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And Then They Spoke…Silence, is over.  Sean and I finished our silence on Christmas Eve.  The Full Moon Ceremony is indescribable.  Something that truly must be experienced to be understood.  The energy was amazing.  There were 38 people in the Temple.  8 on the outside representing the 4 cardinal points (north, east…) and 4 representing the  elements.  Inside that were 21 of the 26 Moonies, then the rest of the Moonies who chose to do the Sun Course inside our circle.  Inside them (closest to the central pyramid) were the 4 who were being baptised into the Spiritual life.  The ceremony took about two hours, consisting of oming, channeling, and meditation.  Indescribable…

Afterwards we celebrated with hugs, congrats, happy holiday wishes and with a traditional Guatemalan/Central American meal, Tamales.  And wine of course.  After fasting for five days a glass of wine will really treat you right.  But, what was really amazing was that my stomach could take two Tamales.  I swore I would never be able to eat again.  Forced to a life of juices and soups.  Thank my lucky stars because I so enjoy chewing my food, rather than drinking it through a straw.

Another point of debate.  Technically, ”fasting” is only water.  I can see a point in there.  But, to an oversized American like myself…five days of OJ in the morning and bean soup in the afternoon…(and when I say bean soup I mean bean water heated up.  There were no beans in the soup)…that’s fasting to me.

Here are a few pictures of our spiritual teachers.  Chaty is in the left picture, in the center, wearing all white.  With long hair.  You can also see the plate of Tamales on the table, mmmmmmm.  The photo on the right is of Marcus and I.  Marcus has been at Las Piramides for 14 years.  Great guy from Britain, tough Yoga instructor.

What’s another challenge for the stomach after 5 days of fasting?  How about an all you can eat buffet.  Even in San Marcos, its possible to find one.  About eight of us went on Xmas morning (with the gift of speech restored) indulging in all you could eat fruit, granola, eggs, Tamales, bread, pesto sauce, olives, salsa picante, etc.  A feast of feasts.  Especially when your stomach is the size of a hard-boiled egg.  Waiting to be restored to its proper glutinous size.  Four plates did the trick.

That was from 0800 to 1000, just breakfast.  Everyone at the Las Piramides chipped in for Xmas dinner.  Making something from the food they had remaining.  Sean and I contributed plates and organic chocolate.  Much needed items and easy.  I don’t know to many veggie recipes off the top of my head, so I was limited.  I offered to find a Weber and cook up a Turkey, but, the idea was slightly frowned at by most of the classmates.  Especially since Sean and I were pretty much the only meat eaters.  None the less, the meal was fantastic without Carne or Pollo.  Perfect just the way it was.   Never new veggies could have such different tastes.

The following day Sean and I packed up and headed out.  Admittedly, I was a bit choked up.  And unexpectedly.  Las Piramides was a wonderful experience.  Life has never really seemed so simple and complex at the same time.  I truly feel rejuvenated, connected, and reaffirmed that we are all gifts to each other.  What a ride.