I believe Iluh's father (with the help of his special calendar) was right about the 21st of November being an auspicious day. The positive energy could be felt from the moment I walked up the hill to the building. A procession of guests arrived dressed in their traditional Balinese outfits with their offering baskets on their heads. The men had been up since 2am preparing the food, including roasting a pig over an open fire. All of the beautiful offerings were laid out on the veranda and the priest splashed them with holy water (collected from the sacred springs) and scattered flowers over them, while the incense burned and he recited Hindu prayers and sang mantras. All was perfect. I sat there in awe of the moment......it all felt surreal. One year ago I started on this journey of dreaming a dream quite big, never fully knowing how it would all turn out, but being prepared for the unfolding of something beautiful. And now, I sit and embrace the creation of this dream and feel full of gratitude and amazement.
The priest preparing for prayers....
Gorgeous Iluh......
Enjoying themselves.....
Tony and I receiving a blessing and cleansing.....
Receiving a smoke cleanse......
Ketut making fish satay in the traditional way.....
It was a blessing to have my sister Carol (in the background) staying during the ceremony.....
And so my story comes to an end. At least this part of the story. I will head home to Australia in 10 days and continue with my private practice. Then in March 2012 I will return here and hold my first workshop: Journey to Your Soul. Details will be available soon on my website.
Please check back in a few days for some final pictures of the completed meditation centre.
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