"FOUR"

I was given this assignment over a year ago, to channel a series of six pieces which would have some relationship with each other when they are complete. It is my theory that this relationship will occur of its own accord with no assistance from me. I have not read the first three pieces in over a year and no longer remember what they discussed. As I sit to meditate in preparation for this writing I ask only that I be a clear channel for the message which is offered.

Greetings!
How nice it is to continue this discussion. Do not bother to feel unworthy because of the diversions which have taken you away from this writing. As we see it the sections are being presented in exactly the way you require for your growth. They are all here waiting for you to be ready to receive and they are bound together in a manner which does not involve time.

Here is something which may surprise you; You cannot fail.

You are as it were held in the hands of God.

Your awareness of this is growing but you still think that you have some control over the events in you life. You feel guilt or pride depending upon how successful you feel your actions have been.

Would it surprise you to know that we do not see things in those terms? You cannot cause something to be either bad or good as you would name it because everything that has been, is or will be comes from the same place. It comes from the pool of all there is. No thing is different from the rest except as you express it for your own learning.

You are an expression of pure love. That is all there is. You imagine many more things as you struggle to return to the purity that you are. You have given yourself the experience of expression and sensation and now you blame that experience on some other cause. You are the cause of you. You are also the only answer. You are already the only thing you could be and yet you still keep trying to be something else.

It is not easy to be who you are but it is very simple. You just have to stop trying to be all the things you think you are. Stop trying to create divisions in something which is already whole.

You are enough. Be still and sense into the space where wholeness resides. Be very still now and sit with who you really are. Breath with it. Notice where you feel it. When thoughts come notice where you experience them.

You create those thoughts. The love that is who you are created you. Every single facet of your life is better managed by love. You imagine that your control is helping but it is not. Take any part of your life and observe what would change if it were managed by love.

The key thing is YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE AND NEVER HAVE BEEN, so why not take a seat, kick back and tune in to your inheritance.

As always, this message which was delivered through me has a specific application to me. I share it in the hope it is also of benefit to others.

Sharpen the Stick

In this post I would like to introduce you to a marvelous woman named Lanne Rice.

We met through the Spiritual Experiences of Meditation group we both belong to and she channeled this poem during an exercise in channeled writing.

It surprised her to receive a complete piece of poetry in only ten minuets as it seemed to just write itself.


Sharpen the Stick

Sharpen the stick
Poke out your eye
Ring the bell
and blindly fly...

You are spirit
You are fire
Water, earth and clay
Run like the wind… play

Gather spirits
To your table
Make them comfortable
You are able

Sing some praises
Look at scenes
Feel cold water
Drown in seams

What you need
You will get
Death and loving
No regret

Go and scatter
Ash to the wind
Blind no more
Your bell will ring

Lanne is also an accomplished artist and writer.

You can view her art on her website, Broken Heart Studio.

You will find the artistic rendering of the poem there too. Look under "her art"....."pen and ink".

SHAMANISM AND THE SHADOW

I discovered an interesting Facebook page on Shamanism and wanted to share the first article of a series with you.

There are many misconceptions regarding what a Shaman does and this article explains it clearly, noting the differences between a healer, shaman and a sorcerer.

If you enjoyed the article you can read more on the Facebook page of Witchy's Nexus Shamanism. Just click the title of this article.



1. The Shadow Side of Human Consciousness


The purpose of Shamanism is to integrate conflicting aspects of the human psyche with each other, and the whole with the Cosmic Psyche, and to develop the power and self-knowledge to enable the shaman to achieve results that are beyond the abilities of the undeveloped, un-self-aware psyche.


Integrating conflicting aspects of the human psyche is the basis of all character development, and is essential to achieving balance and happiness.

It releases and channels those potentially limitless psychic powers that are inherent in all of us.


The difference between a healer and a shaman is that a healer is a person who is able to use the forces of light to effect a cure in the body, mind, or spirit of another, without using the forces of the Shadow.


Because of the nature of some illnesses, this method is not always effective, and a shaman must be sought for a cure.

A shaman is a healer who has walked up to the Underworld gates of his/her own personal hell and then walked in.



He/she has confronted and conquered his/her self-created demons, such as fear, insanity, loneliness, self-importance, and addictions, has unflinchingly confronted his/her own Shadow self as well as the evil of others, and can successfully deal with forces of darkness equally with those of light.



A shaman can do exorcisms and can reverse hexes and the results of black arts that have been used on a patient, because by dealing with one's own Shadow and coming to terms with that Shadow self, one gains peace of mind and balance, and the black arts have no control over that person, for his/her personal fears and inner demons have already been dealt with.



Both the shaman and the healer can effect cures, but only the shaman is trained in dealing with any type of black arts that may have caused illness.



For clarification, a shaman is not a sorcerer, one who is trained in and uses only the black arts to accomplish their purposes.



Many people in today's society are calling themselves shamans without any knowledge of exactly what this means.



If the would-be shaman does not have the ability to look at his/her own shadow side, he/she will not be able to follow the path of the shaman.



He/she would never be able to confront or handle the results and/or intentions of the black arts.



A shaman's medicine colors are black and white because he/she walks the world of Light as well as Shadow - the polarity of man's existence.



Black and white also represents the balance a shaman seeks to maintain, both inside himself/herself as well as bringing that balance to his/her clients.



It is well expressed in the Eastern concept of yin-yang.



Bat is the Mayan and Aztec symbol for rebirth, and the totem animal for shamanism.



Bat hangs upside down in the cave, just as humans are nestled upside down in their mothers' wombs.


In leaving the womb or the cave, each is forced to look at light and shadow.


Bat embraces the idea of the Shaman's death.


In ancient traditions, the would-be-shaman was sent to a certain location to dig his/her own grave, and then spent the night inside that grave, totally alone.


The grave opening was supported by limbs, covered by a blanket, and then filled over with dirt and debris.



Absolute darkness and total silence quickly cause the initiate to be confronted by his/her fears.



The basic idea of the initiation was to break down all former notions of "self", and to cause the initiate to face his/her inner fears and demons.


When the initiate is released from the grave, the old persona and ways of life of the one "who was put in in the ground" truly are dead and buried.


A "new" person emerges, reborn, with the right BY INITIATION to be called a shaman, and to heal.


During my initiation, I spent three days and two nights totally isolated within the grave, and it truly is a terrifying experience.


In modern times, as with so many ancient rituals and initiations, the Shaman's Death is considered by society as too severe and dangerous, and so the actual rite is seldom seen or heard of.


the right to be called a shaman is no less contingent on the notion of the death of the old "self" than it was in ancient times.


One does not choose to walk the path of a shaman, the Spirits call a person to walk the path of a shaman, usually by a traumatic, life-altering experience.


This experience may be sufficient to constitute an initiation; however, the psychiatric wards are full of uninitiated shamans, who had a traumatic experience and no one to guide them to understanding!



The understanding unfolds as we work with the Shadow self.



The Underworld is the arena.



Because the shaman has walked through the Underworld of the Shadow and knows firsthand the pain involved in breaking the stranglehold of inner darkness, a true shaman always has compassion for the paths that others must walk.

Full credit for this article is given to the author, whose name does not appear on the Witchy's Nexus Shamanism page on Facebook. You can reach it by clicking here.

One year later ....

Hello again!
I landed back in Saskatoon on April the tenth after a journey of a lifetime in Asia.
If you would like to see the notes and pictures from that trip go to my other blog Notes from a Wandering Traveller.

I am happy to get back to the platform of this blog where I can incorporate some channeling into the mix. Thanks for hanging in there, I appreciate that you are still here.

Daily posts are my goal but they may be on either blog. After six months of daily blogging on the road it is a well ingrained habit. I need a subject that I am excited to write about though. Don't get me wrong, I am excited about my city of Saskatoon I just don't want to search out topics every day. I will share tantalizing bits of my amazing city occasionally as I come across them.

A word about Blue Morpho Tours
At a beautiful camp deep in the Amazon jungle, near the city of Iquitos is the beautiful thatched roof camp of Blue Morpho where lives are changed on a daily basis.

I have been known to frequent this camp and highly recommend it to others.

Here is what they say about themselves: "Blue Morpho has blended traditional shamanism, shamanic workshops, and Universal Spirituality into a tour that offers a truly unique and life-altering experience in the heart of the Amazon. Blue Morpho’s mission is to provide a safe, supportive space where individuals can experience personal growth, energetic evolution, and healing through traditional Amazonian shamanism. This mission has been, and always be, Blue Morpho’s goal; it’s what drives us forward today."



A new branch of their work called Modern Shamanism has been created. It is a block of teachings which apply shamanic wisdom to daily life. The web site is new and is scheduled to be open mid May at http://www.modernshamanism.org/

In the meantime you can tap into a facebook page of the same intent at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Modern-Shamanism/159340477461227?sk=info.

If you are interested follow along there are great things to come.


We all have our own paths to journey for learning. Shamanism is one of mine at the moment. It has been a year since I have been there and I am looking forward to going again this August.

There will be more on this for sure but for now I will leave you with this poem which I enjoyed.

Someone seeking learning, knows more and more.
Someone seeking Tao, knows less and less.
Less and less until
things just
are what
they
are
•
By simply being,
everything gets done.
Get things done
by letting them happen.
Struggling all the time,
gets you nowhere.

Tao Te Ching