When we think of the Gods and Goddesses, Mount Olympus and its uncanny clan of ancients springs immediately to mind! We are excited to invite you to a deep exploration of the mythical, magical and practical history of Ancient Greece and its city states at our upcoming Ancient Greece Online Conference. What was the origin of the Greek pantheon of Gods? Is there a connection in Ancient Greek history to the Yuga Cycles spoken about by ancient cultures across the globe? What were the great secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries and their mother-daughter goddesses, Demeter and Persephone? How were these sacred rites related to divine conception and birth? Who were these people and the philosophers that came from these Greek City states? Is there a connection between the Oracle at Delphi and the Pleiadian constellation? Who exactly was the Oracle at Delphi, and what was their life like? Our presenters will take you on a journey of exploration that bridges the dimensions and offers fresh insight as to why Ancient Greece is relevant for us to know about today. This and more will be explored at this unpreceded and exciting online event, which is part of our ongoing Ancient Civilization Series.
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The Eleusinian Mysteries celebrated the mother-daughter goddesses Demeter and Persephone and forever transformed the lives of initiates, making them unafraid of death. Scholars have puzzled for more than a century over “what really happened” in these famous rites, which participants were sworn not to discuss. Dr. Rigoglioso offers a vision –– based on the missing “piece” of divine birth –– that makes sense of them at long last, exposing surprising yet well-grounded findings. In this provocative presentation, she will explain that initiates of the Eleusinian Mysteries experienced a ritualized “rape/abduction” of Persephone into the underworld. She will show us how medicines and special implements shocking to the Christian fathers were used to facilitate the experience, and she will illuminate why men had to “become” women to enter into the sacred knowledge of Demeter and Persephone. She will also help us understand the culminating ritual as a divine birth sex rite between the priestess and a god, one designed to incarnate a “new” Dionysus who would become the future king.
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Marguerite Rigoglioso (pronounced REGAL-yo-zo, for you non-Italians!), Ph.D., is the founding director of Seven Sisters Mystery School and a scholar/practitioner of the ancient Mediterranean mystery traditions. The world's foremost authority on virgin birth, she is the author of The Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception: Mary and the Lineage of Virgin Births, as well as The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece, and Virgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity. These groundbreaking books reveal an entire suppressed history of holy women who engaged in the practice of divine conception throughout the ancient Mediterranean world, and cast Mother Mary in a completely new light. As a teacher and mentor with Seven Sisters Mystery School, Dr. Rigoglioso works one-on-one and with groups to help people develop their deep intuition, their unique spiritual path, and their sacred careers. She offers evolutionary online courses such as The Mother Mary Mystery Teachings, the Priestess of the Dove Oracle Training, the Holy Womb Chakra Teachings, the Divine Birth Mysteries Audio Series, the Awakening to Our Fairy Kin course, and more. As a scholar, Dr. Rigoglioso has taught unique courses in religion, humanities, and women's spirituality at various colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Dominican University of California, the California Institute of Integral Studies, Sonoma State University, and Sofia University. She was also a founding faculty member of the former MA in Myth, Cosmology, and the Sacred at Canterbury Christ Church University in the UK. Her research on female deities and women's religious leadership in the ancient Mediterranean world and beyond has appeared in various anthologies and journals, including the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, where her paper on the cult of Demeter and Persephone in Sicily received an honorable mention for the New Scholar Award.
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In his presentation, Paul will share how the Ancient Greek narratives:
• speak to me in my own field of study in paleocontact
• dethrone our "god" concepts
• relate to human psychology, real world history and human prehistory
• have established worldview foundations in both religious and secular thought
• have bridged Eastern and Western thought
• retain clues as to our place in the cosmos and our origins as a species
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Paul Anthony Wallis is an internationally Bestselling Author, whose books probe world mythologies and ancestral narratives for their insights into human origins, human potential and our place in the cosmos. A popular speaker and researcher, his documentaries and collaborations are watched by millions. As a senior churchman, Paul served as a Church Doctor, a Theological Educator, and an Archdeacon in the Anglican Church in Australia, with numerous titles published on Christian mysticism and spirituality. His 2020 book “ESCAPING FROM EDEN” was hailed by George Noory as “This generation’s Chariots of the Gods!” propelling Paul onto the international stage as the go-to-guy in the field of paleo-contact. Paul’s latest book “THE SCARS OF EDEN” is endorsed by Erich Von Daniken.
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Chiraya Dharma is an Author, Clairvoyant-Clairaudient- Clairsentient Guide and Energy Healer in service to the Awakening of Humanity. Having experienced profound awakenings at an early age, Chiraya has prepared herself for this time of service as an Orator and Scribe for the Divine Creator within us all. Her calling is to ensure each and every being on earth has the opportunity to awaken to the Truth of ourselves as One with Love. In love with the Law and Divine Principle, Chiraya brings profound clarity to our comprehension of the Creative Process, and a perspective that takes us all the way back, before the beginning of time, helping us resolve our greatest esoteric perplexities as we usher in a new era of co-creative potential on earth. Author of “Love’s Whisperings: Authentic Spiritual Development with the Star Elders” and “Unlocked & Unleashed: The God Within You,” Chiraya expects to release the next three books in 2016. he is also the Founder of Pure Living Expo, New Earth Vision Portal and Anchor The Dream. She leads workshops and gives talks around the country and resides in the Denver, Colorado area. You may discover more, contact her and book private sessions at chiraya.com.
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Join Neil Gaur for an in depth exploration on the life of Pythagoras. We will explore the mysticism behind his teachings, as well as what he knew and discovered about sound frequency and his initiation into the Egyptian Mystery schools. Who really was this person and what was the culture like in the years he lived in? We have heard so much within the consciousness world and mainstream about Pythagoras' accomplishments, so let's dive deep into the man, the myth and the journey he embarked upon that created such a huge impact in the world. What did he teach at his University and what was his philosophy on life and the cosmos. This is an unprecedented deep dive that will be sure to expand your consciousness and understanding of the history of humanity.
Neil will also speak about the yuga cycles and how it connects to the various levels of Greek civilization and cultural evolution
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Neil Gaur is the Founder of Portal to Ascension… a conscious event production company created in 2008 that hosts a wide range of presenters on a variety of topics such as the origins of humanity, the existence of Extraterrestrial life, exposing hidden truths and exploring the nature of reality. He travels the world facilitating gatherings and filming documentaries that are intended to empower the individual to reclaim their sovereignty and awaken to their full potential. Neil also operates an online platform that creates and facilitates about 110 conferences and workshops a year. At this point Portal to Ascension has worked with over 1500 researchers, spiritualists, scientists, consciousness explorers and more. Neil is a philosopher, historian, researcher and spoken word artist. He presents his research on the ancient wisdom and future science of sound, vibration & frequency; as well as in depth explorations into ancient civilizations, archaeological discoveries, space anomalies, shedding light on hidden esoteric wisdom and exploring ways in which we can create unity and peace on Earth.
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Western medicine and psychotherapy originated in ancient Greece over 3,300 years ago using holistic methodologies combined with dream questing under the guidance of Asklepios, the god of healing. It resulted in thousands of "miracle cures" to intractable conditions of body, mind, heart, and spirit. The Greeks also used theatre as communal healing ritual, oracles for life guidance, and early philosophy’s dialectical method. These practices are the foundations of archetypal psychology and the modern depth therapies and are available to us today.
The ancients taught the key to healing is restoration of the soul and re-aligning with the cosmic order, the Logos. Their practices are especially effective in enabling catharsis, transforming identity, providing life guidance, revealing destiny, reconnecting to the sacred, and providing direct healing or prescriptions through the facilitation of "big dreams."
We will explore soul medicine and healing through dream pilgrimages and incubations, sacred theatre, and philosophy. We will study ancient sanctuary practices that are the blueprints of healing today and seek big dreams and oracles for holistic healing and life guidance.
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Edward Tick, Ph.D. is a transformational healer, psychotherapist, author, educator, and poet. Ed is a “thought leader” on the use of ancient Greek traditions for modern healing, and on the holistic and spiritual healing of war trauma. His passion is the restoration of ancient spiritual practices for modern healing. For over forty years Ed has developed and led holistic, spiritually, and culturally based healing that includes 22 guided pilgrimages to Greece and 19 to Viet Nam. He is an expert on ancient Greece and particularly on the origins of medicine and psychotherapy in the Asklepian dream healing tradition, which he uses extensively in his practice and on pilgrimage. His work has helped lead a renaissance in the use of ancient Greek healing traditions for modern healing and the re-creation of holistic sanctuaries. His book Practice of Dream Healing is a modern classic on this tradition, and his books War and the Soul and Warrior’s Return classics in the field of war trauma healing. His next book, Soul Medicine: Healing Through Dream Incubation, Oracles, Visions, and Pilgrimage, documenting his last 20 years of research and use of ancient Greek healing traditions, will be published in January. Ed is also a poet and award-winning translator of Greek poetry and is the author of The Bull Awakening: Poetry of Crete and Santorini.
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