Where do you think the best place in the world to live might be? According to Travel+Leisure Magazine, it’s San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Their readers gave it the highest score of 91.88, and said it was “unbeatable in every category.”  The rating was based on… Sightseeing & landmarks Culture Food Friendliness Shopping Value San […] The post The best place in the world? first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more

Viewers of the “Curse of Oak Island” TV series know the theory that the Ark of the Covenant was taken by Knights Templar from Jerusalem to a tiny island near Halifax, Nova Scotia. But could it really have happened? And what other treasures might have been hidden by the Templars? One researcher who has devoted […] The post Where is the Ark of the Covenant? first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more

In 1999, Julie Ryder learned an amazing secret from Navajo elders – that stone monuments in the remote mountains of Montana were created by an an ancient civilization before the Ice Age. Julie began exploring the area a few years later, and so far she has recorded more than 100 sites of archaeological interest, including […] The post Man-made Pyramids Discovered in Montana first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more

There once was an idyllic society with true equality of the sexes, and no class or gender differentiation. Unlike Camelot, there were no soldier knights. Archaeologists could find no evidence of any warfare nor weapons. This surprisingly advanced society existed around 6,000 years ago, a millennium before the pyramids of Egypt, 2,000 years before Stonehenge, […] The post When God Was Female first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more

A few days ago, I was scrolling through Facebook when something familiar caught my eye. It was an ad for a tour of the Bosnian Pyramids, and there was a picture of Dr. Sam Osmanagich, the archaeologist who discovered the pyramids. The tour was happening at the Summer Solstice, this coming June. The reason why […] The post Same Tour, Different Price first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more

When the Great Pyramid of Giza was new and shiny, and Stonehenge was freshly built, there were sacred structures that had been constructed more than 1,000 years earlier. I’m talking about the temples on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta. And they’re still standing today. Malta is rich with myths and legends. You’re probably familiar […] The post Earth’s Most Ancient Temples first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more

Imbolc blessings to you and yours. Imbolc was just a few days ago. This first Spring festival celebrates the return of the Goddess Brigid or Bride to the land. In Scottish lore, this is the time when the Cailleach, or Old Woman of Winter, journeys to the magical Isle in whose woods can be found […] The post Imbolc Blessings first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more

Would you like a taste of what life was like 1,000 years ago? There may not have been electricity or even steam engines, but the arts were flourishing in Scotland and Ireland way back then. The book illustration above representing Mathew, Mark, John and Luke as an angel, a lion, an eagle and an ox […] The post How to Travel Back 1,000 Years first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more

As we welcome 2024 into our lives, I wanted to share with you a traditional Scottish New Year’s blessing… “Lang may yer lum reek” is a wish for a long and happy life that literally means “long may your chimney smoke.” And Hogmanay is the name of the Scots’ New Year’s celebration. The Isles of […] The post A Scottish New Year’s Blessing first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more

Do you want to feel better? Go outside. Mother Earth is a natural tranquilizer. Just inhaling the breeze and watching the sun dance on the leaves is relaxing, refreshing and energizing. The Japanese have a name for it: shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing. Scientific studies have proved that forest bathing has measurable health benefits for relieving stress […] The post Earth’s Amazing Healing Energies first appeared on Body Mind Spirit Journeys Blog ..read more