Excerpts from upcoming book: The Modern Day Alchemist

The Modern Day Alchemist
I’m in very good company in the pages of the upcoming “Modern Day Alchemist.” My fellow contributers include Nicki Scully, John Anthony West, Christian Bernard and Normandi Ellis, among others.
A few of my chapters have been previously published here in Spirit Quest World, so I thought I’d share them with you:
A Remarkable

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El Nur: Capturing the Light of Foreign Lands

[ October 14, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]

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Few things are as alluring, or seem as glamorous, as travel photography. From lush tropical jungles to windswept deserts and glorious ruins, travel photography promises adventure and immersion in exotic lands for both the photographer and their audience. But how do you get started?

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A new interview in “Circles of Light”

There’s a very nice interview with me about all aspects of spiritual travel in Circles of Light. Take a look: http://www.circlesoflight.com/blog/spirit-quest-tours/

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World’s Greatest Ancient Empires: China and Egypt – Presentation: Savvy Traveler in Edmonds, WA – July 25, 2009

[ July 25, 2009; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
The World’s Greatest Ancient Empires: China and Egypt

Saturday July 25th 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Savvy Traveler
112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-877-225-1994

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SPACE IS LIMITED! CLICK HERE to reserve a seat

At first blush you want to ask: what do China and Egypt have to do with one another? But further investigation reveals two of the

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Headed to New York in April

[ April 6, 2009 8:00 pm to April 9, 2009 8:00 pm. ] I’m headed to New York the week before Easter so that my daughter, Leslie, can check out the conservatory she just got accpted to (yes, I am proud poppa): The New York Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts.

 

While I’m there I’m hoping to have a chance to revisit a couple of modern urban sanctuaries that I’m really partial to:

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Video: Interview with Ann Daniels of the Catlin Arctic Survey

Wow. Now this is an amazing story. Talk about travel with a higher purpose: these three people are traveling more than 600 miles over three months, in the most extreme and dangerous condition you can imagine, in order to measure the polar ice cap. Here are three videos: two interviews with the leaders and overview of the

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John Cleese Taking the Piss out of Tour Guides

Here’s a video podcast of the inimitable Mr. Cleese making fun of standard issue tour

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RaveHenge

Here’s an article that talks about some of the unusual acoustical properties discovered at Stonehenge. Those of you have ever been to an Egyptian temple or a European cathedral will find this familiar and interesting. And given what’s been learned about the acoustic oddities found in sites like Newgrange, this comes as little surprise.

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A trip to Israel in February (Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Dead Sea)

[ February 8, 2009 to February 13, 2009. ] I’m taking a trip to Israel between February 8th and February 13th. I won’t get up to the north and the area around Galilee (which I love) or to Tsfat (one of the four Judaic holy cities and a center of the Kabbalah) but it will be great to return to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and En

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Spirit Quest Interactive Magazine Now Online

Check out our interactive flash magazine:

http://www.traveletvemagazine.com/emagazines/spiritquest/

The folks at travel ETV magazine did a BEAUTIFUL job for

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Tourism as an Act of Bravery

For the last eleven years in Egypt, independent travel to places like Abydos or Denderah was forbidden by the government. Numerous cities could only be visited by tourists who traveled together in armed convoys. Happily this decade-long restriction has been lifted. This might seem like ironic news in light of the recent horrific events in

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Details for July Talks in Houston

Details for July Talks in Houston: Houston Baptist University, Metaphysical Matrix, Unity

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The Use of Sound in Ancient Rituals

Two recent news stories – from very different parts of the world – help to confirm what we’ve known for a very long time: namely that sound was an integral part of ancient spiritual practices and that resonance was a key technology that was recognized, understood, and used, by the

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NEWS BRIEF: Recent Archeological Discoveries in Egypt

As you would expect, there’s a never ending stream of discoveries coming out of Egypt. Here are a few of the

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Sacred Egypt workshop at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore

SACRED EGPYT: Mystery Schools and Spiritual Science
This FREE 90 minute workshop will offer a fascinating glimpse into the profound spiritual genius of the ancient Egyptians: using stunning photographs, maps, music, sound and story to transport you back thousands of years to the pinnacle of the Ancient world.

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