Las Liridas Temple Sanctuary

After 20 years of patience and persistence, I am closer to being successful in my life vision project.
Thanks to Great Spirit, the Guardians of Tepoztlan, and to my dearest loved ones that I am blessed to walk this planet with, the fulfillment of this vision is realizing.
I have done preliminary work and training over the years and now am honored to accept being the guardian the Earth needs me to be in this piece of land.

Las Liridas Ceremonial Center and Ecovillage, is a Temple Sanctuary project will be developed with Permaculture design principle, and will invite people who are seeking to learn about Natural Building, Community living and who are also looking for a place to retreat to and do personal work. My main focuses in life have been Permaculture, Taoist Sexual Alchemy, and Plant Medicine Ceremonies guided by authentic indigenous medicine men/women.

I am building up a web page with a blog to inform people interested in this project’s development, as well as a donation system, for receiving any additional help people want to provide along the way.
I am currently starting to write a more detailed description on the different phases of the project so to give a clearer idea of the short-, medium- and long-term vision of how I see it in the NOW.

Mainly, this project consists of:
– A Temple for ceremonies;
– A multiple use room,
– A communal kitchen,
– A permaculture food and herb garden,
– Sustainable water system/cistern/showers/dry toilets/pond, etc,
– A Taoist Dark Room Technology Retreat Center.
– And a few different style sleeping accommodations for guests, staff, volunteers, visitors…

Here is a little info about our project and its current status

Mission statement:
Las Liridas is a non-denominational ceremonial centre and sanctuary embodying intentional sustainable principles in Tepoztlan, Morelos, Mexico. Las Liridas is providing a safe and natural space for those seeking to cultivate spirituality, partake in ancestral traditional ceremonies for personal growth, energetic cleansing and inner expansion.
During the time of its construction and development, Las Liridas will function as a Living and Learning Centre for anyone interested in Permaculture Design, providing practical workshops in natural building, gardens, water management, and such related topics.

Vision:
Las Liridas is the vision of Natalie Eidi and with the support of Simon Barkworth, have both come together to donate land, time and energy, providing the foundations and support for this beautiful and abundant land to become a flourishing sanctuary and home for personal growth. As guardians we feel it is most important for this project to serve not only us as individuals and as a community, but also beyond out times and Las Liridas live in perpetuity.

We, in Las Liridas Temple Sanctuary Project and Las Liridas community, believe in the importance of cultivating one’s entire being in these relevant times of change, for uplifting our spirit and realizing ourselves through the fulfillment of our purpose of being Human, here on Earth.

We are creating Las Liridas to provide a safe space where different activities and events that encourage the cultivation of our being occur, so that we may all have the remembrance of who we are in our purest potential.

This project consists of:
A Temple for ceremonies;
A multiple use room for workshops,
A communal kitchen,
A permaculture food and herb garden,
Sustainable water system/cistern/showers/dry toilets/pond, etc,
A Healing space and gardens
Sleeping accommodations for guests, staff, volunteers and visitors.
A Taoist Dark Room Technology Retreat Facilites

Our values:
* Sustainability (Emotional, Environmental, Financial, Energetic)
* EnJOYment (Find Joy and Gratitude in what we do)
* Nature (Returning back to Nature itself, and Natural ways of Living closer to Nature each time)
* Wisdom from Ancestral Cultures (Rituals, Ceremonies, healing tools, natural medicines, attitudes and lifestyles)
* Education / Ethics / integrity
* Diversity and Intercultural Exchange

Community Description
Las Liridas is also a community, for those that want to engage with the project in various ways, can, whether it is buying adjacent land or simply coming to a workshop or ceremony. So far we are a group of 5, all a family of friends, who have purchased land adjacent to Las Liridas sanctuary. We are inspired by one another, and eager to spend the rest of our lives supporting this project and living peacefully and in community together. We are very varied in our cultural backgrounds and disciplines and provide a wide range of services for the community.

What we have done so far:
Phase 1
– Opening the road with a machine from the entrance of the project all the way until the last parcel. Previously all the land was only accessible by foot.
– Making the base of the Temple, (flattening a 12m circle, and creating the volcanic rock foundations for the dome)
– Making a raised Dry Toilet/storage room,
– Making the terrace in front of the temple
– Making the terraces on the other side of the temple
– Cleaning up after construction
– Buying and fixing a VW 1985 van for transporting materials and sleeping in it onsite.
– 2 large canvas tents, (6x4m and 4x4m) for accommodation.
– The digging up 70,000m3 for cistern 1
– The digging up 200,000m3 for cistern 2

What’s next:
Phase 2:
-Making the first part of the road (public road to Las Liridas temple) fully accessible to all cars. Required: 10 men, 2 working days (a local team we have used to build the foundations of the temple made from the same material). Repairing and constructing a 15m section of road with rocks found on the land. Materials: Cement, water truck, tools, filling with rocks and cement. (50,000 pesos).
-A cover tent structure for the temple area. Until we build the temple, we will temporarily use a tent structure to keep out the rain during the wet season, and protect ourselves from the sun . This structure will eventually be repurposed for the kitchen area or other materials: Haulage fabric and shade fabric with bamboo frame (13x15m).
-Constant regular gardener to maintain grounds.
-Finish dry toilets.

Phase 3:
– Construction of the first wood cabin (90,000. Ojo de Madera). This cabin will house the facilitator during ceremonies and rent out during other periods.
– Build a cistern on the 70,000 m3 area excavated to supply water for the first buildings/kitchen and bathroom hand washing.
– Construction of showers and bathrooms.
– Construction of temporary outdoor kitchen. Yet to be designed, eventually repurposed on site.

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