3/29/05: A Journey undertaken to discover the meaning of an event in a gentleman's (who is partially Native American) life. I know him via a sale we transacted over E-Bay, and in the course of our correspondence we came to discuss this event. I’ll let him describe the event: “I was once asked by a crazy man (named “Rooster”) who was standing in an open fire which other removed him before he was burned, what is your Indian name. He came to me directly from the fire and did not know me but looked directly into my eyes and asks, and a name came forth, as if I did not answer but something inside answered for me. I had a split second vision, images of this Indian time. It seems to have been my feet which belonged in this life but I am not truly sure. I tend to not seek but rather allow things in this life to be felt in a deep way.”
So I told him I would Journey and find out what the meaning of the “Rooster” visit is. So I prepared in my usual way, through lighting the Sacred Candle, Smudging, and Rattling in the Sacred Space. I then concentrated on my Purpose, and saw myself as a guest at this outdoor gathering the gentleman described above. I was off to the side and invisible, and I was waiting for my Helpers to come. I very soon spotted my Guides Owl and Snake standing at the clearing of a Forest. They soon shape-shifted into their human forms of Eagle Claw and Crosses in Front, respectively. I looked over to them and asked if it was OK for me to intervene in this scene, and Eagle Claw nodded yes, while Crosses lifted her hand to her mouth and blew me a kiss..a first there. So I concentrated on the scene and let the next stage unfold. The gentleman was sitting still by the Fire, which, as I stared at it, began to produce Red Streamers mixed in with the Flames. The recently bright afternoon suddenly went quite dark, and I had the feel of a very thin layer of charcoal or soot enveloping us. Suddenly, from the right, an Elephant emerged and came to stand with its two front feet right in the Fire. I knew this was the Spirit of “Rooster”, and sure enough, as the Fire roared on, the image of this person formed where the front of the Elephant had been. Rooster then asked the gentleman his question, “what is your Indian name?” But the gentleman sat motionless. A Sparrow then came and landed on his left shoulder. It was chirping energetically in the gentleman’s ear, but he was still. Then, a very large Owl swooped down and landed right on his head. His Aura then became very vibrant and golden colored. I knew that Owl was his Power Animal. Suddenly, a swarm of hundreds of Sparrows came flying in and began circling around the man in a tight vortex. They then flew off, and I knew that his Power Animal was named "Sparrow Owl". The Elephant retreated back to my right. Owl spoke to me, and asked me to come over. He showed me how he had left an Owl Feather on the ground for the gentleman, but he did not notice it. Owl then launched himself into the Sky and began flying from Cloud to Cloud. He was leaving little yellow patches, and soon one Cloud had a full yellow patch on it. I then walked over to Eagle Claw and Crosses, and asked them what I should do next. They told me to go back next to the gentleman. As I did, I saw the top half of a ghost of an Indian coming partially out of the ground from lying on his back, reaching his right hand out to the gentleman, who was still motionless and unresponsive. He then looked at me and told me to tell him that he will visit him in a Dream with a very important message concerning his Native heritage. The scene then shifted away, and the last fleeting image I saw was on my own granddaughter, smiling and playing. The Call Back Drum sounded and I returned, thanking all the Spirits who had helped.
Notes:
The Red Streamers have a strong implication of Native dress. The fact they were in the Fire itself, which symbolizes one’s Spiritual Center, indicates that strands of his Native Heritage are very much alive in the center of the gentleman's existence.
The darkness that moved in like Soot or Ash must related to something that happened to the Spirit that came as Elephant. Perhaps a village was burned down..
Elephant stands for Ancient Power, Strength and Royalty. Obviously the Spirit who came to him was a very powerful one in old times..no doubt a Chief and/or Shaman from an ancestral Tribe. This is greatly enhanced by the appearance of the Indian Ghost, telling the gentleman to watch for him in a Dream. Elephants are closely related to Clouds in Shamanic lore, and hence represent the interface between what is seen and unseen..the mist..the shroud between here and there. White elephants were held particularly Sacred..the gentleman might have dreamt of one at some time..or may soon do so.
The Sparrow Owl, per se, does not exist. However, there is a Sparrow Hawk that associates very closely with a type of Owl: the Screech Owl. Hence, Screech Owl is his Power Animal ( a Spirit Being who takes the form of the most appropriate Animal given the traits the person is in need of). Owls see well in the dark, meaning he can be very good at seeing what others are trying to hide. They are of the night, and hence have a strong relationship to the Feminine. The kiss from my Lower World Guide, who is female, strengthens this need to honor the Feminine on your Life. They only screech when the young are at risk. They are ferocious and courageous, putting them in the same class as the Great Horned Owl. They have a fondness for woodlands borders and crickets and mice. They are excellent hunters, showing both individual and cooperative abilities, showing him can work along or with others, depending which brings a better chance of success.
Also, the gentleman should be on the lookout for an Owl Feather. This will serve as a home, an “ongon”, for his Owl Helper. He can use it like a Wand of Spirit Power.
The yellow of the Owl’s eyes represents the Sun shining into the darkness of Night..the ability to illuminate what most cannot see. The fact that Sparrow Owl painted a Cloud yellow shows that this might be where the gentleman will most serve his needs..especially since Clouds tie into Elephant, the other main Spirit visitor.
The presence of my Granddaughter can mean many things. Perhaps the granddaughter of the Chief is ready to come into the gentleman's life..
Finally, I plan to mail him the pages concerning Owl and Elephant in the next few days. There is way too much to copy, but there are no doubt other things in there that will help him even more. I found it very interesting that he saw a split image of the Indian time while Rooster was there. No doubt it was the Indian Spirit in the Ground near where he sat that brought that image to him. The fact he was pretty much motionless throughout this event tells me it happened at a very high speed..a fleeting instance in our time..and hence his missing it all. :)
Hope this helps. I stand ready to investigate or explain further if he wishes.
4/1/05: Here is part of the reply I got:
"
During the same time frame when Rooster walked from
the fire to me, my wife of almost a year now had a vision. She was
14 years old at this time, in her vision she saw a stone archway with
darkness on the other side, she was not afraid. Over this archway she saw a
symbol, about one year later she had this symbol tattooed on her and it is
the only tattoo that she has. In the vision she walked through the archway
into a Forest and she came upon a lake, this was a lake of wisdom to her
and she felt much respect from the lake. An Indian village was next to the
lake in a valley and it was on fire. The people of the village were running
away from the fire which happened to be away from her direction as well.
There was a little boy wondering in the burning village, she changed her
vantage point and only the few moments later she was looking to see if she
could find the little boy again but he was dead. The next thing she
remembers was she was running, not away but to something, she is not sure
what she was running to but it was important that she get there. The vision
was over then, she was awake during this vision; it did not come to her in a
dream.
My wife asked if she could read your email and was
quite taken back by the content involving the burning village and how her
vision tied in with that and the events that brought her and I together. Ten
years ago I spent some time in meditation before drawing two animal cards
from a deck for doing animal readings. I drew the Hawk first and the
Mountain lion second, however an interesting fact from many years prior when
I was 18 years old. A company hired me to set up uranium claims for them in
the Southern Utah desert where our only sense of direction were survey
government survey monuments driven deep into the ground. This was a place of
wild mustangs and life is different out there. The first night of a three
week expedition before going deep into the desert I passed a stone archway
carved by wind and lake Bonneville which covered the entire region eons ago.
I made camp in a place called Goblin Valley and was keep up all night by
Screech Owls; humm somewhat interesting. "
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3/29/05: A non-drumming Journey #2 undertaken to meet with the Spirit of the large Moqui Stone I bought over E Bay. As with the Meteorite Spirit, I simply Journeyed without Drumming, wearing my Mirror and holding the Stone tightly to my Heart Chakra. The Sacred Candle was lit, lights were off.
I discovered that the Moqui is a Spiritual replica of the Egg of Life I saw in a prior, recent Journey. The inhabiting Spirit who spoke with me is called Rahkahshahn (spelled phonetically). He told me that I was to do an incredible amount of Healing, and to restore Life where it has been quashed. He implied Mother Earth was getting further and further into trouble, and that I was to somehow play a major role in reversing this trend. I found myself listening in disbelief, for I still can’t imagine my Shaman practice will grow to the point where I could have a large effect across the World. However, just as my Four Smoke Epiphany changed my life forever, a similar Ritual or Journey may just do the same trick on a large scale in the future. He told me that with this Stone, I would be able to inject Life Force into anything I chose. I was simply to handle the Stone as the Egg of Life, and to pray through it.
3/30: As I thought about this result today, I realized something truly remarkable has happened. My Meteorite has given me the ability to inject Spirit into things..and now Rahkahshahn has given me a similar ability with Life. The Universe is made of Spirit, Life, Love and Law..and now two of the four are for use by my Helpers through me. I shall of course need further training on how to apply these abilities, and will only do so with Helpers guiding me. But it is quite boggling to think of the incredible Power on tap here..
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