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stories of Maya wisdom, compassion & magic
Learn about Magic, Shamanism, Supernatural Beings, Sacred Sites, Ceremony, Meditations, Food, Maya Life and Giving Back. The supernatural weaves itself through everything here, all is connected, all is alive.
A Nasty Goddess and A Clue to Maya Mystery
"Teach me about the goddess Xtabay (esh-ta-bay)." We were riding on a taxi-bike with Jose, our Maya tour guide and valiant peddler....
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Alux: Guardian of the Mayan Jungle
As seen in the Washington Post Cancun addition, published by Laura LaBrie I just got back from spending a month on Mexico's Yucatan...
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Secret, Undiscovered Maya Ruins
We were escorted by butterflies. Butterflies in The Jungle Video It was a long ride deep into the jungle down a road that eventually...
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Chechen and Chaca: The Magic of the Maya Jungles
Two trees always grow together here in the jungles of Mexico. Chechen and Chaca. One is toxic and the other is healing. Yesterday, I got...
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Sebriano and The Dragon
Cenote Ik Kil is 150 feet deep, or so they say. It is one of the thousands of entrances to the vast underwater cave system that covers...
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Giving the Gift of Sight
We arrived in the little village where our good friend Francisco and his family live with a small bag of things to donate. In the bottom...
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Hurricane Delta and the Loss of Ancient Corn
Help Feed Maya Families! $50 USD feeds a family of 10 for a month! Hurricane Delta has devastated Maya farms. We are doing what we can...
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Food for the Hungry
When the world closes down and there is no help, how do you feed your family? The pandemic here meant no work. There was no government...
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Re-defining Poverty
Poverty = Lack of Money. Ok, so let's start with this. If poverty is the lack of money, and that is generally how we think of it, then...
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Eugenia, a Maya Angel in Trouble
Eugenia has been helping me help those who need it most in her pueblo in Mexico. I bring donations of clothing and household items to her...
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A New Maya Princess Gets a Basket of Princess Clothes
This is Samuel and Estella and their new baby girl! They live in La Colonia in Puerto Morelos. La Colonia is the more "local" part of...
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Happiness in a Bowl of Mexican Mole
We sat down at the table in the tiny garden restaurant. I'd been there once and eaten the best mole' of my life, mole' so yummy I wanted...
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The Harsh Price of Connection in a Rural Community
Sometimes things are encouraging, sometimes they are sad. Recently we have lost a lot of people in our town. We moved to Almirante, a...
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Poverty in Paradise
These kids live in a Maya village in the jungle about an hour from Cancun. Alcohol abuse and domestic violence are a big problem in their...
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Earthquake relief in Oaxaca
The trip to Oaxaca involved a 12 hour drive through the mountains to a small pueblo that no-one had been able to reach because the bridge...
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