We drove through the
Byron hinterland to get to the Crystal Castle and Shambhala gardens, which had
some amazing scenery. The castle was a botanical gardens filled with crystals,
plants and ‘mystical’ sculptures.
As soon as we got there
we saw they did aura photos, which we both wanted done. First, we walked around
the Water Pourer Pond to the World Peace Stupa. We ‘walked the kora’, where we
had to walk around three times spinning every prayer wheel. Tibetans believe
that 13000 prayers are released in the universe for each person.
We also each wrote and
hung a wish on the wishing tree.
We followed the trail to
the Buddhapada, and then went on a Reflexology Walk where we had to take off
our shoes. There was a huge piece of rose quartz on the track.
We decided to go and get
our photos done, so started to walk to the Crystal Gallery. On the way, we saw
the Wizard’s Hat, which was a huge piece of amethyst, and a few other crystals.
There was a spinning ball
of quartz in the main courtyard which was really cool.
There was also a mural
that has symbols of 12 of the world’s main faiths. The stones in the archway
are supposed to represent the oneness of humanity.
We went into the Crystal Matrix for our
photo and reading. Mine ended up being so many different colours which each
represented a different part of my personality and the ‘new direction my life
was heading in’. The green was supposed to represent a big change in my future.
When both our readings
were finished, we decided to explore the Treasure Room and Wisdom Alley, which
had loads of different crystals and dream catchers. There were some scrolls with some really great quotes written on them.
It was storming outside
so we didn’t want to get soaked. We went to the Crystal Jewellery shop and
straight away I found a pink crystal which I really liked. I collect them at
home so ended up buying it for my collection.When the rain stopped we
walked through the Amethyst Gateway to see the statue of Ganesh.
We then walked the
Rainforest and Bushtucker Track which had some amazing views!
One of the coolest places
at the Castle was the Buddha and Lotus Pond. It was a huge statue surrounded by
water. There was also a rose quartz statue where you couldn’t go across the
rocks or it was bad karma.
Kayla and I tried to copy
the Buddha statue.
After the Buddha, we
walked down Bamboo Alley which was really cool. When you looked closely, all of
the bamboo shoots had carvings on them.
Past the alley were
statues of Lakshmi, Nandi the Bull, Garuda and Vishnu, and Avalokiteshvara.
There was also a huge piece of Sodalite which is meant to establish inner
peace.
We went back to the
amethyst gates which were so pretty with the sunlight reflecting from them.
We didn’t have much time
left so we had to head towards the exit after we made a quick stop in the Peace Room. There was a really cool quote on
quartz by Dalai Lama and a labyrinth maze which you could walk across on the
way out.
We had to drive around an
hour and a half to get to Surfers Paradise, where Kayla lived. On the journey
we crossed the border into Queensland, which I realised was the last state in
Australia I would be travelling.
We were both pretty
exhausted from walking around all day, so we decided to stop off at KFC for a
takeout on the way home. We got in and I met Kayla’s housemate and her famous
cat Gizmo. It was so nice to be back in a proper house again! We ate our KFC
straight away and watched Pirates of the Caribbean. We stayed up and chatted
for ages before going to bed.
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