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Shaman
Journey
© 2002 Anne Masterson After several years of working with lucid dreaming with small success, I changed my focus and concentrated upon shaman journey. The journey is more natural for me to accomplish and provides a lucid projection of consciousness. I can physically be awake and aware of my physical surroundings, and aware of all the detail unfolding within the journey. I have noticed however, that if I am interrupted by someone, in the middle of a journey that I come slamming back into my body, and tremble for a while after the startled disruption. The journey takes on its own life. I can never predict how a journey will unfold, although I can set specific intentions to open non-ordinary pathways. Quite literally the shaman journey is "beyond my wildest dreams..." The shaman journey is conducted via the resonance of a steady drumbeat-- either a live drum or a recording -- although the live drum music seems to work best. The drumbeats change the brainwave patterns to theta and the journey begins. The drum carries the consciousness into non-ordinary reality. I am aware of both the non-ordinary journey and my ordinary physical reality. I am not asleep. I become a walker between worlds. I must set a specific intention in order to enter a journey, otherwise I just lay there and nothing happens except the drumbeat. The intention creates a purpose, opens a pathway and the journey unfolds before me. I never know what will happen within a journey or how it might unfold, however I can make decisions within the journey in consultation with my journey-dream characters. The journey characters are personal guides through the terrain of non-ordinary reality. The characters within my non-ordinary reality are familiar with these realms. The characters assist me to maneuver through complex terrain. After two years of practice I now have five eccentric people characters and five animal characters that show up in journeys when their particular talent is helpful. (I started the journey process with one animal guide. The other characters emerged from journey practice and specific intentions). The journey characters reveal information or techniques to assist me within the journey. The journeys seem to evolve over time and practice. A growth in consciousness provides more ability within the journey. A recent journey revealed a new technique: observing and participating in five (that number keeps occurring) probable realities simultaneously. The journey begins. I am seated on a plateau that overlooks a 360-degree vista. My main journey character sits with me. He never verbally speaks. We watch a spectacular sunset. The guide indicates to me through telepathic images, that I am to allow the busy thoughts of the day to be consumed within the setting sun (which always seems to be in constant sunset mode in my journeys). I feel the tension ease away from my physical body Suddenly something totally different happens. Four other frames open. I am in all of the frame scenes simultaneously. I am with different journey characters in each frame, dealing with various topics. I'm aware of what happens in each frame and can process the information simultaneously. The first main frame serves as an overview. From the main frame I watch the sunset with one guide and I also observe myself in the other frames that open. At the same time, I'm aware of myself participating in the activities that occur within the other frames. I continue to watch the sunset with my main guide from the main frame. In the second frame I have a female relationship-guide providing advice I requested about a particular individual. In the third frame, I receive a thorough treatment from two healing guides. In the fourth frame, a diva/goddess character indicates information about prosperity and abundance. In the fifth frame, a shape shifter character - he changes from a person into a crow and back again. He informs me he will continue to assist me in my sleep to clear away some negative patterns I had taken upon myself while shamanicly assisting a relative who recently passed away, to find his way to a more peaceful mental place). The first frame remains open. I remain seated with my main guide watching the sunset. The other frames close. Telepathically, my main guide relays the information that the frame technique can be used in journeys for myself or for other people. Linear time is bypassed. I may experience several frames of reference simultaneously. All I need is specific intention to open the frames. The journey ends. Note:
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January 27, 2009
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