The Mother Temple

October 11, 2012

The morning view from our porch as we begin to wrap up our Bali Journey 

Greetings from Bali on the day after our trip to the Mother Temple marking the final temple visit for this  journey. Tonight we will visit Kabayan's compound for dinner and a prayer for safe journey. Tomorrow we will have a dinner at our Bali house for our Bali Family.

It has been special sharing these posts through our blog with our Global family that they may take in the energy of the peace that the Balinese people and their island radiates so naturally and freely.

The Blog has been very successful for we have had nearly 800 hits from all over the world, including the United States, Russia, Canada, Australia, Costa Rica, Italy, Malaysia, Panama, Brazil, Vietnam, Croacia, and the United Arab Emirate.  My feeling this has helped spread the prayers and messages of peace around the world.

This will be the last post from Bali. When we get home to Florida we will load all the photos on our big Imac. We will then clean up the best ones and have one more posting of the best photos with our awareness that arrive after we get settled back into our life in Sarasota.

We thank everyone who have checked in and been a part of our special journey.  

With Love to all,

Pam and David

High on the south slope of Mt Agung is Pura, (Temple) Besakih, The Mother Temple.  This is the primary temple in Bali and all the temples face towards this temple.

We arrived early to avoid the crowds.  David was psyched up to climb the many steps of Besakih as he is feeling quite strong.  It was not necessary this time as our driver took us to a side entry that brought us into the main part of the temple.  David just giggled and gladly accepted this gift.

The air was cool and clear and we felt like we could see for miles.

The doorway to the inner main Temple welcomed us in.

Many were there doing special ceremonies for their family and village.

Even though the Mother Temple holds great importance to the Balinese, it was one of the Temples that I would prefer to miss.  It always seemed harsh and even though it was the Mother Temple is had a strong masculine feel.  It was as if the masculine energy had suppressed the feminine energy.

 Last year was the first time David and I both felt a shift to a more feminine nature and the Temple was undergoing major renovation.  This year much progress has been made to bring more beauty to the many Temples within Besakih and the feminine energy is in full expression and balance with the masculine energy.  This created a feeling of stillness and peace.

Leaving the Temple

Arriving home we felt another shift around and within us.  It was like being in a still point of life creating a deep sense of clarity. This was reflected as we looked out to a clear sky and a view of the mountains which has been obscured since we have been here.  The wind was gently blowing from the north like the arrival of a fresh first day of spring.