AN EXTRAORDINARY SOLARI EVENT IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK AT THE FOOT OF ULURU MAY 2018

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1 AN EXTRAORDINARY SOLARI EVENT IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK AT THE FOOT OF ULURU MAY 2018

2 About The Event Listen to the ancient stories. These stories tell truths not found in edited texts and books. We are made from the water of sacred places. We belong to a people who have traveled great distances and have a great destiny. That destiny unfolds before us. It beckons to me and to you. Catherine Austin Fitts after her first trip to Uluru This is your guide to an Australian Outback discovery trip in May An electronic version of this brochure contains numerous links to additional information. Depending if you are scheduled to travel in Group 1 or Group 2, please refer to your planned itinerary listed below. Groups will be limited to 20 Solari Report subscribers. Both groups will enjoy the same experience and Schedule of Event s opportunities to get to know and interact with Catherine Austin Fitts, Richard Dolan and Jason Bawden-Smith. Throughout your stay, please direct your logistical queries to Trina Bawden-Smith from Enlightened Events. All contact numbers are on the last page. For travel logistics, please also refer to the following link: LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=20845 GROUP 1 GROUP 2 DAY 1 DAY 2 Arrival at Ayers Rock Airport and transfer to Sails in the Desert Hotel via shuttle. Meet and greet Sunrise Uluru highlights tour Presentations by Catherine and Richard and a Q and A over lunch Outback Pioneer BBQ Dinner Tue. May 8 Sun. May 13 Wed. May 9 Mon. May 14 DAY 3 Full day Safari to Cave Hill and Attila viewing Thu. May 10 Tue. May 15 Day 4 Helicopter tour over Uluru and Kata Tjuta Presentations by Catherine & Richard and Q&A Tali Wiru Dinner under the stars Fri. May 11 Wed. May 16 Day 5 Morning free activities, lunchtime departure Sat. May 12 Thu. May 17 2

3 About TheLocation Sails in the Desert Hotel is a five-star hotel and a part of the Ayers Rock Resort located in the heart of Australia s Red Centre, at the foot of the Uluru. The resort s luxurious amenities contrast with the raw beauty of the true Australian outback and provide a luxury accommodation in the most remote and exotic surroundings. The hotel features an expansive gumtree-lined swimming pool and a diversity of modern dining, bar and lounge options. Relax and feast in the brasserie-style Ilkari Restaurant or let time tick by as you enjoy cocktails, music and culinary temptations in the Walpa Lobby Bar. Spoil yourself at the Red Ochre Spa, a sanctuary where guests exchange stressed or weary states for tranquility and embrace treatments that renew energies or evoke luscious relaxation. Don t miss the Mulgara Gallery where you can explore unique styles and breathtaking stories of Indigenous art. Sails in the Desert Hotel is part of Voyages Hotel and Resorts which is owned by Indigenous Land Council. The Voyages management runs a national indigenous training academy. Young men and women from indigenous cultures around Australia are learning the hotel and hospitality business here in order to acquire accredited training. Indigenous employees constitute one third of workforce on the property. Sails in the Desert s amenities and facilities: Free in-room WiFi Free guest activities program Free airport transfers Complimentary porter service Swimming pool Modern dining, lounge and bar options Red Ochre Spa Mulgara Gallery 3

4 About Uluru and Attila ULURU A World Heritage site, Uluru is a spiritual heart of Australia. It is located in the middle of that continent as part of a desert landscape of Red Centre in the Northern Territory. Uluru is the Aboriginal and an official name of the massive outcrop. It means Earth Mother in the Anangu language. It is also known as Ayers Rock, named by William Gosse in 1873 after Sir Henry Ayers who was a South Australia Chief Secretary at the time. The rock was created over some 600 million years. It originally sat at the bottom of a sea, but today stands 348 meters (1114 ft) above ground. More impressively, some 2.5 kilometers (5 mile) of its bulk is underground. The nearby Kata Tjuta (or Olgas) are believed to have originally been one massive monolith, as opposed to the 36 separate domes they are today. They are a part of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, which was founded in 1950 as Ayers Rock-Mount Olga National Park, changing to its current title in The Aborigines have lived in the area for at least 10,000 years and the Pitjantjatjara people of Central Australia own the land, although the government currently holds a 99 year lease. ATTILA Attila is associated in Anangu dreaming stories with Ice people, the ancestral spirits who bring cold weather. A horseshoe shaped monolith of a similar geology as Uluru, it reaches to 859 meters (2,818 ft) above sea level and to 300 meters (984 ft) above ground level. The monolith is also known as Mount Conner, named in 1873 after a South Australian politician M.L. Conner It is located on private land of a cattle ranch called Curtis Station and it is not easily accessible to tourists. 4

5 Detailed DAY 1 ARRIVAL AT AYERS ROCK AIRPORT Group 1 Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Group 2 - Sunday, May 13, 2018 After arrival at Ayers Rock Airport you should transfer via a shuttle bus to the Ayers Rock resort and the Sails in the Desert hotel that is located within the resort. At the hotel, please check in at the reception desk. Your stay will start with Inma welcome to country performance of song and dance by Anangu artists. A dinner will be served poolside. In Anangu culture, the art of dance is reserved for a very small number of special events and is therefore rarely seen. During the performance, senior Anangu men and women share with you their traditional song and dance or Inma. Every move and sound is rich with ancient meaning. Clapping sticks create an infectious rhythm accented by the chanting of traditional song. Ochre-painted bodies dance towards the crowd, bringing ancient stories to life. DAY 2 ULURU Group 1 Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Group 2 Monday, May 14, 2018 Early morning departure to watch the sun rise over Uluru an amazing 500 million-year-old monolith, and to enjoy an outback picnic breakfast. This will be followed by a guided tour to visit Mutitjulu Waterhole on the Kuniya Walk and to learn the Creation stories of Liru (poisonous snake) and Kuniya (python). After this short walk, we will drive around the base of Uluru and hear the story of the Mala people before returning to the resort. Live presentations by Catherine and Richard followed by an informal Q&A session over lunch. The day will conclude with a dinner the Outback Pioneer Hotel BBQ an interactive dining experience in a rustic Australian pub setting. DAY 3 CAVE HILL AND ATTILA Group 1 Thursday, May 10, 2018 Group 2 Tuesday, May 15, 2018 All-day Cave Hill Safari Tour (breakfast and lunch provided) a trip deep into the desert of the Pitjantjatjara Lands of Central Australia. An indigenous cultural experience that will provide insight into everyday Aboriginal life including the magnificent cave paintings and the drama of the Seven Sisters creation story. We will also witness Attila (also known as Mount Conner), a monolith bigger than Uluru that is rarely spoken about and seldom seen by tourists. Watch out for the most beautiful and very rare Major Mitchell cockatoo s as we pass by Curtain Springs Station. 5

6 The highlight of the tour is the visit to the magnificent cave paintings possibly the most significant art site in Central Australia. The drama of the Seven Sisters creation story is graphically illustrated on the ceiling of the cave. Later we will walk to the top of Cave Hill to admire a 360-degree panoramic of the surrounding countryside, including Uluru 100 kilometers away, Mt Conner and the imposing Musgrave Ranges. We will discuss Tjukurpa and the Songlines and learn their relevance to Anangu life in the desert. You will investigate traditional food gathering and the preparation of desert bush tucker delights. The evening is free to relax. DAY 4 HELICOPTER TOUR OVER KATA TJUTA DOMES Group 1 Friday, May Group 2 Wednesday, May 16, 2018 One of the best ways to experience Uluru and the sprawling domes of Kata Tjuta is from the air. Even if you have walked around Uluru, you won t fully appreciate the awesome spectacle of this monolith until you see it from the air. The scale and size of Kata Tjuta only becomes apparent while gliding over the group of 36 conglomerate rock domes the highest of which stands 198 meters (650 ft) taller than Uluru and spreads 36 square km. Ayers Rock Helicopters has a long and distinguished history offering passengers the very highest levels of safety and customer service. Catherine and Richard will hold presentations at lunchtime, followed by a Q&A session. Tali Wiru Dinner - enjoy the magic of fine dining under the southern desert sky. Instead of walls, this open-air restaurant has magnificent views of Uluru and the unique ambiance of desert night stillness. Relax with champagne and canapés as the sun sets to the sound of a didgeridoo. As day turns to night, stroll to the top of the dune for a four-course dinner, matched with premium Australian wines. After dinner, an indigenous storyteller will captivate you with stories of the world s oldest living culture. Tali Wiru is so much more than a dining experience; it s a moment in time remembered forever. DAY 5 DEPARTURE DAY Group 1 Saturday 12th May 2018 Group 2 Thursday, May 17, 2018 Morning is free for you to relax and bond with new friends, explore local arts and galleries or, for the adventurous, squeeze in a final morning tour of your choosing. Flights depart around lunchtime. 6

7 Richard Dolan is one of the world s leading researchers and writers on the subject of UFOs, and believes that they constitute the greatest mystery of our time. He is the author of two volumes of history, UFOs and the National Security State, both ground-breaking works which together provide the most factually complete and accessible narrative of the UFO subject available anywhere. He also coauthored a speculative book about the future, A.D. After Disclosure, the first-ever analysis not only of how UFO secrecy might end, but of the all-important question: what happens next? One of Richard s recent works, UFOs for the 21st Century Mind, provides a fresh treatment of the entire subject. He discusses the important sightings, the encounters, the politics, the cover-up, ancient aliens, the bizarre science, disclosure, and offers advice on being both critical and open-minded in today s world. Richard hosts a weekly radio show The Richard Dolan Show and he is a frequent guest on Coast-to-Coast AM. He is currently featured on several television series and documentaries, including Ancient Aliens, Hangar One: The UFO Files and Close Encounters. Prior to his interest in UFOs, Richard completed his graduate work at the University of Rochester, where he studied U.S. Cold War strategy, European history, and international diplomacy. Before that, he had studied at Alfred University and Oxford University, and had been a finalist for a Rhodes scholarship. In addition to his research, Richard s company, Richard Dolan Press, actively publishes innovative books by authors from around the world. His website is richarddolanpress.com. 7 About The Speakers Catherine Austin Fitts offers Solari Report subscribers a unique perspective on how to navigate the opportunities and risks in the global financial system and political economy. Catherine is the president of Solari, Inc., publisher of the Solari Report, and managing member of Solari Investment Advisory Services, LLC. Catherine served as managing director and member of the board of directors of the Wall Street investment bank Dillon, Read & Co. Inc., as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the first Bush Administration, and was the president of Hamilton Securities Group, Inc. Catherine has designed and closed over $25 billion of transactions and investments to-date and has led portfolio and investment strategy for $300 billion of financial assets and liabilities. Catherine graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (BA), the Wharton School (MBA) and studied Mandarin Chinese in Hong Kong. She blogs for the Solari Report at solari.com. Jason Bawden- Smith (JBS) is a successful entrepreneur best known for his success in building businesses from an idea into multimillion dollar companies, but behind the scenes he has also a real passion for self-realization and personal growth, seeking the answers to life s biggest questions. Jason holds both a Bachelor s and Master s Degrees in Environmental Science. His research work during a career in academia was published in Medical Journal of Australia and presented at numerous national and international environmental conferences. Jason has founded four companies during his business career including one of largest and most successful contaminated land consultancy companies in Australia (more details at Jason introduced portable analytical technology, touted as an impossible application by the manufacturer, into the mining industry in the late 1990 s that is now found on many exploration and mine sites around the world. He attributes his personal and business success to a deep understanding of universal lore, daily contemplation and imagineering. Driven to find a cure for his mother s incurable illness, Jason s worldly experiences have included time with a shaman in the jungles of PNG and the outback of Australia, faith healers in Brazil and Chinese qi gong masters. He has also studied many energy modalities, quantum biology, attended several personal growth courses and spent one on one time with some of the world s most amazing teachers and energy seers. Jason s profound and challenging experiences have given him a unique insight on life. Including the importance of self-empowerment and self-responsibility, our deep connection with our mother earth and how the control agenda for humanity extends beyond our planet. He feels that the integration of our heart/ soul self with our brain/conscious mind may just be the key to reaching our full human potential. Jason wrote about his life experiences in a book titled Making Waves. His second book In the Dark brings awareness to the adverse effects technology can have, and offers simple and practical measures people can take, without feeling they have to compromise the lifestyle they want.

8 Highlights from Catherine s previous trip Catherine s impressions from her trip to Uluru two years ago can be found on Solari s Blog. Here are the excerpts. Although I have traveled to New Zealand several times, this is my first time in Australia. After a 15-hour flight to Sydney from Los Angeles, I met up with one of my favorite Australian subscribers, entrepreneur Jason Bawden-Smith. We made our way to the domestic terminal and flew directly inland to Yulara in the Northern Territory. This is the home of Uluru and Kata Tjuta two large sandstone rock formations in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Uluru is sacred to the Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. Sunrise over Uluru In the morning we are off for Desert Awakening a group of us pouring into a shuttle bus in the cold morning air and off down dirt roads while our guide, Sonja, watched feverishly to make sure she did not run over an occasional kangaroo or dingo. After much bouncing, we arrived on a special hilltop for a 360-degree view, including Uluru and Kata Tjuta, at sunrise. For me, there is nothing more beautiful than sunrise in the desert. I love the ocean and the mountains, but the desert has always been in my blood. It holds a special calling for me. We could see approximately 200 kilometers in all directions. On one side of the hill, the sun arises as an intense golden ball, shooting out a spectrum of colors as the desert comes alive before you. On the other side of the hill, there is a blue and pink coloring. Sonja explains that at these vast distances, we are watching the Earth s shadow on this side. Sonja is from Papua New Guinea and is very much in love with the people and land of this place. We enjoyed briefings throughout the day about the Anangu and their history, culture and art as well as about life on the land in the Australian Outback. Sonja explained that as many as 400,000 people visit Uluru each year which is remarkable as the weather is comfortable only during April to August. In the warmer months, temperatures during the day rise to F and the flies are said to cover your face like a blanket. Everything in the desert is about optimizing energy for survival. The Anangu rise early and stop working in mid-morning, conserving energy to begin work again in the late afternoon. Story after story communicates their survival skills including how to find and preserve water in the desert. The Anangu say that Uluru has a special vibration or energy and Sonja says that scientists have confirmed this. So many scientists have come to study it apparently, that the Anangu no longer allow samples to be taken. There is indeed a unique energy in this place. The sky is blue, the way the sky used to be many years ago in America. The trees are untouched by environmental pollution. The air is clean. And the whole place feels alive and fresh. After dinner, we move down to a campfire below the hilltop to hear the stories of the stars. I have often heard of the beauty of the stars in the Southern hemisphere. Jason, in jest, says that Australia has stolen all of our stars. Even though I live in a remote area where the night sky is full of stars, I have never seen anything like it the Milky Way is laid out before us with Orion and the Pleiades to the right and the Southern Cross on the left. Our storyteller, Tim, tells us stories of the Creation time and draws out an Emu, the large Australian bird, in the stars. Our dreams were deep and rich that night. I m up again early the next morning for the long trip on dirt roads through several cattle stations and into a southern portion of Anangu land to visit Cave Hill. This time Luke was our guide and we grilled him with questions about life in the Bush and why, after traveling to the city, he always returns to the Bush. After crossing the Curtis Fall cattle station, Luke suddenly slows the car. There are two pink cockatoos in a tree by the side of the road a male and female. Truly, I have never seen more beautiful birds. We start up again and they fly along with us for a minute or two as we speed along the road. We cross once again into Anangu land and suddenly that sense of powerful peace returns. Luke explains how remote our current location is: when the International Space Station passes over, it is closer than any city. We arrive at Cave Hill and climb up to a series of caves filled with Aborigine art as Luke and Jason tell the stories of the Creation Time that the Anangu have passed on to them. This includes the story of the of the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. Then off for the long road back to Sails. We stop along the way to view the Atilla Mountain. Luke explains that Attila is 750 million years old hundreds of thousands of years older than Uluru. Again, you feel as if you are in the presence of some great power, some mysterious history. Apparently, soon after Attila was discovered by the English Australians, it became part of the Cattle Stations and not easily accessible to tourists. The next day, Jason and I take off for a helicopter ride over Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Once aloft, it is remarkable to watch how the three sites line up perfectly in the desert: Attila, Uluru and Kata Tjuta. What can explain such symmetry? The beauty is breathtaking. Not even the thud of the helicopter blades can interrupt the sense of peace and knowing. Snacking on a witchetty grub 8

9 Contact, links, and further reading CONTACTS: LOGISTICS: Trina Bawden-Smith Event Director Enlightened Events Mail: P.O. Box 350, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia Tel: trina@enlightenedevents.com.au web: web: Erin McDonald / Assistant Manager Conference & Events/ Voyages Mail : P.O. Box 46 Yulara, NT 0872, Australia Tel : Erin.McDonald@voyages.com.au AYERS ROCK RESORT TOURISM AUSTRALIA SOLARI HOST: Jason Bawden-Smith: Jason@jbsgroup.com.au Office phone: Mailing Address: Level 1, 50 Margaret Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Skype Account: jasonbawdensmith ACCOMODATIONS: Information about the Ayers Rock Resort: Information about Sails In The Desert Hotel: Tel: FURTHER READING AND LISTENING: Australia Official Tourism Site: New South Wales state: Northern Territory where Uluru is located: Queensland State: Music: Australian Aboriginal Music Richard Dolan s books can be found through his website: Richard Dolan appearances in the History Channels series: Ancient Aliens: Jason Bawden-Smith s websites: Jason s books: Catherine s Uluru trip audio file: uluru. mp3 (auto-download); uluru.mp3 (Right click to download in Safari) 9

10 Tell me a story. In this century, and moment, of madness, tell me a story. Make it a story of great distances, and starlight. The name of the story will be time but you must not speak its name. Tell me a story of deep delight. Robert Penn Warren