{"id":2604,"date":"2017-01-22T09:31:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T09:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2017-07-21T10:22:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T10:22:31","slug":"awakening-your-african-soul-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/?p=2604","title":{"rendered":"Awakening your African Soul, September 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><strong>Awakening your African Soul with Ruth Underwood and Victoria More<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><em>South Africa: \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>26th September &#8211; 11th October 2017<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2556 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ellie-bush-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"ellie-bush\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ellie-bush-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ellie-bush-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ellie-bush-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ellie-bush-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ellie-bush-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ellie-bush-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ellie-bush.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">South Africa\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em>is an exquisite country full of beauty and warmth. Its landscapes are breathtaking and the energy of the land, animals and its people will enfold you. This journey is designed to give you a wide variety of experiences and a deep immersion into your connection with the land, nature spirits, and the wild African animals.<\/p>\n<p>We begin our journey in the unique urban geography of <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Cape Town<\/em> <\/span><\/strong>with a visit to the top of Table Mountain, one of the 7 new natural wonders of nature. At over 260 million years old, Table Mountain is one of the oldest mountains in the world. Held in this nurturing and revitalizing energy we\u2019ll explore the chakras of the Cape Peninsula with a hike in the mountains to ancient caves and burial sites and a journey to Cape Point.<\/p>\n<p>Following a short overnight stay in <strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Johannesburg,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">where there will be\u00a0an<\/span> opportunity to visit the Origins Centre and to shop in the local neighbourhoods and african market, we head for the province of <strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Mpumalanga.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-square wp-image-2558 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Giraffe-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"giraffe\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Giraffe-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Giraffe-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Giraffe-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Giraffe-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Giraffe-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>One of the highlights of this journey will be our time in the bushveld &#8211; the <strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Kruger National Park <\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">is o<\/span><\/span>ne of Africa\u2019s largest game reserves. It\u2019s high density of wild animals includes lions, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo as well as many smaller mammals, reptiles and birds. Here we deepen our immersion into the animal kingdom as we have the rare opportunity to walk with experienced rangers in the wild. This gives us the opportunity to learn about tracking, and absorb our senses into the tastes, sounds and sights of the wilderness up close. Our camp will be the Rhino Walking Safari camp, and from here we&#8217;ll go to the Unicorn camp at Tsau, home to the <strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">White Lions of Timbavati.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our journey ends with three days close to the <strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Blyde River Canyon,<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0the third largest canyon in the world. Our lodge is in a wildlife conservancy with a view of the canyon. We\u2019ll explore both the top and bottom of the canyon and have time to relax as well as shop at the local shops and markets. \u00a0Many\u00a0of the places we visit lie on the Nilotic meridian, a ley line that runs through the length of Africa, connecting many sacred sites from the Giza plateau to those in Southern Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Price of this journey per person sharing : $5600 (Mpumlanga only) $6600 (Cape Town &amp; Mpumalanga)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(a deposit of $1000 secures your place)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mysticalplaces.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/September-Retreat-2017.docx\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Brochure\/Itinerary<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">For more information, please email: ruth@mysticalplaces.org<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-f0a1de8ffdd556469803305497ae8b24\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-f0a1de8ffdd556469803305497ae8b24{\nbackground-color:#af4d4d;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-f0a1de8ffdd556469803305497ae8b24 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2604'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An intimate 16 day journey limited to 8 people. 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