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CRETE


with Philip Gardiner

The Serpent Grail

October 23-30, 2006
Crete
Optional extension preceding Crete program
Athens, Delphi and Mykonos/Delos
October 17-24, 2006
Philip Gardiner
Philip Gardiner

Crete Travel / Crete Tour / Crete Holiday

Join Philip Gardiner,* world famous author of “The Shining Ones” and of the newly released “The Serpent Grail” in Crete!

Crete is a power house of serpent mythology. The Minoan civilization revolved around the worship of the serpent as Prof. Arthur Evans the British archeologist revealed, although we will be discussing Evans cover up of the facts. In my seminars I will reveal the true secrets of the worship of the serpent and its relevance for us today in the processes of enlightenment. The infamous serpent lady who holds aloft the writhing serpents in each hand are key to this mystery and here we will reveal the truth. In a series of exclusive seminars I will show how the serpent encompases not just Cretan mythology, but the entire world.

Itinerary for your adventure:

Minoan palace
Minoan palace

Day 1: Departure from the U.S. (Flights from other places in the U.S. connect with flight from New York.)

Day 2: Arrival into Athens, Greece, and transfer to the short flight to Crete. Arrive in Crete and check into your beach side resort. Time to rest up and relax.

Day 3: Orientation, introductions, meeting with Philip*. After a long lunch break, the program resumes with more presentations from your expert speaker.

Lassithi Plateau
Lassithi Plateau

Day 4: Today experience a sightseeing pilgrimage with guided tour to the ancient Minoan palace and ceremonial center of Malia. Feel the energies still very much present today. The tour then takes you past the old windmills of the famous Lassithi Plateau on the way to Mt. Dikti, the awe-inspiring cave where legend has it that Zeus was born. Also today see a lovely Greek Orthodox monastery and chapel where a famous painting of the Virgin Mary is purported to have special healing powers.

Day 5: Meeting with Philip in the morning and afternoon with a long mid-day break to enjoy your wonderful hotel and all its amenities.

Phaistos Disc
Phaistos Disc

Day 6: Full day of sightseeing. Today travel to the two most important sites in Crete, Knossos and Phaestos, plus more. At Knossos experience the main ceremonial center and the palace of King Minos. During your tour see examples of the advanced architecture, marvel at the ancients' understanding of mathematics, and be inspired by examples of their sacred art that is totally unique in the world. View the original labyrinth, home of the famed Minotaur. Walk through the rooms and terraces that still whisper the magical tales of the ancient Minoans. Be touched by their love of life and joy of living that is still palpable at this site. Also included today is the ancient site of Gortyn, famous for the "Law Code of Gortyn", large 6th century B.C. tablets of stone built into a wall and one of the first examples of laws ever written down and now the oldest example still in existence.
beach of Matala
beach of Matala
There will be a rest stop at the famous beach of Matala, with its numerous man-made caves carved in the steep hillside. Also today experience the ceremonial center and Minoan Palace of important Phaestos, home to the one-of-a-kind Phaistos Disc. The Disc has an inscription written in a spiral on both sides in hieroglyphics that have never been decoded to this day!

Day 7: Meeting with Philip in the morning. In your free time enjoy your relaxing resort hotel, indulge in retail therapy (shopping) or just relax and soak in the mesmerizing ambiance.

Day 8: Depart for the U.S., arriving the same day.

*Note: Meeting times and intensive seminar with Philip will take place on day 3, 5 and 7 of this program. Exact times to be announced on site.
 Note: Itinerary subject to change


Optional extension tour to GREECE & the GREEK ISLES
October 17-24, 2006

Arrive early before the seminar with Philip in Crete to experience the still potent power places in legendary Athens, mystical Delphi, gorgeous Mykonos, the spectacular temples on the island of Delos, plus more!


Philip Gardiner — Your Facilitator for the Crete Tour/Seminar

PHILIP GARDINER

Somebody said just the other day "It's incredible. Just two or three years ago nobody had heard of you. Now the whole world is asking about you." This seems to be a common occurrence for Philip at the moment. He is currently filming for several television documentaries to be seen across the world in 2006 and 2007. He is hosting and organizing two major international conferences in the UK and in LA called the Forbidden Knowledge Conference, which have attracted the world's biggest names. He has done over 300 radio interviews and been seen in over 80 magazines and newspapers this year alone.

Philip is married with two children and lives in the heart of Robin Hood country in England. He has a Masters Degree in Strategic Marketing and 9 diploma’s ranging from Personnel Management through to Holistic Medicine and the craft of Etymology. Although he has been asked on numerous occasions to become "a member" of several institutions, Philip has strictly refused on the grounds of independence – seeing membership of certain organizations as being overtly influential on his research and understanding of the truths of mankind. Philip believes that some authors/researchers have been lead into membership of institutions or "societies" and are therefore of questionable authority. His background in the history of propaganda and the ancient and ongoing manipulation of mankind tell him that such things do indeed occur. He has however joined (upon being requested) a couple of what are known as secret societies in-order to find out what was happening inside – the conclusions of these journalistic forays appear in his books and he is no longer a member of any organization.

Before retiring to dedicate his time to researching and writing, Philip was a Marketing Director and owner of a company in the UK. Part of this role included giving lectures on the art and history of marketing and propaganda to various organizations including certain government bodies and companies.

Philip began his writing career with a book entitled “Proof? Does God Exist?” Published in 2002 and followed this up with his best selling ”The Shining Ones: The World’s Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed”, which launched in the UK and immediately outsold.

During the process of the launch of "Proof" Philip appeared on 46 radio programs across the UK, from Scotland to the South of England. He also had a program produced in Scotland called Eikon, which was shown on national Scottish TV.

Philip has acted as an advisor to various other authors regarding mythology and history.

In his book "The Shining Ones" he has set about proving a theory discovered regarding an ancient priesthood calling themselves The Shining Ones who have developed into the worlds most powerful secret society. Philip uses history, mythology, symbolism and his own expertise of propaganda to prove his theories.

With the launch of “The Serpent Grail” earlier this year he was catapulted onto the literary stage and quickly followed up with “Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon's Temple Revealed”. He has already written the next two books for release 2007 and is working on a fiction that he has been asked to write.

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