Ayers Hotel

During my mission to find secret Aboriginal Australia, I had the honor of meeting one of the keepers of the famous Ayers Rock or Uluru is the Aboriginal name.

David, who was my guide half native, took me for a ride around Alice Springs in search of an old man who was with us during our trip to Ayers Rock. We went to great parks, searching among the many groups of Aborigines just sitting.

Paid to sit.

I could not understand why all these people did nothing. It seemed they were waiting for something, but what?

David told me that the government prefers to give food and money for alcohol to keep them altogether, rather than finding good jobs and tasks for them to do so. It was a shocking statement for a European who is accustomed to a system of social protection organized well.

The trip to the rock.

The old man was found at his home to sleep on his Murphy bed. He quickly gathered a few belongings and drove in his bed. His equipment was placed on the back of the truck and we headed for Uluru.

The old man was very friendly and spoke broken English. David explained that this indigenous man was chosen by the ancients to be the custodian of Uluru and his whole life he thought the secrets of the rock.

Spiritual disrespect.

Ayers Rock is known worldwide and considered one of the most popular tourist attractions in Australia. Buses are lined up at the base of the rock and tourists visiting the up and down all day.

We started a slow walk around Uluru, giving the old man the opportunity to explain what the rock means to the Aboriginal population.

I was told that Uluru is an important spiritual site for indigenous peoples and only a few times a year, on certain dates, they are allowed to climb the rock to perform their ceremonies. That's the way it was done for thousands of years.

With no respect for their spiritual values, the white man turned the holiest place in a tourist attraction.

The color change.

After our walk, I watched all those still running up and down, do not have the slightest idea what they were doing.

We drove about a mile from the rock to watch from afar at sunset. The rock turned into red color most amazing I have ever seen. At the same time we watched this spectacular scene, our guardian Aboriginal history of Uluru chanted in their native language.

The spiritual cave

I planned to spend the night at a hotel nearby and I offered my friends join me. It was not what they used to and obviously they did not feel very comfortable with the idea.

We all ended up sleeping in a park on the ground.

The next morning, was scheduled for a very special occasion. We went to see the sunrise in a spiritual cave in Ayers Rock. During the time we walked around the rock, it was not clear that any cave existed, which made me curious to know where we went.

Only men were allowed indigenous insiders to enter the cave that was impossible to find, if you did not know where he was. For some reason, the custodian of Uluru is an exception to the rule and let me enter the cave with him.

The old man sang on the history of the cave, while we watched the sun rise. I felt a great honor and respect for this ancient culture and I could not believe how much I was pleased to have this experience.

The rock healing.

Aborigines talks on healing the earth and the human races to be held. Patiently, they await the day when people will respect and listen to the knowledge and wisdom, they always had.

Uluru is their SA.