Journey 172 - My Mother's Fall

3/25/05: My mother went to the hospital with my wife as a companion and travel guide for the latter's appointment. My mom was in my place, for I had been asked to work on my day off. When I had first found out that Ma was taking my place, I had a very strong premonition. I saw her walking along and falling over onto her front. However, I dismissed this as just worry, little remembering that with all my Shamanic work on seeing better Spiritually, that I was actually viewing a future event. So off they went, and all went well until they were leaving, when Ma fell going onto a large curb and mistook a flimsy pole for a solid one. She ended up with 17 stitches and a Cat Scan to check for internal injuries.

I was over 50 miles away when I found out about this. Unable to go down and help, I decided to take my new Shaman’s Staff (a 5 foot long, almost straight, 1”-thick Tree Branch with a small ”Y” at the top, that was lying along the pathway to my 5-Stone altar a few days ago) outside to my Prayer Spot and pray to the 7 directions for my mother to be OK and heal well.

Later in the evening, knowing I could do more, and after everyone was back home, I took a non-Drumming Journey to see what else I could do to help. Owl met me immediately, and we both flew off toward my Mom’s house. It was night, and as we flew we went over streetlights and passing cars below. When we got to her house, I saw something I did not expect: her Guardian, Julianne, was pacing back and forth across her back deck. She was quite distraught that she had not been able to prevent this fall. Owl and I both went to her and soothed her, saying it was not her fault, it was part of the Sacred Path of my mother that this should have happened. Also, I said, I had seen a premonition of this evnt and had done nothing to prevent it, either. I have never seen a Guardian Spirit blame him or herself before like this. Once we all were settled down, Snake appeared and I decided to go with her to try and find a Power Animal for my mom. We went down to the small stone wall in her yard and found an old Garter Snake entrance into the ground. We both went in. We soon found ourselves in a field overgrown with tiny white flowerets. I saw a Mouse go by from right to left and ignored it. But within seconds a Blue Heron landed in front of me, and I could tell it was there to be my mom’s PA. It came back with us through the Tunnel, and together we went into my mom’s bedroom, where she was lying on her back. I, Snake and Heron joined Spirit Hands and we circled around my mom as I chanted my Female Healing song. An incredibly bright cocoon of Rainbow Light formed around her, so thick that Ma almost became invisible within it. Then, Blue Heron shrank in size, flew in circles over my mom’s chest, and then dived in through her Heart Chakra. I knew then that she was in good stead.

3/26: This morning I took my Staff out to the 5-Stone Altar and placed the base in the center of the array. I then pointed the tip of the Staff toward my mom’s house, and let a portion of the intense Spirit Power constantly swirling about this Altar to beam over to her.

3/27: We all went up to Mamere’s today for Dinner. On the way up I told my wife it would be really nice to see a Blue Heron fly over us. We saw several Peace Eagles and quite a few positive Crow fly-bys, including one going right up the highway with us. As we were leaving Mamere’s I saw a Hawk being chased by a Crow, indicating a need for me to follow the guidance of the Spirits chasing me. Then, finally, as we were nearing my house, we got that Blue Heron fly-over. It was flying from right to left, however, indicating I need to do more to bolster my Ma’s Power Animal. Tonight I will perform a ritual to increase the “windhorse” in both my Mom and her Power Animal, Blue Heron.