Journey into the Ancient Layers of Time
Dreaming with the ancient Toltecs
A 12 days / 11 nights journey to Mexico
“The Nagual told us that we are Toltecs. All of us are Toltecs. He said that a Toltec is the receiver and holder of mysteries. The Nagual and Genaro are Toltecs. They gave us their special luminosity and their mysteries. "
Carlos Castaneda - The Second Ring of Power
A long time ago the people living in central America developed a certain kind of knowledge. Those men and women, receivers and holders of mysteries, were known as Toltecs.
The world of the Toltecs is long gone but one can still find remainings of it in the land of Mexico : many ancient ceremonial places such as Theotihuacan, Cholula, Tula, Monte Alban … still attest of the existence of their civilisation.
And they not only left us magnificient sites but some of their knowledge managed to reach to us thru time.
This knowledge had to do with acknowledging and cultivating the link with the transcendental aspect of human beings.
As Carlos Castaneda writes :
Every Toltec warrior had two faces and faced two opposite directions. The second face was the second attention.
This ability to integrate both aspects of human being : the rational / social aspect and the trancendant or energetic aspect gave to this civilisation a particular brillance.
Until today it is possible to feel and connect to the extraordinary vitality of those ancient seers and to the force of their incarnation on this planet.
During a 12 days / 11 nights journey thru Mexico : from Mexico city to Oaxaca and back to Mexico City, we will walk on the land of the Toltecs and connect to this Toltec heritage.
This journey will start with a set of online meetings in which we will learn and practice a series of movements from the Toltec tradition, and prepare to cross over, as a group, to the Toltecs' world.
During the journey itself, we will take some time everyday to practice those movements and notice and share our perceptions with each others.
This journey is not planned currently. If you are interested to join a group you can write to us thru our contact form to let us know and we will inform you when the next one will happen.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM / ITINERARY
Day 1 : Arrival to Mexico City - meeting and dinner at the hotel
Day 2 : A tour to Mexico City : Morning: movement practice in the Chapultecpec park and visit of the Anthropology museum - Afternoon : visit of the Alameda and the Zocalo. Night in Mexico City
Day 3 : A day trip to the extraordinary cave of Cacahumalipa (2h30 drive to go and the same to come back). Night in Mexico City
Day 4 : Trip to Tula (2h drive). Morning: visit of the archeological site - lunch in a Tula restaurant - Afternoon: visit of the cathedral - Night in Theotihuacan
Day 5 : Morning: visit of the archeological site of Teotihuacan, lunch at the restaurant El gran Teocalli. Night in the colonial town of Cholula (2h30 drive from Teotihuacan to Cholula)
Day 6 : Morning: Visit of the Cholula pyramid - Afternoon: Drive to Oaxaca. Night in Oaxaca (4h30 drive from Cholula to Oaxaca)
Day 7 : Morning: Visit of Monte Alban - Lunch in the Oaxaca market - Afternoon : free time to explore Oaxaca art craft - Night in Oaxaca
Day 8 : Morning: drive and bath at magical Hierve el agua - lunch in Mitla - Afternoon: Visit of the archeological site of Mitla which name means "The place of the Dead" or "the Underworld" - Night in Oaxaca
Day 9 : Journey to Ixtlan - drive to the mountains to the village of Ixtlan: lunch in an Ixtlan restaurant. Night in Oaxaca
Day 10 : Visit of the ceremonial center of Monte Alban and the Tule Tree - lunch in Tule - Afternoon: Cleansing cermony: Temezcal. Night in Oaxaca
Day 11 : Drive back to Mexico City with a stop for lunch in historical Puebla. Night in Mexico City (6h30' drive from Oaxaca to Mexico City)
Day 12 : Departure
