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stories of the magical life of the Maya
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.
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The Secret of the Maya Revealed
I found out where the Maya people went. Now, I figure you just responded with one of two things. Either you said, "They didn't go...
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A Real Alux House
There is a cenote on private land in the jungle near Puerto Morelos in Mexico that is quite certainly home to an alux. How do I know...
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Nat Geo and Bizarre Cenote Connections
When you are getting ready to do some research and the Universe conspires to help you, you follow the bread crumb trail...no matter where...
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Maya Legends Come to Life: Alux & Tzucan
Take a look at the photo. What do you see? Want to know the story behind it? This is a limestone formation in a cave near Tulum on...
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Cryptozoology in a Sacred Cenote
OK, this is a story you may not believe... tentacle and all. It happened in a private cenote called Maravilla, just down the road from...
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Manifesting Elly and A Maya Blessing
His name was Elly. Well, it was much longer than that, but I can’t pronounce it and Elly fits just fine. We manifested him standing there...
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The Secret Nature of a Sleepy Fishing Village: Puerto Morelos
The local people of Puerto Morelos say she is alive--the town, that is. The town, or more specifically the land the town rests on, has...
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Shape-shifting in Puerto Vallerta
Puerto Vallerta. There is a thing. A thing called a Nagual. It is an Indian tribe, but it is also a witch doctor. A brujo. I met a man...
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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. There...
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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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How to Figure Out What You Want to Do When You Grow Up (Yes, I know you just retired!)
Did you know you get to decide what you want to be when you grow up several times during your life? Well, really as many times as you...
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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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