Journey 51 - Wall of Evil

5/20/04: A Journey to discover the source of the “Wall of Evil” sensed by one of my pastor’s friends in the riverside woods along the parking lot of the church. I lit the Sacred Candle and smudged, then used the Drum CD to Journey. This was going to be a different experience right from the start. Instead of the usual beginning where I await my Guide in the back yard, I was instantly transported to the woods themselves, Guide-less. So I waited there, expecting my Owl Guide to arrive and take me to the Upper World. Owl showed up, all right, but had deep red eyes! My sense of foreboding was heightened as he came near me with extended claws, ready to sink them into my upper torso. I quickly realized this was not my Guide, and I called in protection using my Prayer Chant given me by Eagle Claw, who often takes an Owl form at first. Surrounded now by a strong Rainbow Aura, I stood and wondered. I was confused. This type of start had never occurred before. I was never even given the chance to tunnel to the Upper World. (As I write this after the Journey, I sense this was my first Journey in which I was drawn into the Middle Word, a dangerous place to go. Back to the Journey.) Shortly after I protected myself (another aside..this is the second straight Journey where I have had to surround myself with Rainbow Energy..yesterday’s was a test by Black Panther, no doubt in preparation for today’s real thing), my Seer Senses All appeared and sat a short distance away. She was somber. The area itself was also different that it looks today, much more wooded with high grasses, and the river much less intrusive. Owl remained fixed in his Tree. I told Senses All I was confused by this unusual sequence of events. And why was Owl so angry, I asked. She told me that the Owl Medicine that was once strongly honored here by the indigenous peoples (they used Owl to heal, and wore Owl Feathers in ceremony) had been dishonored when they were driven off by the peoples who were steeped in Christian Faith. The Sacred space of Owl Medicine, so to speak, had never been properly closed. The sense I got was that the Natives were forced to leave in a hurry. There was now a clash between the energies of the fresh and remnant disciplines. At this point, Senses froze..time seemed to stand still. Again I looked around in a heightened sense of nervous wonder. Sensing myself alone and still in a dangerous place, I returned my consciousness to my feet and made sure my Aural energy was firmly grounded to Mother Earth. I returned to the scene and asked Senses All what could be done. I then was told that Anne should collect any Owl images/totems she has in her house and bring them to her Altar. I was then shown the Feather on my Medicine Bundle I found a few years ago (to this day I’m not sure if it is a Hawk or Owl Feather). I saw this Feather moving to my pastor’s Altar and placing itself in her little cup. This told me the Feather was indeed from an Owl, and the Healing Spirit of the Feather was being sent to her to help her deal with this issue. I also saw her standing in the parking lot near those woods, burning a piece of paper with an Owl’s image on it. Another image that appeared showed her burning a small candle in front of an Owl’s picture. These images did not appear in a quick string, but came separately over a short time, with moments in the woods for pondering in between. I then was back with Senses All, and I saw a very large Alligator moving toward me. He stopped just short of me. I again wondered if this was an attack, but he was not baring his teeth. It was almost as if he were receiving instructions from me. I then saw him move up an ancient street that struck me as being the Via Dolorosa, the path Christ took with his Cross. Alligator disappeared and after a short time came back. The anger of the conflicting disciplines seemed to have been resolved by his action. Owl’s eyes had gone back to normal, and my sense of foreboding was gone. Suddenly, I was standing at the edge of a very steep and jagged rock cliff, looking down into a very deep River Valley. I stepped over the edge, and my Power Animal Eagle immediately flew over and grabbed me, bringing me back to the side. I was then back with Senses All. I asked which action my pastor should take. It appeared as if Alligator had already taken care of the Medicine conflict. Senses All told me my pastor was very spiritual and beyond the constraints of Christian-only mindset. Sense said she should still honor the Owl Medicine in one of the ways shown earlier, thereby asking in Prayer for the Owl Medicine to flow back to those who currently use it and need it. I then thanked Senses All, Alligator and Owl for their Guidance, and returned to the room.

The fact I was trained yesterday in establishing instant protection for myself, and then had to use that training for real today in my first-ever Journey to the more dangerous Middle World, shows me the Spirits truly know what they are doing, looking ahead in “time”..and that I have been granted access to deeper and more challenging Spirit realms due to my steady advances in my Shamanic training. Very humbling..and exciting.