A J o u r n e y T o T h e C e l e s t i a l a n d E a r t h l y P o r t a l s I n T h e S a c r e d P l a c e s o f T h e M a g d a l e n e I n S o u t h e r n F r a n c e S e p t e m b e r 2 8 O c t o b e r 8, 2 0 0 7 Facilitated by Nancy Safford and Cayelin Castell Join us on an expansive journey for men and women to experience the many mystical places in southern France where our early ancestors marked the connection points between the Earth and the Cosmos. As the Moon passes to the Galactic Edge and then through the Galactic Core it will activate hidden knowledge, not only stored in these ancient sites, but within ourselves, to be released with a more magical, limitless understanding of our lives and purpose. We will weave a path of exploration from the ancient standing stones, temples and caves dedicated to Isis and Mary Magdalene, to mountaintop castle-fortresses once inhabited by the Cathars and Knights Templar. We will visit churches that long ago were placed on grid lines connecting early Egyptian Cosmology Myths to the earth. We will visit a Black Madonna discovered in a field hundreds of years ago by a man tilling it with his oxen. The statue kept mysteriously reappearing in the same place until a church was built. We will visit sacred springs and wells dedicated to Magdalene and Isis, once attended by priestesses who lived there. We will swim in the purifying waters of the Mediterranean at Les Saintes Maries de la Mers, where Magdalene first arrived in France from the Holy Land and then experience the sacred waters of Lourdes, where Mother Mary first appeared to Bernadette, also marking an unmistakable intergalactic doorway. We will explore Rennes Le Chateau, the mysterious hilltop village with views of mountains and ancient sites that mark a natural pentacle in the landscape temple here. This village has been a strategic place of power for Romans, Visigoths and Merovingians, and was also an early temple site dedicated to Isis. Unraveling the story of the famous coded documents discovered by the Abbe Sauniere, while he was renovating the Rennes Le Chateau church, present many questions. When he traveled to Paris and returned with a large sum of money, it is possible that he did uncover a treasure more important than any known by the Vatican. He then built the Tour Magdala and finished renovating the Church, both of which he dedicated to Mary Magdalene. Our journey intention will focus on understanding the events happening in the Great Above and how they relate to the Great Below, our Earth-based reality. How the celestial bodies of the constellations relate and influence the monthly zodiac signs on the earth and within ourselves, will be enhanced when the Moon and Mars meet at the Galactic Edge, bringing forth a healthy expression of the masculine principal. Then the Moon meets with Venus, representing the feminine principal, as she moves through the first gate of initiation associated with the seventh chakra also conjunct the Heart of the Lion - Regulus, giving us easy access to the Hall of Records. Several very important astrological alignments will give us opportunities to identify and complete certain aspects of our life experience, so we may redirect our attention to self- empowerment. Experiencing a three-day lunar standstill in this magical land, invites us to remember and align with our source. If not now..when? Each of the places on our journey is meant for individual activations, designed to bring balance, inspiration, inner wisdom and heart opening. The energy of the journey will respond to the individual and group intention. We will co-create ceremony in various sites when inspired to do so for more intimate connections.
A J O U R N E Y T O T H E C E L E S T I A L A N D E A R T H L Y P O R T A L S I N T H E S A C R E D P L A C E S O F T H E M A G D A L E N E I N S O U T H E R N F R A N C E 11 Day Journey September 28 October 8, 2007 Cost $2900 Day 1 Sept. 28, Friday We will pick you up in Toulouse at the airport between 12 and 1 pm. Depart for our B&B in Rennes Les Bains, stopping in Limoux for lunch and grocery supplies en route. On arrival in RLB we will relax, settle in and then explore the famous outdoor thermal healing waters. We will create a simple dinner in our cooking facilities, then have a brief introduction and overview of the area before retiring early to catch up from the long flights. We will stay 4 nights here. Day 2 Sept. 29, Saturday Breakfast. Group centering, meditation and setting of individual intentions for the journey before establishing a group intention at the Little Cascade, by the magical waters which were once attended by priestesses here. Mars will be in Cancer at the galactic edge, bringing forth the Divine Father principal assisting us to create a safe place and to be open to receive the gifts of the land and waters here with gratitude. Lunch at a nearby cafe. Then we will walk to the ancient 5000 year old stone Seat of Isis next to a spring. This site is a place for quiet reflection and personal attunements. It also marks powerful ley lines passing through the seat. We will have a special welcome dinner. Day 3 Sept. 30, Sunday Breakfast. Group centering. Spend morning at historic marketplace in Esperaza which gives a wonderful feeling for the French open market traditions. We can shop for clothes, jewelry, gifts and fresh local products. We will visit the church of Archangel Michael here, before lunch and departing to experience the ancient fairy forest nearby, long recognized as being the real thing. The Gemini Moon invites us to have fun remembering to play - not only on the land, but with the magic of our imaginations. What better place to play than in a fairy forest? Pan himself (Peter Pan) could only fly when he remembered his happy thoughts and used his imagination. Dinner Day 4 Oct. 1, Monday Breakfast. Morning visit to the mysterious holy Mountain Bugarach said to be an inverted volcano. It is known as a place where Jules Verne lived and wrote many of his stories, including Journey to the Center of the Earth and 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. We will align with and meditate on the energy here, an important intergalactic doorway known to have much UFO activity. We will have a picnic lunch here. This is the beginning of a three day Lunar Standstill (also known as the out of bounds Moon ) that is giving us access beyond the boundaries of ordinary reality. Can we imagine creating a new perspective for our lives, perhaps something that we might never have imagined before, as Jules Verne may have offered in his stories? We will then stop briefly in RLB, before departing for the afternoon and evening at the famous hilltop village of Rennes le Chateau where we will visit the Tour Magdala, and the Magdalene Church. It is this church that Abbe Sauniere was renovating when he mysteriously discovered coded documents he claimed held a treasure greater than any owned by the Vatican. After he went to Paris and returned with a great amount of money, he built the Tour Magdala and completed renovation of the church, both of which he dedicated to Mary Magdalene. There is also an ancient Isis Temple deep within the earth here. We will then be guests at the home of a wonderful couple who are members of the French Templar Order, still practicing today. They will share their beautiful home and garden near the Magdalene church. We will have dinner and a special presentation by them about what it is to be a Knights Templar today.
2 Day 5 Oct. 2, Tuesday Breakfast. We depart for Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, with a possible stop at the Cathar Castle Queribus along the way. Les Saintes Maries de la Mer is a picturesque fishing village located on the Mediterranean coast. Here, according to legend, Mary Magdalene arrived by boat from the Holy Land with a small party of people, greeted by the gypsies. The group included two other Marys, possibly Mother Mary and then Sarah, who some legends say was the daughter of Magdalene and Jesus. She is the Patron Saint of the gypsies. The gypsies are said to have been the Priestesses of Isis who fled the temples in Egypt when they were closed down, carrying with them secret knowledge hidden in their Tarot deck. We arrive for lunch. We will explore the 6th century church with a statue of the black Saint Sarah in the crypt, along with relics of the two Marys. This was once an ancient pilgrimage site for the Celts who came to receive healing from the Goddess of the ancient spring located here. It is now located in a small place within the church. Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, in the Camargue, is known as the cowboy country of France, where the horses once ran wild. We are free to explore the small town and beach area. The Moon has now moved into Cancer (the astrological sign of the Divine Mother) at the Galactic Edge and conjuncts Mars (the masculine principal), to create a feeling of safety with the mother and father. This symbolizes that our divine parents within us are embracing us - no matter what. Some of us have experienced feeling shamed by our earthly parents, and these feelings may have penetrated us so deeply, that we felt wrong at the core, separated. Now, by the soothing, healing waters of the Mediterranean, we are being given an opportunity to release any lingering pain or limitation. The land magnifies the light codes of the new earth energies and holds the frequency of acceptance. The black Saint Sarah, present in the church here, offers you compassion. Dinner in town. We will spend two nights here. Day 6 Oct 3, Wednesday Breakfast. Morning on own to walk and be by the beach. The Cancer Moon has reached its last quarter phase, meaning that it is time to complete with any old feelings of shame or not being good enough. As Venus in Leo trines Pluto in Sagittarius, we are experiencing the still point energy where past and future meet before anything comes into form. It is the feminine place of Being. We co-create a ceremony to call forth, embody and lovingly accept a way of living and being from our hearts. Then we will purify ourselves in the sacred waters of the Mediterranean Sea. There is wonderful shopping here, including aromatic products from Provence for gifts and personal enjoyment. Lunch on your own and dinner in town. Day 7 Oct 4, Thursday Breakfast. Take one last visit to Saint Sarah before we depart for our beautiful B&B near Rennes Le Chateau. Lunch en route. We will stop in Limoux at the famous Notre Dame de Marceille church to experience the Black Madonna and then receive clarity and guidance at the Well of Visions next to the church. This is where the Black Madonna appeared to a farmer tilling his field several times before the church was built to house her. The Moon is in Leo, giving us an opportunity to feel whole and embrace a new sense of purity from within. We arrive at our lovely B&B facing the village of Rennes Le Chateau. We will enjoy a wonderful dinner here and stay for three nights. Day 8 Oct. 5, Friday Breakfast. Group centering and sharing; take morning to rest, relax and explore the grounds of our beautiful B&B. It is nestled beside the river of colors in the valley of colors where women once washed clothes together in earlier times. There is a very strong Magdalene energy here. Picnic lunch on the grounds. We are entering the Temple of Venus Pentagram area. The venus Temples are nodes or energy points on the Earth where the Venus frequencies enter the Earth Grid. We will attune to the Venus Temple energies as we walk to the Magdalene Cave across from Rennes Le Chateau. There we will ceremonially align to the Soul of the Magdalene, the Priestess and Her Planetary Purpose. Dinner at our B&B. Day 9 Oct 6, Saturday Breakfast. Centering and sharing. For the next three days Venus is conjunct Regulus - the Heart of the Lion - at the first gate (representing the seventh chakra release) giving us an access point to the Hall of Records and our divine knowing of who we are. In the morning we
3 will visit Bezu, one of the points of the Venus Temple and a mountaintop chateau, once marking a Knights Templar commanderie. It was also an early initiation place. Lunch at Rennes Le Chateau. Return to prepare for afternoon ceremony at The Source de La Madeleine, an intergalactic portal with two sacred springs flowing initiatory waters from the mother earth. We will co-create a ceremony to release any inert codes of light that guide our life purpose and experience of wholeness. Return to pack and have farewell dinner before we depart for Lourdes in morning. Day 10 Oct 7, Sunday Breakfast.We will have an early departure for Lourdes, the famous place where Mother Mary appeared to Bernadette sixteen times in a sacred grotto and from which holy waters have flowed ever since. Millions have come to partake of these waters in hopes of physical, mental and spiritual healing - for hundreds of years. Venus, Saturn and the Moon will be in Virgo, activating the mysteries of the Priestess here. The Priestess was the one who kept the Earth, Humanity and the Other Worlds in harmony with Creation. She was the one who remembered the ceremonies and the sacred pattern of life. As we experience our last day here in southern France we have the opportunity to magnify, energize and expand our Divine alignment with our souls purpose. The grotto in Lourdes is a powerful intergalactic portal, so important in the region, that Our Lady of Lourdes is represented outside of many churches, including several on our journey - Rennes Le Chateau and Notre Dame de Marceille. Mother Mary has been known to make appearances to some people during their stay here. Lunch and dinner in town. Preparation for early morning departure for Toulouse Day 11 Oct 8, Monday Breakfast. Honoring our powerful journey and the deep attunements each have called forth after walking into and experiencing the ancient portals on the land, many marked by the Magdalene and feminine energies. Say goodbye to the area before driving to Toulouse for departures to the USA or to other individual destinations. Our Facilitators: Nancy Safford is a High Priestess of the Magdalene Mysteries and facilitator of women s groups. She is a practitioner of ancient Shamanic healing techniques, an intuitive counselor and clairvoyant. She guides people to know themselves more deeply through vision quests, ceremonies and personal retreats. She has been a professional guide in Sedona for 11 years and leads international journeys to France. She is based in France and Sedona, AZ. Email: nativeshawl@yahoo.com P.O. Box 3711, Sedona, AZ 86340 France: from US 0 11 33 468 31 41 67 US: (928) 204-5753 Cayelin Castell is the co-founder of the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School, co-author of The Shamanic Handbook with Daniel Giamario. She writes a daily Celestial Timings e-zine available at www.celestialtimings.com. Her work includes personal readings, workshops, classes, apprenticeships and personal ceremonies, all to help people connect to the stars and planets. She has co-facilitated many journeys in the US and then to other places such as Scotland, Peru, Egypt, Canada and Mexico. She is a High Priestess of the Magdalene Mysteries P.O. Box 222, Okauchee,WI 53069 www.shamanicastrology.com, www.celestialtimings.com tel: (262)567-0657, cell (520)401-6125
TOUR LOGISTICS A Journey To The Celestial and Earthly Portals In Sacred Places of The Magdalene in Southern France Sept. 28 Oct. 8, 2007 11 Day Journey - $2900 Tour Includes All ground transportation including pick up and drop off at airport in Toulouse, France. Does not include roundtrip airfare from USA to Toulouse. One flies from US city of departure to Paris and then from Paris to Toulouse (usually Air France to Toulouse) arriving by 12 noon on Sept. 28, 2007 All B&B accommodations based on double occupancy, includes French traditional breakfast. (Single room supplement if available, $400) All tips, entry fees, special presentations and four dinners which includes our last celebration dinner. Several accommodations have cooking facilities so we can create some of our own dinners and lunches. Deposits And Payments Your immediate deposit of $500 is due immediately (Jan. 1) to secure your place. The first installment of the remaining balance of $1200 is due by April 15, 2007.The final balance of $1200 is due by July 15, 2007. Payments can be made by cashiers check or personal check. Payments are made payable to: Nancy Safford, and mailed to Cayelin Castell, PO Box 222, Okauchee, WI 53069. Cancellation Policy Cancellations made 45 days prior to departure will receive a 50% refund of amount paid, not including initial non-refundable deposit of $500 used to secure lodging. No refunds will be made on later cancellations unless someone on the waiting list fills one s spot. If anyone determines that she cannot make the trip, please let us know immediately. Flight Arrangements All flights must arrive at the Toulouse, France airport by 12 pm on Sept. 28, as pickup time is by 12:30pm. Departure from US is the day before, Sept. 27, 2007. For departure to USA, do not schedule flights leaving Toulouse before 10:30am on Oct. 8, 2007. Our van will arrive at the airport by 9 am on departure day to allow enough time before flights. Travel Documents Valid passport plus a Xerox copy to take with you in case passport is lost. Baggage and clothing One small piece of luggage, plus one carry-on only. Max. Size: 24 x 13 x 10 preferably with wheels. No large baggage because we need to fit everyone s in the van. * You will be responsible for carrying your own bags often up stairs to the second or third level accommodations and after eleven days, you will be thankful that you packed light!. * A backpack is useful for daytrips. *Wear comfortable walking shoes and layered clothing, including a jacket and sweater for morning and evenings. In Sept/Oct it is usually warm, but cool in the mornings and evenings. Include a lightweight
rain proof poncho or an umbrella. TOUR RESPONSIBILITY WAIVER A Journey to the Celestial and Earthly Portals In Sacred Places of the Magdalene in Southern France September 28 October 8, 2007 Our Journeys are of the greatest integrity, heart and intentions. The following waiver content does not reflect the tone of the journeys, but it is necessary to state in case of possible rare occurrences. The Primary Agent, Nancy Safford and /or her agents act only in the capacity as an agent for the passengers in all matters connected with lodging accommodations, sight-seeing tours and land transportation in France and shall not be responsible or liable for any injury, loss, accident, health impairment, delay, irregularity or incident resulting from strikes, weather, fuel outages, government regulations or Acts of God. Nor shall they be responsible for any act or omission of any individual or organization providing the transportation, services or accommodations in connection with this journey, nor any delay or expense incurred due to disruption or revision of schedules, not for any cause beyond its control. Nancy Safford and/or her agents retain the right to withdraw a tour or decline to accept any person as a member of the tour or make changes in the published itinerary whenever in sole judgment of conditions warrant or if they deem it necessary for the comfort, convenience or safety of the passengers. All prices are based on tariffs and exchange rates in effect October 2006 and are subject to change in event of an adjustment therein. If costs do fluctuate due to circumstances beyond our control, we reserve the right to alter our quoted price to you. (This has never happened). The Primary Agent is not responsible should a presenter advertised as attending or presenting, during the tour, cancel for any reason. The Primary Agent is not responsible for any physical, emotional reaction or trauma or ailment, during the tour or occurring after the tour. Acceptance of all conditions of this Tour Responsibility Waiver and the two Tour Logistics Pages is confirmed by your dated signature on the Registration Form. Our intention for the 2007 Journey to the Celestial and Earthly Portals In Sacred Places of The Magdalene in Southern France, is to serve the highest good for all and to increase heart openings and blessings for all. Welcome!
Registration form A Journey to the Celestial and Earthly Portals In Sacred Places of the Magdalene in Southern France September 28 - October 8, 2007 Welcome to the 2007 Journey to Southern France. Please fill out the following information and sign and return as soon as possible. Acceptance of all conditions of the Tour Responsibility Waiver and the two Tour Logistics Pages is confirmed by your dated signature on this form. Name as it appears on passport Name you wish to be called Mailing address Home phone Work phone Email Occupation Website address Birth date (month, day, year) Birth time and place Passport number Date and place of issue In case of emergency notify Phone Relationship Special dietary and health needs Roommate preference (Single Supplement when available is $400). **I have read the Tour Logistics/Tour Responsibility pages and agree to the conditions: Signed Date We are looking forward to your presence on A Journey to the Celestial and Earthly Portals in Sacred Places of the Magdalene in Southern France 2007. May many Blessings and Good Fortune Come Your Way! Nancy and Cayelin **Please make payments to: Nancy Safford, and send them with the completed forms to: Cayelin Castell, PO Box 222, Okauchee, WI 53069. Tel (262) 567-0657, cell (520) 401-6125