{"id":1608,"date":"2015-05-30T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2015\/05\/30\/mayan-shaman-blessing"},"modified":"2021-09-24T04:09:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T11:09:10","slug":"mayan-shaman-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=1608","title":{"rendered":"Mayan shaman blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">As we are walking along, our guide Saul explains how the land around the Cenote Maya is sacred to the Mayan people. We are heading to get a blessing from the local Shaman before we can enter the Cenote area&#8230;.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/a305e-sau_3209-edit.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/a305e-sau_3209-edit.jpg?resize=640%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"372\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Wisdom of many years is apparent on the Shaman&#8217;s friendly face. As he starts his prayer, the smoke fills my nostrils and an overwhelming sense of peace washes over the group.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">We raise our hands in celebration.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/0df8b-sau_3216-edit.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/0df8b-sau_3216-edit.jpg?resize=640%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">After the ceremony, we meet a young Mayan man dressed in warrior attire of old, and a woman in a local Mayan dress worn today. Saul cracks us up with this pose&#8230;<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/5a108-sau_3220-edit.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/5a108-sau_3220-edit.jpg?resize=640%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">as we head toward the Cenote. 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