Spirit of Place
This podcast focuses on spiritual travel and sacred sites around the world: from Stonehenge to Abydos, we take soundseeing tours and talk about travel as pilgrimage, worship and meditation. We also examine geomantic science, mythology, history and practical tips for the modern spiritual traveler.
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The Coral Castle
We visit "the 8th wonder of the world" Edward Leedskalnin's mysterious "Coral Castle." Almost accidently, we found ourselves at "The Coral Castle" just south of Miami Florida, this past week. Built by the eccentric and mysterious Ed Leedskelnin as a tribute to lost love, the castle is made from ...
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Meditation of Place
A meditation to perform at a sacred site. Responding to a reader request, we learn a meditation for getting deeply in touch with the energy of a site. Based on the "Earth Sky" meditation by Drunvalo Melchizedek.The music used in the meditation is from "OM SANCTUARY" 2006 Greg Roach. All Rights ...
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Rila - part 2: Avatars, Heretics, Caves and Monasteries.
Rila- part 2 of 2: Orpheus, Orphic Mysteries, the Bogomils, St. John of Rila, the cave of St. John, the Rila Monastery, Beinsa Douno, Paneurhythmy. We return to Thrace and the Rila Mountains for part 2 - moving forward in history from 1300 b.c.e. (Orpheus, the Orphic cults) through the first mil ...
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Rila - part 1: Mountains, Mysteries, Monasteries and Sacred Lakes
Rila- part 1 of 2: Contemporary Sofia, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, History of Bulgaria, Rila Mountains, Seven Sacred Lakes, Thrace, Rhodope, Oracle of Dionysis. First of two parts. We visit Rila and Rhodope in Bulgaria. This is the first of two shows about the area. We talk about contemporary ...
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The Woods
There's something in the woods that wasn't there a few days ago. Personal observations about the most sacred place of all: nowhere 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.
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Philae and The Island of Silence
Reader question: the "chakras" of the Nile. Recommended reading: Egypt Child of Atlantis. Philae. The Island of Silence. Channeling dead languages. Energy blobs. We start with a reader question about the chakras of the Nile, then we do a book review of an amazing book called "Egypt, Child of At ...
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The Nile: Aswan, Egypt
A soundseeing tour recorded live on a felluca sailing from Aswan to Elephantine Island. The next show in our "Live From Egypt" series - This time we sail on a traditional Egyptian sailboat from Aswan (considered to be the "root chakra" of ancient Egypt - the place of primordial creation) to Ele ...
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The Great Pyramid: The King's Chamber
The Giza Plateau. Recorded live inside the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid. Al Mamoun, Sacred Geomery, Egyptian Mystery Schools, Initiation and Tests. The next show in our "Live From Egypt" series - this time we listen to toning inside the Great Pyramid, preceded by some history and 2005 Greg ...
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Cairo: The Mosque of the Healers (Ar Rafai)
Cairo, Egypt. Recorded at the Ar Rifai Mosque as a Sufi master sings in the Tomb of the Royals. This is the first in a series of shows recorded on location throughout Egypt! Our guide and friend Emil Shaker takes us to meet the Imam of the Ar Rifai Mosque (also called the Mosque of the Snakes o ...
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Delphi
Delphi, Greece: Modern Delphi, Elias the Greek, handpainted t-shirts, retsina, ancient Delphi, the Pythia, the temple of Apollo, the temple of Athena Pronaos, the Castalian Spring, the cult of Gaia. We pay a visit to Delphi in Greece. In addition to learning about the modern city of Delphi we exam ...
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Abydos - postscript
Abstract: Part 3 of Abydos: My personal experiences there First off - my apologies for the delay in getting this show posted. Our server crashed and had to be rebuilt. I was shocked to realize its been a month since part 2!Secondly, I realized that the story of Abydos wasn't yet complete - so h ...
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Abydos - part 2
Part 2 of Abydos: Osireion, Antecedent Cultures in the Nile Valley, The Flower of Life, Egyptian Time Travel Hieroglyphs, Dorothy Eady (Omm Sety) We continue our visit to Abydos in Upper Egypt, home of the Temple of Seti 1, the Osireion, the Flower of Life and Dorothy Eady (Om Setty). The secon ...
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Abydos - part 1
Part 1 of Abydos, Egypt: Prehistory of Abydos, Isis and Osiris, Temple of Seti 1, the Osireion, King List. In the first Spirit of Place podcast we visit Abydos in Upper Egypt, home of the Temple of Seti 1, the Osireion, the Flower of Life and Dorothy Eady (Om Setty). The first of two parts.Musi ...
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The Bosnian Pyramid: Observations and Opinions
Here's what I think is going in Visoko with the Bosnian Pyramid. In today's show I share the straight dope on the Bosnian Pyramid: I've been there, I've spoken to Samir Osmonagic, I've read just about everything written on the subject (on both sides of the debate) - so we talk about what I saw ...
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The Bosnian Pyramid: An interview with Samir Osmanagic
An exclusive interview with the man behind the Bosnian Pyramid exploration: Samir Osmonagic. This interview with Samir Osmanagic was recorded in the Bosnian Pyramid Valley (Bosanska Dolina Piramida) on July 2nd. Sam holds forth on what he believes he's found, how he found it and what he thinks it ...
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Oahu: Byodo In Temple
Our second "sashimi" style show from Hawaii. Coming to you from the magnificent "Byodo In" Temple in the Valley of the Temples on Oahu. This show's also coming to you raw and unedited (sorry for the wind noise) - from the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii. Today we visit the Byodo In Temple w ...
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Oahu: Keaiwa Heiau
A "sashimi" style show from Hawaii. Coming to you from a 15th century healing temple called Keaiwa Heiau outside of Oahu. Today's show comes to you raw and unedited - from the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii. Today we visit a 15th century Hawaiian healing temple called Keaiwa Heiau.Althou ...
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Prague Zodiac: Part One
Michal Maryka continues his presentation on the Prague Zodiac. We continue our exploration of the Prague Zodiac! Under the expert guidance of Michal Maryka we examine: The Rotunda of the Holy Cross (the umbilicus of the zodiac), Bethlehem Chapel (Aries), Jan Hus, The Hussites, The Hussite Cr ...
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Prague Zodiac: Introduction
Michal Maryka gives us an introduction to the Prague Zodiac. At long last! Recorded live in the historic Cafe Slavia, this is the first of several shows on the Prague Zodiac. Next time Michal take us out into the city, but today we meet Michal for tea and to get the background on the star map ...
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Etrepole: The Monasteries That Weren't
Coming to you from Etrepole, Bulgaria - where things don't go quite as planned. Etropole: The Monasteries That Weren't. What happens when an unsuspecting Yank gets accussed of spreading "Ecumenical Propaganda?"Music in today's show is from "Quattro" by 2006 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved
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