December 5-14, 2009 

Please join Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain on a Meditation and Dreamwork pilgrimage to the Matchu Picchu and the sacred lands of theInkas in the South of Peru. The dates of the trip are December 5-14, 2009. 

Join Reb Yakov Leib, the recognized spiritual leader of the Donmeh Community (please see Reb Yakov Leib's bio), for 9 days of pilgrimage retreat in the Matchu Picchu region. Our trip is a pilgrimage inwards aided by daily journeys to sacred sites. Our pilgrimage will take us to some of the most sacred and most beautiful natural sites in the Inca's Sacred Valley. We will journey to the most-magnificent Machu Picchu sanctuary. We will also hike through age-old archeological ruins. We will participate in guided group meditations and Neo-Sabbatian Kabalistic teachings. We will also meet and converse with local Indigenous Shamans.
During Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain's retreat to Matchu Picchu, Peru we will:

*Visit and experience the Matchu Picchu and the Inca's Sacred Valley's powerful and sacred places
*At each sacred place, perform the Neo-Sabbatian Tikkun HaNitzotzot -- a theurgic "Raising Up of the Holy Sparks" in order to reunify them with their Source. This powerful, daily ceremony will be led by Reb Yakov Leib, preceded each time by him sounding the Shofar (Biblical Ram's Horn) and then reciting the Hebrew Kaddish, or Prayer for the Dead
*Each morning, participate in a dreamwork group with Reb Yakov Leib, working on whatever dreams were prompted by the powerful energies of the sacred places visited the day before.
*Every afternoon study the Zohar, Gnostic Gospels, Bhagavad-Gita, etc. with Reb Yakov Leib in the context of the powerful energies of Matchu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
*At the end of each day, meet with Reb Yakov Leib to discuss and process the spiritual experiences of that day in order to invite them to come to us in sacred dreams that night, which will then be interpreted and worked on with Reb Yakov Leib the next morning.

We will take daily tours through the Inca's sacred valley, with the magnificent archeological ruins of the Incas and the pre-Inca peoples of the region. We will also have some time for touring, shopping and enjoying the museums, galleries and antique shops of the city of Cusco, the ancient Inca Capital city. We will visit the ancient temples and the old churches built on top of the ruins. We will visit the Cusco Cathedral, a most impressive colonial-times house of worship with all the art and relics in full dispaly.

We will travel to enjoy incredible natural sites and visit the people who still make those mountains, rivers, and valleys their home. We will take daily trips to special sites in the city of Cusco and the surrounding region, learn the deeper meanings of their Indigenous archeological ruins, hike mountains and parks, participate in indigenous spiritual practices and tour the region and its incredible wonders.


Please review the registration forms on this site. For more information please write the tour operators: Community Development Partners For The Americas, LLC, at CDPA@cdpa-americas.org and/or call 914-439-7731. (Tour operations for the Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain's Retreat and Tour are organized by CDPA, Community Development Partners For The Americas. CDPA@cdpa-americas.org.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT REB YALHAK'S RETREAT AND TOUR TO THE MATCHU PICCHU, PLEASE CONTACT CDPA, at CDPA@cdpa-amerias.org.

Every day of our retreat and in each of the sites we will visit, we will enjoy Reb Yakov Leib's teachings and practices. (For more details on Reb Yakov Leib's planned spiritual teachings please refer back to the first page of this blogsite). We will gather as a group at the Lima, Peru International Airport during the morning of December 5, 2009. We will fly together to the City of Cusco with the early afternoon flight. Upon arrival we will be transferred to our hotel, The Del Prado Inn in the hearth of the city, by the main Plaza, adjacent to the Cusco Cathedral. 




We will be housed in double rooms (single room option if available at a single room supplement). We will enjoy three daily nutritious and delicious meals together, both at the hotel and at each of the different sites we will be traveling to. We will begin our guided tours by traveling to Piquillactga and Tipon in the South Valley. We will do a thorough Cusco city tour including all the main religious, historic and archeological attractions in and around the city, the Cathedral, 


Qoricancha (the Templo Del Sol, the central Inca sanctuary). We will have an overnight extensive tour of the Inca's Sacred Valley, the religious sites, the powerful magic of the land and its communities. We will travel to spend a day in the Pampallacta community, an isolated mountain village, to share our meals with the community and help that day with a community service project. On Thursday, December 10 we will travel by mountain Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes and from there we will take the mountain bus to the magnificent Matchu Picchu Sanctuary. We will stay overnight in Aguas Calientes at the ( hotel ) and return the second day to continue our journey and practices at the Matchu Picchu. Saturday we will have a Shabbat day with Reb Yakov Leib in Cusco. On Sunday we will visit Maras, Moray & Chinchero and enjoy a night with a Folkloric show. On December 14, we will be transferred to the Cusco Airport for our flight to Lima International Airport and our return flights home (sniff...)

If you hold a US issued passport, no visas will be required to enter Peru. There are no current health advisories for the South of Peru.

Please review and complete the registration forms at the bottom of this blogsite or call 914-439-7731 for additional details and information. CDPA@cdpa-americas.org

"Yakov Leib HaKohain" is the Hebrew birth-name of Lawrence G. Corey, author of "Kabbalah and the Interpretation of Dreams" (published in the Jungian anthology, Modern Jew in Search of a Soul), "For the Sake of God: An Answer to Jung" (in the Journal of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco), and also "To Die for the People: A Jewish Interpretation of the Crucifixion" (in The Priest: A Journal of Catholic Theology). His other writings have appeared in magazines and journals such as Midstream, Evergreen Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Catholic Critic, Dor L'Dor: Journal of the World Jewish Bible Society of Jerusalem, The Newsletter of the Orthodox Jewish Teacher's Association of New York, and Choice: A Yearly Anthology of Poetry. Reb Yakov Leib's article was included -- along with the Dalai Lama, Joseph Campbell, Freud and Jung -- in the recently published anthology, "Dreamwork: Around the World and Across Time", edited by Leland Shields and published by Blue Dolphin Press.

For almost 40 years, Reb Yakov Leib (now in his 75th year) has been the acknowledged leader of the world-wide revival in Neo-Sabbatian Kabbalah, never charging for his classes, writings and spiritual direction -- all of them, instead, being given by him freely and without charge. (See the Wikipedia articles at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbatai_Zevi#D.C3.B6nmeh_West_and_the_Neo-Sabbatian_revival and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%B6nmeh#Neo-Sabbatean_revival and the recent interview with him by the noted Israeli newspaper, Ma'ariv in the Hebrew version at http://www.nrg.co.il/online/43/ART1/746/327.html and in the longer English version from which the Hebrew was condensced at http://www.donmeh-west.com/maariv_interview.shtml.
Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain is not a "psychologist," "psychotherapist, "Jungian analyst," or even a "rabbi." He has no certifications, no authorizations, no credentials or "prior approvals" to do what he does. He is, however, a God-inspired teacher of Self-realization of whom Dr. J. Marvin Spieglman (the widely-acclaimed author, religious scholar, Zurich-certified Jungian Analyst, and Past-President of the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles) has written: 

"[Yakov Leib HaKohain] has made an unusual attempt at combining aspects of Jungian Psychology and the Kabbalah, significantly more than has been assayed heretofore. There have been accounts of the impact of Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah on psychology -- e.g., Freud and Jung -- but [Yakov Leib HaKohain] is the first to our knowledge who explicitly combines archetypal information and Jungian concepts in a back-and-forth relation between dreams, personal history and Kabbalistic imagery." (Modern Jew in Search of a Soul: A Jungian Anthology, p. 84). 

Following in the footsteps of the 17th and 18th century Jewish Avatars Sabbatai Zevi and Jacob Frank, respectively -- as well as the 19th century Hindu Avatar, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa -- all of whom he seeks to emulate, Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain, over the course of his 75 years, has studied, converted to, practiced and spiritually integrated the four major religions of the world (Judaism, Catholic Christianity, Islam and Hinduism) in order to perform the Kabbalistic Tikkun of "Repairing the Face of God" -- which means the intentional spiritual reconciliation, in one's own person, of all religions so that God may again be one and His Name, one. (Zechariah 14:9)

Between 1980 and 1985 Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain studied Kabbalah under his mentor, the Jungian Kabbalist James Kirsch, who was among the last surviving members of C. G. Jung's original inner circle and the founder (at Jung's behest) of the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles -- the first in the United States -- where Reb Yakov Leib did an additional three years of advanced studies. He also studied with and was initiated into Vedanta in 1980 by his guru, Swami Swahananda, head of the Ramakrishna Order of India in Southern California, where Reb Yakov Leib has since been a frequent speaker and teacher over the years.

Recently, the leading Israeli newspaper, Ma'ariv, called Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain the "successor to Sabbatai Zevi." In fact, for the past thirty years, he has been the acknowledged spiritual leader of the Neo-Sabbatian Kabbalists of the West and spiritual heir to the legacy of the 17th century Jewish Avatar, Sabbatai Zevi and his 18th century successor, Avatar Yakov Leib Frank, after whom he is believed to have been named by his Orthodox Jewish family of hereditary Levitical priests, the maternal side of which originally came to America from Istanbul, Turkey where the Sabbatian movement began in the late 17th century.

Presently in his seventy-fifth year, Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain founded Donmeh West: A Center for the Study & Practice of Neo-Sabbatian Kabbalah in 1972. For a number of years he was the non-ordained but elected Rebbe ("spiritual leader") of the South Bay Kehillah, a small congregation of overtly Orthodox but covertly Sabbatian Jews in Hermosa Beach, California. In addition, he taught on the Jewish roots of Christianity to parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. His work is now exclusively on the internet where he teaches, preaches, counsels and publishes a website for almost 100 thousand visitors at http://www.donmeh-west.com.

REB YAKOV LEIB HAKOHAIN RETREAT AND TOUR TO THE MATCHU PICCHU: 

December 6-14, 2009. The Matchu Picchu, Cuzco, The Inca's Sacred Valley.
(Tour Operations through Community Development Partners For The Americas, LLC, 

APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS

DATES:
December 6-14, 2009

COSTS: 

$2,790.00/person- Double Occupancy (single rooms may be available on an optional basis with a price differential). Price includes flight from Lima to Cusco, lodging, 3 daily meals, all transfers and transportation to group activities, all spiritual practices and lectures lead by Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain, all city tours, and all cultural, ecological, spiritual and touring activities. 

To submit your registration materials please copy, paste and email the information below (or print and mail) to our trip organizers: Dr. Hune Margulies at CDPA@cdpa-americas.org. Phone: 914-439-7731.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Please sign and return this complete application and registration forms via e-mail to CDPA@cdpa-americas.org.
2. Print this entire application, include a check with your deposit in the amount of $250.00 and return to CDPA: 203 Rockingstone Avenue. Larchmont, NY 10538. 
3. Attach to this application a photocopy of the picture page of your passport and a copy of your health insurance card, back and front. 

Part I: Personal Information

Full Name:
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email address:
Date of Birth: 
Gender :
Occupation: 
Home Address: 
City: State: Zip code: 
Home Phone: 
Cell Phone: 
Emergency email:
Fax : 
Work Phone: 
web site: 
Country of Residence: 
Place of Birth: 
Citizenship: 
Passport Number: 
Passport Expiration: 
Health Insurance Carrier: 
Name of insured: 
Policy Number: 

Optional Questions to get to know you better...

What is your spiritual practice? (if you have one):


Please provide us with a brief explanation as to special circumstances or concerns: (special diets, health issues, disabilities, etc.). Please describe in detail. All information is strictly confidential and it will be used solely for the purpose of arranging for special services as needed. 


➢ Do you know Spanish? 

➢ Need Special Diets?

➢ Taking Medications?

➢ Allergies?

➢ Other Health Issues?

➢ Disabilities?


Part II: Financial information: 

Method of payment: Check, Money Order, Cash. Make checks payable to: Community Development Partners For the Americas. 203 Rockingstone Avenue. Larchmont, NY 10538. 914-439-7731.

Part III: Instructions:

Total Cost: The cost of the Tour Program is $2,790.00/person- Double Occupancy (single rooms may be available on an optional basis with a price differential). Price includes flight from Lima to Cusco, lodging, 3 daily meals, all transfers and transportation to group activities, all spiritual practices and lectures lead by Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain, all city tours, and all cultural, ecological, spiritual and touring activities. Price does not include airport fees and taxes. 

Payments: A deposit in the amount of $250.00 must accompany this application. Deposits and payments must be made within schedule to insure space in the program and to avoid late penalty charges. Optional choices are not included.

Cancellations: Depending on airline, hotels, buses and other supplier’s policies. After receipt of application a voucher for your deposit will be issued and e-mailed. 

Please Make all checks payable to: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS FOR THE AMERICAS. 203 Rockingstone Avenue. Larchmont, NY 10538, USA. Tel: 914-833-7787 / 914-439-7731. Email: CDPA@cdpa-americas.org . www.culture-and-ecology.com


Waiver and Release

Release executed on the___day of __________ , 200 __ , by ________________ (the 'Traveler Releasor') , resident of__________________________________________to Reb Yakov Leib HaKohain and to CDPA (the 'Releasee').

I, the Releasor, in consideration of my participation in the Dr. Miles Neale Retreat December 6-14, 2009, and run and/or operated by the Releasee, waive, release, and discharge the Releasee and CDPA , its owners, officers, directors, employees, members, agents, assigns, legal representatives and successors, and all business associates and partners involved in the presentation of the above noted activity and each of them their owners, officers and employees, and any other people officially connected with this event from all liability for or by reason of any damage, loss or injury to person and property, even injury resulting in the death of the Releasor, which has been or may be sustained in consequence of the Releasor's participation in the activity described above, and notwithstanding that such damage, loss or injury may have been caused solely or partly by the negligence of the Releasee. I am aware of the risks of participation. I understand that participation in this program is strictly voluntary and I freely choose to participate. I understand that the Releasee does not provide medical coverage for me. I verify that I will be responsible for any medical costs I incur as a result of my participation


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