Sacred Sites of Morocco - Megalithic M'Soura

I was so fortunate to meet my new friends Rune and Helga not to long after arriving in Morocco. They have been following another blog I contribute to, Stillness in the Storm with my partner Justin Deschamps. When they heard we had gone to Africa they were jubilant, for they too just happened to decide to go to Morocco around the same time Justin and I did. They are traveling in a RV they purchased from Spain after moving from Norway and Iceland respectively.

I had never really heard of Morocco, outside of my geography class eons ago, until early 2013. In fact at first I confused it with Madagascar. Now that I have moved here (at least for now) I discovered there are all kinds of connections to ancient history; from hundreds to thousands of years ago. Empires, Kingdoms, Christianity, Islam, the Spanish, the French, even America; they all play a part in this regions history. For more of how I got to Morocco check out this post.

Rune and Helga

Rune and Helga's RV

As soon as we met, they told me about an ancient site, named M'Soura, in Morocco very similar to Stonehenge. I was intrigued. It was around April 24th when they shared this with us and I knew I had to go. 

Visiting and photographing ancient sites is one of the main reasons I'm on my traveling journey. We rented a bus with the group of people whom have gathered here in Aouchtam and visited M'Soura, about two and half hours away from the town we currently live in. The keepers of M'Soura say these stones are over 7,000 years old, some over 10 meters tall. Like Stonehenge, stones encircle around an area, more specifically what looks like a type of earth dome structure.

The day was hot, but the view was gorgeous on our travel there. The buses here do not have AC so as long as they are moving its great. 

The ancient stone structures are in a fenced in area watched over by a family of Moroccans residing next to the property.

Msoura

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mzoura stone circle

Msoura (also Mzoura) is the site of a stone circle of northern Morocco. It is located 25 kilometres south of Asilah and consists of 167 monoliths surrounding a tumulus of almost 55 metres of diameter. One of the monoliths, known as El Uted (the pointer) measures more than 5 m.

Legend claims it is the tomb of the giant Antaeus. Recently connected (2009) by a new tarmac road to the coastal town of Asilah, but in Summer 2011, the road was in pretty bad shape and shouldn't be attempted in wet weather.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Msoura

These stones are immense, only partly being shown from the ground up. You could even see that some of the stones had been fused together. How could they have done this thousands of years ago? It really made me think back to the ancient Egyptians, Sumerians, and especially the native people of South America. The Berber people, the locals of Morocco, look nearly identical to the people of South America; both in dress and form.

A Berber woman in their local attire

Stones apparently fused together

Knowing this was an ancient site our group gathered around this ancient tomb and began doing group meditations; clearing out any stagnant energy, and just truly enjoying the space, as well as each other.

There are many reasons why I chose to come to Morocco at this time, one of the most important reasons for me is to explore. To get out of my own 'self made box' and truly experience the world; which can only be done firsthand.

For those who have helped make this journey possible for me, I thank you. You have helped me live a part of my dream!

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