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LIGHT OF THE MOON
SPIRITUAL
ADVENTURE TOURS
IRELAND
2010
Summer Solstice Tour
June 19th – June 26th |
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To enhance your spiritual growth, join us in 2010 for Summer Solstice in
Ireland. Get grounded with Mother Earth by treading lightly on the same ground
our Celtic ancestors shared many solstices’ ago. We will visit their sacred
sites and connect with their spirits through ceremony and prayer.
We have a beautiful home in the farmlands of County Clare. You
will each have your own bed, and will share a room with one other person. Our
meals will be home-cooked and all inclusive in the price with the exception of
two lunches and two dinners.
Our home is less than an hour from the airport, so it's very
convenient and centrally located in the county. We will be doing daily
trips around County Clare which has over 87 sites all rich with history
and spirituality. Of course it will be impossible to see each site, so I will
choose the sites depending on the weather and the group. I prefer to find more
of the remote sites as there will be less people, and we will be able to
do quite a bit of walking.
Some of the sites we are likely to visit are The Cliffs of Mohr,
The Burren, Corcomroe Abbey, Coole Park, faery forests, round towers, stone
circles with energy vortex's, standing stones, dolmans, ring forts, wedge tombs,
portal tombs, holy wells and beaches. Not to mention the options of an Irish Pub
with live Irish music.
At the beginning of the trip, you will connect with your High
Self, through a reading with me, to get direction on what you will be working on
during the week. Our days will be about each of us doing our own personal work
through walking meditations, visiting sites, and the teachings that Spirit
brings through me. After dinner we will process our growth, and socialize as we
share the sunset.
We will, of course, celebrate Summer Solstice with a sacred
ceremony and have tea one day with my family, a lively group of Irish folk.
My intention for this trip is to have a lot of fun, eat well,
exercise, grow spiritually, and get a good feel for Eire (Ireland), her energy
vortex's, her people, her history, and her beauty. I guide small groups of 8
people to ancient sacred sites in my homeland to synchronize with the wisdom of
Ireland’s nature spirits and earth energies so that we will each have a unique
experience in an un-crowded atmosphere.
The following will be included in this trip: all ground
transportation (complete with our own private driver), lodging, breakfast each day, 5 days of packed lunches, 5 dinners
at the house, tour guide fees, park entrance fees and me, your personal guide and psychic/medium.
Yes, we will have our own 'chief cook and bottle washer.' Most
special diets will be catered for, provided we are notified in advance.
You will be responsible for your airfare to and from Shannon,
travel insurance, 2
lunches and 2 dinners at restaurants, and any personal expenses.
Please send your deposit to the address listed below and feel free to email me,
or call me if you have questions or would like to see photos of past trips.
Itinerary
Day One - June 19th - Saturday
Arrive at Shannon Airport early in
the morning.
Get energized with a traditional
home-cooked Irish breakfast in our home.
After you unpack and relax we will take a
short trip to the Cliffs of Mohr where you will be mesmerized by the unsurpassed
beauty of where the Atlantic makes a screeching halt as it crashes into the high
cliffs of the magical isle of Eire.
Dinner and opening ceremony at our home
followed by individual private readings with Mary.
Day Two - June 20th -
Sunday
This will be an all day moderate hike
through the wild flowers of the Burren with our favorite Irish guide, Shane
Connolly. Shane, a local sheep and cattle farmer is also an
archaeology major. Shane knows the names of all the wild flowers and their
medicinal purposes, and is quite entertaining with his Irish folklore. The views
are beautiful; the ring forts and stone circles magnificent!
Evening will bring us lots of laughter and
joy as we have a traditional Irish meal with my very Irish family.
Day Three - June 21st -
Monday Summer Solstice 12:28 p.m.
Today we celebrate Summer Solstice touring ancient sites including dolmens, ring forts, castles,
burial sites, holy wells, Corcomroe Abbey, and a magical aromatherapy perfumery and garden.
We will enjoy lunch in a coastal village that is famous for it's
clam chowder and Irish music. In the evening we will celebrate Midsummer
in the Ancient Celtic tradition of fire, dance and holy water.
Day Four - June 22nd -
Tuesday
This is a day for long walks in
Coole Park. This National Natural Reserve is a remote area filled with beautiful
secluded trails, a wild life preserve, fairy forests, a large lake and open
fields for a group outdoor journey process to connect with the amazing creative
energy of this land. This is where Lady Gregory offered
her mansion and land to inspire the works of Y.B. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw,
Countess of Cromartie, and William Butler Yeats, among others. Inspiration still
lingers in the air as you lose yourself in another era of time.
Yeats Tower
In early 1917 William Butler Yeats bought
Thoor Ballyle, a derelict Norman stone tower near Coole Park. After restoring
it, the tower became his summer home and a central symbol in his later poetry.
In 1917 he married Georgie Hyde-Lee. During their honeymoon Yeats's wife
demonstrated her gift for automatic writing. Their collaborative notebooks
formed the basis of A Vision (1925), a book of marriage therapy spiced with
occultism. We will visit the now famous Yeats Tower where your automatic writing
takes on a magic of inspiration.
Day Five - June 23rd -
Wednesday
Today will be spent as a free day. You
will have the option of going to Ennis, a small Irish town nearby, so that you
may visit with all the local shop owners who seem to all have the 'gift of gab.'
Join us in the late
afternoon at one of the most magnificent rock shops in Ireland. Or you may opt
to spend the day walking the beautiful beaches of Lahinch and enjoy lunch at my
cousin’s seafood restaurant overlooking the ocean, or stay in the countryside and go for a long walk in the
magical country fields.
Day Six - June 24th
- Thursday
Bunratty
Folk Park is not too far from our home, yet we will step back in time to the
early 1500's and tour the village as it was during that era. The history is
fascinating, the people authentic and feeling of being in another world is very
real.
In the evening expect to be the honored
guest of the Earl of Thomand as we are invited to a traditional mediaeval
banquet in Bunratty Castle. This four course meal is enjoyed as we hear Irish
music complete with fiddle players, harpists, singers, dancers and story
tellers. This is a magical evening for all.
Day Seven - June 25th -
Friday
After a relaxing breakfast, a
walk in the countryside, and individual private readings, we will have a closing ceremony,
(under the influence of full moon energy),
at a special sacred site. Our
driver, is always available to shuttle you into town or to the beach
for a last minute walk or shop. Friday evening in Ireland promises to
bring you live Irish music in one of the many pubs or you may choose a quite
evening at home.
Day Eight - June 26th -
Saturday - Full Moon
As we part ways, our hugs embrace the
Celtic wisdom we have felt growing within since our first step onto the magical
soil of Eire. We will take home the visions, the sounds, the healing energy,
and honored culture of her people, her Nature Spirits and the beauty that Mother
Earth has given to us.
* € 2300.
*
Price is subject to change with notice.
For daily currency conversions go to
http://www.xe.com/ucc/ and convert €2300.
euros to U.S. dollars.
$500
non refundable deposit due January 31, 2010. Balance paid in full by April 15, 2010
Airfare and trip insurance is separate. We do have a travel coordinator you are welcome to
work with.
Cancellation Policy:
60 days before the tour, forfeits 50% of tour cost. No
refunds are given within 30 days of the tour.
"To
have experienced the enduring beauty and mystery of the holy ground of Ireland
with Mary is a time I will always cherish. I came home enriched and nourished
by the powerful interactions with Mary and the members of our group." DF
"I was honored to be part of the first spiritual group to
Ireland. The accommodations were exquisite, sites visited beyond imagination,
the people unforgettable. The whole journey was an epiphany for me. Thanks to
Mary and Michael for going beyond tourism and showing us the truly magical,
spiritual Ireland. Something I shall never forget."
Maureen McGrath
"My trip to Ireland with Light
of the Moon Spiritual Adventure Tours was everything I hoped it would be.
The logistics were handled well, the sites we visited ranged from tourist
attractions to the deeply spiritual, and I am delighted to have grown close
with my traveling companions." Debbie A.
"The beauty of Ireland exceeded
every picture I have ever seen and it's people are warm and friendly. The
trip with Mary helped me connect with the energies of my ancestors."
Noreen
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For the next step in your spiritual growth,
email mary@yourspiritguide.com or
call 360-344-4363
Gift Certificates are available.
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