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The Crystal Quest 2012
The trip of a lifetime
This trip, hosted by Roger Hamilton, is the second of the Crystal Quests. Each is exclusively for members of Roger’s Crystal Circle, Masters Program and their families (for children 10 and older). Each is a magical journey that creates a golden thread through history, giving us a new level of insight into our own place and time.
The 2012 trip is limited to 50 people due to the limits of tour and bus sizes. We expect to be oversubscribed, so please book early to avoid disappointment. You will find below the booking details, along with a preview of the trip, and a summary of the first Crystal Quest to Egypt and Italy.
The Crystal Quest 2012
A journey of discovery
In the first Crystal Quest, we unlocked a magic key that linked four empires: Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra’s Alexandria, Ancient Rome and the Renaissance. This key was linked to the Emerald Tablet, which Aristotle directed Alexander the Great to find, and that once found was kept in the city he founded, Alexandria. This key formed the basis of Hermetic Philosophy. We find it in its mythical founder, Hermes Tismegistus in Ancient Rome, in the heart of the Medici libraries that sparked the Renaissance, within Isaac Newton’s alchemical studies and in ‘The Strangest Secret” as told by Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and the early 21st Century entrepreneurs to Napoleon Hill, on to Earl Nightingale, sparking the modern personal development movement.
On this second Crystal Quest, we take the adventure wider and deeper. This magic key can be found at the root of all the great empires from Ancient China, to the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas. It was what allowed them to grow with certainty and clarity, as it gave the system to master space, time and our place within both. It is this same key that give the great 21st century leaders mastery over their own lives and the legacies they leave.
The trip of a lifetime
The 2012 trip is limited to 50 people due to the limits of tour and bus sizes. We expect to be oversubscribed, so please book early to avoid disappointment. You will find below the booking details, along with a preview of the trip, and a summary of the first Crystal Quest to Egypt and Italy.
The Crystal Quest 2012
A journey of discovery
In the first Crystal Quest, we unlocked a magic key that linked four empires: Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra’s Alexandria, Ancient Rome and the Renaissance. This key was linked to the Emerald Tablet, which Aristotle directed Alexander the Great to find, and that once found was kept in the city he founded, Alexandria. This key formed the basis of Hermetic Philosophy. We find it in its mythical founder, Hermes Tismegistus in Ancient Rome, in the heart of the Medici libraries that sparked the Renaissance, within Isaac Newton’s alchemical studies and in ‘The Strangest Secret” as told by Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and the early 21st Century entrepreneurs to Napoleon Hill, on to Earl Nightingale, sparking the modern personal development movement.
On this second Crystal Quest, we take the adventure wider and deeper. This magic key can be found at the root of all the great empires from Ancient China, to the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas. It was what allowed them to grow with certainty and clarity, as it gave the system to master space, time and our place within both. It is this same key that give the great 21st century leaders mastery over their own lives and the legacies they leave.
10 Days of Magic
Sat 23rd June to Thu 28th June:
The Incan Empire
We begin our adventure in the Incan town of Cuzco, 3,400m high in the Andes. You can reach it by a short flight from Lima. Cuzco is a World Heritage Site, and the historical capital of the Incan Empire. We meet at our hotel in the evening to connect with our group and get an overview of the trip.
On our first full day, Sunday 24th, we take part in the Inti Raymi Festival. This is the second largest festival in South America, and is the ancient Incan celebration of the Sun God, Inti, on the Winter Solstice. The festival takes place at Sacsayhuaman, which archaeologists only discovered three years ago was first built before the Incas arrived in Peru. Attending the largest and final solstice celebration before the 2012 December summer solstice gives us a backdrop to compare how the the sun, moon and starts defined the lives of the world’s greatest ancient civilisations, from the Chinese, to Egyptian, Greek, Aztec, Incan & Mayan cultures.
On Day Two, we visit Machu Picchu, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. 2011 was the 100th anniversary of Machu Picchu’s rediscovery, after lying dormant for 500 years. While the primary use of the site is disputed, there is no doubt from its layout that it served as an observatory. From its layout, we will see parallels between how different civilisations connected themselves to time and place through their architecture.
With the shape of temples and cities mimicking sacred mountains and animals, following the path of the sun, moon and constellations, we’ll see how our definition of ‘environmental’ just scratches the surface of the far deeper connection our ancestors had with the natural world.
Sat 23rd June to Thu 28th June:
The Incan Empire
On our first full day, Sunday 24th, we take part in the Inti Raymi Festival. This is the second largest festival in South America, and is the ancient Incan celebration of the Sun God, Inti, on the Winter Solstice. The festival takes place at Sacsayhuaman, which archaeologists only discovered three years ago was first built before the Incas arrived in Peru. Attending the largest and final solstice celebration before the 2012 December summer solstice gives us a backdrop to compare how the the sun, moon and starts defined the lives of the world’s greatest ancient civilisations, from the Chinese, to Egyptian, Greek, Aztec, Incan & Mayan cultures.
With the shape of temples and cities mimicking sacred mountains and animals, following the path of the sun, moon and constellations, we’ll see how our definition of ‘environmental’ just scratches the surface of the far deeper connection our ancestors had with the natural world.
By Day Three, we will extend our journey from Cuzco to the Sacred Valley, visiting historic centres from Pisac to Ollangtaytambo. We will see the role that water played in ancient myth as a connector between the divine and terrestrial. What did the snake, puma and condor represent to the Incas? How was this mirrored in the Mayan and Aztec cultures? We will see parallels within all ancient cultures through the Chakana, the 12 pointed Inca Cross, to the 12 cycle calendar, five elements, three worlds and the tree of life.
On Day Four we travel to Lima, where we will spend a day experiencing the shift from an ancient capital to a modern capital. We will visit the intricate patterns of the dead in the catacombs of Iglesia de San Francisco, in the Historic Centre of Lima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. How are different cultures defined by how they treat birth and death? What creates a culture that rewards human sacrifice - whether a Mayan ritual or a modern country honoring the men who died at war?
We will see up close how the Spanish ended the Inca and Aztec empires, and what we can learn today from patterns in history. On Day Five we head to Cancun, for the second half of our adventure.
Fri 29th June to Tue 3rd July:
The Mayan Empire
On Day Six we travel to Chichen Itza, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
We will see how the Mayans became the most advanced astronomers of that period. Where did they get the knowledge from, and how is that mapped out within the complex of Chichen Itza? How do the 4 sides, 52 panels and 365 steps of El Castillo, link to the Inca calendar, our modern-day 52 week calendar and the 52 year Venus cycle that formed the basis of the Mayan calendar?
We will look at the same connections that led Aristotle to send Alexander the Great out East in search of answers. Why are the Trigrams from the Chinese I Ching in the Mayan Calendar? Why does Quetzalcoatl, the serpent god at the centre of the Aztec and Mayan Culture, representing Venus, have the same symbol as the dragon at the centre of Chinese mythology, which also represents Venus?
We will see up close how the Spanish ended the Inca and Aztec empires, and what we can learn today from patterns in history. On Day Five we head to Cancun, for the second half of our adventure.
Fri 29th June to Tue 3rd July:
The Mayan Empire
On Day Six we travel to Chichen Itza, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
We will see how the Mayans became the most advanced astronomers of that period. Where did they get the knowledge from, and how is that mapped out within the complex of Chichen Itza? How do the 4 sides, 52 panels and 365 steps of El Castillo, link to the Inca calendar, our modern-day 52 week calendar and the 52 year Venus cycle that formed the basis of the Mayan calendar?
The roots of Chinese mythology in Incan and Mayan culture is little explored by the West, but runs as deep as the basis for the entire birth of our Western Culture.
‘Chi’ means ‘To cause to happen’ in Incan Quechua. ‘Chi-Chen Itza’ translates in both Chinese and Maya to: ‘Chi’ - universal energy, ‘Chen’ - narrated or brought into form, ‘Itza’ - through a Wizard or Magician.
We will deepen our journey into the world of story telling through numbers and symbols. We will decode Chichen Itza and compare its symbolism to Machu Picchu, the Pyramids in Egypt, Solomon’s Temple and the Forbidden City in China. We will end the day in Medira, which was built on Ichcaanzihó, the City of Five Pyramids. We will spend the night in the heart of the Yucutan Peninsula, surrounded by over 200 active archeological excavations.
On Day Seven we visit Uxmal, with the spectacular Pyramid of the Magician rising above the trees. The Chinese Ancient creation myth of Pangu, a dwarf hatched from a cosmic egg, from which all things are created, can also be found with the Hindu myth of Brahma hatched from a cosmic egg. The egg symbolism links to the Mayan 260 day cycle within the calendar, which matches the human pregnancy cycle to birth and the venus cycle. This link between Venus, fertility and our astronomical calendar can be found in every culture from the goddesses of Parvati in India, Isis in Egypt, Aphrodite in Greece and Venus in Rome to the symbolism of dragons and serpents as representing fertility, mortality and time in every great culture.
‘Chi’ means ‘To cause to happen’ in Incan Quechua. ‘Chi-Chen Itza’ translates in both Chinese and Maya to: ‘Chi’ - universal energy, ‘Chen’ - narrated or brought into form, ‘Itza’ - through a Wizard or Magician.
We will deepen our journey into the world of story telling through numbers and symbols. We will decode Chichen Itza and compare its symbolism to Machu Picchu, the Pyramids in Egypt, Solomon’s Temple and the Forbidden City in China. We will end the day in Medira, which was built on Ichcaanzihó, the City of Five Pyramids. We will spend the night in the heart of the Yucutan Peninsula, surrounded by over 200 active archeological excavations.
We will find, in the depths of the Mexican jungle, that the story behind the Pyramid of the Magician is of a magician dwarf born from a cosmic egg, from which all power was created. Within this complex we will also step deeper into how the roots behind our rhythm of time were formed: from our 60 minutes an hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. This deeper appreciation for the world of magic that we live in, sets the scene as we set off for the rest of the tour. While the highlights are touched on here, throughout the adventure there will be many surprises along the way.
On Day Eight, we have a free day in Merida to visit the museums, the sites or shop before heading back to Cancun on Day Nine, via Ek Balam, one of the newest archealogical sites and a further stunning stop on our journey. We spend a final night in Cancun, before our completion, when we bring all the parts of the Crystal Quest together.
How did the Mayans create a calendar that maps both mechanical and synchronous time - what the Greeks called Chronos and Kairos? How does this give us a tool today that is already being used by leaders and entrepreneurs to time their great moves? How does the ‘time map’ the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans created link back to the Chinese calendar, the I Ching, the Tree of Life and the basis for both the religious and scientific myths that make up our Western Civilisations? How does this map link to the E8 crystal - reported recently in the New Scientific and academic journals as ‘the most beautiful structure in mathematics’ and the scientific basis for a new unified theory of everything?
This is the Crystal Quest, where we experience the trip of a lifetime, a far deeper insight into the Crystal Circle, and where 2012 becomes a brand new beginning.
“The beginning is in the end.”
For more information on the trip and the Crystal Circle, email me at roger@rogerhamilton.com
How did the Mayans create a calendar that maps both mechanical and synchronous time - what the Greeks called Chronos and Kairos? How does this give us a tool today that is already being used by leaders and entrepreneurs to time their great moves? How does the ‘time map’ the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans created link back to the Chinese calendar, the I Ching, the Tree of Life and the basis for both the religious and scientific myths that make up our Western Civilisations? How does this map link to the E8 crystal - reported recently in the New Scientific and academic journals as ‘the most beautiful structure in mathematics’ and the scientific basis for a new unified theory of everything?
This is the Crystal Quest, where we experience the trip of a lifetime, a far deeper insight into the Crystal Circle, and where 2012 becomes a brand new beginning.
“The beginning is in the end.”
For more information on the trip and the Crystal Circle, email me at roger@rogerhamilton.com
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