will
be studied in places
such as
Rennes-le-Chateau, La Val Dieu
(Center of Mary Magdalena
cult), les
Saintes
Maries de la Mer and Marseille
(the ritual space at the
basilica of the
golden
goddess, Notre Dame le la Garde
and the Crypt of
the Abbey of St. Victor ). |
Mary
Magdalene
Altarpiece |
French legend
recorded in the 4th Century CE says that Mary Magdalen (along with
Lazarus and Martha) fled to the South of France (via Egypt) bearing "the
earthen vessel that held the blood of Christ."
While legends
of the Holy Grail took on a life of their own centuries later,
merging with other legends, many believe that Mary Magdalen was herself the
earthen vessel bearing Christ's child, the sacred bloodline of David. This is said to be indeed
what many early Christians, including the Cathars, believed.
The Cult of the
Magdalen, forced underground, is linked to the Cult of the Black
Madonna, which
thrived in France and elsewhere in Europe. There has
been much speculation as to the origin
of the Madonna's blackness.
Black Madonna (Limoux) |
One link is to Sarah "The Black
Queen,"
believed
to be the child of Mary Magdalen,
brought out of
Egypt.
The
town of Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer,
in southern France, still
celebrates her festival.
Other
links are scriptural, such as to
the bride in the Song of
Songs: "I am black,
but
comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem"
(Song of Solomon 1:5, B,C
*), or to the
deposed
Davidic princes of Jerusalem:
"now their appearance is
blacker than
soot,
they are unrecognized in the
streets"
(Lamentations 4:8,
B). |
One of Mary
Magdalen's most prominent shrines, at Chartres, centered around a
statue named "Our Lady
Under The Earth" . This also emphasizes her hidden aspect in the
South of France, where the Cult
of the Magdalen flourished until it was all but wiped out in the
Albigensian campaigns.
St. Bernard of
Clairvaux, Founder of the Templars, was born at Fontaines on the
outskirts of Dijon, a place said to have had its own Black Virgin. He is
said to have received three drops of milk taken from the breast of the Black Virgin of Chatillon while
still a boy. He later went on to help the Templar order expand quickly and to preach the Second
Crusade - from Vezelay, a centre of the cult of the Magdalene and a Black Virgin
site.
In Southern
Provençal tradition, the Black Madonna is associated with St. Sara,
the patron saint of the Gypsies. She was said to be the black assistant
who accompanied the three Marys to France when they fled from the Holy Land after the
Crucifixion.
In local gypsy
tradition, she is said to have been a gypsy (some say 'Egyptian')
woman who helped them to
land safely. A cult of St. Sara persists today at Les Saintes Maries
de la Mer, one of the
earliest Magdalene sites in France.
From Alet
(Aude), we will move to Aix-en-Provence and Ste. Baume, where
Mary lived
in retreat and
died. We will pray in the Grotto of St. Mary Magdalena and after a
picnic,
we will go to the village where
the bones of St. Mary Magdalena are housed, and pray
in the Basilica of St. Maxim. That will allow us a
stop somewhere on the beach
(Optional Stay in Nice).
Whom Serves the
Grail ?
Joseph of Arimathea
Glastonbury Altar
" Al
Caps Del Set Cent Ans Verdegeo El Laurel ! "
Hommage to the Grail Lore Lineage of Master Kyot
and
Templar
Troubadour Wolfram Von Eschenbach (XIIcentury)!
Whom Does the Grail
Serve ?
Here is a
humble essay, being a work long overdue on the path of the Grail
Quest and on the reference that the question asked by the Chalice
: "Who Serves the Grail?" is always a useful reminder that for
the Fisher King (Aballach/Avallon) there is
more Karmic value for a
practical minded approach to compassion through services, than to
mere slogans...
CAIRN wants to emphasize
combining awareness practice with other disciplines which may
provide a dynamic experiential approach to the study and practices
of Humanities, Traditional Healing and the Arts. It values
accordingly the awakening of people's spiritual body, senses and
perceptions through Tantras leading to a direct participation in
real life's educational
and creative process.
Caer
Sidi
Caer Sidi, The Fortress of
the Fairies is mentioned in the Book of Taliesin (Lewis
Spence).
That Caer Sidi (Camelot) was
the Seat of rituals and initiations for Healing and Divination of an
extraordinary vitality and importance to the Celtic psyche is no new
thesis . But that it can be re-awakened today, simply through
a comparative experiential study of Grail Lore and Himalayan Tantras is a testimony we want here to share, as a
spiritual Quest with you!
The roots of myths and
rituals go down to the subsoil of grave-cult and fear of
death.
The word Sidhe (also spelled
Sidi, Sidh, Sid, Sith ...) may be regarded as the standard term for
"fairy" in the Gaelic tongue of Scotland , Wales and Ireland. While
some reliable authorities further stress that Sithide or Sithde is
the genitive of Sithd, a female fairy, Gaelic records Sidhe as also
implying "hill" or "mound". Mounds and hills often are both graves
and abodes of the elves.
Myth is a picture language,
which has to be studied and embodied to be read.
And
Mythology is also alive ...
The literature references
include the narration of the first century (AD) exile of
several apostles closed to Jesus the Christ, namely: St. Philip,
Simon Zelotes, Mary Magdalene, Joseph of Arimathea (James) and
others first to Septimania (South of France), then
to Brittany and Wales.
Testimony itself
followed by the Celtic legends of the Arthurian Grail Quest and
Saints (St. David, St. Patrick) and the historical recollections
of the successive migrations of the Arianist faith tribes
(Wisigoths, Huns, Germans, Franks) , which led to the end of the
Roman Empire (West) and to the consolidation of the (Long Hair
Sorcerers) Merovingien kings in the previous Septimania , then named
the Razes around Rennes le Chateau and Limoux (Aude) .
Originating from the Black See (Central Europe) and Asian
steppes, the Shaman practices of early Christendom was blended in an
intricate mythological background, where Runnes , Animal Spirits , War Protectors , Fairies, Angels or Saints were
part of a practical Gnostic Gospel . It is enlighting to find
today how much these early Shamanic concepts and practices
have remained comparable , at the symbolic archetypes and rituals
level, to the current Hindu and Buddhist Tantras (ie:
protectors, Dakinis, skulls, vases, Samsara or maya ,
reincarnation or karma, etc) . The early Christendom
literature shows that these were beliefs being alive in the
practices of Cathars and Knights Templars .
Sufficient literature
material exist to complete the archeological and
traditional traces which survived ( ie: Celtic scriptures,
Dead See Scrolls, testimonies on the Cathars Consolamentum , Chinese
Nestorian and Troubadors legacies ). This allows Grail Lore
symbols and rituals to be compared with their early
(Indo-European) Rig Veda's inspiration . Indeed, both the
Celtic and Tibetan Vajrayana (Guru Rimpoche comes from
mythical Orgyen land, West of Tibet) realms somehow emerge from the
same Central Asian / Indo-European sources, with common archetypes
buried deep in the collective unconsciousness of both the
Celtic and Himalayan mystical approaches.
While there is no dispute
concerning the historical and archeological facts that the
early Celtic tribes migrated from Central Asia (since 4.000 B.C) ,
to be followed later (from 500 to 1.000 A.D.) by the successive
migrations of Huns, Franks, Goths, Wisigoths and other Germanic
tribes practicing Shamanic rites, it is less known that some of the
current Shamanic traditions in the Himalayas today, namely those
of Rais, Limbus and Tamangs ethnic descents, still speak about
their own long past migration from a Central European region
of which their present megalithic practices bear testimony .
Myths belong to the world of
rituals and symbols, and one's perception of them is a matter of
personal Quest, Embodiment and Awareness , as much as a path to be
with genuine ethics .
We could consider , for
example, as a valid hypothesis for experiential and literature
studies, the few references in the Rig Veda of human
interactions (or relations) with the Gandhavaras (Spirits of the Air
and of the Waters) and Apsaras (water nymphs) , in
charge of the magic Soma and were skilled in medicine and music.
These entities bear resemblance with the roles played by
Celtic Fairies (spirits) or the Grail Lore Ladies of the Lake
(Waters, or del Acqs), who as Vivianne del Acqs and Morgane Le Fay ,
are the Guardians of the Isle of Avallon (Avallach), the invisible
Gates to Caer Siddi (Annwn) and to the Grail's vase divination and
healing powers.
As in the Rig- Vedas and the
Vajrayana, the earlier version of the Arthurian Quest and the
later Troubadors Lore promote a sophisticated mythology , with
archetypal roles perceived in distinct classes of inspirations,
being those of Morgane, Perceval, Arthur, Morded, Merlin,
Fairies , Maids or Celtic Nymphes, conduced in tales known as
Elopments , Wooings or
Arthurian Quest.
The discovery of hidden
truths, embedded in mythology is as much part of an initiation
process, belonging to the realm of personal catharsis or
drama , than to rationality.
Caer Sidi (Annwn) , the
Celtic and Grail Lore Abode, which entry gives access to Healing and
Divination Powers, requests that one be motivated , as Arthur,
Galahad and Perceval , by a drive for relevant services and
compassion for the community.
Morgane Le Fay,
Caer Sidi in Brittany
(Abbalach Bries)
Faery
Lore
The word Fairy or Faerie
implies enchantment and is being used here as a synonym for Elf or
Aelf. Another synomym is Fay , from the thirteen century Fadae
(or Lars) being ancestral spirits.
The Gaelic words Sidhe
and Sidi arose in the popular mind from its latin and medieval
sources being both the words Fatum (fees or fades) for
"Fate spoken or revealed "and the nymphic Fatuae (spiritual maidens
of the forests and Elements) .Both the nymphic Fatuae and the
classical Fates became accepted in the Roman world and turn later to
become "Fada" in Provence and "Fee" in France. Reaching Britain at
last with the Norman, it was introduced as "Fay". But the more
ancient meaning of "Fairy" is also one linked with "illusion" ,
"enchantment" (Maya, Samsara), from the latin " fatare" . Gaelic
dictionaries give Sidhe, Sithiche or Sithe as the corresponding for
"Fairy".
The heritage of the Holy
Grail is said to have come to Europe, in AD 44, when Mary Magdalene
and Joseph of Arimathea decided to go into exile in the South of
France (Gaul), under the protection of the rulers of the (Jewish)
Kingdom of Septimania. Joseph (James) himself, later continued
his journey to Brittany (Bretagne) and to Wales, founding the first
communities of
early Celtic Christendom.
Both were descendants of the
Davidic lineage of the Fisher Kings (as later King Arthur was), and
inspired the Grail Lore and its spiritual iconography . Mary
Magdalene 's own descendants led to the lineage of the "House of
Acqs" (Aix or Aquae for Waters), in the South of France (Provence,
Ariege, Aude), as well as later in Brittany (Breis) and Wales.
The "House del Acqs" tradition held also the key to the
symbolic "Lady of the Lake" (or Waters), who is the Guardian
of the Gates of Caer Siddi (Annwn), where Excalibur and Arthur
were brought back to lie (Sacred Isle of Avallon / Avallach).
Historically, and in Brittany (Armoric) itself , the "House del
Acqs" led genealogically to Morgain le Fay and Merlin, as
quoted in the Arthurian Lore.
Excalibur, the Magical Sword,
is like Camelot part of symbology of a dramatic progression using
the archetypes and dream / visionary level of collective
(un)-consciousness rooted to the Heritage of Humanity. Coming out of
the stone, then back to the Lake (Lady of the Lake) of primordial
waters, it is a dimension within our own. Camelot is alive today -
as it ever was - for those who believe in the Quest as a spiritual
real-life process.
As in real there is Black and
White as phenomena, and a thin veil was said in the Grail Lore to
separate the initiatory energy of Merlin, Arthur and Guinevere, from
the more alchemic energy of Morgan-le-Fay, Mordred and others. It is
still there today, there are interactions between the two
Realms, but no Alliance as such!
Avallach (the Island of
Glass) is an initiatory mandala where Caliburn is returned to the
lake and remains free to be found for any of those who may hold it.
At these times, in situ, the Celtic Grail initiatory energy which
had been left sleeping for many centuries have been reawaken by
the Tibetan Gompa and the Legend thus is anew.
Arthur "IS" the Land, The
Dragons are Maya (the Illusion) and its laylines. Excalibur is the
Attitude you hold upon the past, present and future, for which the
power will be only if the Sword brings no harm to no-body...
Camelot, the Island of Glass, is our Island of Dreams with its
Fairies and Lore...
But the Tantric Lore is
important, as the Knight who has a Song in His Heart picks a Rose on
the Path and is asked to knock at Elfin's Door he needs for this to
gain access to the Hidden Realms (Anwnn) simply by tuning to the
rythm at the right time at the right place...
The Key (Dietrich) must be
found under the Protection of Guardians (Veilleurs) which unlock the
door to the Higher-Self. The Quest for the Grail, is the Quest for
"I AM"!
The
Holy Grail appears to the Knights of the Round Table, with Sir
Galahad in the Perilous Seat
( Legends of Arthurian
Quest, painting of the 13nd
century)
Keltic Dharma
?
Questions do abound nowadays
on the recent biography of several Tibetan Dharma Center Gompa
(monasteries) build on selected Celtic and Templars
Powerplaces, in France and UK .
There was a time,
not too long ago, when the ethics and spiritual development capacity
from the imported Tibetan Dharma was defined only by its absolute
trust, fascination and endeavour of Westerners toward the first
generation of Tibetan masters who came to the West...
Today however, one
can't help but notice a perception of weariness, discomfort and
growing frustration in the attitudinal and structural changes which
occur with the still successfully enfolding new generation of Dharma
teachers and the experienced limits of the Tibetan self centred
ethnic-focused geopolitical vision inherited from the Cold War
propaganda period, the still questionable spiritual vocation
pedagogy or the so-called Dharma business overall ethics.
Take something as
fundamental as Lamas arriving in France to teach philosophy to
French Dharma disciples and not knowing, per se, the minimum basis
of either the French or European philosophical schools, the history
of religion or the requirements for vocational or education
counselling, not talking about more psychological ethical
counselling skills, as they are sometimes obviously required. The contemporary and somehow
successful migration of Tibetan rituals into selected
Celtic,
Cathares and Knights Templars powerplaces in UK
and South of France, such as the strategic
sites
which were bought in the early 1970-80s by some Tibetan
Rimpoches in Haute Provence (Verdon) and Septimania
(Aude/Ariège) in the South of France (ie: Kangyur
Rimpoche and
Dudjom Rimpoche of the Nyingma-Pas
bought in the early 70s the old Templar Chateau Soleil ,
now called Nyima-Dzong, situated near the Celtic Fortress
of Valcros / Verdon , while the
Sharmapa tried in the
begining 80s to buy some land around the Razès / Rennes le
Chateau,
and in Scotland itself and more
successfully it seems, Lama Yeshe of the Kargyud-Pas
lineage bought the old Celtic retreat of Holy Island),
gave testimony that these sacred
abodes of the earlier Celtic
Lore Saints and Fairies have proven to be useful resources
for the Tibetans' own rituals and retreats.
While, the biography of these
Tibetan settlements have not been without their share of
questions, it has become undeniable that in some of
them some spiritual awareness had
been reached....
All in all, while quite
different results had been reached by the Tibetan Dharma in
using
Celtic and Templars powerplaces, the question
remains if it also could serve the purpose
of preservation
and reawakening of the Celtic and Grail Heritage itself...
In
short, if it worked one way, could it as well work the other way
round?
And if not, why not ?
This essay is not intended to
be the last word or the definitive presentation on a
rather evolving subject. Rather, as the title implies, it is
intended to provide a basis
for some further reflections and
synthesis towards an attempt in preserving or
re-awakening
the Celtic Heritage.
Because actually the author
is not that sure one may argue about DzogChen anyway!
In short,
let us just propose the question if one can get to Rigpa by " One-
Self "!
And if yes (in theory), then simply where,
when, why, how?
Myths, as they have settled
in history and popular tales are the purveyors of a wisdom
that was born with the race of Man. The content is metaphysics .
The equation between
the Celtic Grail Lore (Healing
and Divination practices), the Tibetan Tantric and the
Indo-European Rig-Vedas mythology may be as much approached from
a comparative
experiential study of the archetypes and
rituals, than discussed from the available
references existing
in both the holy scriptures of early Christendom and those
of the Tibetan Vajrayana and Dharma.
Enquiries/Questions
All enquiry and correspondence regarding this
organization may be sent to
Rene William Leon
(PhD)/CAIRN(Nepal) at email : leon@sped.ucl.ac.be
Article:
Shamanic Healing, Divination, and Energy
Medicine
HEALING WITH THE
EARTH
(c) John & Julie
Switaj 2002
" No matter what our
backgrounds, at one time, all our ancestors at
point
of view
of the universe that is very different from the one we hold
now.
Western science has divided reality into smaller and
more fragmented
bits that can be described, and used to
predict outcomes, but without
regard for the whole, or
bigger balance. . On the contrary, in our ancestors’
consciousness, everything in this universe was alive and
everything was
connected.. Theirs was what we now call a
shamanic world view.
The teachers, healers and
magicians - the shamans - of those early cultures
were particularly well tuned
individuals who could perceive energy and magic
in
individual parts of Creation - rocks, trees, animals, clouds,
streams and fires.
By intentionally shifting their state
of consciousness, shamans also attuned
themselves to
certain geographic locations that seemed to hold powerful energies.
They used these energies to help heal individuals in body and
spirit, provide
medicine and nourishment, and restore
balance between individuals and
community, and community
and the larger natural world.
This three day introductory
workshop is intended to re-awaken and develop our
latent shamanic healing
abilities. We will learn to intentionally shift our state of
consciousness and open our awareness to non-ordinary reality. We
will establish
connection and develop relationships with
helpers and teachers to facilitate personal
and communal
health and healing. The seminar is also an opportunity to
gather
further knowledge about current research into
shamanic healing and the emerging
field of Energy
Medicine, which has its ancestral roots in shamanic healing
practices.
The seminar and
experiential retreat could include the
following areas:
I An overview of shamanism
with emphasis on the shamanic journey.
II. Shamanic divination
practices
III. Shamanism and healing
IV. Research into learning,
practice and outcomes of shamanic healing practices
V. Energy medicine and
Shamanic healing.
Participants will be
introduced to the Shamanic World View and will learn
and
begin to
practice two of the most central shamanic techniques: journeying and
divination.
Journeying will involve learning how to shift
out of ordinary consciousness and enter
non-ordinary
reality to establish relationships with helpers and teachers who
will help
us on our path to health and healing. In the
introduction to divination we will learn to
get answers to
our specific questions by attuning ourselves to the messages
of
spirits held within rocks, fire and trees.
The seminar will also include
the presentation of current longitudinal research in
the
application
of Shamanic Journeying (Switaj; 1996, Geeza and Switaj, 2000).
There will also be time to share information and discuss the
emerging field of
Energy Medicine an its roots in ancient
shamanic healing practices.
REM:
Dr. Julianna Switaj has a
background in biochemistry, Masters Degrees
in Educational and Developmental
Psychology from McGill, and an EdD in
Counseling
Psychology from University of Toronto.
She has twenty years
experience as an educator, research practitioner
in
psycho-neuroimmunology and psychological counselor. She has a
profound
belief in the importance of integrating the
wisdom of body, mind,
spirit and nature in achieving
optimal health. Jiulianna received her
Doctoral Degree
with her thesis on using Shamaniic journeying as a way
of
problem solving, personal growth and health.
John Geeza took an
undergraduate degree in Biology from the
University
of
Scrantom, a Master's in , Communications from Boston University
and
a Master's in Counseling Psychology from the
University of Toronto. .
He has worked as a psychological
counselor for over ten years, and has
helped individuals
and groups with issues of chronic pain, workplace
concerns
and change. He had two decades experience in documentary film
and media production largely making scientific ideas accessible
and
useful to people.
For over fifteen years
Julianna and John have studied and used human
consciousness in health and
healing. They have presented their research
on shamanic
techniques at conferences and have taught shamanic
techniques to interested medical professionals at major
hospitals in
Canada.
RWL
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