Our last day on the North Island began with a visit to the magickal Pureora Forest.  A place of enchantment where the largest Totara tree stands tall.  Totara brings the teaching of reaching to the stars, giving one the inspiration to aspire to be the best one can be. 

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As we walked through the forest we left flower offerings to the nature spirits.  The forest seemed to come alive in response to the love being offered from the human world.   The old wise one spoke of having felt forgotten by the human world and so joyful we had come to offer songs and

love to the forest and all who dwell within the unseen realm.

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It was clear that New Zealand held within her landscape, a memory long forgotten.   The trees, plant beings, oceans, rivers, and stones were natures medicine chest.  The gifts they offered were free to any human who took the time to sit within the enchanted world.  This sacred place offered solace for the weary, a place to  find the answers one searched for.    No wonder this was the place that inspired Peter Jackson and James Cameron to create the movies that have moved millions.  No wonder this is where my heart is home.

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Many times I have entered a forest and left offerings, but this time those of the enchanted world gathered the offerings, giving us confirmation that they were indeed there.  Everywhere we looked the natural world was showing itself and confirming we were honoring the dragon line.

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When we walked back through the forest all of the offerings were gone.   We each shared the breath of life with this magnificent tree being asking to find the courage to break through our self imposed limitations to become all that we were born to be.

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As our journey continued this day we traveled on to Te Miringa Te Kaka, known as the temple of the Four Winds.  We seemed to be joined with many who had been called to travel this day to the ancient star temple.

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I counted 44 were entering from four directions to gather together.  There was a haunting feeling of familiarity.  We had done this before.  Another time,  but we had all entered the gateway together.    During the time of the Waitaha there had been a matriarchal society and we were blessed to have a beautiful female wisdom keeper lead us in prayer as we wove our light across the beautiful water planet to heal and pray for all in need.

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The Temple of the Four Winds is built in perfect alignment with the Southern Cross, a powerful place to to reconnect to one’s divine self.

The Southern Cross contains five stars and has been a source of navigation for the ancient sea travelers of the past.  The four clearly defined stars are the source of the four elementals, the four winds and the four directions.

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There is a faint hidden star that is part of the Southern Cross which is the place where all souls entering the earth expression travel through.

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Here one can connect to their own starlight when there heart light has grown dim from the heaviness of this earthly expression.

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Our journey would complete itself on this powerful day known as Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere and SamHein in the Northern Hemisphere when the veils between the world of human and spirit are the thinnest.    Our group of spiritual travelers, were allowed private access into the Ruakuri Caves, known as the place where the Maori Kings are buried and a place of death and rebirth. 

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One has to spiral down into the cave representing our journey back to source.  The black waters that run through the cave are the embryonic fluid of the mother.   Deep within the earth, one returns to the womb of the earth mother.   Our beautiful guide sang to us a Maori song of hope, faith and love.  I asked him to turn all the lights off so we could each experience the darkness and shadow in our own personal way.  In the stillness one can both face and embrace their fear. 

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One is able to merge with all aspects of self on this powerful night and receive guidance from the ancestors and loved ones who have passed before.

Something magickal takes place  as one steps through the doorway, leaving behind the old parts of self  that we no longer need to step into a time of wondrous new beginnings and new potential.

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Walking through natures gallery we spiraled back up from the womb of the earth mother stepping out into the light and a new way of being. 

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For some they had faced their greatest fear, and there was a huge release of the past.   Scuba our guide,  sang to open the doorway to new beginnings.

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We finished the night celebrating with a fabulous feast knowing this part of our journey was complete.  We would be saying goodbye to two of our fellow travelers and flying to the South Island where we would be joined by  others as we  began the next part of our journey.

We had become a close family.  Even our beautiful coach driver, Paul had become part of our family. We had our Faery Princess Marley who brought the childlike innocence and our Faery Godmother Dinah, who brought her faery wisdom.  We had come from all lands but we were now one, connected to the spirit of Aotearoa.  I had an excited feeling in my heart that something magickal was in store for us in the South Island.

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Sending much love and aspiring thoughts of greatness from Middle Earth.

Love and rainbows, Robbyne

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