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Good day. I just recently discovered something interesting and though it would be a good topic to get some insight on. So lately I was spending a lot of time meditating in nature. Near lakes, plain fields, and so on. The thing is at the end of my meditations or my silent walks home I would encounter some animals, cats, birds etc. And encountered animals would notice me only when I would notice them at last seconds of my meditation. For example I was walking home today from my meditation, barely awake I would say. And I got so close to pigeon standing on sideway, that when i noticed him he was one step away from me. I noticed same thing with spiders too, they would ge…

Has anyone any experience with the teachings of bartholomew? What do you think of it? Substantial or not? Has anyone read the thiaoouba prophecy? What do you think?

Hello Everyone, I would like to mention that I am new to this forum and I feel privileged to be amongst so many knowledgeable people. Just wanted to understand about the hardships and problem one might face in a lifetime. Is it cyclic or its all about the decision we have taken in our lives. Or is it something related to karma, Last few month have been very tough and I have observed that the cycle continues with me no matter what and how I try to improve things around me. This has been life's journey so far. What should be done differently ? thanks Ash

I hope you forgive my enthusiasm in posting, I feel like a kid in a candy store. I was curious about the importance of left side, right side work. Does it make a difference if a person is left handed as opposed to right handed, or what if they are ambidextrous?

Hello All, I've been finding that a certain repetitive conflict. Emotionally I want this, but dreaming energy, the long stretch says otherwise, or rather the driving force is pushing me to do something else. I haven't been able to see this and put in words until today. Knowing where my emotions are being pushed and pulled, and knowing inside of me that there is something not quite syncing in with me at the same time. It's quite confusing. What I do now when this comes up, I try to sit and not move until I can have a better sense of both. I'm kinda leaning towards the knowing than the emotions. any thoughts?

This would be cool if people could use this thread to ask there own questions, too... In any case, I have myself three totem/power "animals" (one is a tree, so I can't quite say animals--and on a side note I am having so much trouble looking up information about her, because everything is on animals, though she has talked to me enough on it so I'm comfortable.) and in one of my experiences my tree handed me a dragon scale. It was purple, and fit in my palm. I get the feeling of air from it, for whatever reason. I'm quite new to purposefully and consciously experiencing a shamanic journey, and I was wondering if I could have assistance in possible interpretations, or e…

Hello. I always hear about people having amazing journeys but I don't seem to be able to do much at all. I put on the drumming music, try visualizing things, and really nothing happens. I have interesting visualization experiences, but it's not like I'm actually seeing anything, and whenever I hear other people talk about their experiences, they always see and often hear things. I've tried many times and I've made it part of my regiment "try to have a journey today". I have actually seen things with my eyes closed before, but it's always been without trying to, and as soon as I try, it doesn't happen. I've meditated and seen images of gods and spirits before for spl…

So I know that there are different ways to purify a room. Can someone writes their way and did you felt that thus way is for you ? What would happen if you used other way and so on.

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Hello everyone. Its more like a question then a discussion, so i don't know if its right thing to place a new topic here. If its not excuse me i am new here. So the thing is I made my dreamstone and it works really nice! But I am thinking about polishing (tumbling) it using jar with sand and water. The question is does the dreamstone's effect will be destroyed durning the process? Will I Have to repeat the dreamstone's creation process or will it become unusable? Thank you!

Music speaks to our emotional body. As such it needs to be able to represent an incredible variety of emotions. The Greeks were very much aware of this and used what we call the modes to express that variety. The Greeks had seven modes. Throughout the centuries and the rise of the church the uses of those modes changed to reflect only two of the them Lydian and Hypodorian (Greek names). Today we call them Major and Minor modes and the minor modes was modified even further to resemble the Major mode in its upper register especially the melodic minor. So all of that variety was simplified to “happy and sad” and the sad was so difficult to handle than we had to make it happi…

Specifically, gender -- do you experience or perceive energy as being polarized along feminine/masculine lines? (i.e., receptive/active, etc.)

I'm impressed you can kind of understand (as a native English speaker) up to the middle english period, roughly.

It has been said that the universe is made of loving intent. Any comments? Loving intent?

Hello all - So recap! Wow! It's really opened up a whole lot of stuff. Starting the dreaming class has started to shift things as well... I'm beginning to notice energies creep around the room, I feel them crawling around my legs sometimes. I've been noticing entities and how people become attached to them as much as the entities attached to the people. Inorganics are a part of everyday life!!! I've been catching these sensation and visual glimpses of moments where I see... Extra colors at times, or shadows... But then I've been noticing entities. When an entity is noticed and that it's attached to a loved one, what can I do?! The past few weeks have be…

Hello all I've been having a few questions on using allies and how the maker tradition tends to not use them because of the necessary payback that is involved. I'm going to be doing an Ayuascha ceremony soon, and am wondering about all of this. And when it comes to food as an ally, how are we giving back with that? I'm not sure I understand this concept very well, any input will absolutely help!

We're trying to upgrade the forums to newer software. We ran into some issues, and in trying to resolve them the forum had to stay offline. We ended up backing out the upgrade for now, so it's back to how it was. When the issues get addressed (hopefully) soon, then we'll try it again with better results! -karl

I like this analogy with a circle : Everyone is at a different place on the circle, so even if we all want to go to the same place, our roads will be different. That's why a tradition will give you tools to walk your path, not your teachers' path. Today, with the internet, there's a lot of information out there about various practices, and it's easy to get some concrete experience with workshops and conventions, hearing charismatic people talking about how you can become master of your life, clean your home from bad energies, or heal an old backpain. All that is fine and there's a lot to learn from it, but there is a risk to become a simple consumer of 'person…

I have asked out sources, with little to no avail, so I figured I would ask here. A few weeks back now, I was asked to purify someone's house. During the ritual I was burning sage and moving the smoke about the area. Almost immediately, there where complaints from another of the household about the smell of burning metal. Which was an legitamet complaint. At this point, I was finished the job, I used tobacco, sage, cedar and sweet grass, in a clay pot with the bottom lined with quartz. Doing a small dance with a rattle, it seemed my little fire consumed all of its flresources quicker then I have seen. However the smell left and the negativity broke. I kn…

Hi all. I really appreciate the forum and the way everyone shares information so freely. I've been searching for something and I seem to have ended up here. I've always been quite attentive to my surroundings. What brought me here was what I think was a Heron Egret. I saw him and was drawn to want to find out what he was and just out of interest what messages people have derived from them. Much of what I read made sense to me. My curiosity wes peaked and I found my way here looking for more information. About 11 years ago i ended up paying a visit to Family near the Boarder of Queesland in Northern New South Wales. It is a beautiful place a…

I watched this drama unfold three days ago and was looking for other people's opinions on the meaning. There was an eagle that flew overhead, it flew by a field, swooped down, got what looked like a snake, then a bigger eagle knocked into the first one and the snake fell and the bigger eagle landed to eat it, a third eagle flew in and the two flew in circles over the eagle on the ground who was eating. Any insight?

I've started to work on sharpening focus and I'm having an interesting experience. I pick a spot on the wall and just put all my attention on that. Like meditation, except I am not trying to relax my mind, alter perception or meditate as such, I am more looking at intensifying my focussing abilities. If that makes sense? So I picked the spot on the wall and just focused my mind on it, eyes closed. As I continued to keep my attention fully on this spot, my mind started to throw up all kinds of chatter. It just would not shut up. When that wasn't working, I felt my body shift as though energy was shifting around me and I'd some how gone into an alternate state of …

Hi everyone I was born with the gift, seen things, spirits, night terrors, rare sickness, voices, demons, O.b.e's and so on. The stress of it all has left me with a brain sickness, but on a plus note my neurosurgeons says I'm normal, I didn't have a mental illness (much to the relief of mum). I'm also the social outcast, shunned, the hermit. Only loved by my family and my partner. People love calling me the witch, Satans daughter, loony you name it they say it. And that's why I'm here, to learn and see how everyone else deals with their gift. Cheers everyone

Hello, I'm new here. I've been on an initiation path for a long time and looking to learn more. Today I had a vision during meditation and met my power animal for the first time, Crow. My question is, Crow picked up a white pebble and put it in my mouth so I would swallow it. I've tried to find out what it might mean, but I have no idea. First he swallowed the pebble and it passed through him, then he fed it to me. I was wondering what the significance was. If someone has an idea, I'd appreciate it.

I dont wont to write to much about me exept that Im alive and I shouldnt be. It seems to be a very dangerous year for a female to have been born in and Im trying to understand why. What would be the shamans understanding of Firehorse?