Tours & Events
Tours to Tucson
Base of "Mirror of Venus" Range
Portal of the Flame of Healing and Divine Love
— Where It All Started —
The Priestess Process was inspired at DeGrazia’s Mission in the Sun Chapel while Nicole Christine communed with Our Lady of Guadalupe (the Earth Goddess Tonantzin). All Tucson, Arizona priest/ess initiations took place within these walls and we still have many ceremonies there. In the chapel, one is gently infused with the originating Process energies and the overlighting Presence of this Dark Madonna. Pilgrimages to this sacred site are encouraged. Even a virtual reality visit is a transmission!
Specially designed individual or small group Tucson area tours can be arranged for those who feel called to journey here for one or several days. Guided trip feature options include chapel visits and ceremonies and experiencing cultural events, a rich array of Southwestern art & architecture, the amazing Sonoran Desert, sustainable desert living communities and projects, area healing centers, a day trip to nearby Mexico, and/or even an equine facilitated experiential learning session. Also possible are Inner Knowing or Light Code Activation Sessions with Nicole, a Shamanic Astrology Reading with Cayelin K. Castell, a Village Music Evening with Cathrine Estar, a Destiny Card Reading with Peter Klein, and healing and art sessions with other Priestesses and Venus Templars. Email Nicole or call her at 520-731-1343 if you would like to explore possibilities. Tour cost is based on package design, which includes a carbon-offset fee.
Tucson is believed to be the oldest continually inhabited city in the United States. It has been continuously settled for over 12,000 years and is steeped in indigenous, Hispanic, and Sonoran Desert culture. Many natives call Tucson the "Old Pueblo" and most Tucsonans embrace relaxed, outdoorsy lifestyles. Surrounded by Sky Island Range Mountains, this growing metropolis with the heartbeat of a small, welcoming town rests in a sunbathed valley oasis with powerful energy vortexes and spacious blue, blue skies. People are drawn here for healing, spiritual upliftment, communion with nature, Mexican cuisine, and pleasure. Ideal times to visit are November through April.
FEATURED TOURS
December 6-14, 2008: Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day celebrations
Janaury 31-February 15, 2009: International Gem & Mineral Show
SPECIAL EVENTS
- January: International Indigenous People’s Festival & Pow Wow Competition
- February: International Gem & Mineral Show; Festival of the Arts
- March: Yaqui Easter Lenten Ceremonies; 4th Avenue Street Fair; Wack Pow Wow
- April: Wildflower Festival; International Mariachi Conference
- November: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) exhibits and festivities; Indian Heritage Pow-Wow & Craft Market
- December: Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day Celebrations; Ferias Navidenas & Nacimiento Tour; Luminaria Nights; 4th Avenue Street Fair
TEN TUCSON TREASURES
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (over 1300 desert plants and 300 desert animals)
- Barrio Historico (the heart of the"Old Pueblo")
- Bio-Sphere (Columbia University 2 Center ... exploring Earth's furture)
- DeGrazia Gallery and Chapel in the Sun (legendary landmark of SW art & architecture)
- Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium ("Star Theater" planetarium & public observatory)
- Kitts Peak National Observatory (world's largest collection of optical telescopes)
- Mission San Xavier del Bac (acclaimed example of mission architecture; active parish)
- Saguaro National Parks East & West (desert trails & visitor centers)
- Tohono Chul Park (garden tea room; nature, art, & culture center)
- Historic Tubac Village & Artist Colony (over 80 galleries & shops; elegant to casual diining
CEREMONIAL SUN CIRCLE that captures the Four Solar Gates of the Year
Created by Tucson Pima Arts Council Artists
Paul T Edwards, Susan Holman,
and
Chris Tanz
Rillito River Linear Park, Tucson