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Sacred Canyons of Arizona

The Four Corners area of the USA (where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet) is rich with ancient cliff-dwellings, rock art, dramatic canyon vistas and native spirits. You can experience all these features in one place if you stop at Canyon de Chelly (pronounced d'SHAY) National Monument, … [Read More...]

Tjapukai dancers on stage

Hidden Treasure in Australian Rainforests

When the first European explorers came to Australia in 1788, they viewed the aboriginal residents as so uncivilized that British law declared the continent terra nullius, a land with no human habitation. Today the situation is nearly reversed. Environmentalists are fighting to undo the damage caused … [Read More...]

Machu Picchu

Shamanic Experience at Machu Picchu

Night was falling as we got into the bus to go up to Machu Picchu. Our group of ten, usually talkative and laughing, … [Read More...]

Memories of Route 66 still live in St. Louis

It happened more than 60 years ago, when Bobby and Cynthia Troup were driving to California. Bobby was a composer and … [Read More...]

Robert Scheer in Aramu Muru Portal

Earth’s Three Most Powerful Places

When people find out I’m a travel writer who focuses on pilgrimages to places of power, they frequently ask me, “What … [Read More...]

Stein Valley owl rock painting

Vision Quest Rock Paintings of the Stein

An ancient power spot in a wilderness near Vancouver, BC is easier to find now that the area has become a provincial … [Read More...]

Aramu Muru Portal

Aramu Muru’s Portal: Inter-Dimensional Doorway at Lake Titicaca

Aramu Muru Portal Aramu Muru’s Portal was not on the itinerary of our “Sacred Mysteries of Peru” tour, so visiting it … [Read More...]

Kenya witch doctor

Kenya: The Witch Doctor Is In

The witch doctor sat with human skulls at his feet. My guide said they were the bones of his father and grandfather who … [Read More...]

entrance to Gavrinis cairn

Rediscover the Goddess in Brittany

There are more than 30 prehistoric sites and over 3,000 ancient standing stones near the city of Carnac in the northwest … [Read More...]

Meekakshi temple Medurai

Blessed by a Sacred Elephant

The Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple in Madurai is one of the largest in South India I had to stretch my neck to look up … [Read More...]

Aboriginal rock paintings

Aboriginal Magic in the Land of the Quinkans

The oldest rock paintings on Earth are in the Cape York peninsula of Australia's tropical north Queensland. They were … [Read More...]

Sacsayhuaman serpent stone

Peru Beyond Machu Picchu

Although Machu Picchu is the highlight of most trips to Peru, it is certainly not the only destination. When my wife and … [Read More...]

Kilclooney dolmen

Stone Circle Magic in Ireland

Stone circles are enchanted places. Across the British Isles are numerous groups of ancient standing stones associated … [Read More...]

Totem pole carvers

British Columbia First Nations Attractions Entertain and Inspire

I watched in fascination as the two men carved away slivers of wood from the pole. Stylized figures of animals and … [Read More...]

Robert Scheer

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