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 Guided
Journey CD..........$10.00
A journey is different
from a meditation in that it is designed to help one reach a deeper
awareness and facilitate traveling between the realms. It is beneficial
to set forth clear intentions and ask for the Divine Protection before
beginning the journey. You will be better able to attract the energy and
the experience that is in alignment with your highest good.
The CD is divided into four tracks. This will help
you to personalize your journey, tailoring it to your needs as your
skill level develops.
The first track is the introduction and can be
skipped after the first few times of listening.
The second track begins the guided aspect of the
journey. With repeated listening, you may find that you re-create the
same visualization, gaining new information with subtle changes.
However, it is important to allow yourself to experience new
visualizations as they occur to you. This will stretch your imagination
and open you to infinite possibilities. Our own inner guidance is always
finding new ways to connect us with spirit and reflect back our thoughts
and beliefs.
Track three is the actual space provided for
communing with Mother Earth. You may wish to repeat this section to
lengthen the time of deep meditation.
The final track is provided to help you integrate
back into your physical body and resume normal brain-wave activity.
You may wish to take time to record your thoughts and
emotions after each journey. Your notes can serve as a mile marker to
your growth. Images can give us clues that help us uncover the root of
our beliefs. Looking at their origin helps us to determine whether these
beliefs are serving us well, or are ready to be transformed. Remember
that a belief is simply a repetitive thought that creates a scaffolding
for our daily lives. Trust your intuition and open to your own Spirit
guides. Be aware that the dominant culture does not prepare us for
engaging in silence. It is common for people to feel uncomfortable, or
to be pulled out of the journey by the silence. I have tried to blend
the rattle, and segments of silence to orchestrate the discipline of
contemplative prayer. If you feel distracted by the silence at first,
try to maintain your focus. Anticipating the silence often helps to
develop the ability to move through it. Silence is a powerful tool. You
may wish to pause the CD at different junctures to create space for
silence and time to develop certain aspects of the visualization.
The Mother Earth Rattle is a gift from the Spirit
world that brings healing on all levels of being. The handle, made
of Indian Corn, heals the physical. The head is made of clay which draws
out toxic thoughts. The inside of the rattle houses the three
sisters-beans, corn and squash. These heal the emotional centers.
Finally, the rattle is bound by sinew and decorated with stones and
feathers which bring healing on the Spiritual level.
There were several times when the text and the
rattling were perfectly aligned despite the fact that they were recorded
separately. It is best to use this CD with headphones. Using headphones
helps to block out other stimuli and focus on the experience at hand,
allowing you to be more present to the involvement of Spirit. The rattle
moves from one speaker to the other in very healing and nurturing ways.
You can actually feel the energy swirl around you as it lifts your
consciousness to higher levels of awareness. It is reminiscent of an
experience I had in a House Ceremony and I am blessed to share it with
you. I wish you well on your journey.
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 Guided Meditation
CD $10.00
The Totem Meditation is designed to help you develop inner sanctuary and imagination. You may wish to reference these books to help you interpret the messages imparted by the totem animals:
Dancing with the Wheel, Sun Bear, Wabun Wind, Crysalis Mulligan.
Animal-Speak, Ted Andrews.
Medicine Cards, Jamie Sams and David Carson.
Utilizing information about the location of an animal that you encounter in nature (or in this meditation) can help you listen more carefully to the message that animal brings. The colors of the animal as well as the number of animals that appear also are aspects that call for interpretation. (See back panel).
Paying attention to the direction the animal comes from (and goes to) can help set a parameter for insights. The East represents new beginnings, new insights and the seeds of thought. This is balanced by the West which brings the lessons of the harvest, vision and quest. It is also the time of the Shaman Death and an opportunity to bring clarity to your beliefs. The South is the time of relationship, innocence and trust. This is balanced by the wisdom of the North, the time of the great give-away. It is the place where we learn about discernment rather than
judgment and is the place of abundance.
If for example, an animal appears to you from the East, but then moves in the direction of the North it may mean that a new idea or concept is coming to you and that quiet reflection and introspection will help you to gain wisdom from it. If the animal approaches from the East and turns to the South it may mean that this thought which is being seeded is calling you into action so that you might learn from applying it in you own life experience. If the appearance in the East is followed by the West it may mean that you are taking this thought to a new level by exploring the past experience and beliefs you have formed around that thought. Take time to truly recognize which beliefs serve you well and which ones you are ready to discard.
It is important to trust your intuition and follow your heart without relying too heavily on literature to interpret the messages. Use these resources as a springboard for contemplation and always seek relevance in your own life.
The music on the CD was graciously provided by Tito La Rosa and Octavio Castillo from their recording, Ritual. You can email these artists at either
kintu@tsi.com.pe or
peruvianritual@yahoo.com.
The Totem Meditation is a joint effort to honor the Condor and the Eagle Prophecies. The instruments are from Peru and are from pre-Incan times (2000 years ago). They are traditionally used in rituals and ceremonies: "Mother Earth sings through the ceramic instruments, Air sounding through the feather 'antaras', Water, Fire and Earth mixing and crying together inside the whistling pottery." Tito has an incredible gift for understanding vibrational healing and we are blessed by his presence for this meditation.
Be aware that the dominant culture does not prepare us for engaging in silence. It is common for people to feel uncomfortable, or to be pulled out of
the journey by the silence. I have tried to blend the excerpts of music with segments of silence to orchestrate the discipline of contemplative prayer. If you feel distracted by the silence at first, try to maintain your focus. Anticipating the silence often helps to develop the ability to move through it. Silence is a powerful tool. You may wish to pause the CD at different junctures in order to create space for silence and time to develop certain aspects of the visualization. The CD is segmented into six tracks to enable you to customize the programming to suit your developing skill levels.
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