Part 4: Saga of The Secret of The Speaking Cross
I met a healer, not a shaman by virtue of not having been “called”. I met him when I was in the ruins of Muyil, exploring, and was bitten by
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Laura LaBrie
- May 20, 2022
- 9 min
Part 3: Saga of The Secret of The Speaking Cross
I stood at the altar at the center of the world. It was a simple church, and the altar was a table all dressed in Maya flowered cloth and...
Laura LaBrie
- May 19, 2022
- 4 min
Part 2: Saga of The Secret of The Speaking Cross
It was a simple church, dark and empty of people. Candles were burning. The pall made it hard to make out the details, but it seemed like...
Laura LaBrie
- May 17, 2022
- 9 min
Saga of The Secret of The Speaking Cross
There is a secret religion here on the Yucatan. It is, unquestionably, powerful. I am guessing you probably want to know what it is and...
Laura LaBrie
- Feb 9, 2022
- 4 min
The Monte (Wild Place) is Alive!
Eli told us stories; stories of how the Maya really built the pyramids, stories of what happened during the great caste wars, stories of...
Laura LaBrie
- Dec 1, 2021
- 6 min
5 Creepy Stories from a Haunted Hotel
There is a haunted hotel across the street from a cenote steeped in ancient magic. Of course, at one time there was no road between the...
Laura LaBrie
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
Would YOU Pay the Goddess and Her Pet Snake?
A goddess, or rather a goddess who lost her power, lives in the cenote? Yes. We stood on the stone steps just outside the dark cavern. It...
Laura LaBrie
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
3 Encounters with A Naughty Alux
Do you believe in aluxes? I DO! I had three crazy experiences during two back-to-back Heal & Re-Activate Your Spiritual Sight retreats!...
Laura LaBrie
- Feb 3, 2021
- 5 min
The Center of the Maya World and a Powerful Entity
I stood at the altar at the center of the world. It was a simple church . . .
Laura LaBrie
- Dec 20, 2020
- 2 min
Ancient Maya Gold and a Powerful Spell
There is a cenote, or freshwater sink hole, in a small village in Yucatan with a long and sordid past. It is across the street from the...
Laura LaBrie
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
A Strange Fog and Mayan Carvings on Catholic Churches
While exploring the ruins of an old Catholic church in the Maya pueblo of Piste, in Yucatan, Max and I made an amazing discovery. The...
Laura LaBrie
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
The Secret of the Talking Tree
What secret lies behind the walls of this humble Maya church? There is a legend in the Yucatan Peninsula about a tree that saved the
Laura LaBrie
- Aug 4, 2020
- 5 min
Meet Francisco: A Humble Shaman
Like an enthusiastic teacher, Don Francisco captured our attention one at a time as he let us look through the stone at each other.
Laura LaBrie
- Jul 19, 2020
- 3 min
The Curse of the Black Fist
There are many shipwrecks off the Caribbean shores of Mexico. Dozens of Spanish galleons kissed the siren’s reef and many a sailor was...
Laura LaBrie
- May 7, 2020
- 5 min
Story-Teller Tapes Finally Translated!
Excerpts from the translated tapes of the Maya story-teller.
Laura LaBrie
- Apr 5, 2020
- 3 min
Tales of Hidden Maya Gold
They found gold. It seems to be a common theme in the local folklore (possibly true) stories of the Maya. In every story I have heard
Laura LaBrie
- Dec 14, 2019
- 3 min
I Have Seen Your Soul
"I have seen you." The cave was amazing, as it was every time we came to see it. Thousands of stalactites hung from the ceiling and...
Laura LaBrie
- Nov 13, 2019
- 3 min
Moving Stones: A Modern Mystic & An Ancient Mystery
The following takes places in two different locations (Kaua and Chumpon), at two different times (October 2019 and November 2018), and...
Laura LaBrie
- Oct 24, 2019
- 4 min
What Happened in This Cenote?
The stairs were steep, wet, and winding. Down and down they went, in through a hole in the rock and into the subterranean world below....
Laura LaBrie
- Oct 12, 2019
- 4 min
The Faerie Tales are Real and They Hold the Key to Happiness
I want to talk about the connection between spiritual mysteries and happiness. While it may seem that poking around in the jungle looking...
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