A Modern Day Walk About: A Return to Oz

By The Florida Hoosier

Beginning in America's heartland follow the author into a foreign land and culture, travel to the outback of Australia and discover the ways and teachings of the Australian aborigine. Discover with the author a journey of self-discovery and of a way of life and culture that is slowly being forgotten and lost.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Florida Hoosier
• Release date: May 17, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458012531

The Florida Hoosier

Gary has been a photographer for over 20 years, specializing in nature,landscapes and event photography.Besides visiting most of the United States, he has traveled to such places as Egypt,the Canary Islands,much of the Caribbean, and having studied Mayan Cultures in Central America, and the Australian Aboriginal way of life, photography has given him the opportunity to observe life in many different cultures!I also have two more blogs you may enjoy:www.thefloridahoosier.comwww.manymanyworlds.com

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A Modern Day Walkabout

Australia's Aborigines

Gary Wonning

Copyright 2015 Gary Wonning

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Off to the Land of Oz

Chapter 2: The Corroboree

Chapter 3 : The Red Center

Chapter 4 : Uluru and King's Canyon

Chapter 5 : To The Top End

Chapter 6 : Meeting Lightening Man

Chapter 7 : The Final Saga

About the Author

Other Books Written by the Author

Introduction

I was a member of The National Institute of Exploration based in Champagne Illinois. Their mission was to escort groups of photographers into exotic areas of the world and published books with photos and articles written about the expeditions. They were planning a trip to Peru and Machu Picchu, somewhere I've always had an interest in visiting. For various reasons, I was unable to take advantage of that trip, as a result I almost forgot about them.

Later that year, I received a call telling me they were planning an expedition to Australia in June of the following year. They were inquiring as to the feasibility of me going and leading a group.

The plan was to spend a month in Australia, break into groups of 8-10 people in each group and spend approximately a week in an area, then go to a different area and spend a week there. Upon our return home we would publish a photography book about our adventures. The photographers and writers would each submit their own work and if chosen they would be published, the profits shared among the participants.

It was something that I had never considered. I almost said yes immediately, but hesitated and said I would get back to them. Little did I know at the time it would be an adventure that would change my perception of life.

I had been actively seeking a lot of answers about life and had done much searching. The previous week I had consulted with a psychic who was quite intuitive. She had read the likes of Shirley Maclaine and Liberace. Many things were discussed however, nothing was said about Australia. Although I felt like Australia was the right place to go at the time, I wanted to see how this fit into the general scheme of things. Looking back I can see now I was determining how good my judgment was concerning things I should do, regardless of how sensible they seemed.

During the reading it was revealed I would be meeting several wives from past lives and I would eventually choose the best one for me. It was also revealed that when I got to Ayres Rock, which neither of us, myself or the physic knew existed, I would find a pit at the top big enough for a human to lie in. It would have three 3 ft. circles on one side of it. I was to lie in this pit and meditate.

It was also disclosed that I needed to obtain a basket containing earth items, and