Association Les Bonshommes
Association loi 1901 n° W312002324 siège social : Le Village, 31420 Samouillan
Dedication, Devotion, Discovery
a pilgrimage tour in South France
In the footsteps of the Cathar Parfaits
and of Mary Magdalene
September 18 - October 2 2017
Comfortable hotels and coach travel.
Visits to the Cathar Châteaux of Montségur, Puivert,
Queribus, Puilaurens, and Lastours,
and to the towns of Minerve, Foix and Carcassonne.
Special trips to the enigmatic Rennes le Château,
the healing waters of Rennes-les-Bains,
and the hidden Cathar caves at Ussat les Bains.
A Troubadour music concert (proposed - in preparation).
The second week we honour the Magdalene heritage,
her sacred mysteries and her transformational presence.
Visiting Les Saintes Maries de la Mer with the Black
Madonna, St Maximin with her holy relics, (staying in
the ancient Couvent Royale), and the sanctuary cave
in the mountains of St.Baume, with their stained glass
windows which are portals of consciousness.
Your Tour Leaders :
Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith,
with Jen Kershaw and Kris Misselbrook
Cost : 1800 € in shared room
Including all transports from Toulouse to Marseille,
14 nights hotels with breakfasts,
11 dinners (not lunches), and all
admissions to sites, talks, concert and presentations.
Single supplement 350 €.
Arrivals : Toulouse, Hotel Ibis
(at the train station - shuttle bus from airport)
before 6pm Monday 18th
Departures : Marseilles Airport or TGV station
from 12 noon 2 October.
Limited to 20 pilgrims - book early !
for all enquiries : [email protected] (33) 05 61 87 34 05
for programme details download from our site : lesbonshommes.com
Dedication, Devotion, Discovery
A Pilgrimage in the South of France: Sept 18 – Oct 2, 2017
In the footsteps of the Cathar Parfaits and Mary Magdalene
Join Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith, Kris Misselbrook and Jen Kershaw
for an illuminating soul journey through the mystical realms of France.
Spaces are limited, so please register as soon as you are guided to come.
A PILGRIM’S GUIDE
Unlike mere travel, a pilgrimage is a journey into the landscape of the soul.
(Vivienne Hull)
A Cathar Pilgrimage
A Magdalene Pilgrimage
Come journey through the landscapes of France with kindred spirits on an adventure that blends tour,
presentation and reflection through carefully crafted experiences of message, music and ritual.
The essence of this trip is to journey not only to physical locales but into soul remembrances,
awakening wisdom and restored spiritual community.
The journey will begin with recommended readings and materials to allow each traveler to prepare in advance
for a depth experience. In order to allow sacred space for personal process, we’ll minimize hotel changes,
use many places exclusively, and maximize time at the sites. To create a sense of spiritual community,
there will be opportunities for journaling, sharing and honoring.
Come journey through the Cathar landscapes of France with 20 kindred spirits on an intimate adventure
through inner and outer realms of discovery. We’ll focus on remembrance of the Cathar spirituality as well as
celebrate its reemergence in our time and its living presence in us. We’ll travel the Cathar country, Ussat Caves,
Carcassonne, Lastours, Rennes le Chateau, Minerve with an Autumnal Equinox Ritual at Montsegur.
Profound themes that will be woven together into a tapestry of Cathar wisdom include:
Exploring Legends & History, Walking the Sacred Paths Again, Engaging Depth Soul Work, Visioning Tarot as
Cathar Catechism, Creating Terra Illuminata, and Embracing our Callings to Embody the Light.
For those who wish to continue their pilgrimage or just come for one week, we’ll journey through the
Magdalene landscapes of Southern France. This will be an enlightening adventure for those called to the
transformational energy, insights and path of Mary Magdalene, Jesus and Grail. We will visit
sacred sites including the Black Madonna at Saintes Maries de la Mer, the Basilica of Magdalene at Saint-Maximinla-Sainte-Baume, and the mountain Cave of Magdalene at Sainte Baume with its stained glass windows.
We’ll explore Magdalene, Jesus and the Grail with new revelations regarding the stained glass windows at the
Magdalene Cave which are portals of consciousness encoded for the unfolding spirituality of our time.
They express the holy union of the feminine and masculine and the sacred oneness of spirit and matter.
Embracing these ancient archetypes is profoundly important to our relationship with the cosmos
as we rededicate ourselves to the Union of the Grail.
The Tour Schedule
September 19 . . . Toulouse Hotel . . . Our Gathering
September 20 & 21 . . . Travel to Ussat for 2 nights . . . Visit Foix and the Ussat Caves
September 22 . . . Travel to Sougraine . . . Montsegur and Puivert
Sept 22-26 . . . 5 nights in Sougraine . . . Rennes le Chateau, Carcassonne, Cathar Castles, Minerve
September 27 . . . Travel to Saintes Maries de la Mer . . . Beziers
September 27-29 . . . 3 nights in Sts. Maries de la Mer
Sept 30 . . . Travel to St. Maximin for 1 night at the Couvent Royal . . . Basilica of the Magdalene
October 1-2 . . . Travel to St. Baume/Plan d’Aups for 2 nights . . . the Cave of the Magdalene
October 3 . . . Travel St. Baume to Marseilles . . . Our Parting
A Cathar Pilgrimage and Magdalene Pilgrimage Costs and Registration
Arrive in Toulouse . . . Return from Marseilles
Cost: 1800 Euros
inclusive of program, 14 shared hotel nights/breakfasts, 11 dinners, concert, and coach
Single Supplement: 350 Euros
One Week Option: 1000 Euros for Cathar or Magdalene Pilgrimage week
Spaces are limited, so please register as soon as you are guided to come.
DEPOSIT to hold your place
800 euro for both weeks or 400 euros for one week due by March 31, 2017.
BALANCE DUE by the Summer Solstice on June 21, 2017.
Payment is due in Euros, so if remitting in British Pounds Sterling or US Dollars,
please request the exchange from your account when you submit payment.
PLEASE REGISTER BY CONTACTING Kris Misselbrook at [email protected]
For Further Information:
Pam Douglas-Smith at [email protected]
Jen Kershaw at [email protected]
Your Experienced Presenters and Spiritual Tour Guides
Pamela Douglas-Smith is an ordained Unity minister who has spent a lifetime studying metaphysics
and mysticism, especially the Legends of the Grail, Mystery of the Magdalene, Path of the Tarot, Celtic Spirituality and
Light of the Mystical Cathars. She has presented at international conferences on these topics in the US, Great Britain,
Italy and France. Her current passion is integrating Magdalene, Jesus and the Grail as a consciousness template for our
time. She serves the Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center, creates spiritually based inspirational presentations, and is a
published author.
Kris Misselbrook is an ex theatre stage manager, a graduate of Roger Woolger in Past Life Therapy,
a Quaker and partaker in what he calls “the human renovation project.” He has a longtime connection with the Cathars,
the “shining ones”, and lives in south west France.
Jen Kershaw is a fully qualified, accredited Humanistic and Transpersonal Counsellor and
Psychotherapist, living in Dorset, England. She also studied with Roger Woolger, graduated in Deep Memory Process in
2000, and assisted in his professional trainings on many occasions. She is currently chiefly interested in developing
Ancestral Healing, which explores ways of healing inter-generational trauma. She has a strong affinity with Southern
France, is a founder of the ‘Mouliners,’ and has worked with a range of Past Lives from Cathar times, both victim and
shadow/ perpetrator lives. Pilgrimage is to faithfully seek the Divine with new willingness,
to lovingly encounter the wonder of the numinous mysteries,
and to experience it all in a sacred world full of holy blessings
waiting to be discovered, embraced, and embodied.
(Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith)