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HELLENIC ODYSSEY 2014 June 29th - July 17/25th 

11/7/2013

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Come with us - join us in visiting sacred and mystery places of Greece. Explore dynamics of balance and harmony between the worlds of nature, humanity and the spirit, the evolution of consciousness in the mythology and culture of this pivotal epoch in world history from an anthroposophical perspective.  We will visit temples, oracles, places of healing - Athens, Eleusis, Epidaurus, Delphi, Mycenae, Sounion, Meteora, Ephesus, Patmos and more.  Story, eurythmy and informal talks help us enter actively into relationship with the spirit of place- of landscape and 'soul-scape' - with gratitude and awareness, Visits to museums and the theater. Time to swim, stroll and wander - absorb and delight in this beautiful country. Leaders: Gillian Schoemaker: Hellenophile and eurythmist Rev. Julia Polter: Priest of the Christian Community, Theologian and Friend of Greek Mythology. We are accompanied throughout by local guides. Travel by private coach, air and ferryboat. Accommodation in twin rooms in simple comfortable pensions, chosen for charm and location. Single rooms available for a supplement.  Two or three week journeys are possible.

Gillian Schoemaker is a eurythmist, living and working in Camphill Special School Pennsylvania as teacher and therapist, and member of the Pennsylvania Performing Ensemble. She is a long-time lover of Greece, has lived there and traveled extensively. She is interested in the relationship between the spirituality of human beings and landscape. This will be the 4rd Hellenic Odyssey; she also leads tours to the sacred places in Egypt and Scotland, her native country.  

Rev.Julia Polter has been working as a priest for the Christian Community - Movement for Religious Renewal in the US and Germany since 1999. Next to her studies in theology she holds a Master's degree in philosophy, linguistics and literature.    She enjoys exploring those fields such as the Greek culture, in which art, science and religion merge. Julia teaches in various anthroposophical training programs and lectures widely.

Click here for the itinerary. For further details, contact Gillian: 610 469 0864 or gillian_schoemaker@yahoo.com

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