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::Samhain journey
Samhain is the day of the ancestors, the time to honour our dead. We
may speak with them, but we may not join them on the isle of the Dead.
There arent many 'dont's' in wicca but please observe this warning - if
you try to cross over, you may find your dreams disturbed, or your psychic
development hampered quite seriously.
Preperation
You will need a quiet place where you will be undisturbed for the duration
of your journey - up to 30 minutes. You also need to relax, concentrating
on slowing your breathing, relaxing your muscles and finding a position
in which you will be comfortable. Relaxed positioning is a prerequisite
to any type of magical, spiritual or circle work, so it is a good idea
to practise this.
- Close your eyes. Take three deep breaths, breathing in calm and breathing
out stress, anxieties and distracting thoughts.
- The next seven breaths draw energy from the ground below you and the
Earth below that, up through an imaginary column running through the
centre of your body.
- The first breath lights up the energy point or chakra at the base
of your spine, which is a red light or flower. The second lights the
sacral chakra (below the belly button), which is orange. The third breath
activates the solar plexus chakra which is yellow; the fourth the heart
chakra which is green; the fifth the throat chakra which is blue; and
the sixth the third eye chakra (forhead) which is violet.
- The seventh breath opens the crown chakra of pure white light. Allow
is to shower over you and connect back with the Earth energy upon which
you are drawing.
- Visualise a circle of white light all around you. This creates sacred
space between the everyday world and the inner world to which you are
journeying.
- When your visualisation is over and you have made notes, 'close down'
the circle and the energy centres you have activated, leaving the base
of spine chakra and crown chakra open just a little. Neglecting to 'close
down' can leave you over-sensitzed and vulnerable to other people's
negative energies.
- Eat and drink something to 'ground' yourself - this is important.
The Samhain Journey
Ensure that you are properly 'grounded' and have a familier object close
at hand that you can physically hold when you return from your inner journey.
This will help you to 'anchor' you in consensual reality when the visualisation
is over.
- Close your eyes and become aware of any intrusive thoughts. Mentally
'bat' them away as you prepare to enter the inner worlds.
- As you enter the space within, become aware of the wash of waves in
the distance. Allow this sound to become louder as you draw nearer to
its source. open your inner senses - feel the drag of breezes on your
skin, the taste of salt, the sensation of dry sand under your feet.
Open your inner vision to see that you are on a seashore. Take note
of your surroundings. What colour is the and, the sky? Walk to the water's
edge until you find a craft.
- Step into the boat and notice its colour, its details. Is anybody
else in the boat? Do they speak to you? What do you notice as the boat
moves out to sea? What do you hear?
- When the boat lands, notice the details of its mooring place. This
is a small island, joined to a vaster shore by a bridge. What does the
bridge look like; what and who is on the other shore? You may hear voices
or sounds that are familiar and strange, see faces you know and faces
of strangers. Those who wish to speak to you will approach the far end
of the bridge. You may face them from your side of the bridge, but you
may not cross. If anybody wishes to speak with you, they will do so.
You may speak with the dead; you are contacting that deep part of yourself
that is their memory. When you have finished speaking, bid farewell
and thank the guardian of the bridge for your time there. You may ask
the who they are and what their purpose is. Listen carefully to the
answers; you may wish to remember and note them down on your return.
- Rest on your island. Think about your own life. What is your earliest
memory? What have you learned during your lifetime so far? Who tought
you these lessons? Are they alive or have they passed to the Summerlands?
What part of them remains with you?
- When ready, return to the boat and sail back to the shore from whence
you came. How do you feel to leave that place? Is the journey back more
difficult than the journey outwards? Who is with you on your journey?
- As you disembark, thank whoever travels with you and concentrate on
the feeling of firm ground beneath your feet. Physically pick up the
object you have chosen as your 'anchor' and slowly return to your surroundings.
If you are working with others, you may wish to compare your experiences
before you make notes and close down.
Eat a hearty meal after this particular journey - stamping your feet
on terra firma is also a good antidote to any residual dreaminess!
Over the next month, revisit the notes you made following your vizualisation
and see what lessons you can take from your journey to the farthest shore.
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