Rhythm of the GALACTIC HEART
 

Sacred Journey to the Pyramids of Mexico
Teotihuacán Spring 2005
    Palenque Spring 2005

with Melissa Applegate
 

TEOTIHUACÁN, located 30 miles N.E. of Mexico City, is known as “the city of gods” and the spiritual heart of the ancient Toltec civilization.  The Toltecs were artists, scientists, and master builders whose high level of spiritual attainment made them eligible to live within the sacred precinct of Teotihuacán — a virtual “Heaven on Earth.” It is said that the Toltecs encoded and preserved their sacred wisdom by energetically “feeding” it to the rocks and stones. To this day, these teachings remain accessible through the powers of love and shamanic ritual. With the guidance and blessings of the Toltec elders, and spiritual facilitator  Melissa Applegate, we’ll enter the Toltec temple and pyramid portals as a group harmonic to fully integrate the rhythm of the Galactic Heart.
 

DAY 1:  Oct. 11 Assemble as a group by 4:00 p.m. at Mexico City International Airport to be privately transported to our hotel, Villa Arqueologica.  Located in the archaeological zone only 5 minutes' walking distance from the main entrance to Teotihuacán, the hotel is newly renovated in hacienda style and surrounded by lovely gardens.  The rest of the evening is at your leisure -- swim in the pool; have a shot of Tequila at the bar; or dine in the hotel's authentic Mexican restaurant.
 

Hotel Villa Arqueologica

5-Day Teotihuacán Tour


Price Includes:

 

· Hotel Villa Arqueologica
   4 nights double occupancy

· Daily buffet breakfast at hotel

· R/T group transportation
   from  Mexico City Int'l. airport
   to Hotel Villa Arqueologica

· Entrance fees and R/T group 
   transportation to sites  per
   itinerary

· Fully escorted tour with
   spiritual facilitator
   Melissa Applegate

· Teachings and ceremonies
 

DAY 2:  Oct.12  Following a buffet breakfast at the hotel, we are escorted by private coach to the National Museum of Anthropology, one of the world's finest museums located in Chapultepec Park.  Here we'll explore thousands of relics from Mexico's rich cultural past including the famous stone Aztec sun calendar, giant stone Olmec heads, and a reconstructed ancient Mayan temple.  As many of these objects are made of crystalline substances, we'll have the opportunity to energetically access information encoded within them through the use of breath and focused heart-awareness.  Afterwards, the remainder of the day is yours to dine, shop, swim, or take a siesta.
 

Sculpture of Mayan Ballplayer



Mask from Teotihuacán
Museum of Anthropology
Photo Credit: Jorge Pérez de Lara

 
  A non-refundable deposit of
   $150oo will secure your place
   on the 5 Day Teotihuacán Tour,
   payable in U.S. funds by check,
   money order or PayPal. 
   Payment in full is due by
   September 15th.  Credit
   card payments are only
   accepted through PayPal.

  
  (If you are participating in the
   9 Day Teo  & Palenque Tour,
   please disregard this info
   and see below).
  

   Hard copy checks or money
   orders (as opposed to
   electronic payments)
   should be made payable and
   mailed to:


  Melissa L. Applegate
   5703 Waterview Circle
   Palm Springs, FL 33461
   U.S.A.

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   money order "Galactic Heart
   Tour" and be sure to include
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   and telephone number so that
   you may receive a complete
   registration packet.


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  * $995^oo per person

  based on a minimum of

 10 fully paid participants
 

  Price Does Not Include:
 

· International air travel to and
   from Mexico City

· Beverages, snacks, lunch or
   dinner

· Laundry, telephone calls,
   souvenirs or personal items

· Tips

· Trip insurance
  
 
  Note:  If you prefer to have a
  private room (with no  room-
  mate) for the 5-day tour,
  please add U.S. $250oo  to the
  total for a single supplement. 

 

DAYS 3 and 4: Oct. 13-14 The next two days will be devoted to Teotihuacán, the highlight of our journey. Collectively as a group and individually on our own, we'll move through the site with ample opportunity to explore, photograph, purify, process and transform.  Following the transformational "path of initiation" architecturally incorporated into the structure of "Teo", we'll traverse the vast temple and pyramid complex by way of the central "Avenue of the Gods" -- a mirror image of our Solar System and the Milky Way that document Earth's alignment to natural cycles of time and space.  Some of the incredible sites we'll encounter within this grid are:

Temple of Feathered Serpent
Pyramid of Feathered Serpent
Citadel
Temple of the Jaguar
Temple of the Quetzal Butterfly
Temple of the Feathered Conch
Pyramid of the Moon
Pyramid of the Sun

From the old paradigm of discord and duality, we emerge in the new paradigm of harmony and wholeness -- fully resonating in attunement to the Rhythm of the Galactic Heart!

DAY 5: Oct. 15  With hearts ablaze, we say adios to Teotihuacán until the next time.  After hotel check-out, we're transported by private coach to Mexico City International Airport.  Those continuing on the optional tour to Palenque will assemble for the flight to Villahermosa.



                                       
                                  Feathered Serpent and Flowering Trees

View from the Pyramid of the Moon with the Pyramid of the Sun in the background
Teotihuacán
 

Carved relief of Feathered Serpent
Temple of Feathered Serpent Teotihuacán
Photo Credit: Aztec Brands
 

Mural of the Great Goddess
Tetitla Palace Teotihuacán
Photo Credit: Enrique Franco Torrijos




Pyramid of the Sun Teotihuacán
Photo Credit: David R. Hixon
 

Qutezal Bird

Teo & Palenque

9-Day Tour

 

Price Includes:
 

   All items detailed in 5-Day
   Teotihuacán Tour plus:

  ·  Hotel Maya Tulipanes
      3 nights double occupancy

  ·  Hotel Escudo Jaguar
      1 night double occupancy

  · Daily breakfast and lunch

  · R/T group transportation
     from  Villahermosa Airport to
     Hotel Maya Tulipanes

  · Entrance fees and R/T group 
   transportation to sites per
   itinerary

  · Fully escorted tour with
     professional archaeologist(s)
     from Maya Explorations Ctr.
     (MEC)

 

PALENQUE, meaning “place of the Sacred Tree”, is our next stop.  Located in the lush green tropical rain forest and foothills of the Sierra Madre de  Chiapas in the Yucatan , Palenque is renowned for its exquisite tropical beauty and a secret underground burial chamber discovered in 1952 containing a massive sarcophagus and the bejeweled and masked body of  the great Mayan King Pacal Votan. The 5-ton lid of the sarcophagus is impossible to move and the source of much controversy since no one knows for sure how it was set in place. With the assistance of Pacal Votan and the Mayan elders, we’ll collectively pass through the doorway of the “Sacred Tree” and into the “Heart of the Galactic Sky” for purposes of peaceful global synchronization.

Temple of Inscriptions - Palenque
 

Palace & Astronomical Observatory - Palenque
 

DAY 5  (con'd.): Oct. 15:  Arrive at Villahermosa International Airport where we will be personally met by the Maya Exploration Center (MEC) staff and transported the one and one half hour distance to the Hotel Maya Tulipanes in the town of Palenque. After getting settled in our rooms, we meet to receive official welcome and orientation by the MEC staff followed by dinner.
  

Ritual Jade Mask of Pacal Votan

DAY 6: Oct. 16  After an early breakfast, we'll explore the beautiful site of Palenque personally escorted by MEC archaeologists who have worked there extensively for years. On site, we'll learn about the sacred geometry of the structures, their astronomical alignments, the history of their excavations, translations of the hieroglyphic texts and elaborately carved royal scenes that adorn many of the walls.  We'll also have the opportunity to visit current excavation projects and hear the inside scoop from people who "really" know.  After a mid-day lunch break, we'll take a guided tour through the on-site museum and visit the recently re-opened tomb of Pacal Votan. 
 

Replica of Sarcophagus Lid of Pacal Votan
Photo Credit: Maya Art Stones

 Does Not Include:
  · Air travel to and from
     Villahermosa

  · Beverages, snacks, or dinner

  · Laundry, telephone calls,
     souvenirs or personal items
  · Tips

   · Trip insurance

DAY 7: Oct. 17  After breakfast and check-out, we leave early for a two and a half hour scenic drive through the rolling hills of eastern Chiapas to Bonampak.  Here we'll learn about the city's history and its most powerful king, Chan Muan, and see the painted murals thought to be the most beautiful and well preserved in all the Maya world.  In the afternoon, we'll lunch in the village of Lakamia and meet the Lacandon Maya, the only indigenous group in Mexico who continue to practice their traditional religion.  Next we travel to the town of Frontera Corazal and check into the Hotel Escudo Jaguar, a rustic group of cabanas perched above Central America's largest river, the Usumancinta.
 

  

Lacandon Maya
Photo Credit: G. Blom


Stela at Bonampak
Photo Credit: B. McKenzie

 

  Note:  If you prefer to have a
  private room (with no  room-
  mate) for the duration of the
  9-day tour, please add U.S.
  $450oo  to the total for a
  a single supplement. 

                           


  
      Tzolkin, Mayan Sacred Calendar

DAY 8: Oct. 18 Like the Morning Star, we'll rise at dawn to take a boat ride up the Usumancinta River to the sacred site of Yaxchilan, set into the hills above the riverbank.  Once there, we'll explore the incredible temples and admire the carved lintels and stela as our MEC archaeologist explains the obscured meanings.  Afterwards, we'll return to Frontera Corazal to visit a museum set up by the local community to house stelae and artifacts from the region's lesser known ruins before traveling back to Palenque. Overnight at Hotel Tulipanes.

Ritual vessel of rain the god Ttaloc
 

Yaxchilan Temple 33
Photo Credit: Rios Mayas
 

For more information contact anzen@melissaapplegate.com
 

DAY 9: Oct. 19: Breakfast and hotel checkout.  Transportation from Palenque to Villahermosa airport.