Spirit of Place

Prague part 2: A SoundStew™ in and around Prague. We continue our series on Prague with a little SoundStew™* - a kind of aural goulash - including: the Kampa country fair, Karluv Most (Charles Bridge) and the water glass orchestra, the Astronomical Clock chimes 11 and the interior of The Cathedral of Saint Peter & Saint Paul.*The ™ is just a joke.--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2006 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved

The first of an ENHANCED series on, in, about and from, Prague. Click here to see the ENHANCED podcast in a separate window We start our ENHANCED series on Prague in a slightly haphazard fashion: we begin with a segment recorded at Vysehrad (the mystical heart of Prague) on my last day in the city. We talk about Vysehrad, Libuse (whose name I couldn't remember at the time), blue cosmic energy, pilgrimage, life's labyrinths and we finish with a snippet of a soundseeing tour as the bells of the Cathedral of Peter and Paul begin to chime. Part one of a multi-part series. Future shows in this series will include Soundstews™*, the Prague Zodiac (recorded around Prague with Michal Maryška - INCREDIBLE!), and of course, the usual: history, myth, legend & spirit. This ENHANCED podcast is in .AAC format and requires either iTunes, an iPod or QuickTime for playback. Not all iPods can display enhanced images and links. We're also posting a regular .mp3 version of this same audio. -------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2006 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

The first of a series on, in, about and from, Prague. We start our series on Prague in a slightly haphazard fashion: we begin with a segment recorded at Vysehrad (the mystical heart of Prague) on my last day in the city. We talk about Vysehrad, Libuse (whose name I couldn't remember at the time), blue cosmic energy, pilgrimage, life's labyrinths and we finish with a snippet of a soundseeing tour as the bells of the Cathedral of Peter and Paul begin to chime.Part one of a multi-part series. Future shows in this series will include Soundstews™*, the Prague Zodiac (recorded around Prague with Michal Maryška - INCREDIBLE!), and of course, the usual: history, myth, legend & spirit.*The ™ is just a joke.--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2006 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

We chat with Lynn Palmer about Dowsing. In today's show we get a great introduction to dowsing, geomancy and Earth energies from expert dowser Lynn Palmer. Lynn has been studying and teaching dowsing for many years and shares with us her expertise.This show was recorded near San Francisco, captured in Los Angeles, Mixed and Edited over the Atlantic, output & posted from Schipol Airport in Amsterdam. You gotta love this technology!--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2006 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

We visit "the 8th wonder of the world" Edward Leedskalnin's mysterious "Coral Castle." ENHANCED VERSION Click here to see the ENHANCED podcast in a separate window . Almost accidently, we found ourselves at "The Coral Castle" just south of Miami Florida, this past week. Built by the eccentric and mysterious Ed Leedskelnin as a tribute to lost love, the castle is made from thousands of tons of coral - all quarried, cut and assembled by hand, using only simple tools and no machines. "I have discovered the secrets of the Pyramids." -Edward Leedskalnin This ENHANCED podcast is in .AAC format and requires either iTunes, an iPod or QuickTime for playback. Not all iPods can display enhanced images and links. We're also posting a regular .mp3 version of this same audio. -------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2006 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

We visit "the 8th wonder of the world" Edward Leedskalnin's mysterious "Coral Castle." Almost accidently, we found ourselves at "The Coral Castle" just south of Miami Florida, this past week. Built by the eccentric and mysterious Ed Leedskelnin as a tribute to lost love, the castle is made from thousands of tons of coral - all quarried, cut and assembled by hand, using only simple tools and no machines. "I have discovered the secrets of the Pyramids." -Edward Leedskalnin--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2006 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

A meditation to perform at a sacred site. Responding to a reader request, we learn a meditation for getting deeply in touch with the energy of a site. Based on the "Earth Sky" meditation by Drunvalo Melchizedek.The music used in the meditation is from "OM SANCTUARY" --------------------------------------------------------------------© 2006 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Rila- part 2 of 2: Orpheus, Orphic Mysteries, the Bogomils, St. John of Rila, the cave of St. John, the Rila Monastery, Beinsa Douno, Paneurhythmy. We return to Thrace and the Rila Mountains for part 2 - moving forward in history from 1300 b.c.e. (Orpheus, the Orphic cults) through the first millennium (the Bogomils, St. John of Rila) right up the first half of the twentieth century (Beinsa Douno). Along the way we stop off at the Cave of St. John and the Rila Monastery.Misc. Writing & Recordings from Beinsa Douno - on Amazon. The Dubnitza Gate of the Rila Monastery. Photo of the Church in the Rila Monastery. Unesco World Heritage Listing for Rila. More of Beinsa Douno's writings - on the web. Nice Petar Deunov site. www.BeinsaDouno.org. Meditations For America --------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Rila- part 1 of 2: Contemporary Sofia, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, History of Bulgaria, Rila Mountains, Seven Sacred Lakes, Thrace, Rhodope, Oracle of Dionysis. First of two parts. We visit Rila and Rhodope in Bulgaria. This is the first of two shows about the area. We talk about contemporary Sofia and Bulgaria, then we move steadily back in time through Bulgarian history, then on through the Thracian period, finally ending with the 7 sacred lakes of the Rila mountain.www.sacreddramas.org web siteI, Hamlet infoVocal Traditions of BulgariaMisc. Writing & Recordings from Beinsa DounoNice Images from the Rhodope MtnsNice Images of Rila - Mtns, Lakes & Monastery Rila National Park website www.beyond-the-alley.com web siteBeyond the Alley Behind the Cupboard Article--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

There's something in the woods that wasn't there a few days ago. Personal observations about the most sacred place of all: nowhere special.--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Reader question: the "chakras" of the Nile. Recommended reading: Egypt Child of Atlantis. Philae. The Island of Silence. Channeling dead languages. Energy blobs. We start with a reader question about the chakras of the Nile, then we do a book review of an amazing book called "Egypt, Child of Atlantis." Next we finish up our "Live From Egypt" series (Philae, The Island of Silence, Kom Ombo) and then we talk about the energy blobs that often show up in photos of sacred sites.Click HERE for info on today's featured book EGYPT: Child of Atlantis by John Gordon.Click HERE for images of energy blobs from Egypt and the Vatican.Music for this podcast is graciously provided by Douglas Irvine from his Ambient Egypt CD. You can find more information about Ambient Egypt at:www.williamsound.com www.amazon.com --------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

A soundseeing tour recorded live on a felluca sailing from Aswan to Elephantine Island. The next show in our "Live From Egypt" series - This time we sail on a traditional Egyptian sailboat from Aswan (considered to be the "root chakra" of ancient Egypt - the place of primordial creation) to Elephantine Island.Music for this podcast is graciously provided by Douglas Irvine from his Ambient Egypt CD. You can find more information about Ambient Egypt at:www.williamsound.com www.amazon.com--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

The Giza Plateau. Recorded live inside the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid. Al Mamoun, Sacred Geomery, Egyptian Mystery Schools, Initiation and Tests. The next show in our "Live From Egypt" series - this time we listen to toning inside the Great Pyramid, preceded by some history and esoterica.--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Cairo, Egypt. Recorded at the Ar Rifai Mosque as a Sufi master sings in the Tomb of the Royals. This is the first in a series of shows recorded on location throughout Egypt! Our guide and friend Emil Shaker takes us to meet the Imam of the Ar Rifai Mosque (also called the Mosque of the Snakes or the Mosque of the Healers). The Imam, a sufi master, takes us into the Royal Tombs (Khedive Ismail, King Farouk), turns off the lights and sings in Arabic. Amazing and moving.--------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.

Delphi, Greece: Modern Delphi, Elias the Greek, handpainted t-shirts, retsina, ancient Delphi, the Pythia, the temple of Apollo, the temple of Athena Pronaos, the Castalian Spring, the cult of Gaia. We pay a visit to Delphi in Greece. In addition to learning about the modern city of Delphi we examine its genesis and history, mythology, archeology and legends. To see a drawing of ancient Delphi reconstructed click HERE.To see a photo of the Castalian Spring click HERE. To see a map of modern Delphi click HERE.To see a photo of the Omphalos click HERE.To see a photo of the Tholos in the Temple of Athena click HERE. --------------------------------------------------------------------© 2005 Greg Roach. All Rights Reserved.