2012 Trip |
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Hopi Alvin Taylor making an offering at Palenque |
Don Antonio |
Photo Credit: Julie |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
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Group participating in the balché ceremony |
Hopi Alvin Taylor making a presentation to Don Antonio Martinez |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Julie |
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Carla grinding corn in the godhouse kitchen |
Dinner in the family compound of the late Chan K'in Viejo |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Faith Moody |
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Group on Lake Najá |
Connecting with the cosmos at Tonina |
Photo Credit: Faith Moody |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
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Doña Flori Pérez González preparing for the fire ceremony |
Don Xun Calixto blessing a traveler's mesa |
Photo Credit: Faith Moody |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
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Hopi Alvin Taylor making a presentation to Don Xun Calixto |
Group with Don Xun Calixto after the curing ritual
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Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Faith Moody |
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In conversation with family of Don Xun Calixto |
Carla Woody and Chip Morris
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Photo Credit: Faith Moody |
Photo Credit: Faith Moody |
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2011 Trip |
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Ceremony at Palenque |
Sharing stories at Palenque |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
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Don Antonio measuring the quality of the balché |
Balché in the godhouse |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
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Music in the godhouse |
Sharing artwork in Najá |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
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A meal in the family compound of (the late) Chan K'in Viejo |
On Lake Najá |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Paul Weaver |
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Natural medicine of the Chiapas highlands |
Impromptu storefront in San Cristóbal |
Photo Credit: Bob Moore |
Photo Credit: Paul Weaver |
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Festival San Sebastián in Zinacantán |
With Parachicos in Chiapa de Corzo
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Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
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2010 Trip |
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Palenque Mist |
Group at Palenque |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
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In the Godhouse |
Straining Balché |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
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Balché Pot |
Preparing the Godpots |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
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Making Fire |
Don Antonio Lighting the Godpots |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
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A Little Music |
After the Ceremony |
Photo Credit: Carla Woody |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
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A Good Connection |
Making Friends in Najá |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
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More Good Connections |
Harvesting Latex in the Rainforest (Trees unharmed.)
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Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
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Ancient Ball-Making Technique |
Nightly Music at Lodging in El Panchan |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
Photo Credit: Darlene Dunning |
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Trips Prior to 2010 |
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Straining Balché |
Feeding the Godpots |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
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Making Tamales for Balché Ceremony |
Hopi Prayers |
Courtesy of Oakley Gordon |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
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Socializing before the Ceremony |
Pouring Balché |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
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Offering Prayer Leaves |
Sharing Traditions |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
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Women in the Godhouse |
With Friends |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
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Navigating Lake Najá |
On Lake Najá |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
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Art Supplies for Bor |
Children in Lacanja |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
Courtesy of Oakley Gordon |
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Closing Day |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
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View Across Palenque |
Audience with La Bruja Blanca of Tenosique |
Courtesy of Ruth Harrison |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
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Hour of Power |
Meditation Circle |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
Courtesy of Ruth Harrison |
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San Juan Chamula |
Tortilla Making in Zinacantán |
Courtesy of Heather Harrison |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
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Good Friends |
Courtesy of Ruth Harrison |
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Dancing in Zinacantán |
Closing Dinner |
Courtesy of Darlene Dunning |
Courtesy of Ruth Harrison |
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Entering the Mystery |
After the Climb |
Courtesy of Julianna Hamilton |
Courtesy of Julianna Hamilton |
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Howler |
Blessing the Greenstone |
Courtesy of Penny Roberts |
Courtesy of Julianna Hamilton |
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Fine Art by K'ayum Max |
Passage to the Greenstone Ceremony |
Courtesy of Alonso Mendez |
Courtesy of Alonso Mendez |
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Introducing the Mother Stone to Lake Najá |
"You guys are troopers!" Alonso said. |
Courtesy of Alonso Mendez |
Courtesy of Junlianna Hamilton |
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Usumacinta River |
Arriving at Piedras Negras |
Courtesy of Carla Woody |
Courtesy of Carla Woody |
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Praying to the Sun Gods |
Waterfall |
Courtesy of Carla Woody |
Courtesy of Carla Woody |
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Soaking in the Energy of the Water |
Water Sprites |
Courtesy of Carla Woody |
Courtesy of Carla Woody |
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