What an amazing day it was — a jam-packed day of the Traveler at Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens! NOW Productions staff and volunteers were buzzing around setting up for the day. Sound checks were in place for the seminar host and those that would be contributing their talent during the seminar. The registration team was ready to welcome folks and the ushers took their places greeting and helping them find their seats. The refreshments team was preparing what would be an amazing surprise dessert after the seminar and then at 11:45am, all was ready and the first event of the day began.

Dianne Lawrence, editor and owner of The Neighborhood News, a local West Adams newspaper that focuses on the “doings” in the West Adams Historic District, where PAL&G is located, asked John Morton some poignant and straightforward questions. His answers were heartfelt, thoughtful, humorous, and enlightening.

You can WATCH THE INTERVIEW below:

John Morton and Leigh Taylor-Young Morton, and hosts Laren Bright and Penelope Bright. shared a table at lunch and then it was time to begin the seminar. Laren was his usual witty self, especially when he introduced his wife, Penelope, who would spend the next five minutes reminiscing about the early days of PAL&G, then called the Purple Rose Ashram of the New Age (Prana for short!). Among many fond and humorous memories, she shared that John-Roger would come to Prana on an almost daily basis to set rules of conduct for the then wild bunch who became the first inhabitants of Prana, most of whom made the pilgrimage from infamous Berkeley. And we all got a chuckle when she painted an all-smiles word picture of the mile-long lineup to perform at these early J-R seminars.

Ariel Downs sang her sweet version of Alleluia a cappella. And then we saw three clips of John-Roger talking to us about how we gravitate toward our earthly tribes and how he encourages us to gravitate toward God’s tribe. He also spoke to us about how unrest in the world needs our help through prayer, our intercessory work.

John began with a talk that picked up where the J-R clips left off. It was a beautiful journey into our hearts. He talked about submitting his life to God and how we can move more fully into our awakening to the Mystical Traveler and become that consciousness inside ourselves. It’s the consciousness of God, it’s Divinity extending into all creation. It has divine authority and power through the Christ. He thanked everyone for showing up, for following the call, the living truth. And everyone is free to follow that call even if it means they would leave and go do something else.

Michael Hayes was with us once again and shared some very powerful information, especially reiterating what John brought forward this time as many times, to focus on gratitude, being thankful for what we have and generous with our spirit.

John ended with a blessing that spoke of MSIA as being the Movement of the Soul, transcending all that is before us. He encouraged us to rise up and step from what binds us to partake of God’s Grace. How? Let God!

You can WATCH THE SEMINAR below:

Lastly about that surprise dessert: homemade 100% organic banana creme, pressed right here in Prana’s kitchen! No sugar, no dairy, only bananas. Of course we had to add all the usual toppings, not so 100% but oh so yummy!

You can VIEW THE PHOTOS from the event below:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Prana Festival–Celebration of John-Roger and John Morton, Wednesday July 3, 11am-6pm including barbecue lunch, tours of Prana, Prana West, and Prana Far West, and a reprise of the concert, “Travelers through their Music,” an amazing array of music we all know and love played by our professional musicians Merrill Collins and Alethea Lamb, and vocal artist Cheri Jamison.

Then off we go to the first Conference of the Mystical Traveler event that evening at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. Click here for more info about Conference.