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Teotihuacán: "Where Man becomes God"
By Sheri Rosenthal
Eights years ago I was upside down, dangling by my feet from the
top of the Pyramid of the Sun in the amazing ancient city of Teotihuacán,
Mexico. It was not your average dangling; I had a morbid fear of
heights and barely made it to the top of the massive structure that
day. Never did I believe I would trust someone to hang me by my
feet off the side of such a high place! But, in the end, I did and
I let go of my fear of heights and a few other fears in the bargain.
My gratitude for this experience was beyond measure as this miracle
was not what I had expected when I signed up for this adventure.
To be honest, the things I experienced I could have never imagined
even in my wildest dreams! Just to clarify things, this was my first
power journey with Toltec master don Miguel Ruiz, and climbing the
Pyramid was the culmination of my five day voyage to this incredible
city. Even more importantly, as I stood on the top of the Pyramid
merging with the sun, I experienced the true presence of my inner
spirit and my heart for the first time in my life.
The magnificent ruins of the ancient Toltec city of Teotihuacán
are approximately 40 minutes northeast of Mexico City and one mile
high in altitude. The Toltec were not a religious or racial group,
rather they were humans who practiced a certain philosophy of life.
According to don Miguel, Teotihuacán was a huge university
dedicated to the transcendence of humanity. The layout of the city
was modeled on the image of a long double-headed snake; one head
on each end of its body. The apprentice would progress down the
Avenue of the Dead, the body of the snake, section by section after
entering the first plaza. Though this process, the snake digested
all of the student's lies and beliefs that were limiting the full
expression of their Spirit. As a result, they died to everything
they believed about themselves and their world.
Lifetimes were spent letting go of all the boundaries man has put
upon himself through the domestication of his mind. When there was
finally nothing left of the student's personality, ego, and domestication
they became what they really were; the divine expression of Love
or Spirit. After finally exiting the body of the snake, the apprentice
would climb the Pyramid of the Sun and, using the energy of the
structure, would merge and become one with the light. Under the
tutelage of masters, these apprentices would pass through the different
sections of the snake until they had completed their training and
transcended their physical bodies and earthly dream.
For years don Miguel and the apprentices he personally trained,
myself included, have taken thousands of seekers to this wonderful
city. I have watched hundreds of people come on these journeys stressed,
confused, and wishing for something more in their lives, hoping
to find what is missing. By the end of the journey their faces are
glowing, they are relaxed, and they have clarity about the direction
they are going in life. Even more importantly, they have a glimpse
of the divinity that they truly are and the wonderment of that experience.
It is a miracle to see people recognize themselves as the magical
beings that they are and to take full responsibility for what they
have created in their lives. After leaving the journey, they choose
to use their magic to create beauty, love, and joy in their world
rather than anger, frustration, fear, and drama.
When we journey to Teotihuacán we do not travel as tourists
to take pictures of the ruins, look at, and climb the Pyramids.
We go to experience the dream of the city as it was thousands of
years ago and to connect with the intent of the place itself. Teotihuacán
was built with the intent to transform the dream of the humans from
one of fear to one of love and to assist us in detaching from the
beliefs we have that do not serve our higher good. Our ceremonies,
rituals, and activities on the grounds of the city are designed
to access this energy directly. Because of this, our transformational
process work is made more intense but easier as a result of tapping
into the spirit of the sacred site itself. Miracles occur in Teotihuacán
if your heart and mind are open to receive what the universe has
available for you.
You are probably wondering what possessed me to go on this journey
in the first place. Just like so many of you, I had reached a point
in my life where I was so unhappy I felt like I could not go on
another day. Feeling dead, like a robot repeating its boring daily
activities, I could not believe this was my life. I had many moments
of happiness of course, but I could not say that I was happy inside.
Systematically I kept changing my outer circumstances thinking that
would fix things, never realizing what needed to be fixed was me!
At the time I was a practicing Podiatrist of 16 years and director
of a surgical residency program. I had a wonderful home, career,
car, and friends. But I did not have a healthy relationship with
a partner, nor did I have a healthy relationship with myself!
Upon reading don Miguel's book, The Four Agreements, I decided
to give the Toltec path a chance. Teotihuacán is where I
discovered that nothing outside of me was ever the problem in my
life. What was preventing me from enjoying my life was my programming
and all the limiting beliefs I had about myself and my world. From
that point on I started to dismantle those beliefs and started living
my life according to my heart and my integrity instead of what I
had been taught in the domestication of my life.
As a result, I sold my home, my stuff, and my practice, broke up
with my boyfriend, and traveled west to apprentice with don Miguel.
It has been a challenging process to be sure, but one I would not
have traded for anything in the world. Of course, you do not need
to sell your home and travel to do accomplish this; you can do it
wherever you are, no matter what your circumstances may be. And
believe me, if I could change my life, you can too! No written description
can substitute for your own magical experience of this place. I
invite each of you to come and feel the energy of Teotihuacán
for yourselves. Come and gain the tools of awareness needed to make
the necessary changes in your life. Create a dream of love rather
than one of fear. Take a chance and transform your life, discover
the light within you and expand your ideas about who you are and
what you can be. Please consider joining us on our next power journey
to Teotihuacán.
Dr. Sheri Rosenthal is the owner and director of Journeys of the
Spirit. Our intent is for your spiritual transformation & personal
growth with the opportunity to visit incredible sacred sites, and
experience distinctive and extraordinary itineraries! You can reach
us at journeys@journeysofthespirit.com
or http://www.journeysofthespirit.com.
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