In Celebration of Magical Maya Paradise

In Celebration of Magical Maya Paradise.
Tikal, Antigua, Lake Atitlan, Copan
with a Roatan Caribbean Paradise Extension!
With ALUNA JOY YAXK’IN
(the Star Elders, Author, Mystic, and Spiritual Archeologist),
ENRIQUE ENCALADA
(Heart Wisdom and Ceremony of the Maya),
Raphael (Group Guardian and Healer) and Dennis Flores (Logistics).
and Traditional Maya Ceremony with a Kiche Elder / Priest.
Equinox ~ March 16-31, 2009

We believe that what we hold in our hearts is what we create in our world.
If we want paradise we must, see it, know it, and live it, to create it.
As Gandhi said "Be the change we want to see in the world."
With this in mind, we invite you to join us in a celebration of Paradise
that is manifested in Mundo Maya, a Magical Maya world.
The world of Atitlan, the place where the rainbow gets its colors.
We invite you on a mystical banquet of beauty for the heart.
We offer this because we want your heart to know a world ...
where all cultures, past and present, are valued and all life on Earth is respected and preserved.
We want your heart to know a deep sense of belonging within a growing global family.

We will take you from … spectacular Maya temples to deeply stirring Maya ceremony.
We will take you from … mystical mountains to magical jungles.
We will take you from … holy lakes to the heavenly blue waters of the sea.
We will to pay tribute to the ancients who have walked on this Earth before us and...
We will to honor their descendants who walk with us today.
We will be in wonder and awe of the birds and monkeys in the trees,
to the fish and dolphins in the sea
... and we KNOW your heart will never be the same.

We want your heart to remember a world where beauty always surrounds us
and peace in always in our hearts, and our souls can feel at home.
If we are to create together a beautiful, peaceful, unified world,
our hearts must remember these things.
Will you help us remember?
Will you help us create a beautiful world?
(inspired by the spirits of the ancient ones of Atitlan)

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We invite you on a pilgrimage that incorporates Spirit, Heart and Nature for an all encompassing, Sacred Pilgrimage in a celebration of paradise. This is a blending of Father Wisdom (our minds) and Mother Temple (our hearts) in the most impeccable and heart centered sites in the Maya World today. We are maximizing the unplugged jungle and traditional experiences, and have planned a purposeful lack of the modern world.

We invite you . . . to join us at this special time, Spring Equinox, when the veils are thinned between our modern world and our ancient past. It is a time when we have the ability to hear our personal and universal truth. Come remember paradise with us, so we can further the process of bringing heaven back to Earth. We will rejuvenate our weary souls, deepen our connection with our inner guides, activate a greater ability to manifest our visions, magnify our healing abilities, discover our personal power while getting back to basics. With profound inner peace, compassion and love, we can recharge our spiritual batteries to ready ourselves for the event of a life time . . . the shift of the ages. It is our intent that this pilgrimage will open our inner ears to help us remember the importance of basic inner truths in a complicated world. You will not only visit sacred sites, but you will truly feel what it was like to live in a time when Cosmic Masters walked the Earth, and the Star Elders counted time. Step away from the buzz of daily life and enter the sanctuary of your HEART to recharge the LIGHT within. Come join us and be part of our growing family! Join the growing Galactic UN Peace Team :)

Experience a living Maya Tradition. When the Spanish Conquistadores arrived in America, one of their main drives was to eliminate the native religion. They thought it was the work of the devil. The Mayan concepts of life and death were just too outrageous for them to be able to comprehend. Although 500 years of oppression have passed, the Mayan religion has managed to survive. The Tzutujil and Kiche Maya nations still follow a yearly cycle of rituals. In Mayan beliefs, humans have their place and duty in the greater scheme of things. In order to ensure that the sun is going to cross the sky, and the seasons are going to change, it is necessary that the humans do their part. This includes taking part in certain rituals and accepting some sort of sacrifice to the greater good. There are a great number of religious celebrations in the Guatemalan highlands. I t is a very sacred place on Earth.

Atitlan is a Mayan word that translates as the place where the rainbow gets its colors. Lake Atitlan is considered an enchanted Lake that formed after a massive eruption over 100,000 years ago. It has a huge significance for the Mayans, and is featured prominently in their holy book of the creation . . . the Popul Wuj. The spirit that the lake invokes is the hidden gem of Guatemala, and makes this lake of the most mystical and spiritual destinations in the world. Framed by three perfectly shaped volcanoes, with ever-changing blues in both sky and lake, it is easy to see how Aldous Huxley dubbed this 'the most beautiful lake in the world'. A dozen indigenous villages ring the lake, each with its own distinctive weave of textiles, culture and art. Casa Palopo is in the village of Santa Catarina Palopo known for its weaving and distinctive blue textiles; next door to Casa Palopo is San Antonio Palopo which has ceramics. San Marcos is renowned for its alternative therapies and massages. Santiago Atitlan has very colorful traditional garb, a fascinating church, and the shrine of the god Maximon. This area of the highlands is one of the few places where both men and women wear traditional clothes and is a highlight of any visit to Guatemala.

Tikal . . . a place of power and nature. Tikal is among the world's wonders. Many call Tikal one of the most spiritually powerful spots on Earth. Tikal possesses a certain quality of magic that fascinates and enchants. It stretches your mind and heart to hold more wisdom and light. The monumental site, with its towering pyramids, looms out of the misty jungle canopy like living sentinels of ancient times. They speak to those with open hearts. The ruins of Tikal include more than 3,000 structures extending over six square miles and including palaces, temples, ceremonial platforms, ball courts, terraces, plazas, avenues and steam baths. It is paradise.

Copan . . . the most powerful site in the Maya lands, is renowned for its magnificent Maya Ruins and dozens of Living Stela. Copan is rich stone sculptures and intricate hieroglyphs that make Copan an incomprehensible mystery on the "La Ruta Maya". The entire area is enshrouded in a tangible mystery. Stories of UFO sightings abound throughout the surrounding villages. Its rich stone sculptures and intricate hieroglyphs are legendary. During the reign of its most illustrious king, Waxak Lahun Ubah K'awil (also known as "18 Rabbit"), the royal sculptors of Copan displayed their innovative talents in many stelae that 18 Rabbit commissioned. The Hieroglyphic Stairway, a stairway into the sun, includes the longest single glyphic text found at any Maya site.

What is COPAN for the spiritual traveler today? Several translations have been offered regarding the meaning and purpose of COPAN. COPAN means "Xuxpi" or "Xukpi" which is related to a inner dimensional Celestial Bird. According to the mystical world of the Mayas, the Celestial Bird was in charge of taking your spirit from one place to another. You can see this Celestial Bird in Copan Temples such like Rosalila. Copan could be considered "a Bridge" or "COPANTL", which means "pontoon or bridge". We think Copan is a bridge between dimensions, and consider this site the most powerful site in the Maya world. It is also home to the Butterfly Man (from Copan).

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over
it became a butterfly.

THE STORY OF THE BUTTERFLY MAN

On our last day of our March 2008 Palenque pilgrimage, we took some time to visit Palenque's museum. Usually I'm not a person who enjoys museums, but this one is different. In the center of the museum, standing completely by itself, is the only living stone I know of in Palenque. It is odd because Palenque is not known for Stella. In fact, this is the only one. It does not look like anything else in Palenque either. I always knew it was a living stone, but up to this point, it never spoke to me. In year's past, I would stop to say hello and move on fully expecting to be ignored. However, just like everything else in Palenque which opened this year, this living stone was also ready to share.

As I stood near the Stella, I was very happy to hear his introduction. He said that he was the "Butterfly Man from Copan" (a Mayan site in Honduras). For awhile, this is all I could hear. But he was quite clear. He said "I AM the Butterfly Man from Copan." This was confusing because Copan is a long ways from Palenque.

This is the first time that I had ever heard about the existence of a Butterfly Man. His energy was quite different than I am used to translating. So it took some time for Butterfly Man and myself to build a bridge between our frequency differences. As we began to exchange energy, I began to see a pulsing, fluttering-like energy around my heart. I began to realize that this was what he was talking about . . . the butterfly was around my heart. So I asked what the butterfly heart was. He said that one side of the butterfly was the Earth, the other was the stars. When the Star Elders came to the Earth, one of their biggest challenges was to not become earthbound. By having an activated butterfly heart (a butterfly merkabah), each could live in this world and the starry world at the same time. With the butterfly heart, they could have the courage to come to the Earth, explore its beauty, and study its nature without concern about being forever Earthbound. It was his job to teach others how to activate their butterfly merkabah. It was also his job to set earthbound star seeds free from their limitations, so they could once again return to the stars if they so chose to.

Each in our group stood by the Butterfly Man to receive this teaching. We all were intrigued and wanted to reactivate our butterfly heart. It was a beautiful moment for us. We did catch the attention of a guard at the museum, but oddly enough, he left us alone as we stood there and meditated next to our new friend, the Butterfly Man. After our group returned home, a group member named Maria did a quick search on the internet for the "Maya Butterfly Man". I was so excited when I read her email, because what she discovered was so similar to what I was receiving from Butterfly Man directly that it was shocking. This is what she sent me:

Tzutujil Mayans in Guatemala speak of simultaneous Twin Realities: the world of dreams and the world of work. These worlds are likened to the opposing wings of a Butterfly: the dream world is one wing, and the awake world is the other. They believe the wings must connect at the Heart for the Butterfly to fly and live. Real life occurs because of the interaction of the wings. The Life is the Butterfly's Heart. Life, like the Butterfly's Heart, is kept alive by the two opposing, mirroring, twinlike wings.

I feel like the dream world was what the Butterfly Man referred to as the stars, and the world of work is what the Butterfly Man referred to as the Earth. The living Mayas today are fully aware that written text, that was re-recorded by Maya people after the conquest, is not the complete truth. Much was lost during the dark times of the conquistadors. But yet it is exciting here to see how much has survived. If we can read these recorded texts with an open heart, knowing that it holds fragments of truth throughout, these words might help us discover more knowledge regarding our awakening and our mastery.

Then I found this text from The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra which stated . . . "Two chemicals called actin and myosin evolved eons ago to allow the muscles in insect and butterfly wings to contract and relax. Thus butterflies and insects learned to fly. When one of these paired molecules is absent, wings will grow but they cannot flap and are therefore useless. Today, the same two proteins are responsible for the beating of the human heart, and when one is absent, the person's heartbeat is inefficient and weak, ultimately leading to heart failure." He goes on to say "In our hearts, we feel the impulse to fly, to break free of boundaries. Isn't that the same impulse nature expressed when insects began to take flight?"

It is with great inspiration of the Butterfly Man of Copan,
that we arranged this schedule
with the intent to give wings to our heart and soul.
Will you come fly with us?

HEART SHARINGS from PAST GROUP MEMBERS
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Meet Our Amazing Team of Guides...

ALUNA JOY YAXK'IN   Aluna is a Spiritual Archaeologist and sacred site reader and shared messages from the Ancient Maya the Star Elders. She will also be offering Maya calendar classes in evenings. Aluna is an internationally known speaker and lectures on the subjects of Spiritual Archaeology and the Awakening of Spiritual Consciousness through the ancient cultures of the Americas. Aluna's work has been influenced by a life long interaction with the Star Elders, combined with a series of shamanic experiences that accelerated over 2 decades of travel in Central and South America. Aluna acts as a cross Spiritual Guide on unique pilgrimages to Mexico, Guatemala and Peru. She also offers Star Elder Sessions and formulates Sacred Site Essences. Those who know Aluna call her a modern mystic and/or a psycho-geographical healer. Aluna simply considers herself a Spiritual Archaeologist using her Clairvoyant/Clairsentient gifts to read ancient history of sacred sites, help others to tune their inner ears to hear, and bring forward to modern times the wisdom and teachings of the past. She is a carrier of one of the rare Stones of Ica from Peru. She is author of "Mayan Astrology", "The Mayan Daykeeper" and "The Mayan Time Decoder" and her articles have been published worldwide since 1994. I feel it is a great blessing for me to provide these pilgrimages to sacred spaces, so others can reach their spiritual aspirations... These trips are gratitude payment to spirit for all that I have received as a result of sacred site travel.     Read more about Aluna Joy here      Read Aluna Joy's writings here

ENRIQUE ENCALADA    Enrique is a wonderful opened hearted blend of new age and Maya traditions. When Enrike had his first contact with the Sacred Knowledge at the age of 15, the revelation of these truths changed his life, and he began to follow a sacred path which has lead him in amazing directions. In 1984, he was the assistant to the Mayan Gnostic Congress Of Atlantis in Merida, Mexico. In 1995, he participated in the Great Meeting of the Mayan Solar Initiation. This meeting deepened his Sacred Studies. That same year he also fulfilled one of his life's purposes by going to Japan, where he found a lost part of his inner self. In Japan, he had his first contact with Buddhist and Shinto doctrines. After his return, he journeyed to Teotihuacan, Tlatelolco and the Maya lands to bridge the connections between the ancients of the Far East and those in MesoAmerica. In 1996, he received his first inspiration/vision to lead a meditation in Tulum. In January of 1998, he took part in the teachings of the 8 Verses of Mental Training given by Lama Geshe Tsultilm Gyeltsen. In September of 1998, under the sponsoring of Hunbatz Men and the Naga Ku Mysteries School in Japan, he was sent to Japan as an emissary to offer lectures about the Mayan Sacred Knowledge to Japan's New Age Community. There he discovered his Sacred Mayan name, Uc Akč Chan. In December of 1999/2000 during Y2K, Enrique participated in his first trip with Aluna Joy. Since then, he has had the honor to travel with her and her wonderful groups every Spring Equinox. "With honor to all my spiritual brothers and sisters, I hope to help you to open the doors / gates for all of you, in the magic places of the Maya. In Lak ech A la Kin."

RAPHAEL   It is a blessing to have Raphael as our resident Angel . . . group guardian and energy healer. He is an egoless and humble light worker. He has been involved with energy work the majority of his life and has studied a variety of healing energy modalities including QiGong, Quantum Touch, and Kahuna Ancient Rainbow Conscious Healing (ARCH). His spiritual path has provided him with a deep humbleness and appreciation of all life and Mother Earth, as a direct result of his relationship with the Blackfeet, the Ojibwa and the Lakota Nations. Raphael feels it is a blessing for him to be able to serve our groups in any way he can. Raphael and his life partner Aluna Joy, reside in Sedona, Arizona. http://www.iamblessingwater.com/healings.html

Dennis Flores is considered to be one of the top group leaders in all of Central America and the Maya World. With over 10 years of professional work in the tourism industry, he has a lot to say and offer to the traveler. We think he is a logistical magician and a delight to work with! Dennis has conducted numerous travel projects including program planning, development, and implementation for several North American companies and European travel agencies. For the last seven years, he has been involved in working with several cruise lines, senior group travel programs such as Elderhostel, as well as conducting cultural and educational programs designed for customized and personalized service. He has also contributed to the production of two travel videos, Discover Roatan and Discover the Miskito Coast which has complemented his passion, expertise and education in the Maya world. He is manager for Maya Temple Tours in Honduras. http://www.mayatempletours.com/home.htm

In Celebration of Magical Maya Paradise
Tikal, Antigua, Lake Atitlan, Copan
with a Roatan Caribbean Paradise Extension!
March 16-31 2009 - 16 Days - 15 Nights
With an unrushed 3 full days in Tikal and 2 full days inside Copan.

ENTIRE PILGRIMAGE ~ March 16th to 31st, 2009 - Includes the Roatan Extension:
DOUBLE $3,699.00 USD per person - SINGLE add $750.00 USD

SHORTER PILGRIMAGE ~ March 16th to 27th, 2009 NOT including the Roatan Extension:
DOUBLE $2,999.00 USD per person - SINGLE add $550.00 USD

Group size is limited to 30. Please book early as we do not want you to miss out on this amazing pilgrimage.
We do not like turning people away.

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HOW TO REGISTER:
This is the FUN PART, because it means that you have decided to give yourself an adventure! Please follow these simple instructions:
1) Check for flight availability for your arrival flight to Guatemala City, Guatemala on 3/16,
and your return flight in the evening from either Guatemala City or San Perdo Sula Honduras on 3/31...
or in the evening on 3/27 if you are not including the Roatan extension.
2) Call/write Aluna Joy to check for group space availability. Remember a valid Passport is required to enter Guatemala!
3) Once you get the OK from Aluna Joy, purchase your flights and Aluna will send you deposit, or bank wire information.
4) Fill out the registration form Completely Please, and mail it, along with a photo of yourself to Aluna Joy Yaxk'in, PO Box 1988, Sedona, AZ 86339 USA. You can also fax your registration form (928-282-4622), or even PDF it (aluna@alunajoy.net), but you will still need to mail your deposit with an attached photo of yourself to Aluna Joy.

A huge THANK YOU to our group in Palenque for 2008! ! !
There were 35 in the group from 10 different countries! The impeccability and LOVE this group expressed was immeasurable. We did not catch them all in this group photo. At least a third of our group was MIA for this photo. Most were out hugging pyramids and trees, and things like that. Palenque was amazing this year. It was pumping out immeasurable energy and LOVE.
Paradise IS returning! PALENQUE GIVES YOUR HEART WINGS!

The 2007 Power House group in Tikal!
Come join us, and be part of our growing family!
Join the Galactic UN Peace Team :)

Our group with new friends with Presidente Comunidad Linguistica Kaquchikel
who invited us to ceremony in the Grand Plaza in TIKAL!
It does not get better that this! What a blessing!

This was a love bunny group for sure! If love is the answer, then we had it all covered!