Journey 35 - Spirit Nest Raising

3/1: Took a Journey this AM to discover how to raise my Spirit Nest higher, as instructed yesterday. I smudged the room with both Sage and Sweet Grass before self-drumming, and then performed the Shamanic breath to relax myself while keeping my mind totally focused on the purpose of the Journey. I soon found myself standing amidst a huge field of wild flowers, with vibrant colors. This did not last long, though, for soon all turned to complete darkness. I was suspended above a landscape with virtually no lights, just dark shapes. Owl joined me, completely camouflaged in black..only a tiny glint in his eyes could be seen. He covered me in blackness as well in order to keep me invisible. We soared along above this bleakness, and it occurred to me that what lay below was not Earth, but some other remote place. Then, a few energy balls of brilliant color began to zoom by us, leaving tails of light. It occurred to me than that we were in the sub-atomic level, and those were atomic particles zipping by us! There was a bright band of light on the horizon at which we very soon arrived. We were then inside this energy field, which was a pink/orange color, and has the consistency of liquid taffy. I found myself slowing down to a “sloggy” crawl as I became covered in the stuff. I looked ahead and saw a tree, of normal color and depth, the only object in this goop so attired. As I struggled over to it and looked up, I could see the top was WAY up there, barely visible, sort of like a red wood seen from its roots but even more extended. I latched onto the bark of the tree and realized I was to make my nest higher by climbing up the side. But, I found then I was laden down with issues from my current life. I tried to remove three of them that have followed me for years. The first became a monster/insect that instead of falling attached itself to the bark beside me. I waited, and then it moved down to my right leg and clamped hard into it. I took the second issue, threw it off, and it became another creature that moved to my left and swallowed up my left hand up to the mid forearm. I threw a third issue down and it became a series of weights tied to my legs. I was stuck right in place, and realized that no amount of physical effort would help me..things were in fact getting more difficult. I then recalled reading just last night that Shamans can generate huge amounts of heat from their bodies, and I instead focused on doing the same. My limbs turned red hot, and the three encumbrances finally dropped off. Here I was, free to climb, but was missing my right foot and left hand, and the rest of my flesh was charred beyond use. I looked up and saw a small opening in the tree, and thought my way up to it, since I couldn’t move physically. Sitting on a branch next to the opening was Owl, and he told me to fall inside the opening. I did, and washed immediately awash with the Tree’s cooling and living Sap. I felt myself rising up the tree and eventually burst out the top. From there, I could see blue Sky and Sun, with other empty Tree Tops around me. The nearby ones had the names of my wife and children/grandchild. I was alone at this peak. I then found myself asking Great Spirit to come and meld with me. I then became one with all the things of this existence in quick sequence, including animals, rocks, etc. I then found all of creation moving down within my rainbow Aura surrounding my body. I saw the planets and stars all comfortably within my Energy Field. I felt a great and peaceful love for them, and all the living things within them. Then, Owl swooped by and took me back, down into the dark zone and into a Pipe which led to a sewer opening on my street. From there, I came back to my room. I thanked Great Spirit and Owl, and found myself breathing very slowly as I re-grounded into this existence. What an astonishing trip..I think I know how to raise my nest now, using Trees as my Guide to getting to the top, shedding myself of issues in the process. As always, completely Oneness with and Love for all of Creation is a must.