January 28, 2000
This is from forever ago, but I wanted to include it in my philosophy kick for the day. This is the account of my Shamanic Journeys to the Lower and Upper Worlds. In the Lower World, we were supposed to look for our Spirit Guide. In hind sight, it is entirely possible that the Snake could have represented my Spirit Guide. In our Upper World Journey, we were to look for our Teacher and ask that Teacher any questions we wanted. Any being we encountered, we were to ask if they were our teacher. If they were not, they would point us in the direction we were to continue looking. Here is my experience:
Thursday, January 27, 2000: to Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion class. I brought Arken (my rather large white quartz crystal) and my nice citrine with me. I wore my pentacle and Angi's necklace, fat party pants II. I brought Colin's yoga blanket and my leopard print pillow.
Angi and I lay next to each other. Near Merrifield. He had a wing with him, :) an owl wing. He had hawk feathers in his hair, and all his Merrifield regalia. He explained the idea and procedure for our Shamanic Journey to the Lower World. I listened to the drum and tried (too hard) to find an entrance into the Earth. I was thinking too much, as usual. Maybe I almost made it because I saw a snake. My awareness was just above its head, but then I tried to be the snake and woke myself up with the thought, "How would a snake see?" We were brought back. Angi shared her experience with me.
We started our journey again and this time I tried to just relax and let go. Maybe I melted and became a puddle. I dropped (dripped) to the school library below me. So I thought maybe I could enter the Lower World through a book, which reminded me of the acid trip with Evan at Barnes & Noble when he said I looked like an elf trying to find my story, the book that I came out of; I grew pointy ears and was "adorned" (that word specifically) with jewels. Some of my hair was in a bun, I had on leather pants and some other snazzy clothes. I went looking for a spiral staircase or something. Then I think we were called back. Oh, before we started all this Shamanic excitement, we got to jump around and yell and whoop and howl and groove and bust out to let go of our fetters. I think I had / have trouble unfettering myself.
We had a long break during which I went downstairs through the library in my bare feet to find food. (At the beginning of the Lower World exercise, 'twas kinda hot, but the temperature dropped quite a bit during the exercise). After the break we all got back in our relaxing places and prepared for a Journey to the Upper World. Now to find a way to travel UP! Of course, I would fly with big beautiful wings! =)
I sprouted wings a la "Ah, My Goddess" and tried flapping to the beat of the *singing* drum, but that was too hard. So I pulled a Superman pose and blasted up. I was naked and my hair was very long. I was Anime girl! I reached a place that was clouds on the "floor" and "ceiling." It turned into what I envision Jophn's Speech classroom to look like. The desks were in a circle and he was sitting on top of one. I was hovering in a pose much like Trinity in The Matrix, when she first kicks some ass. ;) I was about to continue, but realized I was encountering someone to talk to. I approached Jophn and asked if he was my Teacher. He shook his head with his typical Jophn smile and pointed up. So up I went.
I then saw a place with clouds for "ground" and blue sunset sky with a yellow cloud; I figured I would stop there. I didn't really see anything, so I think I just flew in a random direction. I encountered Merrifield and I saw him throw a little doll in a green dress into the air. I thought maybe the doll was me, but that didn't feel right. A hawk swooped out of the sky and snatched the doll out of the air. Merrifield turned around so I asked him if he was my Teacher. He smiled his Merrifield smile, crossed his arms over his chest, and nodded in the affirmative.
All of a sudden, I was sitting on a giant mushroom (like in Angi's drawings) and I had butterfly wings. They were mostly orange. I waited for Merrifield to say stuff, but I don't think he did. Maybe that is when the drum called us back.
I didn't really want to go. But I started zigzagging down, like a falling leaf. I think I didn't want to do that, too boring. So I started again and I arrowed down like a diving hawk. I encountered Jophn's level again, and he pointed up again, but the drum called.
So, back to class and I shared my experience with my Angi. I shared with Merrifield too. I wonder what he thinks.... When I got to the doll part he said that it was Erica and he was trying to throw her upward. I don't know who Erica is. One of the girls in the class I guess.
Thursday, January 27, 2000: to Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion class. I brought Arken (my rather large white quartz crystal) and my nice citrine with me. I wore my pentacle and Angi's necklace, fat party pants II. I brought Colin's yoga blanket and my leopard print pillow.
Angi and I lay next to each other. Near Merrifield. He had a wing with him, :) an owl wing. He had hawk feathers in his hair, and all his Merrifield regalia. He explained the idea and procedure for our Shamanic Journey to the Lower World. I listened to the drum and tried (too hard) to find an entrance into the Earth. I was thinking too much, as usual. Maybe I almost made it because I saw a snake. My awareness was just above its head, but then I tried to be the snake and woke myself up with the thought, "How would a snake see?" We were brought back. Angi shared her experience with me.
We started our journey again and this time I tried to just relax and let go. Maybe I melted and became a puddle. I dropped (dripped) to the school library below me. So I thought maybe I could enter the Lower World through a book, which reminded me of the acid trip with Evan at Barnes & Noble when he said I looked like an elf trying to find my story, the book that I came out of; I grew pointy ears and was "adorned" (that word specifically) with jewels. Some of my hair was in a bun, I had on leather pants and some other snazzy clothes. I went looking for a spiral staircase or something. Then I think we were called back. Oh, before we started all this Shamanic excitement, we got to jump around and yell and whoop and howl and groove and bust out to let go of our fetters. I think I had / have trouble unfettering myself.
We had a long break during which I went downstairs through the library in my bare feet to find food. (At the beginning of the Lower World exercise, 'twas kinda hot, but the temperature dropped quite a bit during the exercise). After the break we all got back in our relaxing places and prepared for a Journey to the Upper World. Now to find a way to travel UP! Of course, I would fly with big beautiful wings! =)
I sprouted wings a la "Ah, My Goddess" and tried flapping to the beat of the *singing* drum, but that was too hard. So I pulled a Superman pose and blasted up. I was naked and my hair was very long. I was Anime girl! I reached a place that was clouds on the "floor" and "ceiling." It turned into what I envision Jophn's Speech classroom to look like. The desks were in a circle and he was sitting on top of one. I was hovering in a pose much like Trinity in The Matrix, when she first kicks some ass. ;) I was about to continue, but realized I was encountering someone to talk to. I approached Jophn and asked if he was my Teacher. He shook his head with his typical Jophn smile and pointed up. So up I went.
I then saw a place with clouds for "ground" and blue sunset sky with a yellow cloud; I figured I would stop there. I didn't really see anything, so I think I just flew in a random direction. I encountered Merrifield and I saw him throw a little doll in a green dress into the air. I thought maybe the doll was me, but that didn't feel right. A hawk swooped out of the sky and snatched the doll out of the air. Merrifield turned around so I asked him if he was my Teacher. He smiled his Merrifield smile, crossed his arms over his chest, and nodded in the affirmative.
All of a sudden, I was sitting on a giant mushroom (like in Angi's drawings) and I had butterfly wings. They were mostly orange. I waited for Merrifield to say stuff, but I don't think he did. Maybe that is when the drum called us back.
I didn't really want to go. But I started zigzagging down, like a falling leaf. I think I didn't want to do that, too boring. So I started again and I arrowed down like a diving hawk. I encountered Jophn's level again, and he pointed up again, but the drum called.
So, back to class and I shared my experience with my Angi. I shared with Merrifield too. I wonder what he thinks.... When I got to the doll part he said that it was Erica and he was trying to throw her upward. I don't know who Erica is. One of the girls in the class I guess.