Turkey:
A Journey into Love

(And my 50th!)

We come from love, and we return to love.

And meanwhile, we have this messy and delicious human life, exploring all different kinds of experiences -from rapture to devastation- but we are ultimately Only fulfilled when we remember where we come from, who we are , why we’re here - and then LIVE that.

This is an intentional journey to submerse ourselves in the vibration of LOVE– the whole spectrum of love. Love through relationships, each other, a beloved, family members, with the Earth & land & waters…through relationship with “God” and gods…and with our Divine Self.

Inanna, Rumi and LOVE are the overlighting Guides of this journey…

Join me for this pilgrimage celebrating LOVE & my 50th year of life!

IMPORTANT- READ BEFORE SCROLLING DOWN - October 11-16th is the official "pilgrimage/ birthday journey", but if you want to join earlier I'll be in Istanbul from about Oct 2-6, and then the coastal town of Bodrum Oct 7-9. IF you're reading this, you are invited here, too. This will be more losely scheduled - in Istanbul we will be exploring with a local Turkish friend who is also a guide- the city and sites, including cuisine and nightlife, etc.

In Bodrum, we will get a taste of the gorgeous sea and coast AND one of my mentors - mystic Dr. Joseph Michael Levry - will be here with a group and I am told he will be offering open lectures in Bodrum. This is very rare opportunity as he hardly ever teaches in person any more. So, in addition to exploring and enjoying Bodrum I plan to attend his lectures/transmissions.

You know I love to combine deep, luscious, devoted spiritual journeys with fun, laughter, sensuality, dance, joy…and more fun.

This will be the case from Istanbul to Bodrum to Golbekli Tepe to Cappadoccia to Konya!!

“We are born of love, love is our Mother.”
-Rumi

YOUR INVITATION

Hi Friends-

I am in my Jubilee year – my 50th year of life on the planet as Bethany Joy. As a devotional pilgrimage and celebration, I'm going to Turkey.

For years I’ve been deeply called to Turkey - especially to Gobekli Tepe temple- which is 12,000 years old (existing for millenia before most of the temples in Egypt were built!), as well as to connect to the Venus mysteries and some of the ancient origins of the Rose lineage.

As you know, my soul mission is intricatley intertwoven with cultivating the Venus frequencies on the planet once again. These energies are not dominant vibrations on our planet, yet they ARE here, thirsty to be remembered, watered, and sprout anew.

This part of the Earth holds codes and remembrances of when the Venus frequencies of LOVE, womb mysteries & sacred sexuality flourished and were the "norm".

Personally I’ve felt a huge shift this year. On my 49th birthday I woke up and heard my spirit say “I’m dedicating my entire life to God this year.” And then my rational mind stepped in and said, ‘But don’t you already do this? With your mission, your children, etc…”

But something has definitely deepened since that day. There is now an adulterated precision in my focus, what I say yes and no to, and where my time, love and resources are channeled.

I simply will not allow my thoughts, emotions, body, time or resources to be used for anything other than my highest good or the highest good of all of Creation. (Although I’m still working on having my attention be this intentional especially with social media!)

I’ve been waiting for this pilgrimage for a long time. If you’re feeling a yes in your spirit that you’re meant to be on this part of the Earth with me, at this time, please let me know ASAP!

Love,

Bethany

Gobekli Tepe & Sanliurfa Region
October 11-12

Golbekli Tepe is the "Opener of the Way" of our journey and what has been calling me (us) across continents and oceans. Everything else on this journey is icing on the cake.

Golbekli Tepe is one of the earliest known ritual/ceremonial centers in human history, dating back to around 9600–8000 BCE.

This temple is deeply connected to the Venusian Mysteries and in this part of the world (Ancient Anatolia) the goddess Inanna was venerated as The origin, the womb of creation — the matrix of life itself. She was not separate from the Earth, from the body, nor from the pulse of nature. She IS the pulse.

Inanna is one of the most ancient goddesses known to humanity. Worshipped long before the rise of patriarchal systems the Goddess is known as the living, breathing intelligence that moves through the blood, the soil, the tides, the stars. She is the Great Void -“GOD” before there was God.

Inanna is also deeply associated with the planet Venus, and was originally worshipped as the celestial embodiment of the Morning and Evening Star. Before she had a name, she was the star.

HERE is where we begin our journey into Love, initiated by the "Goddess of Love", remembering that we ARE this Pulse of Love itself...

In addition to Golbekli Tepe we will explore the old town of Sanliurfa to see the holy pools of Prophet Abraham, Grand Mosque of Sanliurfa and the colorful old bazaar.

If you are curious about Golbekli Tepe, watch "The Gift" (a Turkish series) on Netflix which is centered around this sacred site/vortex, signs, symbols and the multi-dimensional lives we live. I received massive transmissions watching this while very sick in bed with C-vid in 2021.

Cappadoccia
October 13-15

Welcome to Fairytale Cappadoccia!

The mystical landscape of Cappadocia is a land of ancient wisdom, hidden sanctuaries, and breathtaking natural beauty unlike anywhere else on Earth. Carved by volcanic fire and centuries of wind, Cappadocia’s surreal valleys, towering fairy chimneys, and honeycombed cave dwellings create a setting that feels both earthly and deeply sacred.

Beneath Cappadocia lies vast underground cities carved deep into the volcanic stone thousands of years ago which allowed entire communities could live underground for extended periods of invasion and unrest, protected by concealed entrances, massive rolling stone doors, ventilation systems, water wells, chapels, kitchens, and food storage rooms.

We will visit Derinkuyu Underground City one of the largest and deepest underground cities in Cappadocia. It extends multiple levels below the surface (around 8 accessible levels today, with evidence of more), and historians estimate it may once have sheltered up to 20,000 people along with livestock and supplies.

We will visit the Göreme Open Air Museum: This UNESCO World Heritage site is a remarkable complex of rock-cut churches, chapels, and monasteries dating back to the 10th–12th centuries. Renowned for its well-preserved frescoes, it offers deep insight into the early Christian history and monastic life of Cappadocia. Early Christians fleeing persecution under the Roman Empire are believed to have used Cappadocia’s hidden chambers as places of refuge, worship, and monastic life.

Optional Additions:

Hot air balloon ride over Göreme National Park at sunrise (weather dependent)
Jewelry Workshop: Watch artisans create traditional jewelry and discover centuries-old techniques, with the option to purchase unique pieces.
Pottery workshops of Avanos town and experience the ancient kick wheel pottery making.

Konya
Rumi's home

October 16-17

Rumi: In my 20s, I became acquainted (and then obsessed) with the 13th century Turkish poet and mystic Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumia. I could feel the Mystic in him completely and utterly devoted to and postrate before Love – divine love, intoxicating love, pure love, painful love, raw love, exquisite love…

I had posters with his quotes about God & Love plastered on my walls and books of his poetry.

I was born a mystic and any branch of mysticism stirs my soul - to me it tastes the most closely aligned with understanding and cultivating a true relationship with the Divine, as well as recognizing ourselves as Divine.

Rumi was a Sufi mystic – think whirling dirvishes, trance states, union with God, and Konya was the home of he and his beloved counterpart and teacher Shamz. His temple here is the 2nd most visited site in all of Turkey.

Come and immerse in the vibration of LOVE.

In addition to exploring Rumi and Shamz sites we will enjoy live Turkish dance - the whirling dervishes, live music and delectable cuisine native to this area.

My religion is love. My heart is my temple.
-Rumi

Who is Inanna?

I only became acquainted with a Inanna a few years ago as the Rose Lineage Mysteries were remembered within me once again.

My experiences with Inanna are some of the most deep and transformative initiations I’ve had in my life.

As a mentor at this time on the Earth, she brings us through a stripping away of ego and identities to reveal our naked, true and unadulterated itself. She brings us through the underworld - through the dark with the soul -and the subsequent resurrection on the other side.

Her goddess “Religion of Love” predates Christianity, Judaism & Islam by thousands of years and was the dominant deity/religion for over 4,000 years (!). She was known as GOD before there was (the Abrahamic) “God”. She was also the Venus star personified.

My soul mission is intricatley intertwoven with cultivating the Venus frequencies on the planet once again. These energies are not the dominant vibration on our planet, yet they are here, thirsty to be remembered, watered and sprout anew.

Yet there was a time on our planet -especially in ancient Sumer (present day Turkey/Iran/Iraq) when the Venus frequencies and ways of being flourished. A time when God-Creator was synonymous with the female form and with womb magic.

Inanna was the ruling deity of this area of the world - ancient Sumer and Mesopotamia - during the height of the sex magic priestess cults aka the Priestesses of Love. In her fertility cult sex was sacred, holy and deeply connected to the Divine.

If you are attracted to: the Venus star, the Venus Vibration, womb magic, Goddess religions, the Rose lineage, working in the underworld and sex magic, Inanna will most likely come into your life, at some point, to teach, initiate and guide you.

Sorrow prepares you for joy.

It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter.

It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place.

It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow.

Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place.

-Rumi

PRELUDE TO: A Journey into Love

PRE-RETREAT INVITATION

This is optional, but if you are wanting to arrive before the retreat/birthday celebration and explore Istanbul and the coast, then join me!

This Istanbul-Bodrum portion will be separate and will be budgeted according to who wants to come, where we decide to stay etc.

I have a friend who is from Istanbul, and also a tour guide, so she will be bringing us to the best sacred (and profane!) spots...

ISTANBUL
October 3 - 7

details coming soon, but think: Turkish baths, Hagia Sophia, rooftop retraurants, ancient sacred sites, sultry nightlife....

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.
-Rumi

BODRUM
October 7/8/9

details coming soon, but think: seaside charm, spas, relax and unwind....