The day after visiting the parrots, we decided to look at some tide pools that were also listed on the minor sites to see. Swami Beach was listed as a good site for tide pools. Though it was called "Swami", I did not think that it had anything to do with the Fellowship, too coincidental (ha ha) but after using the GPS to find our way it led us right next door to the Fellowship! I found out that it was named Swami after Yogananda because the Fellowship overlooks this section of beach.





Setting foot on the beach I was again overwhelmed with emotion. I felt the same sense of peaceful energy as I felt in the gardens. I was very uplifted and had a great time walking along the beach peering into all the tide pools. My favourite activities have to do with animals whether it is interacting with the birds, or looking for little starfish, anemone or crabs, etc.





The most amazing thing, though, was the gold! There were flakes of gold liberally scattered along the beach and in the water. I don't know what mineral it truly is, but it looked just like yellow gold and it shone and sparkled like magic!

I tried to capture it photographically. It's not the best image, but hopefully conveys the idea...



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Close Up


Gold flakes on the beach


The spiritual symbolism was not lost on me. In conversations with spirit I received the analogy of refining the spirit into gold. And herein is another sync...

While away I visited many book shops, browsing every metaphysical and spiritual section looking for a book that I felt compelled to read. After many failed attempts I prayed and asked that I be led to a book, if there is one that would be of benefit to me, and that aligns with God's will. The next attempt of searching led me to the book entitled, Saint Germain on Alchemy.





Yet another tangent topic. But what a wonderful book that I'm only 1/2 way through. I have a tendency to partially read books with gaps of months between chapters as I chop and change.

More pics of Swami's Beach...