Journey 156 - Soul Restoration for the Twin Sister

2/23/05: This Journey was taken in order to restore the Twin sister's Soul Piece. The Sister and her daughter (who came for support) showed up at exactly 10 AM, as previously arranged. They had small gifts for me and and my wife..such lovely people. This was to be my first Journey and Soul Restoration done “live”, that is, with the person present. I also was to speak aloud as the Journey progressed, and this was also a first. I felt that if the sister could actually hear what I was experiencing as I brought back her Soul Piece, as it actually was happening, it would mean so much more to her. The question was: could I do it?! Time would tell..

For the Retrieval and Restoration, I had set up an Altar in my Family room by covering the coffee table with my thick cotton shirt with a huge Eagle on it. I use this shirt for my object consecrations. Upon the shirt I placed my Sacred Pipe..so much Spirit Energy there, and a must to be witness and Helper! I placed my Smudge Bowl, and Eagle Feather with which to fan both the Sage and Sweet Grass. In the center was the Sacred Candle, brand new so Janie could take it with her. At the Cardinal points I placed four tiny Stone People who had volunteered earlier in the day, there to form the boundaries of the Altar Circle. They also left with her after the Restoration. Finally, I had my Rattle there. It had requested new Feathers be placed on it for this Ceremony..the other two that had been there for months had suddenly just fallen off. All was therefore in the ready prior to their arrival.

Before the Ceremony, we spoke for almost an hour about Shamanism and the principals of Soul, Soul Loss, the three Spirit Worlds, Helpers, etc. We spoke a bit of western religions and their lack of emphasis both on the importance of Female Power in the Sacred Balance, and how to actually access the Spirit Worlds in order to achieve Spiritual independence. I also went into great detail about exactly what I would be doing during the Ceremony, and why. Finally, we were ready.

We sat comfortably, and I had chosen a couch on which to eventually lie and Journey with my Drum CD while the others sat comfortably and watched, my wife from her chair and the sister and daughter on the other couch. I explained the concept of Smudging, using the Sage to repel negative Energies and Sweet Grass to call in positive Spirits. I told of the concept of the Fire: representing us living at our center, being our own personal flame, made of both matter and energy, in touch with all space and time and the Great Spirit. I used the Eagle Feather to spread the Smoke around, using a figure-8 pattern to represent Infinity, the Circle of Existence. I then took up the Rattle and opened up Sacred Space by Rattling to the 7 directions. I prayed aloud while Rattling to each Spirit element, and tied in the sister’s needs with my traditional prayers. I explained how by Rattling at the roughly the same speed as the drumming, I prepare myself in advance for leaving my body. When I then laid down to Journey, I explained how I was focusing on my single request..to find and bring back the Soul Piece..by repeating it over and over until I saw the beginning visions of the Journey begin.

They weren’t long in coming. I was suddenly in a dense and rich Forest, Trees thick with brilliantly green canopies. I saw my Upper World Guide Owl fly toward me from one of the Trees. He lifted me up to the top of the Canopy of Trees. I spoke this aloud as it was happening, as I did with all the key events I’m reporting here. The speaking did not interfere with the Journey at all, and this gives me great hope that I can do this with others as well. As Owl and I sat on top of a Tree, awaiting the Tunnel to the Upper World in the Sky to form, I noticed the Clouds were Orange. Suddenly, a light green Sphere appeared in the Sky. We flew toward this, the Tunnel Opening. Suddenly my Power Animal, Eagle, flew in from the right to join us. I think he just wanted to come along for the “Joy ride.” We soon exited the Tunnel and were out in Deep Space. The background thereof was a twilight blue versus its traditional black. It was a stunning sight to see the stars hanging in this blue Space. Very soon, off to the right, I spotted a small Rock Ledge hanging in Space. It was very similar to the Ledge upon which I had my first meeting in Space with Eagle Claw (Owl). I saw the little girl standing there. I didn’t even have to go back to the Cave of Lost Souls, where I had had a brief visit with her in a prior Journey. Next to her was a small Pool of Water with a Mirror-like stillness. We looked in together, and the reflection of the little was the big twin sister, announcing the coming reunion! Then, grabbing hands, she and I jumped into the Pond, with Owl and Eagle coming along as well. The Pond quickly became an Ocean, filling the scene from horizon to horizon. The Sky was a light blue with ill-defined white Clouds..quite tranquil. The Ocean then became my Shaman’s Mirror surface. The little one then came up to me and hugged my leg, looked up and said, “thank you!” She then told me that she loved me for helping her. These actions brought me to tears. She then told me that as she re-entered her older self, she was going to be saying “I love you” over and over, and asked that the sister do the same. She then asked that the sister forgive her for leaving her as she did..which again brought me to tears. She then melded into the Mirror, ready for the Transfer. Owl and Eagle and I then zoomed back up to the green Tunnel and returned to the Forest. Owl came up to me and point blank range and stared at me, as if pouring Energy into me. Eagle gathered me into the cozy space beneath his left Wing. The Journey was now over. I kept trying to advance the CD to the Call Back drumming but could not, so I brought myself back manually by tapping on the player once the Drumming was off. I was soon back in the Family Room, my face still wet with tears.

The sister asked how it felt upon returning, and although it is very hard to describe the feeling of having been away and suddenly being back where you were before, I did my best. I said I felt a tranquility and peace that is unlike anything you can experience in normal living. You are both one with and yet totally apart from everything at the same time as you return. You feel as if your body has stopped working, and is now just starting back up again.

I then took the Mirror and held it over the Sacred Flame to warm the little Soul Piece up a bit, and to infuse the Mirror with the Energy of the Twin Sister’s Eternity, as represented by the Candle. I then handed the Mirror to the sister and had her hold it over her Heart and then her Head, to let her little Soul Piece come in through the Chakras in both places. She did this in silence, holding the Mirror close. I had my eyes shut and hands pressed together. During the Transfer, I saw the little girl jumping on her lawn, turn to me and then wave goodbye. I then saw the Blue Shaman, Spirit of my Mirror, hovering over the sister and moving his hands down both sides of her body to help seal in the Restoration. The sister then reported that she felt an immense calm, a relaxation, and that her hands had become very heated holding the Mirror. This was of course due to the transfer of her Soul Piece’s Spirit Energy back to her. We talked more after that, and I explained how different people react differently to such a Reunion with a Soul Piece. Some get flooded with emotions/issues long since missing or dormant. Others fell little to nothing initially, and then just a minor change. Her reaction of peacefulness boded very well for this Restoration.

I decided to do a follow-on Journey for her concerning the possibility her twin Sister was trying to reach her from the Spirit Camp. She also asked me to check her Aura, and I found a small dark area on the left side of her head. She confirmed then that there was indeed still a problem there needing resolution, the same problem that had led me to my first Journey for her. I plan to check this out as well.

Some post-notes: The Orange Clouds: orange is the color of joy and wisdom and creativity, according to Ted Andrew’s The Healers Manual. “It stimulates feeling of socialness. It is tied to our emotional health and to the muscular/nervous systems. Individuals experiencing emotional paralysis are helped by this color.” The Blue of Deep Space seems to me to represent the Spirit of my Mirror, the Blue Shaman, Utawa. This is made more certain by the fact that the little Soul Piece was standing next to a mirror-like Pond..a sure sign she was ready and eager for the Restoration to place via my Mirror. The Pond temporarily becoming an Ocean signified the rich fullness of female Energy involved here. The little girl's exuberance and excitement over the impending reunion was nothing short of astonishing and emotionally overwhelming. Very gratifying. The fact the the sister felt so much peace and relaxation after the Reunion showed that indeed her childlike qualities had returned to her with her Soul Piece. In fact, she reported to me that next day that she was still in a very relaxed and unhurried mode. Finally, I wish all Shamans could deal with such opening-minded and sweet persons. The sister and her daughter were so patient, willing and helpful, and it made the Ceremony flow so much better. :)

Finally, my wife had suggested before they left that they take my VCR tape by Albert Villoldo, who has had extensive dealings with Andes Shamans, is a Shaman himself, and who does a super job explaining the Spirit Energy Body and how imprints and entities cause illness. She wrote to me the next day to say how much she really enjoyed it..she’s gonna watch it again! She finally knows the Truth.