Pools, Circles and Labyrinths
On our way north again. Next stop - Te Moata Retreat centre to walk the Labyrinth
After a lovely visit to Katikati, we were on our way again. This is where our focus started to shift to our secondary purpose. We were going to attend a retreat at the Te Moata retreat centre. Three wonderful days of walking a copy of the Chartres Cathedral Labyrinth’ and journeying deeper into our soul magic. Deep in the Coromandel bush at the Te Moata Retreat is this lovely treasure of soul journeying.
Te Moata is a very special retreat centre, With 344 hectares, of native bush and several developed energy hotspots within it. The centre itself is off-grid and has a technology-free type of vibe. I could write a whole new blog about the retreat, but I am going to stick to our water experiences.
At the centre of the main building at TeMoata, is a beautiful open stone courtyard with a circular wooden walkway all the way around and a lily pond in the middle.
I was curious to explore the energy of the pond, as the water will hold the memory of all the many retreats and transformations which have taken place over its fifty years.
The elegant star fern hexagons from this freeze perfectly reflect the coherence and harmony at the heart of TeMoata, the deep love returning and new attendees, staff and residents alike feel for this uniquely Sacred place.
The shadow within the hexagons at the centre is both a bird taking flight, and a dancing figure, Sacred dance is part of almost every retreat there.
Even the goldfish has said hello., in the RHS, 3-4 O ‘Clock.
In the valley of the retreat, there is a stream of clear and pure water. I didn’t feel like it needed the Shungite a lot, but I gifted it anyway, just for safe measure. There is a favourite pool of the stream, just down below the Labyrinth. Often people swim there after a labyrinth walk. It is known as the Goddess pool.
During one of our reflective times, I went down to sit on the far side of the Goddess pool, to write and contemplate in the stillness of the pool’s energy. As I allowed myself to drop into that still state of mind, my body sighed as it relaxed. Then my mind sighed, and relaxed. Then my heart sighed and relaxed.
Then the rock on the far side of the pool sighed and I was no longer relaxed.
I opened one eye slightly. There in the rock was a stone dragon. I’d never noticed him before. His mouth was just above the water line and the water poured down over his left eye as he drank from the water of the small waterfall. He watched me with his uncovered eye and sighed again, this time making a little bit of the waterfall spray out onto the surface of the pool.
I raised an eyebrow at him for being so childlike as to blow bubbles in the water. He just sent me a wave of energy of mild amusement. I had the distinct impression that I had interrupted his bath and that I was being tolerated because it looked like I was relaxing too. I apologised for the intrusion.
He acknowledged that most of the visitors to the pool do not see him and that he was curious of my lineage that I could. So I greeted him officially, giving my lineage, physical and past life, and told him my commitment to supporting the Unseens (including the dragons), in the name of the highest good, in any way I could.
He in turn returned the courtesy with a name I could call him and a few other personal details. Of course, dragons have many names and never share their true name, for this would let you have more control over them than is proper, I’m sure if you met him, he more than likely would give you a different name again.
He told me where I could see the members of the Undines that I needed to talk to. He was kind, but I had interrupted him long enough, so I found another spot to relax in.
Undines Warriors Face
As I walked up to my new resting spot, I stopped by the spot where the stone dragon had told me to meet with the Undines. They love to play within the froth of the small waterfalls of the stream. After asking permission, I managed to get a few photos, here are two of my favourites. The first is one of their warrior leaders riding his charge through the foam. I was surprised that he let me take his photo but I think it was because they want us to understand that they have a fully developed society. They are not just all play and sparkles. The warriors are not there to fight humankind but to defend their kind against other Beings of the water.
The second photo is of a young water foal, still finding her legs. she trotted out a few times. very sweet.
Undines foal- still very young
Te Moata Goddess Pool Dragon Freeze…
The stone dragon is unmistakeable in this light-filled reflective freeze, his teeth showing and slanted eye, with a star triangular portal at his third eye, in fact, a tiny second one above. On his right, is the playful laughing young foal Arniya refers to. In the second freeze, which is later in the melting stage, the young laughing foal is clearly delineated in the fine lines - top middle, with the stone dragon disappearing in the background. Fascinating.
Later that day I took Katie down to the pools and explored the area again. We collected more water for a freeze and connected in with the Undines again. They recognised her for her work with water and told us that this was only the beginning. I took a photo of her in the sunlight. Only when I got home, did I see that the Undines had made the water behind her into a heart.
Te Moata Goddess Pool post-Labyrinth Walk Freeze
I loved this freeze, on the left of the dish stretching from top to bottom, a transparent Goddess figure, long plait and cloak to the ground seems to be giving a protective blessing to the third eye of a large male Being (Guardian…?) whose face covers the entire rest of the dish, mouth at her feet, forehead/crown touching her face and ear reaching the opposite dish edge at 3 O’Clock. I took this water sample from the Goddess pool immediately after I did my first Labyrinth walk alone in honour of my late husband.
It was a profoundly beautiful healing experience.
Thank you Te Moata. Thank you Water.
After the labyrinth, we unwind in the springs of Taupo and our quest enters a new dimension.