Spirit of Place

Rila- part 2 of 2: Orpheus, Orphic Mysteries, the Bogomils, St. John of Rila, the cave of St. John, the Rila Monastery, Beinsa Douno, Paneurhythmy. We return to Thrace and the Rila Mountains for part 2 - moving forward in history from 1300 b.c.e. (Orpheus, the Orphic cults) through the first millennium (the Bogomils, St. John of Rila) right up the first half of the twentieth century (Beinsa Douno). Along the way we stop off at the Cave of St. John and the Rila Monastery.Misc. Writing & Recordings from Beinsa Douno - on Amazon. The Dubnitza Gate of the Rila Monastery. Photo of the Church in the Rila Monastery. Unesco World Heritage Listing for Rila. More of Beinsa Douno's writings - on the web. Nice Petar Deunov site. www.BeinsaDouno.org. Meditations For America --------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Rila- part 1 of 2: Contemporary Sofia, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, History of Bulgaria, Rila Mountains, Seven Sacred Lakes, Thrace, Rhodope, Oracle of Dionysis. First of two parts. We visit Rila and Rhodope in Bulgaria. This is the first of two shows about the area. We talk about contemporary Sofia and Bulgaria, then we move steadily back in time through Bulgarian history, then on through the Thracian period, finally ending with the 7 sacred lakes of the Rila mountain.www.sacreddramas.org web siteI, Hamlet infoVocal Traditions of BulgariaMisc. Writing & Recordings from Beinsa DounoNice Images from the Rhodope MtnsNice Images of Rila - Mtns, Lakes & Monastery Rila National Park website www.beyond-the-alley.com web siteBeyond the Alley Behind the Cupboard Article--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

There's something in the woods that wasn't there a few days ago. Personal observations about the most sacred place of all: nowhere special.--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Reader question: the "chakras" of the Nile. Recommended reading: Egypt Child of Atlantis. Philae. The Island of Silence. Channeling dead languages. Energy blobs. We start with a reader question about the chakras of the Nile, then we do a book review of an amazing book called "Egypt, Child of Atlantis." Next we finish up our "Live From Egypt" series (Philae, The Island of Silence, Kom Ombo) and then we talk about the energy blobs that often show up in photos of sacred sites.Click HERE for info on today's featured book EGYPT: Child of Atlantis by John Gordon.Click HERE for images of energy blobs from Egypt and the Vatican.Music for this podcast is graciously provided by Douglas Irvine from his Ambient Egypt CD. You can find more information about Ambient Egypt at:www.williamsound.com www.amazon.com --------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

A soundseeing tour recorded live on a felluca sailing from Aswan to Elephantine Island. The next show in our "Live From Egypt" series - This time we sail on a traditional Egyptian sailboat from Aswan (considered to be the "root chakra" of ancient Egypt - the place of primordial creation) to Elephantine Island.Music for this podcast is graciously provided by Douglas Irvine from his Ambient Egypt CD. You can find more information about Ambient Egypt at:www.williamsound.com www.amazon.com--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

The Giza Plateau. Recorded live inside the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid. Al Mamoun, Sacred Geomery, Egyptian Mystery Schools, Initiation and Tests. The next show in our "Live From Egypt" series - this time we listen to toning inside the Great Pyramid, preceded by some history and esoterica.--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Cairo, Egypt. Recorded at the Ar Rifai Mosque as a Sufi master sings in the Tomb of the Royals. This is the first in a series of shows recorded on location throughout Egypt! Our guide and friend Emil Shaker takes us to meet the Imam of the Ar Rifai Mosque (also called the Mosque of the Snakes or the Mosque of the Healers). The Imam, a sufi master, takes us into the Royal Tombs (Khedive Ismail, King Farouk), turns off the lights and sings in Arabic. Amazing and moving.--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Delphi, Greece: Modern Delphi, Elias the Greek, handpainted t-shirts, retsina, ancient Delphi, the Pythia, the temple of Apollo, the temple of Athena Pronaos, the Castalian Spring, the cult of Gaia. We pay a visit to Delphi in Greece. In addition to learning about the modern city of Delphi we examine its genesis and history, mythology, archeology and legends. To see a drawing of ancient Delphi reconstructed click HERE.To see a photo of the Castalian Spring click HERE. To see a map of modern Delphi click HERE.To see a photo of the Omphalos click HERE.To see a photo of the Tholos in the Temple of Athena click HERE. --------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Abstract: Part 3 of Abydos: My personal experiences there First off - my apologies for the delay in getting this show posted. Our server crashed and had to be rebuilt. I was shocked to realize its been a month since part 2!Secondly, I realized that the story of Abydos wasn't yet complete - so here's my personal experience there.Music for this podcast is graciously provided by Douglas Irvine from his Ambient Egypt CD. You can find more information about Ambient Egypt at:www.williamsound.com www.amazon.com Click here to see the animation of my vision of the Flower of Life.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Join us next week for Delphi, in Greece. I promise.

Part 2 of Abydos: Osireion, Antecedent Cultures in the Nile Valley, The Flower of Life, Egyptian Time Travel Hieroglyphs, Dorothy Eady (Omm Sety) We continue our visit to Abydos in Upper Egypt, home of the Temple of Seti 1, the Osireion, the Flower of Life and Dorothy Eady (Om Setty). The second of two parts.Music for this podcast is graciously provided by Douglas Irvine from his Ambient Egypt CD. You can find more information about Ambient Egypt at:www.williamsound.com www.amazon.comMost of the photographs for today's slideshows comes from our good friend Andrew Bolt: www.boltwerks.com . Drunvalo Melchizedek's site is at http://www.drunvalo.net/ .To view the Abydos slideshow, click HERE .Join us next week for Delphi, in Greece.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Part 1 of Abydos, Egypt: Prehistory of Abydos, Isis and Osiris, Temple of Seti 1, the Osireion, King List. In the first Spirit of Place podcast we visit Abydos in Upper Egypt, home of the Temple of Seti 1, the Osireion, the Flower of Life and Dorothy Eady (Om Setty). The first of two parts.Music for this podcast is graciously provided by Douglas Irvine from his Ambient Egypt CD. You can find more information about Ambient Egypt at:www.williamsound.comwww.amazon.comThe photograph for today's "album cover" comes from our good friend Andrew Bolt: www.boltwerks.com .Join us next week for part 2 of Abydos - when things start to get weird!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------