tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70001209415652485622024-03-12T20:41:44.922-07:00Walking the path of your souli am on a journey walking the path of my life. a path full of twists and turns. a path over mountains, over rivers, through deserts. a path of discovery; finding my true self. a path that leads me to inner peace. a path that fills me with silence: the song of my soul. - terry de vriesRainbow Labyrinthshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389736386130035989noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000120941565248562.post-63247275750411363412012-07-06T06:35:00.000-07:002012-07-06T06:43:21.749-07:00Silence is golden....<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Silence is the origin of all creativity.
Ok, so that does not excuse me for being soooooo quiet for soooooo long, BUT I
do have an AMAZING labyrinth to show that was built by four gods and
two goddesses. In Spain!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I facilitated a Creating Sacred Spaces labyrinth workshop one full moon ago at Shunyata retreat in
La Fuensanta (the holy spring), near Almeria in the south of Spain. A dream that my friend John
Ashwell, whom I met last year at a vision quest, and I shared.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We had four days before the magestic full moon of June. A local Spanish couple were already invited to join us to walk and drum under the moonlight... To be honest, after I saw the allocated space, which still needed to be cleared and levelled, I had my doubts whether we will finish building the labyrinth in time! Here is a photo journal:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's a loooong way to go still. Early Friday morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">A retaining wall had to be built to level the space for the labyrinth...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ain't that neat? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Burning and clearing the land, also our emotional baggage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The four gods of the labyrinth: Phil, the visionary (east, left); John, the healer (south); Mick, the teacher (west); and Ric, the warrior (north, right).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Susan adding a feminine touch to the space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Marking the pattern. With the BEST team: a structural engineer and a fashion guru! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We do what goddesses do best: dancing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Hauling the heavy stones from the nearby ploughed almond groves took some creative thinking! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And only one to make us laugh!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Nearly done. Saturday afternoon... ok evening already, but the sun sets so late in the Northern Hemisphere during summer it feels like afternoon. I still can't believe we finished building the labyrinth in just two days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We had the MOST amazing full moon labyrinth walk and drummed away into the night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">What a setting! Can you HEAR the silence? Can you FEEL the stillness? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">May you all find a sacred space where you can sit in silence and connect with the stillness within, the song of your soul!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*** All the pictures were taken by Susan Greeff (except the last one and the one of the retaining wall which were taken by John Ashwell).</span>Rainbow Labyrinthshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389736386130035989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000120941565248562.post-85218915901366364702012-03-20T04:28:00.000-07:002012-03-20T04:28:50.462-07:00WALKING THE BALANCE<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 14pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 14pt;">Fall equinox labyrinth walk </span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Come and walk the labyrinth to commemorate the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere on this sacred day of equilibrium. You will reflect on balance in your life: yin/yang, light/dark, and feminine/masculine; as you prepare yourself to retreat into the darkness of winter in this next spiral of time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">The walk will be followed with a transmutation ceremony, so consider what undesirable personal characteristics, habits and beliefs you want transmuted and what you want them to transform into – for instance, anger into calmness, control into free flow, emotional pain into love.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">When: 21 March 2012</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Time: 09h30 – 12h30</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Where: Rustenberg Wine Farm, Stellenbosch</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 144.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -144.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Bring: A crystal or a stone. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Cost: R200</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Directions: Phone Terry de Vries at 082 442 5623</span></div>Rainbow Labyrinthshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389736386130035989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000120941565248562.post-12471394328650030342011-05-16T07:17:00.001-07:002011-05-16T07:20:55.075-07:00Upcoming events<!--[if !mso]> <style>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"></span> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Upcoming transformational events</span></u></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Journey through the Chakras</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 14.0pt;">RESTORING BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Join Terry de Vries on a Day Retreat working with the ancient labyrinth, yoga, meditation and sound to bring balance back into your life. Find out where you block the creative flow of life energy and learn powerful practical tools to reawaken your authentic self.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Saturday 28 May</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">2 Anreith Street, Karindal, STELLENBOSCH </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">9.30 am – 4.30 pm</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">R850 (including notes)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Journey towards Joy</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 14.0pt;">LABYRINTH WORKSHOP</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Experience the powerful personal and spiritual transformation of a labyrinth as you walk on your journey towards joy. Some of the life changing experiences include:</span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">release stress</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">deal with grief</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">relieve emotional trauma</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">find hope after a divorce</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">cope with depression</span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">solve conflict</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">find clarity</span></li>
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Saturday 4 June</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">2 Anreith Street, Karindal, STELLENBOSCH </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">9.30am – 12.30pm</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">R350</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For more information and to book, contact <a href="mailto:terrydevries@mweb.co.za"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">terrydevries@mweb.co.za</span></a>. Otherwise, for more information on labyrinths, visit the website <a href="http://www.rainbow-labyrinths.co.za/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.rainbow-labyrinths.co.za</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"></span></div>Rainbow Labyrinthshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389736386130035989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000120941565248562.post-22540949974905887482011-05-04T14:57:00.000-07:002011-05-04T14:57:29.173-07:00Life is beautiful!<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is my motto since I've done an AMAZING vision quest in the mountains last month. It doesn't matter if life gives you lemons (make lemonade or a hot toddy or even better, drink tequila!) or pomegranates (mmm, bloodred sensual pleasure), life still stays beautiful. It's just a matter of how you handle the situation: do you get entangled in the drama (and the ego) or can you stay detached and become an observer?</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And yes, it does take practice! But isn't that the beauty of life - you always get to practice it again and again until you get it right.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In the mountains I have found my inner peace again. A deep quiet inner stillness that permeates my soul and my life. And although life is still happening around me (trust me I have thought about buying that bottle of tequila), I manage to keep that inner stillness. What a wonderful gift!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Walking a labyrinth can also bring you back to that inner stillness, that quiet space within you. It's like Joseph Campbell says: "Your ego diminishes and your consciousness expands to an experience of bliss as though the veil of time is lifted and our minds are opened to eternity."</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Join me on INTERNATIONAL LABYRINTH DAY this Saturday, 7th May 5pm, to celebrate the beauty of life with a labyrinth walk at Jan Marais Nature Reserve in Stellenbosch. If you can't join me, walk any labyrinth - even if it is with your fingers on a handheld labyrinth - to commemorate this special day with people all over the world.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">May you all be blessed with beauty in your life. May you all find inner peace again. May you all realize life IS beautiful!</div><br />
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</style> <![endif]-->Rainbow Labyrinthshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389736386130035989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000120941565248562.post-25093512199289509512010-11-01T06:41:00.000-07:002010-11-01T06:41:00.324-07:00Journey to Joy<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The morning before I facilitated the breast cancer labyrinth walk I read in <i>Journey Beyond Words</i>: </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Simply listen for joy, listen for the FEELINGS of joy - and with it will come peace."</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So many of us get caught up in life that we forget to become quiet and sit still and feel the joy that is inside all of us ALL THE TIME.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The book that is written by Brent Haskell as a companion to the workbook<i> A Course in Miracles</i> explains further: "When you feel joy, it will well up inside you. It will seem, as if the sun were shining within your being with such radiance that it must burst free.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"I promise you the joy IS there. There is nothing you can do to remove it. You can pull the shades so you cannot see it or feel it, but it is not possible to change its presence or remove it. Do your best to KNOW within your being that it is there.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"See it as a goal. See it as a mountaintop which you know you can reach. Perhaps the goal seems too far in the distance for you to see. Perhaps the mountaintop is covered with clouds. Simply know that it IS there. And in your knowing that the joy is there, you begin to open your being to its presence and the joy WILL come."</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A labyrinth too is a journey to joy. As you walk the twists and turns you let go of all your baggage, emotional and mental, and you discover the real you, your essence, again. And the essence of your being is LOVE. And Love is JOY!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To walk through your journey with breast cancer towards joy is a wonderful experience of acceptance. As one of the walkers wrote to me afterwards: "<span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="color: black;">When I was diagnosed with breast cancer people spoke about it being a 'journey' which I couldn't relate to at all because for me breast cancer was just a disease that needed to be cured. But during the walk I understood and accepted that my journey with breast cancer is part and parcel of the overall journey of my life and I don't need to be afraid anymore!"</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="color: black;">May you all have magical labyrinth experiences that enable you to connect with your true essense: JOY!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="color: black;">May your labyrinth journey bring you peace and fun.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="color: black;">May you be filled with joy and laughter.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="color: black;">And may you find meaning in everything that you do.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="color: black;">Blessings in love and joy.</span></span></div><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Terry</span></span> <br />
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