View of the west side of the Feathered Serpent Pyramid from the complementary Adosada Platform

Mary, Jack, and Kitty just outside the entrance to Teotihuacán

2 of 7 stepped platforms on the west side of the Feathered Serpent Pyramid with sculptural heads of Tlaloc (the rain god), Quetzalcoatl ("Feathered Serpent"), conch shells and other watery elements.

Sculptural heads of Tlaloc (the rain god), Quetzalcoatl ("Feathered Serpent"), conch shells and other watery elements.

We began our spiritual journey with a lifetime of experience and a short 15 minute walk from the hotel.  Along the way we saw birds, butterflies, crickets, spiders, trees, wild flowers, and cacti; we heard the San Juan River; we felt the wind and the sun, and the earth beneath our feet.

As initiates, we took a big "leap of faith" in the tradition of the ancient Toltec adepts who shamanically flew from the Adosada Platform to the Feathered Serpent Pyramid.  Those who failed landed in this watery pit.  Fortunately for us, we were not required to jump ... this time.