Sylvia Marie MAJEWSKA

TRAVELS TO SACRED SITES
Detail of Machu Picchu.
Fingal's Cave was the
inspiration for an opera
by Wagner.
The Artist and a
standing stone in
downtown Dublin,
Ireland.
The Artist climbing around and
into Fingal's Cave on the island
of Staffa off the coast of
Northern Scotland.
Approaching the
Isle of Staffa by
ferryboat from Iona.
Maeve's Mound near Sligo, Ireland is
made of flourospar and has a purple
glow at night.  Ships are said to be
able to see it in the distance. Queen
Maeve is buried here with her horse.
Climbing narrow
stairs of the tower
(note hand).
Devenish Monastic Site,
Ireland.
Devenish Tower on the distant island.
View of Newgrange
complex, ancient passage
grave near Dublin, Ireland
and the nearby River Boyne.
Entry to another
passage grave in
the Newgrange
complex.  This one
is called Dowth.
There are others
like that have not
been restored.
Entry to Newgrange.
Sylvia points out  the triple spiral
carved into largest stone at entry
of Newgrange.
Standing in the eye of the Uffington White Horse
figure in England. This huge figure was made by
carving away the turf exposing the chalk beneath.
Standing in the eye is said to bring luck.
The Mary Magdalene
Chapel on street of
same name in
glastonbury, England.
A towering
waterfall and an
old hermit's cave
at the end of  St.
Nectan's Glen,
Cornwall, England
St. Michael's Chapel
atop the Tor
Glastonbury,
England
The Artist and her family at St.
Michael's Retreat House with Fred
Rosado, the Warden. Chalice
Well, Glastonbury.
The Tor
Inside an ancient
dolmen in Brittany.
Artist at Carnac
Standing Stones,
Brittany, N. France
A beautiful and powerful site
for a Benedictine Monastery
atop a huge basalt outcropping
off the coast of Normandy,
France. An ancient site for
thousands of years prior.
Lochmariaquer, Brittany
Beautiful spot at Marker 59
between Anchorage and Seward.
During a moment of silence in the
beauty of the Alaskan landscape, this
holy moment was interrupted by the
screaching of a nearby jet overhead.
Suddenly a huge black crow flew up
into the sky in the near foreground,
eclipsing the jet.  This stone found at
my feet contains image of the jet and
the crow.
Ancient Dolmen in Portugall
Found accidentally in a remote
area in S. Portugal. Holly was
planted to keep entrance safe.
The size of the holly indicates
the age of the dolmen.
A moment of reflection at
ancient replica of nearby
mountain range that marks
the rising of the sun at the
solstice at Machu Picchu.
Visitors gather around
the Hitiching Post to the
Sun at Machu Picchu.
The Inca high priests
performed rituals at
this altar high atop the
complex of Machu
Picchu, Peru.
Celebration at the
Posada in the Urubamba
Valley in Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru
Puma Stone inside the Torreon at Machu
Picchu. The Artist was the only person
on the site and slept here on her own on
the night of the Winter Solstice.
It's a long walk down from
Maeve's Mound.
St. Nectan's Glen
is a half-hour's   
walk through an
enchanting
woods along a
stream.