Infection
Many of you know of my trip this summer to the Amazon.
While there, I was immersed in a world of spirits and energies that I did not completely understand. My journey was transformative and challenging.
On my first morning in the jungle, I woke up altered from a fantastic ayahuasca experience. My life was changed in many ways. I'm stronger, wiser and a lot more determined to trust myself. That first morning, I noticed something else. I had a 'spot' in my sinuses that was sore. I hadn't noticed it before, but there it was - fully formed.
Months later, at a dental cleaning, I mentioned this tender spot. Lo, I had an abscess that had escaped detection by the student dentist.
Last Thursday, I had one root canal to drain this invasion. It failed. I spent the weekend in pain and swollen. Yesterday, I had a second root canal. The second procedure was progressing much like the first. A lot of drilling, filing, and prodding; but no actual release of the turbid infection.
I closed my eyes and quickly assessed what to do. I did acupressure on my right hand, especially SI3 and LI4, focusing on separating what was mine (my healthy tissue) from what is not (the infection) and visualizing letting go of what I did not need. These were big lessons from Peru and for some reason, they seemed to fit. Within a minute, my student dentist had success in draining the infection from my head.
I'm left knowing that this too is another example (with the horrible parasite I picked up) of shamanic darts and arrows hitting my spirit whilst I was in Peru. It's been a helluva learning experience, but I have learned so much. Maybe I'll go back next year!
The good news is I think I've plucked the last dart.
While there, I was immersed in a world of spirits and energies that I did not completely understand. My journey was transformative and challenging.
On my first morning in the jungle, I woke up altered from a fantastic ayahuasca experience. My life was changed in many ways. I'm stronger, wiser and a lot more determined to trust myself. That first morning, I noticed something else. I had a 'spot' in my sinuses that was sore. I hadn't noticed it before, but there it was - fully formed.
Months later, at a dental cleaning, I mentioned this tender spot. Lo, I had an abscess that had escaped detection by the student dentist.
Last Thursday, I had one root canal to drain this invasion. It failed. I spent the weekend in pain and swollen. Yesterday, I had a second root canal. The second procedure was progressing much like the first. A lot of drilling, filing, and prodding; but no actual release of the turbid infection.
I closed my eyes and quickly assessed what to do. I did acupressure on my right hand, especially SI3 and LI4, focusing on separating what was mine (my healthy tissue) from what is not (the infection) and visualizing letting go of what I did not need. These were big lessons from Peru and for some reason, they seemed to fit. Within a minute, my student dentist had success in draining the infection from my head.
I'm left knowing that this too is another example (with the horrible parasite I picked up) of shamanic darts and arrows hitting my spirit whilst I was in Peru. It's been a helluva learning experience, but I have learned so much. Maybe I'll go back next year!
The good news is I think I've plucked the last dart.