Journey 152 - A New Year's Meeting

2/10/05: The purpose of this Journey, the first since Bituun ended and the New Year’s/White Moon Festival began, was simply to visit with my Guides, refreshed from their trip back to the Sky Father on the evening/night of the 7th. My specific goal was to find out what advice they had for me as we began another year together. I opened Sacred Space with Rattling and Smudging, then lit the Sacred Candle. I wore the Mirror for the first time in a Journey not related to the Mirror itself. As the Drumming began, I saw Owl approaching lit in a sparkling golden hue. As he swept the area with his wings, pale blue striping was left in his wake, and he quickly colored over the scene into the color of the Gol..the center point where all Space, Time and Spirit meets. Owl then came and stood beside me on my right side, and became my old friend Eagle Claw. Then, Eagle burst through the blue “fabric” and circled in. He was also lit from within, and was quite radiant, even in his darker colors. Crosses in Front, my Snake Guide, emerged from below, her skin covered in tiny colorful specks of Light. Pink Swan then flew in from left of center. Utawa, the Blue Shaman and Shaman of my Mirror, came up out of the Mirror surface, which we were now standing on. My Guides then allowed me to sink down through the Mirror surface, whereupon I found myself standing beneath an extensive trellis filed with Concord Grape Vines, as wide and long as one could see. The aroma was heavenly, superb! I approached several bunches of Grapes and could hear them speaking. In a uniform whisper, they were saying, “we live according to the Plan for our Lives and therefore are in total Joy.” I knew this was an important message for me and my Shamanism. I then was whisked upwards and found myself moving through some Cloud People, through which many different colored Suns were soaring. Then, a very localized set of Water Waves appeared, upon which I was floating. And then it was back to the Mirror, where one by one each of my Guides merged their Spirits into my Body, each enjoying that aspect of my Robe that they missed most. As each passed into me, I was that Spirit and myself at the same time. I merged with Owl, Eagle, Snake and Utawa. I could feel them sensing existence in Human form again, and really enjoying it. Once I was just myself again, ahead of me, two Ducks appeared. Recall that during my Prayer Smoke during the arrival of the Spirits, Two Ducks over-flew my Prayer site. I have seen many Duck flybys in the past few weeks, and a few months ago experienced a dramatic “tunneling” of their Wing sounds as they flew overhead during my Morning Prayers. All this had convinced me that Duck Medicine was mine for this year, and so it was really no surprise when the two Ducks appeared to me. Their names are Ongwon and Aduwa. They will specifically help me “dive” below the surface to find the “food” I seek, be it knowledge, help, whatever. I then saw on my Visual Cortex a Duck with a very long neck, telling me I will have to dig quite deep sometimes to get the food. I was then sent back to the Grape Grove by my Guides for a vital message for the New Year: It was spoken to me by a Spirit unknown. I heard, “you must abandon the Relics and save what is Necessary.” This was essentially the end of the Journey, and it wasn’t long before the Call Back Drumming jolted me back to the Room. The message is clear: there are still some “old me” issues that are holding me back. This was re-emphasized last evening when I performed a coin-based divination. He message for my Shamanic Work this next year was one of “you must work harder.” I am grateful to be cared for so much..