Lausanne, to Mouchard... We are in Luasanne, Switzerland. Switzerland! I never imagined I'd end up here, but the mountains are really beautiful. Still, Becky and I are both aware now that we are not supposed to be here. There is no energy, or flow. We feel as if we have temporarily lost a tangible connection with our sojourn vision. We sense and check out a few hotels, but nothing is coming together. We know the signs - everything is too hard and no answers are coming. In my angst and exhaustion, I had relinquished much responsibility. Becky, I think, was more focused on serving, or perhaps, placating, me. We didn't sense the signs telling us we were moving out of flow. Neither of us were fully present and somehow we missed important cues. Now, we were ... read more

Paris to Troyes... As we passed through Paris last night I felt disappointed about missing out on seeing some of the world's most loved sites, of which I had heard so much. And, since we took the train right around the city as well as at night, I didn't see a thing. Yet, our guidance was clear. There was nothing there for us. "Don't we get to have any fun?" I whined. That night we stayed at The Grand Hotel in Troyes across the street from the rail station. They had only one room left which was their grand apartment suite. Because we were so tired we took it despite the expense. It was not a grand experience for me, but my basic needs were met and the apartment allowed Becky and I to have separate ... read more

The next few blog entries reflect a time when Becky and I had very little, if any opportunity, to post our entries yet this is a crucial "crucible" time for us and we are representing, to the best of our abilities what occured, or just occured, though we have a little hindsight now. Remaining true to our experience is upper most in our minds. The following posts represents parts and pieces from my travel journals and Becky's comments on her experiences. Our hope is that by sharing them we will invite you, not only to share in ours, but to similarly enter into experiences of your own that involve self-reflection as well as exploration into perspective which are about perceiving the world beyond the linear concepts and constructs we have been inundated with throughout our lives. ... read more

Saint Saen, France (by Becky) We arrived today in Saint Saens, France which is a small village about an hour southeast of Dieppe. We met Jackie on the bus who is interested in mysticism and even with our language barrier, thanks to our handy translator and the little bit of English she spoke, we were able to communicate quite nicely. She would have made a great student, like a sponge she was, soaking it all up. Teaching her would have been rewarding. We arrived at our B&B (Chambre d' Hotes) called Almazan House. This was our second choice since our original guidance led us to a B&B, which we were told that the owner was in southern France, so I stood looking longingly through a window into a lovely garden terrace . . . wishing. ... read more

Hi! everyone, I want to let you know that there a number of other blog postings that, probably, you have not received. I am sending you a link so that you can view them all if you would like. It is too much trouble to explain why. suffice it to say that you were only being notified of one of the, usually four or five entries, that were being posted at any one time. I regret any inconvenience, or that you may have missed out on some things in a timely manner. The following link takes you to our home page where you can view all postings, or choose what you'd like to persue as well as see the latest entry: mytb.org/Suitcase_Shaman Or, go directly to the latest post through the link that is e-mailed to ... read more