We arrived in autumn 2005 to this enchanting land of olive groves, castle-dotted countryside, and spiritual, historical and folklore mystery. We slowly made our way from southern France to Paris, where planned goals and chance meetings connected us to France's forgotten past, and an emerging sustainable and progressive society (though often found beneath the radar).

Science now recognizes that in many tribes, men and women both acted as leaders, child caretakers, food hunters and gatherers, and spiritual healers. Loving monogamy was a choice some tribes attained, chosen as a more fulfilling place to move towards rather than enforced through punishment, freeing them to focus their bonding energies rather than scatter them.

Faerie Forests, Folklore, and Spiritual Quests:

We explored the marshes where white swans, white wild horses, and flamingoes lived, and the beach where Mary Magdalene is said to have landed with Sarah. We spent a quiet day in the forest of Brittany where the Celtic and Druid traditions still linger, walking the ancient faerie forest where many legends abound, including those of Merlin, Vivian, and other spirits of different dimensions.

Link between the Celts and Native Americans:

Like the term "American Indian," a misnomer representing all first human nations of America regardless of the vast diversity of these cultures, the term "Celtic" is a misnomer applied to all first nations of Europe and parts of Russia. Both "white" and "red" races once lived with the earth's spirit in shamanic societies, their human spirit overlapping with ancestors and other beings across the veil and in other dimensions. Both Celts and Indians had advanced and peace loving tribes and societies, such as the peaceful Faan society of Europe, and the peaceful Lummi nation of our American islands where we live. Both races also had their aggressive and invading tribes as well. This is the truth for all races, and most humans have genetic legends of either being invaded, or being the invader of others.

Historical Female French Artist:

On to Normandy, where olive trees and vineyards gave way to fishing villages, sheep and apples, and where another Celtic kingdom once thrived. This was the homeland of the 12th century poet, Marie de France, who collected the legends from traveling minstrels, and produced lyrical stories of the old ways using both hemispheres of her brain in harmony. The printed book, hand-lettered and often beautifully illuminated, was just then evolving into something available to people outside the church, and Marie de France recorded stories in beautiful Old French. The locals of Normandy we spoke to did not know of her, and it took a long hunt to finally discover her work up on the third floor on a small shelf of a Paris bookstore.

Study of French Models of Sustainability:

We witnessed how much France already has to offer in the form of sustainability, from its southern olive groves and vineyards to the apple orchards of Normandy

• . Hedgerow fencing where wildlife co-mingles with free-ranging farm animals, and helps cleanse and balance the biosphere.
• . Abundant productive potagers, or French kitchen gardens, even in areas that appeared low-income. (Areas that produced the most rage and rioting seemed void of this aspect)
  
• . French Intensive method of gardening and farming, a method so productive and ingenious, it has been taken up across the globe in various forms.
  
• . A system of gardeners proliferating open-pollinated and heirloom seeds for France and developing countries.
• . Biodiversity in action, such as sheep mowing apple orchards after harvest
  
• . Proud preservation of historic sites, ag-tourism and cultural tourism which generates funds for the country as it helps keep its unique flavor alive.
  
• . Probiotic fermentation of grass-fed raw dairy product

Bridge, waterlilies and Grande Allee in Monet's Garden. Photos by Kipp Davis / Barbara Adams

Lost Advanced Society:

We had a chance meeting on our visit to Rennes Les Chateau with Henry Lincoln. Originally instrumental in revealing the idea of the marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, he no longer argues if or who the bloodline might be, and instead is now involved in pointing to the work of a past, highly advanced 12th century society in France. He told us he'd written a number of books that "were boring as hell," but that Keys to the Sacred Pattern would do the best job of revealing this knowledge. Long ago, from the Mayans to the Romans, patterns of the planets and cosmos were well-known, although often hidden from the current social system in charge. In

A Golden Age of Affluence:

At the same time we traveled to France, news was released about a golden age of progress, health, and affluence for everyone from shepherds to royalty that existed in France between 1000 and 1300 A.D. during the time many of the greatest cathedrals were built. Discovered by a group of historians including the French Fernand Braudel (1902-1985), it was based on a prosperity system that included local currency, the continuous circulation of money, and something called "negative interest" which discouraged hoarding. The era ended at around the time more aggressive weapons led to a greater concentration of power and a new currency system.

Uncovering the Truth of a Royal Tragedy:

We also uncovered a profound and revealing demonstration of targeting a scapegoat in efforts to release the rage of unchosen poverty. The famous French phrase, "Let them eat cake," we found, was not originated by QueenMarie-Antoinette. A previous

royal lady before Marie-Antoinette even came to France spoke those words, which were written, dated and recorded in official documents. They were related to an attempt to get profiteering bakers to mix precious flour into less expensive, plainer breads the poor could afford, rather than solely making more expensive "cakes" that only the wealthier could afford. Passing a law that bakers charge the same lower amount for cake as bread, stating, "Let them (the poor also) eat cake," did not, however, stop the outer nor inner poverty, but represents an eventual beheading and a social icon that still today celebrates targeting rage on a single individual while remaining distracted to a greater cure that takes work and restructuring on both ends of the system. Marie-Antoinette herself was the final result (and target of hate) of years of royal concentrated power and money held by just a few, yet she became inspired to search for a deeper answer that helped revive life for all citizens while she lived..

We’re bringing the spiritual inquiry and wisdom we found in France to the USA Pacific Northwest for study sessions. These include study and sessions on sacred masculine and sacred feminine and their spiritual union; Henry Lincoln’s Keys to the Sacred Pattern (combined with disseminating information on the rediscovery and new start-up of paradise architecture methods aligned with sacred mathematics as inspired by both French sacred communities and Hindu insights taught in the USA by Ronald Quinn). Also, we reconnected with a fellow healer taking part in the New Chartes School, Wisdom University’s mystery school near Paris. Now with its beautiful labyrinth, the location was consecrated by Druids 3000 years ago, becoming a host location for wisdom teachings of Mary Magdalene and others and a locus of powerful healing, artistic and creative energies, and protection of the divine

We've chosen two more projects that celebrate and shine light on the beauty of peace and sustainability found in France. One is our current arts workshop series inspired by the richness of French historical mystery and folklore, by Marie de France, and the higher historical and artistic societies discovered there. The other is a longer term arts/eco/healing retreat inspired by Monet's co-creation with nature, our own local bio-region's beauty, and Queen Marie-Antoinette's picturesque hamlet which celebrates architectural beauty, oneness with nature, human love and inquiry, and sustainable and honorable small farm elements. These are reported in depth on the American web pages.

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