Nancy was guide for Traveller’s
Joy in the Yucatan pilgrimage designed for two women who wanted to connect
with the divine feminine. That
spirit tour led to the cenotes, caves, pyramids and temples of the Mayan
people. Well known sites at Chichen Itza, 
Uxmal, and Tulum each offered a
different character that lifted the veil between the worlds, especially in
the early hours when places were relatively quiet. 
Sun, sea, and sky contrasted
with the deep interior openings of the earth where offerings had been made
for hundreds of years. The women carried an image of a veiled Sophia painted
in deep blues and purples, and local people recognized that the travellers
were celebrating the spirit of the feminine principle that has been known
so well to them, from pre-Christian times up to the present.
The
residents of the Yucatan have had to learn much about water to survive and have
done so without natural above ground rivers and lakes so the pilgrims listened
to the spirits of the elements and the allies that supported life on the peninsula.
The triad of travellers linked with the turtle, the serpent, the jaguar and butterfly.
By embodying those spirits at different times they shape shifted and danced on
top of a pyramid under a full moon, swam in turquoise waters of the sea, made
offerings at a cenote where the white lizard grandmother appeared, and created
rituals on stones that had many memories within them.
Inspirations for making art, making love, and making a greater commitment
to the earth came out of this trip.
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