Welcome to the eight – and last – Healing Conference in Jericho! Since 2005 we have been gathering at the lowest place on earth, in the oldest town of the world, to create a shift in consciousness: in ourselves, in the Middle East and in the world. During these eight years we have travelled to hotspots and powerplaces all over the Middle East: Masada, Qumran, Gaza, Gizeh, Petra, Damascus, Aleppo and connected the energies of these places to Jericho and Jerusalem.
Evolution
Our aim was to prepare for a global shift in consciousness in 2012, predicted by many spiritual traditions, like the Maya’s, the Hopi’s, the Veda’s and the Egyptians. In each tradition there is the promiss of a renewal of spirit when times are getting tough: In the Islam they expect the Return of the Madhi, in Buddhism the Return of Buddha, in Judaism and Christianity the Return of the Messiah. All these end-times predictions are symbolic for the return of a new consciousness: a higher state of awareness, that is beyond culture or religion. It is our next step in evolution.
Chaos or change
In the Maya culture they predicted the return of Quetzalcoatl, the God of civilisation and the embodiment of the planet Venus. For the Maya’s this meant two things: Chaos or change, transformation or war. They called the beginning of their long-count calendar ‘The Birth of Venus’. December 2012 is the end of this calendar and the start of a new cycle.
Venus Transit
On the sixth of june – the end of the conference- there wil be a Venus Transit: Venus moving across the sun, and thus aligning earth, Venus, the sun, the Pleyades and the heart of the Milky Way. This will be a pivotal moment in the history of mankind: Venus – as the morning and the evening star – heralds the beginning of a new era: the return of beauty, spirit and wisdom within the midst of chaos, darkness and material obsession.
Creation
We like to invite you to the beautiful oase of Jericho close to the Dead Sea and to Qumran - the ancient settlement of the Essenes – to celebrate, to discover, to dream and to create… For it is in dreams that we will create the world anew.
Program
The format of the conference is Open Space, meaning we will create the program together on the spot. There are six basic rules for Open Space:
1. Whoever are there are the right people
2. Whatever happens is the right thing to happen
3. When it begins, it begins
4. When its over, its over
5. Follow the Law of Two Feet
6. Expect the unexpected
The Jerichon
As a special event we will organise a two-day walk from Jericho to Jerusalem, to connect the city of the moon – Jericho – with the city of the sun – Jerusalem. On the sixt of june we will arrive in Jerusalem to join the Jerusalem Hug.
Opening and closing
The opening ceremony of the conference is on the 1st of june, 20.00 hrs. The closing ceremony is on the 7th of june till 12.00 hrs.
Costs
The costs of the conference are € 900, including meals, accommodation, coffee and tea breaks and the conference- program. The flight and extra costs of transportation or excursions are not included.
Registration
Please make your full payment or a non-refundable deposit of € 200 to account 8216143, Ton van der Kroon, Amsterdam. IBAN: NL90INGB0008216143, BIC: INGBNL2A. Final registration dte is mai 1st. There is a cancellation-fee of € 200, up till one month of the start of the conference. After that the full sum has to be paid.
Flight
You can book your flight to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. The hotel can arrange a taxi to pick you up from there. The costs of the taxi are approximately € 60.
Hotel
We will stay in the comfortable and friendly Jericho Village Resort, our homebase for the week. We will stay in two-person bedrooms. The extra costs of a single room are € 250. you can find more information about the hotel on: www.jerichoresorts.com
