Journey 184 - Another Vision Explained

4/4/05: A Journey to investigate a vision a friend had last week, concerning seeing herself standing along a singed shoreline. Beyond was a young maiden with dark hair, which was falling forward on either side as if tied, and wearing a white covering that had beading in front. As the co-worker was struggling to reach this Woman, who was beckoning for her to join her, the vision faded.

My purpose was to go to this point and take it from there, so to speak..to find out who this woman is and what she wants. After my usual preparations, I went into the Journey and found myself standing off to my co-worker's right and behind her. Things were in slow motion at this point. I turned and saw my Upper World Guide coming out of a thicketed area and joining me. This was obviously a Middle World Journey, since we had no Tunnels to go through. He came to me and said, “Just watch, Four Hawks.” So I did. I saw the woman beckoning to my co-worker, who was unable to reach the woman because, unknown to her, the co-worker was thigh deep in a very thick mud. So I walked over in front of my friend and crossed over to the Woman. As I was approaching her, I realized, much to my surprise, that this Maiden was actually a part of the co-worker's own Soul! I could not be sure if it is her Ami (“em”) or Upper World Soul, or her Suns (“soons”) or Lower World Soul. The fact the woman seems to appear in Native Dress implies genetic heritages, which would favor the Ami. Also the fact the Soul Piece is still here in the Middle World. This part must have been scared out of her..but when? The answer was not long in coming. As I reached the Maiden, she took my hand and we were immediately transported back in time to when my friend was perhaps 3-5 years old. She was running from a Hallway into the Kitchen. When she got to the table (which was barely at eye level for her), her Father or some other grown male, in argument with her Mother, slammed a fist down on the table violently. The male also had taken a swing at my friend with his left arm, either just missing her head or brushing her hair. This caused her such a start that part of her Soul fled to the back yard, and from there wandered off to where she is now. The Maiden then brought me back into the present. She took me back from where my friend had seen her and showed me a remarkable sight. The area behind her was a large and swampy. There were numerous skeletons lying on their backs, partially submerged in dank and gray water. It was fairly gruesome. I got the impression these were relatives. We went over and looked at a few of the bone sets. One resumed her living appearance for a second, and looked like an grandmother..old-fashioned clothing from the 40s, perhaps, with a dark blue box hat. We went further in, and the Maiden picked up a circular gold charm from a neck and let me read the inscription. This piece was quirt large, perhaps an inch across. I thought at first I saw an Eagle carving on it, but then a named drifted in..I never got to see it well, but it might have been “Mary”, May”or perhaps “Arins”, or something similar. I then looked up and found a male figure also hanging around..it was the Soul Piece of my friend's brother! The two of them had been supporting each other since fleeing. I was not shown when and how the other Soul Piece left. At this point, I briefly saw the head of a person wearing a poisonous gas mask..as if the swamp itself was unsafe. I then saw a Native American, dressed tribally, walking around the perimeter of this place, smoking a Pipe. He offered the Pipe to each of the Soul Pieces, and then to me. When I took in the Smoke, the dankness and drear of the area immediately disappeared. I saw the swamp transformed into a sunlit pond with lily pads and Frogs jumping around happily. I got the impression this was a caretaker presence..his job was to make sure they Smoked in order to wipe away the reality of the skeleton scene.

I then began wondering if my friend's Soul Piece wished to be restored to her. She indicated she would, but realized I could not do this in person as I have with others. So she transformed the area where my friend was into nighttime, and showed a Full Moon high above, shining down through an opening in the Trees onto where she sat. She implied that she would come back into her through the light of the Full Moon. I asked how this would be done. She told me to build a small wooden Ongon (a temporary home for Spirits) to house her Soul Piece in, which would enter by my leaving it outside at the next Full Moon. My friend was to then take her Soul Piece back into her just before throwing in onto a large fire for destruction. The Ongon was to have a picture of the Full Moon on it. This Soul Restoration would give my friend considerably more strength and solve any air-related problems she has (breathing, centering, etc). She would be able to be more in charge of herself and her life by being made whole again. The last image I saw was a bit disturbing..I saw a man jump onto a woman lying on her back near the edge of a bed, putting his arms down on either side of her shoulders, and yelling at her in a rage. The implication here may be that by restoring herself to wholeness, my friend will have more success in staving off negative male energy, whatever its source.

According to Ted Andrew’s Animal Speak: “Because of its connection to water, Frog is also linked to Lunar energies. Frogs are known to be heralds of abundance and fertility. Frog symbolizes you may need to get in tough with the water element again, especially if the waters of your own life have become dirty and stagnant. Since emotions are associated with water, people with Frog totems are ordinarily very sensitive to the emotions of others, knowing how to act and what to say. Frogs are said to bring the rains, for growing, cleansing, healing, flooding, etc. Spring and summer are its power times. Obviously Frog symbolizes transformation. Given Frogs’ strong attachment to water (the creative source) throughout their lives, Frog people can be very close to their mothers. Frog asks..are you becoming too mundane? Are you becoming mired in the mud of your day-to-day life? (my emphasis added..I read this AFTER the Journey) Are you needing to dive into some fresh and creative water? Are you waterlogged, bogged down or drowning in emotions?”

Follow-up: Upon reading this Journey, my friend was totally amazed at how true it was, how close to the mark. She thought it "amazing" a co-worker could know so much about her. Not only was the incident in her childhood validated, but the first few names I saw on the medalion rung completely true to her..they were her mother's. I reminded her I am only the Channel for the information..it is the Healers who are trying to reach her through me. I shall do the Journey to restore her Soul Piece at the next Full Moon.

4/24 I got up this morning and performed the Journey to bring back the Soul Piece. When I checked later to see how she was doing when transferring from my Mirror to the Stick Ongon I made for this purpose, I saw her sitting on a large log by a running Stream, splashing her feet in the running Water. When I told this to my friend, she told me that activity was her absolute favorite! There's no doubt this was her soul Piece, eh? :)