{"id":53,"date":"2023-03-26T18:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T18:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michellekwood.com\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2023-03-26T18:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T18:24:23","slug":"book-pilgrimage-to-india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michellekwood.com\/index.php\/book-pilgrimage-to-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Book: Pilgrimage to India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“The hero\u2019s journey always begins with the call. One way or another, a guide must come to say, ‘Look, you\u2019re in Sleepy Land. Wake. Come on a trip. There is a whole aspect of your consciousness, your being, that\u2019s not been touched. So you\u2019re at home here? Well, there\u2019s not enough of you there.’ And so it starts.” <\/em>Excerpt From: Campbell, Joseph. “A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living.” Joseph Campbell Foundation, 2011-08-01. iBooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is me at Prasanthi Nilyam Ashram, Puttaparti, India, December 24, 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From October 11, 2012 to December 27, 2012 I visited many temples, sacred cities, and several ashrams in India. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(I just couldn’t resist…the date 10\/11\/12 was just too auspicious to waste so I set it as my start date for the boldest, bravest adventure of my life…so far!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Everybody said “My God, you’re brave!” I wasn’t really brave, I just wanted to go where I wanted to go but there was no one else going, so I went alone. I believe many women want to travel but don’t have a friend available to join them, or a group going to the place they want to go! Don’t be afraid to travel alone! Traveling alone is quite easy, and a fun adventure! Read my ebook and see how I did it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pilgrimage To India: An American Woman’s Adventure<\/strong> is the chronicle of my day-to-day experiences at divinely-inspired ashrams, timeless temples, and sacred cities as told in emails sent home during my journey throughout India, visiting nine cities and staying in three ashrams. And photos; lots of photos!  (There are approx. 250 photos in the book.) It was a life-changing journey, with inspirational experiences and divine messages received in every ashram, city, and temple visited. My only regrets are that I didn’t stay longer and I didn’t take more photos. I guess I’ll just have to go back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two reviewers rave:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find Pilgrimage To India<\/strong> exceptionally interesting not only because of the uniqueness of her experiences, but also because of the scope of the author’s genuinely expanded consciousness and heart. Michelle comes from a place of spiritual integrity with a respect for inner guidance and that ‘power greater than us’! Consequently, \u2018between the lines\u2019 you\u2019ll discover meaningful messages of how to live the kind of life we all really desire, regardless of where you stand on the planet. I highly recommend Pilgrimage To India<\/strong> to anyone — whether you are focused upon the magic of India, new on your spiritual journey, or have been \u2018seeking\u2019 for a long time!<\/em> – Richard Benson, DC, author of Stepping Into Your Personal Field of Abundance<\/strong> and Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pilgrimage to India: An American Woman\u2019s Adventure<\/strong> tells the wonderful story of one woman\u2019s journey to and in India, complete with pictures of exotic places with beautiful temples and detailed commentary that make you feel as though you are right there with her. But, more than an outward journey to an exotic place, this is a story of Michelle\u2019s inward journey to explore her own inner temple and uncover parts of herself long forgotten and hidden away. You actually have the opportunity as you read this book to watch her unfold and blossom, like watching a flower transform from bud to bloom! – <\/em>Pat Benage, Personal Evolution Coach and author of Cure Your Depression<\/strong> and Being, Inspired: Finding Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My God, You’re Brave! <\/em>are the words I heard from every single person who learned that I undertook this odyssey through India alone. I never thought of myself as brave; this was simply a journey that had to be<\/em>, but then I saw this quote and wondered if making the commitment to go to India itself was the act of bravery. It certainly explains how and why this pilgrimage was so charmed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it’s a feather bed.\u201d <\/em>~Terence McKenna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India: Actual Pilgrimage Itinerary: October 11 \u2013 December 27, 2012<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

10\/11\/12 Depart USA 11:50 am 10\/13\/12 Arrive New Delhi 2:45 am<\/strong>, check into Hotel Adjanta 4:30 am. Cockroach in bathroom, businesses named after gods, RamaKrishna Plywood, Saraswati Sweets, etc. 10\/13 \u2013 Taxi tour of Delhi \u2013 Vishnu Temple<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10\/14 Taxi from New Delhi to Guptakashi 6:30 am \u2013 5:30 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10\/14 – 10\/19 (5 days) Guptakashi\/Kalimath for Navratri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10\/16 \u2013 10\/24 Accommodations: Mrityunjaya Palace Hotel in Guptakashi (The only reservation made is the Mrityunjaya Palace Hotel & Yogananda Ashram.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n