I walked into the Shaman’s circle with a renewed interest in shedding
what does not belong to me anymore, a wish to peel off that
which stops me from stepping into my own power. As the energy of 2016
dissipated into mere fragments that are now memories, I felt a resurgence of
energy to embrace 2017 and carry on my Shamanic work and delve further into the
depths of my own psyche and self-healing.
I pulled the card, ‘Completion’
and the picture was of the last piece of the puzzle being placed on the third
eye of the Buddha. I felt the card was saying I was coming to a point of
completion and would be starting anew this year with a fresh set of challenges
to undertake.
I drank the cacao and lay down to journey.
‘Honey, don’t spread yourself
so thinly. This stage is just a series of stages and you are always ending and
beginning anew. Life is a process of endings and beginnings and you need to
remain focused. Don’t say yes to everything. Always go back to your Ayahuasca
lessons. ’
I noted that I had already started saying yes to everyone and
everything – I felt out of step with winter and its retreat within and had
already started spring and summer too early. Even I knew what happened to
daffodils that bloomed too early and I realised I needed to conserve my energy
and allow myself to be mindful of the seasons and what they represent.
‘Take care and listen to your
body, darling. You need to prepare it for when you bring new life into this
world. The journey into motherhood may be sooner than you think. The process of
birthing needn’t be a baby but of projects, new phases and dreams. You need to
be physically ready to undertake the challenges ahead.’
As I felt drowsy in my warm cacao cacoon, and knew that sleep was just
a deepening surrender into my own body, I realised how much I had prevented my
body from maintaining its usual routines in a bid to incorporate more into my
life. I kept pushing my body and not respecting its limits.
‘Darling, what are you feeding
your body? If you want to incorporate higher levels of energy and continue the process of letting go what prevents you from stepping into your power... You need
to discard the heaviness of dairy.’
I felt myself baulk at the decision to follow a vegan diet, knowing the
hassle it would cause in its wake. It wasn’t until a few days later when I read
an article my brother had posted did I become certain in my choice, knowing it
was the right path for me.
‘Starting your new course in
Shamanism will be good for you – much will come from it. You will see new
challenges will be presented to you through this.’
I was about to start my journey around the medicine wheel the
next week, not really knowing what it would be about except knowing that I had
been called to undertake it. Even when I tried to ignore thoughts of the course, it would
keep pushing its way to the front of my mind until I had surrendered and
accepted that I needed to attend.
‘Just remember to always make
decisions in alignment with who you are and your own truth.’
After the journey I pulled the card, ‘Creativity’ – I could see the
dance of life being depicted, in tune with the elements.
Afterwards, I read Osho’s words, ‘Whatsoever you do, if you do it joyfully, if
you do it lovingly, if your act of doing is not purely economical, then it is
creative. If you have something growing out of it within you, if it gives you
growth, it is spiritual, it is creative, it is divine. You become more divine
as you become more creative.
Aho.
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