167ste Gaiazoom: Afwijzing als Levensweg van Ontmoeting

 

op stap in januari met Gaialogie

 

land cyklus von Rusland

Elizabeth Teissier deutete die Sterne für den französischen Präsidenten und den spanischen König. Auch der Onkel des gestürzten syrischen Diktators wollte ihren Rat. Die Astrologin Elizabeth Teissier blickt zurück auf ihr Leben und erklärt, was sich Menschen in Krisenzeiten vom Blick in den Himmel versprechen.

 

bron: https://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/2025/01/elizabeth-teissier-astrologie-francois-mitterrand-praesidenten-genf

Dwars door het gemoedsfeest heen doorleven

 

2025

zonszichtopkomst bij klooster ter Apel

23 december 8.59 uur

het alchemische gebeuren vond weer plaats rond Midwinter 

dat een aspect van de Graal indaalde

 weer een Tijds Mogelijkheid om het eigen Zielenpad 

samen met andere Aardbewoners 

te hervinden naar Thuis

wat er trouwens altijd IS

in de steenwoestijn van mogelijk Heden

juiste koets toegewenst in het Nu

heilige Ierse berg Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo

 Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo met haar vele tradities

en waar zijn de heilige bergen in Nederland: Lochemseberg, tafelbergen landschap in het Gooi, Holterberg en meer

toppie einde jaars; rare gewoonte!

Het is weer oud en nieuw aan het worden in deze nederwerelden en wat is de attraktie van vele mensen is: Vuurwerk kopen!

Nog meer destruktie, luchtvervuiling en angst/schrik aanjagen aan dieren, vogels en gevoelige mensen

de Nederwerelden ten top

 In Emlichheim in Niedersachsen stehen nicht nur deutsche, sondern auch niederländische Pyromanen stundenlang Schlange

Bild, van vandaag

Zondag avond 166ste Gaia-Zoom: Thema: Midwinter als Ontwaakperiode

 

aardse Groet!

 een prachtige groet van een Tsechische arts Rudolf Zemek in het Fichtelgebirge, auteur van onderzoeken naar Steentijd relikten in en om dit gebied

waar zijn nog onze oude spirituele Water reinigingsplekken, zoals in Japan?

Watch this CNN reporter try an ancient waterfall meditation ritual in Japan. CNN’s Will Ripley tries the Buddhist ritual "takigyo," or waterfall mediation, in the Ise-Shima National Park.

Watch this CNN reporter try an ancient waterfall meditation ritual in Japan

 https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/19/travel/video/waterfall-meditation-takigyo-japan-hnk-spc-intl

Takigyo: Japanese Waterfall Meditation

Greg Goodmacher Updated May 25, 2022

https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/10868/

Waterfall meditation is a rare practice that samurai and ascetic Japanese Buddhists and Shintoists engaged in for centuries. Whether translated as waterfall meditation or training, it is a shocking, exhilarating, and memorable introduction to an extraordinary form of spiritual development and self-control.

As I walked toward the center of the cascading waterfalls, severe coldness gripped my feet, and the rhythmic chants of a Shinto priest disappeared under the sounds of torrents pounding the rocky ground. To gain insight into the old custom of takigyo, an ascetic aspect of Japanese culture, I was voluntarily walking into a frigid waterfall on a chilly day.

"An otherworldly atmosphere radiates from Ishigami Shrine."

Shinto priests and Buddhist monks in various areas of Japan lead visitors into the cold waters of sacred waterfalls for a natural consciousness-altering experience. However, few Japanese citizens, foreign residents, and tourists have tackled takigyo.

For my introduction, I chose the sacred grounds of Ishigami Shrine in Ooaza Nyu-nai, Aomori, for its remote location and authenticity. This shrine, founded 150 years ago, rests in a lush forest far from residences, businesses, and other buildings.

An otherworldly atmosphere radiates from Ishigami Shrine. Ishi means stone in Japanese, and kami, sometimes pronounced gami means god or spirit. Priest Shuichi Narita greeted my wife and I when we arrived. He explained we should walk up a stone staircase until we reached a huge rock resembling a mythical giant-eyed being. We were to inform the god residing in the rock of our intention to experience takigyo. Afterward, Narita would purify us in a ceremony within the main shrine building.

Purification ceremony

The priest bade us don thick white headbands, hachimaki, and loose white traditional robes, shirosozoku, for the purification ceremony before takigyo. White represents purity in Japan. The purification ceremony took place inside the main shrine building. In Japanese, the priest chanted while beating a sacred drum. He also waved a white purification wand, haraigushi, over us.

Then, we drove back along the gravel road and parked at the entrance to a steep zigzagging walking trail that led to the base of a cliff where three waterfalls plunged. Thick greenery and mist drifting from the cascades surrounded us. The priest tossed salt, also a symbol of purification, in the air and chanted sonorously over the reverberations of the torrential falls. Finally, he gestured for us to walk under the gentlest of the three cascades while he continued chanting.

" I concentrated on the wavering reflections of trees in the water by my feet, the water splashing off my body, and the whooshing noises of cascading water. "

I wish that I could write that I found serenity as I strode through the shallow river and entered the deluge, but the intense cold forced me to gasp for breath, and I struggled not to shake. I quickly walked out and stood in a ray of sunshine while my wife took her turn. Then, I decided to try again. I told myself to ignore the cold and think about being hot, but that didn't work. I was still tremendously uncomfortable.

So, I focused my attention on the surroundings. I concentrated on the wavering reflections of trees in the water by my feet, the water splashing off my body, and the whooshing noises of cascading water. Then, finally, I became comfortable despite the cold. I saw the priest through the spray. He gestured for us to move under the other two waterfalls. The torrents of the largest falls striking my back were like the arms and fists of a powerful masseuse. Staying upright was challenging but also exhilarating and, somehow, calming.

Soaking in Japanese culture

When my wife and I walked out of the waterfall, the weather had not changed. Something else had. A novel feeling of excitement flowed through my veins. Being soaked on a chilly day in a shaded forest was strangely pleasurable. The forest colors and waterfall noises seemed heightened. My body felt stronger after merely fifteen minutes or so. Was it the water, the forest spirits, self-hypnosis, or all these factors? I cannot explain why I felt stronger and happier than I had for quite some time.

Priest Narita does not speak English, but he welcomes small groups of visitors of all faiths and languages. A Japanese speaker should call the number below to reserve waterfall sessions in advance and ask for detailed directions. The location is hard to reach, which makes your journey an adventure. The best times to visit are from June to early October. Other times are too dangerous because of freezing temperatures or copious runoff from rains and melting snow. For the ceremonies and borrowed robes, a donation of 3,000 yen per person is appropriate.

There is also an option for visitors to stay overnight on tatami floors in spartan shrine lodging which lacks many modern conveniences. In the serene location, meditating and walking along wooded trails lined with sacred spots at one's own pace is the thing to do. Reaching the shrine requires driving past tiny rice-growing hamlets and then up a rough gravel road that Google maps did not show. Somewhere in the winding valleys, the internet connection disappears.

"Pearce explains waterfall immersion as a form of Shugendo training that "provides purification for the body, mind, and soul."

Richard Pearce is a guide who can introduce you to waterfall meditation/training in English. Pearce assists a Shugendo priest with waterfall experiences on Mt. Mitoku, Tottori prefecture, from July to the end of October.

Shugendo is a relatively unknown ancient Japanese religion that promotes the growth of spiritual power through acetic training and discipline. Mt. Mitoku is one of the three most sacred Shugendo sites. A core belief of Shugendo is that spirits reside within mountains and nature.

Guide assisting guest during waterfall experience

Pearce explains waterfall immersion as a form of Shugendo training that "provides purification for the body, mind, and soul." Some people, myself included, might compare takigyo to mindfulness training. Pearce commented on his experience this way: "The water flow is very strong and cold. It is very refreshing and brings you into the present moment."

Visitors seeking physical and spiritual exercise can try two different adventures in one day. The first activity is climbing Mt. Mitoku's sacred paths in the morning. Then, a priest-led waterfall experience takes place in the afternoon. Both refresh spiritually and physically. Contact Pearce via the contact form on the website below for details regarding pricing and timing.

Vraag: 

De zeeduik is er een, maar de rivieren.....de beken....de bronnen. Waar reinig jij je buiten in welk Nederlandse water?

Hier in het Fichtelgebirge en Bohemen kennen we nog vele drinkbronnen met speciaal diep aarde water.