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 This eight-day workshop is an immersion into the world of Ancient
Scotland where we explore intact Neolithic villages, stone circles,
cairns and tombs. The class takes place on the remote and pastoral
Orkney Islands off the coast of northern Scotland. Known as “the Egypt
of the North,” the Orkney Islands in Scotland contain more Neolithic
structures than anywhere else in Europe.
Among the many remarkable places we visit are some of the most
important Neolithic sites in all of Europe, among them Skara Brae, the
Stones of Stenness, Maes Howe, and the Ring of Brodgar. We visit
several islands including Hoy, where the northernmost woodland in
Britain is found, and Rousay, which is considered to house the most
important archaeological mile in Britain.
This workshop focuses on the wisdom of the ancient cultures that
informed the spiritual traditions of the Druids and later Celtic
peoples, including the relationship they had to the world beyond birth
and death as evidenced in the remarkable structures they have left
behind.
Details:
Location: The Orkney Islands, Scotland
Dates: July 31 - August 8, 2011
Lead Instructor: Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
Price: $2995; Early Registration Price: $2795 by March 30. Price
includes tuition, double occupancy rooms, breakfast, entrance fees to
sites, ground and ferry travel with group. Participants arrange their
own air travel. Single rooms are available at a surcharge. (Additional
registration fees may apply after June 1st. Price for returning students:
please call to inquire.)
Class Details and to Register:
Prerequisite:
Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
or equivalent.
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Student Quotes:
"Traveling to Orkney
with Isa and
Laura's class was one of the best group experiences I've had in my
life. It also served as an awesome introduction to the spiritual
technologies of the Neolithic age." - Sarah M
"The Orkneys trip was a true homecoming for me. Just thinking about the
sense of home and adventure, rolled into one, that I felt during the
trip brings tears to my eyes even today. It was such a blessing, all of
it. It was truly a life-changer for me in the
most positive way." - Johan R.
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