A TRISTÁN CELIO:¡Ah caballero!

Morton Green

Let me say this upfront: This trip in 2006 was the most Let me say this upfront: This trip in 2006 was the most amazing journey that I have had the privilege of making amazing journey that I have had the privilege of making in my life so far! Even if I have already experienced in my life so far! Even if I have already experienced similar things in more modest circumstances, Thomaz similar things in more modest circumstances, Thomaz represents the absolute summit.

represents the absolute summit.

 And: this

 And: this chaptechapter is r is actuactually just ally just a kind a kind of preparaof preparationtion for the final chapter of the book. It isn’t overly detailed for the final chapter of the book. It isn’t overly detailed because I also want to convey a feeling for the content because I also want to convey a feeling for the content and my experiences, and not just pass on factual and my experiences, and not just pass on factual in-formation. I therefore recommend that you read the formation. I therefore recommend that you read the next couple of chapters when you have a bit of time, so next couple of chapters when you have a bit of time, so that you are able to take a walk afterwards and give that you are able to take a walk afterwards and give some thought to what all of this means to you and your some thought to what all of this means to you and your life – or not, as the case may be. Don’t take my word for life – or not, as the case may be. Don’t take my word for it, but rather go inside yourself to feel what is right for it, but rather go inside yourself to feel what is right for you. This works particularly well when you are you. This works particularly well when you are sur-rounded by nature.

rounded by nature.

 About six months ago I

 About six months ago I met Thomaz at an event calledmet Thomaz at an event called

“Frankfurter Ring” in Frankfurt, Germany. The event

“Frankfurter Ring” in Frankfurt, Germany. The event wasn't quite what people expected!

wasn't quite what people expected!

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• Given thGiven the cost people ee cost people expected:xpected:

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• A highly sophisticated and profA highly sophisticated and professional talk (no wayessional talk (no way,, Thomaz was as professional as a 4-year-old; you had Thomaz was as professional as a 4-year-old; you had to be able to read between the lines to hear the to be able to read between the lines to hear the inter-esting things).

esting things).

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• Multiple demonstrMultiple demonstrations of outstations of outstanding phenomenaanding phenomena (he didn't consider it; for 200 euro, we could buy a (he didn't consider it; for 200 euro, we could buy a couple of forks and knives that he had already bent couple of forks and knives that he had already bent before the event)

before the event)

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• An enormouslAn enormously strong and ty strong and tangible energy (I didangible energy (I did notice that, at least)

notice that, at least)

Thomaz told us about the beginning of his journey Thomaz told us about the beginning of his journey (when he was 12 years old a flash of energy had struck (when he was 12 years old a flash of energy had struck him and he started developing paranormal abilities), him and he started developing paranormal abilities), before taking us on a guided meditation. Then he before taking us on a guided meditation. Then he showed us his newest cuddly toy and let some drops of  showed us his newest cuddly toy and let some drops of  perfume drip from his fingers. Sitting in the audience we perfume drip from his fingers. Sitting in the audience we could smell it, but not really see it. Big disappointment could smell it, but not really see it. Big disappointment for man

for many! y! Being an uBeing an unconvnconventional and frentional and free spiritedee spirited person, there was no noticeable structure to the seminar person, there was no noticeable structure to the seminar – again this

– again this was difficult for many people to accept.was difficult for many people to accept.

I think I was one of the few he didn't scare off. On the I think I was one of the few he didn't scare off. On the one hand, I have a lot of experience with gurus and one hand, I have a lot of experience with gurus and so-called psychics and have met many extraordinary so-called psychics and have met many extraordinary

human beings all over the world. The scent of Thomaz’s human beings all over the world. The scent of Thomaz’s perfume reminded me of the fragrance I smelled at Bala perfume reminded me of the fragrance I smelled at Bala Sai Baba's ashram in Hyderabad/India. The latter was Sai Baba's ashram in Hyderabad/India. The latter was also able to manifest things from the non-physical.

also able to manifest things from the non-physical.

I visited Bala Sai Baba back in 2001. In my leisure time I I visited Bala Sai Baba back in 2001. In my leisure time I would sit on the bed and write my diary. I would always would sit on the bed and write my diary. I would always ask for a sign when it was time

ask for a sign when it was time to go down and see theto go down and see the guru as no one knew when he would randomly receive guru as no one knew when he would randomly receive us in audience. Often I would smell the scent of his us in audience. Often I would smell the scent of his perfumes and walk down to the hall only to meet him perfumes and walk down to the hall only to meet him in the corridor. Nothing else comes close to these in the corridor. Nothing else comes close to these par-ticular fragrances. They are penetrating and flowery but ticular fragrances. They are penetrating and flowery but natural at the same time.

natural at the same time.

So for me, I could relate to Thomaz’s fragrances. As So for me, I could relate to Thomaz’s fragrances. As with Bala Sai Baba, the scents would suddenly change with Bala Sai Baba, the scents would suddenly change every so often.

every so often.

I also recognized his particular kind of energy. People I also recognized his particular kind of energy. People with outstanding paranormal abilities often have with outstanding paranormal abilities often have child-like and maladjusted personality traits. Thomaz, child-like like and maladjusted personality traits. Thomaz, like Bala Sai Baba, would use explicit language sometimes Bala Sai Baba, would use explicit language sometimes and some people were shocked by this behaviour. Only and some people were shocked by this behaviour. Only stubborn folks such as myself would be unfazed and stubborn folks such as myself would be unfazed and remain seated and ultimately rewarded with a highly remain seated and ultimately rewarded with a highly exceptional ene

exceptional energyrgy..

My friends – who were also at the event – and I ran My friends – who were also at the event – and I ran in-to some people who visited Thomaz in Brazil some to some people who visited Thomaz in Brazil some time ago. Their reports confirmed our perception of  time ago. Their reports confirmed our perception of  him and we were convinced we were in the right place him and we were convinced we were in the right place at the right time.

at the right time.

I hurried to arrange an individual session with him, I hurried to arrange an individual session with him, which took some perseverance! It wasn't like Germany:

which took some perseverance! It wasn't like Germany:

no efficiency, no real structure, you have to cope with no efficiency, no real structure, you have to cope with uncertainty like drifting through a vacuum. Is it going uncertainty like drifting through a vacuum. Is it going to work out or not? Where do I have to go exactly?

to work out or not? Where do I have to go exactly?

 Which

 Which airport is it, aairport is it, anywnyway? Way? Without knithout knowing towing this, howhis, how can I buy a ticket! To this date I still don't have can I buy a ticket! To this date I still don't have Thomaz’s physical address in Brazil, even though I Thomaz’s physical address in Brazil, even though I spent a few days there! Trying to speak to him on the spent a few days there! Trying to speak to him on the phone prior to a session was hopeless! No one ever phone prior to a session was hopeless! No one ever answered the phone.

answered the phone.

This is quite hard for some people to cope with and This is quite hard for some people to cope with and also very odd. Plus, you pay 8000 euro for 2 individual also very odd. Plus, you pay 8000 euro for 2 individual energisation sessions of a couple of hours each!

energisation sessions of a couple of hours each!

 And

 And the the scary scary prices prices keep keep rising rising with with the the evever-risinger-rising demand.

demand.

But, as I said before, I'm pretty stubborn and if it hadn’t But, as I said before, I'm pretty stubborn and if it hadn’t worked out this time I would have made a new worked out this time I would have made a new appoint-ment at another time. He couldn’t get rid of me that ment at another time. He couldn’t get rid of me that easily... :-)

easily... :-)

Individual energisation in Brazil – day 1 Individual energisation in Brazil – day 1 I touched down in

I touched down in Sao Paulo, BrSao Paulo, Brazil at 5 a.m. azil at 5 a.m. I was metI was met by a taxi and taken to my hotel hotel in Pouso Alegre, by a taxi and taken to my hotel hotel in Pouso Alegre, a small town 130 miles outside of Sao Paulo, where a small town 130 miles outside of Sao Paulo, where I spent the first two days.

I spent the first two days.

Thomaz’s wife Christine picked me up at 5 p.m. on my Thomaz’s wife Christine picked me up at 5 p.m. on my second day in Brazil. Christine used to be a journalist second day in Brazil. Christine used to be a journalist and now works full-time as her husband’s organiser and now works full-time as her husband’s organiser and translator. She told me that it was sometimes a and translator. She told me that it was sometimes a tough job

tough job trying to trying to organise Thomaz. organise Thomaz. She could She could nevernever give anyone definite details because she never knew give anyone definite details because she never knew what he would come up with next.

what he would come up with next.

I was told that my first session with Thomaz would start I was told that my first session with Thomaz would start at 5 p.m. and finish at midnight. After getting to know at 5 p.m. and finish at midnight. After getting to know each other for a while we began with his mentalisation each other for a while we began with his mentalisation (a kind of guided relaxation) at 6.30 for about 1 hour.

(a kind of guided relaxation) at 6.30 for about 1 hour.

Then I got my first energisation with another relaxation Then I got my first energisation with another relaxation after that. At 10 p.m. he called it a night and I was done after that. At 10 p.m. he called it a night and I was done for the first day.

for the first day.

It made me think of my experiences with Bala Sai It made me think of my experiences with Bala Sai Baba in India. Forget your expectations and take it as it Baba in India. Forget your expectations and take it as it comes.

comes.

There were still a few interesting things on the first day:

There were still a few interesting things on the first day:

 After arrivin

 After arriving at his house I wg at his house I was told to wait fas told to wait for him onor him on the patio. Every once in a while I saw huge spurts of  the patio. Every once in a while I saw huge spurts of  flame on the hill across from his house. Any time flame on the hill across from his house. Any time Thomaz or Christine were present nothing could be Thomaz or Christine were present nothing could be seen! Once I was alone again it resumed. Christine seen! Once I was alone again it resumed. Christine thought it might be some training for the fire thought it might be some training for the fire depart-ment.

ment.

I mention this because I perceived a similar I mention this because I perceived a similar pheno-menon during one of his energisations. The light shone menon during one of his energisations. The light shone extremely bright and I had to squeeze my eyes shut, but extremely bright and I had to squeeze my eyes shut, but it didn't help to reduce the brightness! It was like a it didn't help to reduce the brightness! It was like a huge, yellow flame right in front of my face without any huge, yellow flame right in front of my face without any heat to it.

heat to it.

 When I

 When I asked Thomaz about the asked Thomaz about the phenomenon he saidphenomenon he said he had not seen anything. He asked me a few things he had not seen anything. He asked me a few things about colour and appearance and I thought he was about colour and appearance and I thought he was  joking.

 joking. I I was was absolutabsolutely ely convinconvinced ced that he that he initiated it,initiated it, but apparently that wasn't the case.

but apparently that wasn't the case.

I have never taken drugs in my life. On both days, I ate a I have never taken drugs in my life. On both days, I ate a late lunch and only ate again after the energisation late lunch and only ate again after the energisation session. I

session. I drank tap watdrank tap water on the fer on the first dayirst day, but that was it., but that was it.

Thomaz thought it was good sign that I saw the flame Thomaz thought it was good sign that I saw the flame and showed me a photograph of his hands where you and showed me a photograph of his hands where you can see a similar flame between them. He said that he can see a similar flame between them. He said that he

simply invited the energy and a photographer had simply invited the energy and a photographer had taken the picture. It looked like a solid fire between his taken the picture. It looked like a solid fire between his hands. He used this particular energy for energisations, hands. He used this particular energy for energisations, but said that he rarely saw it. He mostly felt it and he but said that he rarely saw it. He mostly felt it and he liked that I was able to see it, as obviously I was in some liked that I was able to see it, as obviously I was in some kind of resonance with it.

kind of resonance with it.

He also massaged my forehead during the energisation.

He also massaged my forehead during the energisation.

 After a wh

 After a while, his thumb bile, his thumb became someecame somewhat damwhat damp and Ip and I noticed a strong scent. The humidity began in

noticed a strong scent. The humidity began in the cen-the cen-tre of his thumb and then became increasingly stronger.

tre of his thumb and then became increasingly stronger.

But the best part was when he set his index fingers on But the best part was when he set his index fingers on the bridge of my nose the fragrance started dripping the bridge of my nose the fragrance started dripping into my nose through the skin!

into my nose through the skin!

Before I knew it, the scent changed from tigerbalm mint Before I knew it, the scent changed from tigerbalm mint to some sweet women's fragrance. One week later and to some sweet women's fragrance. One week later and back in Germany, my hair still smelled of the perfume back in Germany, my hair still smelled of the perfume even after washing my hair 3 times. In bed at night, my even after washing my hair 3 times. In bed at night, my husband Manfred told me that I smelled of ”guru”

husband Manfred told me that I smelled of ”guru”

because the scent reminded him of the ashram.

because the scent reminded him of the ashram.

These were my first small personal phenomena of the These were my first small personal phenomena of the first day, on which things were still relatively harmless.

first day, on which things were still relatively harmless.

I already found the energy to be very empowering and I already found the energy to be very empowering and also grounding. It felt as though I

also grounding. It felt as though I had been hungry andhad been hungry and then given power food! My body felt correspondingly then given power food! My body felt correspondingly more powerful and stronger afterwards.

more powerful and stronger afterwards.

 After t

 After the enerhe energisation, gisation, Thomaz and Thomaz and Christine gaChristine gave me ve me aa ride back to my hotel and we had ate a soup together. I ride back to my hotel and we had ate a soup together. I was hungry and thirsty because I hadn’t eaten or drunk was hungry and thirsty because I hadn’t eaten or drunk anything since lunchtime. A huge hollow candle anything since lunchtime. A huge hollow candle contai-ning a small tea-light sat on the table. Thomaz didn't ning a small tea-light sat on the table. Thomaz didn't like that the candle was white and so he filled it up with like that the candle was white and so he filled it up with beetroot juice. The candle glowed in a soft red light and beetroot juice. The candle glowed in a soft red light and he was pleased. Our waiter was not amused but he was pleased. Our waiter was not amused but ob-viously knew the peculiarities of his regular guest...

viously knew the peculiarities of his regular guest...

Thomaz asked me to take 3 packages of sugar. He Thomaz asked me to take 3 packages of sugar. He

Thomaz asked me to take 3 packages of sugar. He Thomaz asked me to take 3 packages of sugar. He