Tongariki

 

Perhaps the most famous and frequently photographed ahu is Tongariki.  It supports 15 moai, only one of which has its original topknot.  It is in a beautiful location just past the quarry and near the ocean.  If one wants to get up super early to catch the sunrise, this is the place to do it.

Around the back of the ahu is a stone circle with some unusual stone artifacts in it.  No explanation was given as to what these were. 

The top knots that were not replaced on the moai when they were restored were lined up here. 

On these kinds of trips, I am always looking to sense places that have elevated energy, either because of some sort of high energy spot on the land itself, or a place where ceremony has been done for many years.  In general, I did not find that on Easter Island, except for 1 or 2 places in particular at the end of the trip.  I also like to put my hands on the stone to pick up any energy or information that may still be there.  That was not allowed here. All of these places are cultural and historical sacred sites related to various families and clans.  I am not sure if the locals are allowed to do ceremony there.  These sites are included in a national park that was created to preserve them.

Easter Island

 

A few days ago, I returned from my latest adventure.  It was a 10 day trip to Easter Island.  Of course, a few days at the start and end of the trip involved flying there and back through Santiago, Chile, so the actual days on the island were about 5 full and 2 half days.  I am passionately interested in megalithic and pre flood civilizations, and this place fits the bill.  As always, I won’t be doing a travelogue per se, only writing about my favorite experiences.  Easter Island has quite an interesting history, and if you would like to learn more, click here. 

Easter Island belongs to Chile, and is 2300 miles due west of Santiago in the south pacific, and is only 63.2 square miles in size.  The only way to get there is to fly back and forth from Santiago.  It is truly out in the middle of nowhere!  It is a sub tropical volcanic island.  When the first Europeans arrived there in 1722, the population was estimated at between 2,000-3,000 people.  Through a variety of circumstances that you can read about, by 1877, the population hit an all time low of only 111 people.  Today, there are about 8,000 residents, some Rapa Nui and some Chilean.  Because of the dramatic reduction in population, most of the ancient knowledge was lost because many islanders who held that ancient knowledge perished. 

There are archaeological ruins all along the coast line.  Many have been restored which are the ones that the tourists visit.  These are the ahus, or platforms, and the moai, or megalithic statues.  The moai were placed on the ahus, and represent the ancient Polynesian chiefs or leaders.  The vast majority of moai face inland away from the sea, and generally have a plaza in front of them and a village beyond that.  The moai are huge with the largest restored one on the island standing at 32 feet with a weight of 82 tons.  They were carved out of relatively soft volcanic tuff at the island’s quarry.  There are about 1000 recorded moai, including those that have been restored and are standing, those that toppled over and have not been restored, those remaining at the quarry and are unfinished, and those left by the roadside. How they were moved from the quarry to their locations along the coast has never been accurately determined. 

I am very interested in megalithic ancient archaeological sites around the world.  How did those people carve, move and stack those multi ton stones?  My sense is that some humans on earth who lived before the end of the last Ice Age had the ability to do this.  The great flood that is described by many ancient cultures around the world happened in conjunction with the end of the Younger Dryas cold period at about 11,600 years ago.  That is when sea levels around the globe rose by 300-400 feet, swamping coastlines.  To read more about this, I refer you to “Forgotten Civilization” by Robert Schoch, and “The Missing Lands” by Freddy Silva.  Both write extensively about Easter Island.

So one of my reasons for visiting Easter Island was to see for myself what they were talking about.  The moai were ostensibly carved by the Polynesians who got there between 800-1200 CE.  The last moai were carved in the early 1700’s.  I have to say that I have come home with more questions than answers!  The following posts are about some of my more interesting experiences. 

Outside in the Elements

Yesterday I drove up into our local mountains to hike and photograph the fall colors.  I think that I hit it just right, as the aspens were decked out in their full fall glory.  If I had waited even a few days, a lot of the leaves would have already dropped.  I find the yellows and oranges of the leaves to be not only visually stimulating, but energetically stimulating for my whole beingness as well.

On another note, lately I have been studying Samuel B Lee’s information. His expertise is in Keylontic Science, and is based mostly on the Voyagers books by Ashayana Deane.  This is quite a complex course of study that involves a lot of reading, chanting, and gridwork sessions for various highly energized locations around the world.   Once a month Samuel leads a breathwork session that is designed to elevate one’s frequency and help one to connect to their higher aspects.  We had one today, and it was fantastic.  All of his recorded sessions are available to re-listen to later, and I intend to go back and do some of his previous breathwork sessions when I have a chance. 

So here is the link to his podcast explaining his most important “prayer”.  It is called the Source River Frequencies Prayer of Eternal Sanctification and Elemental Command Invocation.  That is quite a mouthful.  This transmission takes 9 minutes to complete, so it is quite long.  On his list of podcasts it is number E129.  You can go to SamuelBLeeMD.com to see more of his information and also the whole list of podcasts. 

So to tie this into my leaf peeping trip yesterday, part of the Source River Prayer involves invoking the 5 elements; air, water, fire, earth, and ether.  Take a look at one of my photos from yesterday.  This is at Duck Creek Lake.  Clearly you can see the air and water elements.  The earth element is there at the shore of the lake.  For me, the beautiful colors of the aspens represent the fire element, and of course, the element of ether is all around us and permeates everything. 

Take some time ideally every day to get out in nature.  Be still and look and listen.  There are messages to be had and energy to take in.   

The Day After

So Tuesday was the Autumnal Equinox, when I would normally go out to the Parowan Gap to photograph the sun setting into the bottom of the gap.  Since it had gotten cloudy that evening, I decided to do my bowl burning that night  instead.

Wednesday was the day after, and since the window of opportunity for celebrating an equinox is that day, the day before and the day after, I decided to go out to the Gap on Wednesday evening. 

Before I did that, I drove up to Cedar Breaks National Monument late that morning to see if the aspens were starting to change to their fall colors.  Since that location is a bit above 10,000’, the aspen leaves there are usually the first to turn.  I was not disappointed!

There is a nice grove of aspens at the end of the Alpine Pond Trail, in addition to some here and there along the main road. As I hiked, I made sure to breathe in the fall smells.  That, plus the bright sunshine and subtle breeze made my “forest bathing” quite nice.

The rotting vegetation and fallen leaves release a compound called a monoterpene, which has many health benefits.  There are also many coniferous trees lining that trail, which emit pinenes, another healthy substance.  These are mainly sub alpine fir trees and bristlecone pines, the longest living plant on earth. At least for me, both of those scents smell really good, and I took full advantage of breathing them in yesterday.

Add to all of that magic were glimpses of Cedar Breaks as I walked along.

Around dinner time, I drove out to the Parowan Gap and positioned myself at the exact location to catch the sunset.  I was alone most of the time until a couple drove up to catch the very last rays of the setting sun. The almost full moon was starting to rise in the eastern sky, too.

There is another outdoor activity that is a benefit to our health.  That is Sun Gazing.  It is only safe to do right after sunrise and right before sunset, for about a half hour each time.  I did this until he last rays of the sun disappeared into the gap.

You can soften your gaze and intend to bring in the beneficial energy from our Sun.  Don’t go crazy with this, as you can focus your gaze elsewhere off and back if this bothers you.  

I so much enjoy sharing with all of you the magical and beneficial interactions that we can have with the natural world around us.   Bare minimum, take a walk outside every day, or even every night!  Pay attention and receive the messages.  You never know what you might experience!