Convocation 2007 VI: The Shaman's Path
Okay, this changed me forever. The meditative journey in the Sorcerer's InitiationFirst of all, I want to say that I did not go into this journey consciously seeking initiation. Instead it was my goal to see healing. Because I am coming to think that is my purpose in this life. Not to learn about courage, or about tolerance, but rather to learn how
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I am struck by the similarities. Maybe that is simply because yours was also an shamanic initiation. On the other hand, maybe there is something more than that. One reason I try to explore other traditions, even if like Ascension Magic I know that they are not for me, is that I find it a good way to separate the chaff from the pulp. Because if something is genuine, it will be reproduced over and over.
For example, I have seen that the basic mechanics of magic are the same in every tradition around the world, be it Lukumi, Witchcraft, Shamanism, Chaos Magic, etc... They each use different terms and have some different theoretical ideas, but when you boil it down they all do the same thing. That tells me that it is not just a bunch of nonsense. So when I see people describe the same basic things, it tells me there is something going on there.
I Especially note what you described as the painful/not-painful phenomena. That sounds like what I felt. As I said, it was painful, but not any physical way that I can relate.
I also noticed that as in my case, the Goddess also never said a word to you. I do not think that was an accident in either of our cases. I have been thinking about it, and I believe the reason is that initiations like this are mysteries, rather than secrets. Their wisdom cannot be told to another as a secret is, rather they must be experienced in order to be understood. So there was literally nothing for either of our Goddesses to tell us. The initiation itself was what they had to tell us.
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