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Monday, May 20, 2013

Conversing with Trees - Human Awareness opens up another hidden Link to the Realm of Plants

To pick up the overlaying question : How do I grow my Garden ? Being Mary in my characteristic attitude of paddling against the flow of masses ...here is one of my responses to what entails bliss and happiness for me in my special Garden of Life ...

This was a "Must-Re-blog" that I sensed when reading this channeled
conversation of "Amoran" who is - like myself - a member of "The Golden Age of Gaia Discussion Group".
On reading about his conversation with Trees Around Him I was stunned with amazement and awe and moreover deeply moved in my inner heart with blissful and divine delight.
Still there came up another great aware manifestation of myself and I flashlight-like suddenly knew that this knowledge has been inside of me already all my life ..... and constitutes only to be another part of "My-very-own-waking-up-Path" to some fully conscious human being !  It makes me  happy without words !
And in order to share this inner bliss and happiness with all of you --- it is a "Must-Post" for me here:
With unconditional Love and Compassion
Yours (Contra)Mary

To: GoldenGaia@yahoogroups.com
From: amoran.amoran@...
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 00:59:31 +0000
Subject: [GoldenGaia] A Tree Conversation ...
Hello Dear Family and Greetings!


Well, it is Friday and the Trees and I wish to share.

I am still a bit shy about such things, but our Brothers, the Trees,
are not!

On another forum, someone asked me to "interview" the Trees by
submitting solicited questions from the reader populace. I was not all
that excited, but the Trees were! Laughing now .... I shall surely
desire not to do this for a living.

When I publicly accepted I was immediately attacked and asked to
"prove myself as a true channel" .... WHOA!! Hold the ship steady,
everybody, let's just talk about what we each are experiencing ... no
pressure and no worries!!

I almost didn't do it .... but, you see, Trees surround my house and
office and they can be pretty relentless.

To point now. The Trees wish to have their "interview" shared with you
also in the immediate now as you are such Dear Family of Nature. They
reach out to you and embrace you each as Brother and Sister:


~~~~~Begin Tree Interview Article~~~~~~~

Greetings to you all. My apologies that this has taken me a bit of
time to put together. Dean had sent me the list of questions from you
all about two weeks ago. At that time (2 weeks ago) I read the questions
with the Trees and, as you will read, the Trees were anxious and excited
to start their dialogue with us. The delay has been solely on me as I
have had several work and family matters that I had to attend to.

Thankfully I now have the time to transcribe the conversations and
post them.

Just a bit in the way of background:

Many of you are already familiar with my other Tree messages and Tree
postings. I don't consider myself a "channeller". I am just a normal
person like all of you. I don't pretend to know any more, or any less,
than anyone else. I was actually quite surprised when I first heard the
Trees speak to me many years ago. I honestly thought I had gone "crazy"
and was in need of therapy. Over the years, however, too many things
have been validated for me.

I have encountered many others out there, like you, on spiritual
forums who also communicate with the Trees and/or Nature. These other
folks have corroborated much of what I have heard the Trees tell me. In
short, I believe that I am communicating with the Trees and other
aspects of Nature. I am, by nature, a cautious person and I have looked
deep inside myself to make sure that I am comfortable with the messages
I receive.

I understand if there are some folks who may "scoff" at this or who
may not believe any of it. That's perfectly fine and I respect that. If
you don't resonate with this or with what I am saying then it is
probably best to move on to the next article or posting where you do
find value and benefit.

All of the Tree messages I have posted, including the conversations
below, tend to occur at a very "large" or "macro" level. It is seldom
that I receive very minute details of any specific topic matter.

Further, the telepathic communication that I experience with the Trees
tends to be with large numbers or groups of Trees. I do sometimes speak
with individual beings, but more often I experience them as an entire
Group Consciousness. The trees will most often select a single
individual tree to be the "designated speaker" on their behalf. It makes
it easier for me to interact with them in this way and I can tell that
the individual speaker is relaying messages on behalf of the whole
group.

You will notice that I have just said "I experience" a couple of
different times. That is what this share is all about – "my
experience." Your experiences may be different than mine and I respect
your experiences for what they are – your experiences. I would
kindly ask that you do the same.

Below you will find certain things are in parentheses (). Those are
things that I was thinking or am adding to help clarify the situation.
The specific questions that the Trees are addressing are in brackets []
before each section/message. I only read them the questions one time
…. They chose themselves what topics they wished to address, in what
order, and how to respond.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BEGIN TREE CONVERSATION~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Amoran: Greetings, my Brother (and Sister) Trees

Trees: We Greet You in Strength and Honor, and with Grace and Love. We
Welcome You with Gratitude and Compassion and in Joy and Love!

A: I know that you have all been anxious to respond to some of the
questions we humans have asked of you. I am hoping that we may do that
now. I thank you for your patience with me in finding the time to do
this.

T: Yes, We are anxious and excited to begin this dialogue with our
Human Brothers and Sisters. We are Honored and Blessed by this
opportunity which has been presented to Us.

A: I have heard you all discussing these questions over the last
couple of weeks. I sense that you have some things that you do indeed
wish to say … wish to share with us. Please feel free to proceed as
you desire.

(At this moment I now "see" a single tree "step forward". His name is
`Barjor' and I have had many communications with him in the past. I can
tell that he will be the "speaker" for the group.)

T: We are Barjor. We are the designated speaker. We wish to begin now.

Q: [How sensitive is a tree to changes in it's nearby surroundings? Is
it effected by movement of objects around the tree such as rocks & could
a tree locate a buried object within it's nearby locale?]

T: We wish to now speak of hidden objects – of "buried treasure".

(I smile to myself as I didn't know whether or not they would take
this question).

T: We wish to explain to our Brother and Sister Humans, that We are of
the Guardians. We are Watchers, Observers, and yes, even Warriors!

We are acutely aware of all that transpires within our spheres
(environments) – both that of a physical nature and that of an
energetic nature.

Our leaves and branches are mighty transmitters of energy – for
communication as well as for energy exchange.

Our root systems are sensitive detectors – interfaces – to
both the physical and energetic grid of Gaia Terra Shan (planet Earth).
We are very much the outer (sensory) membrane ("skin") of our Beloved
Mother/Sister Gaia Terra Shan. As Above – So Below. We observe,
listen, watch, and yes, actively participate with all that transpires
within our environment.

What is now of most interest to us is not that which is buried beneath
our soil. That which we wish to address is that which is buried within
your human Hearts – your forgotten connections to Us, the Trees, and
to Source Creation.

We are sentient, Soul Beings, just as you humans are. We share much in common with you, our human Brothers and Sisters. You may very well be
surprised at how alike we truly are. For us, this is not at all
surprising nor difficult to comprehend for we – both Humans and
Trees - are all of Source Energy – of Source Being.

We choose our lifetimes just as you do. We live life after life just
as you do. We share emotions just as you do. We sing; we laugh; we are
sometimes sorrowful; we are often joyful. We are proud; we are strong
and we desire more direct connection to each and every one of you!>

Q: [Do the trees have any recommendations on how we humans in general
may unfold a closer & more aware relationship with them? Is there
anything we can do for them or be of more assistance to them?]

T: We wish to now speak of Awareness.>

We observe that many humans are not truly `aware' of our existence.
This is the first barrier which blocks our unfolding communication and
connection to each human soul and to your larger human soul group.

We simply ask for you to be `aware' of us as the sentient, soul Beings
that we are. We reach out to you – always and in all ways. However,
without your awareness, our connection is created (started) but not
completed (received).

We are overjoyed that so many of you (humans) desire a deeper and more
meaningful connection to us! We ask that you do speak to us –
whether verbally or telepathically. We ask that you do acknowledge us
with your human touch – a gentle caress against our leaves; or a
branch; or our trunk.

Please know and understand, Dear Human Brothers and Sisters, that we
do hear you! We do feel you. We can `see' your awareness when it (the
awareness) becomes active.

Please also know that we do respond to you! With awareness must also
come trust and belief. Trust and belief that a message sent to us never
goes unanswered. Quiet your minds. Open your hearts. Feel our energy.
You may hear our words; your may sense our energy radiating back to you.
You may `see' or `sense' some other vibration – a fleeting vision, a
color that enters your mind, a joyful feeling.

We ask that you practice this with Us. You are never forgotten Dear
Human Brothers and Sisters.

Awareness. Open-ness. Belief. Trust.

Greeting. Sending. Welcoming. Receiving.

A Beneficial Circle of Interaction – a Circle of Exchange.

We are with you always, in all ways. We are of the Guardians.>

Q: [ To what extent can trees recognize & interact with the world
around them? For example, do the trees detect & acknowledge the world
with the same filters & restrictions as humans, or is it that they can
detect & interact with beings & deities from beyond our limited scope of
detection, such as faery folk, 'green-men' & any other vegetable habitat
life forms?

If so, what can they tell us about these deities & folk? Are they in
'service' to the trees for example? Do the trees have any knowledge of
beings from other dimensions or the angelic realms who may have
interacted with them?]

T: We wish to speak of Connections.

We are directly (and physically) connected to our Beloved
Mother/Sister Gaia Terra Shan (Earth). We are directly connected
(energetically) to Source Creation.

Like you, Dear Human Brothers and Sisters, we are multi-dimensional
beings! Our energy interacts with this plane of existence, as well as
with many others (other dimensions), in order to create, foster, and
maintain your (physical and energetic) environment. We are in control of
the environment – we protect and nourish you in all ways (physically
and energetically).

We are a Telepathic Race. We are a Group Mind. We are One as
individual souls and also as a single Soul. We easily share and transfer
energy, information, and resource within and among our Group – both
locally within our spheres (regions) and also all over the surface of
Gaia Terra Shan.

Dear Human Brothers and Sisters, we wish to share with you that you
are also like us – a telepathic Race; a Group Consciousness. You are
slowly remembering this. You are slowly beginning to interact with each
Other in new ways – in new ways of Oneness. You are often not aware
of this occurrence. It is still a tiny seedling which must be nurtured
and nourished. We are assisting you. You are our Seeds. You are in our
Care. You are slowly blooming. We are confident (you will grow and
mature).

T: We wish to speak of Caretakers and Guardians.

Some of you, Dear Human Brothers and Sisters, are aware of our
Caretakers – of our Guardians. You name these magnificent beings as
Devas' or `Faeries' or even `Angels'.

Like you, our Human Brothers and Sisters, we, too, have our caretakers
and guardians. These Beings tirelessly and lovingly support and energize
our energetic (and auric) field so that we may maintain the Strength;
the Wisdom; the Balance to support ourselves; to support you; to support
the (physical, spiritual and energetic) environment.

Our caretakers are often at play for in their Joy we receive Joy. We
share Joy together …. (long and intense pause in the conversation
…. I sense that something is happening) …. We are now in
MOVEMENT!!

(Amoran: during this part of the discussion I was astounded to see
something I had NEVER seen before! Often I have seen "faeries" being
playful – they will run and jump and "pig pile" on top of one
another. The faeries were doing this but as soon as the trees said `we
are now in movement!' something rather amazing happened: I could see the trees as light beings and they began to "walk around" my back yard! I
could see them being escorted and guided by their "angels" as the trees
became "mobile" to my energetic eye)

T: Do not be alarmed Dear Human Brothers and Sisters should you
someday sense our energy moving ("walking") along side of you … if
only for a short distance. For, it is TRULY Us!

We are with you always, in all ways.

Q: [Is it a preference for plants to be asked for permission before
trimming them or walking or on them & what is their view on being used a food for human consumption? Is there a preference to be asked before
picking their fruits & nuts or their whole selves being eaten? Do they
hold objection or is consent for such action already automatically
granted?]

T: We wish to speak of Offerings – Offerings of Self.

Like you, Dear Human Brothers and Sisters, we have soul contracts
– soul missions. We choose our lifetimes and the lessons we wish to
experience. Like you, we are here to experience the physical and the
spiritual; to live; to learn.

We enter this plane of existence with full awareness of Self – of
our Oneness. We enter this plane of existence with the knowing that we
will willfully and consciously give of ourselves for the best benefit of
all. We willfully and consciously give of ourselves to you, our Human
Brothers and Sisters, for your food, your shelter, your protection. This
is all part of our soul agreements (pre-birth contracts).

All non-human beings (including animals) enter this plane of existence
understanding that it may be necessary to give of Self for the best
benefit of all – for your benefit.

T: We wish to speak of Intent

We all (trees and animals) simply ask for your awareness of our
offerings of self performed on your joint and collective behalf. We
simply ask for your awareness and for your gratitude.

We hear those of you, those humans, who offer gratitude and
thanksgiving for all that we offer to you. Your gratitude, thanksgiving,
and awareness sustains our efforts and makes us strong – makes us
always ready and willing to support you in this way.

For us (trees and plants), many times our offerings do not terminate
our physical being (such as picking fruit or vegetables from a tree or
plant). Other times we all (trees and animals) must offer our entire
physical existence for the best benefit of all. We do this willingly and
consciously.

We ask for your understanding and your compassion. We ask for your
Gratitude and Blessing.

We ask for your Awareness.
~~~~~~~~

T: We now have completed this first circle – from Awareness (start
of conversation) to Awareness (end of conversation).

We stand in Gratitude and Service to you all, our Dear Human Brothers
and Sisters.


We are with you, always, in all ways. We are of the Guardians.

We Greet you in Strength and Honor, and with Grace and Love.

We Welcome you with Gratitude and Compassion and in Joy and Love.

We are in Love.

~~~~~~ End Discussion~~~~~

Hi All,
It's me (Amoran) again.
Well, I must say that I was pretty amazed at how this all unfolded. I
was amazed at how the trees masterfully and eloquently wove so many of
our questions seamlessly into one coherent discussion. Please understand
and remember that I just sat and listened and allowed them to speak as
they wanted to – in the order and sequence that they wanted to
address our topics of inquiry. I inserted the actual questions after the
fact in order to make it a bit more clear for all of us reading this
what questions/topics were being addressed.

As I explained, I read the questions to the Trees two weeks ago and I
could hear them discussing them as I went about my own daily, routine
(3D) business. They would remind me every day that they were "ready" and
"anxious and excited" to begin.

Thank you all again for your patience. I have never done anything
quite like this before and didn't really know what to expect.

I, too, learned a great deal from this and the vision of the trees
actually "walking" around my yard like that was really profound. That
was a definite gift and I express my gratitude to you all.

Dean had asked me a personal question which he wanted me to address as
part of this "interview".

Dean's question was the following:

"Does having a communicative relationship with the plant kingdom in
the way that you have, effect or alter your thoughts or approach about
eating vegetables? Is there a guilt to it, like there might be towards
eating animals?"

I know that we will probably have much discussion about a lot of what
the Trees said here but just as a small beginning I would offer out
this:

I really don't think this should be about `guilt' over eating anything
– whether it is meat or vegetable. I am primarily a vegetarian now
for health reasons but I grew up in a large Italian-American family
where meat was always the center piece of every meal.

There are so many different people on this planet – all from
different ethnic backgrounds and different soul lineages. Some can
thrive on a vegetarian diet and others find that they just can't.

As the trees described, non-humans come here knowing full well that
they may be required to offer of themselves for us and our survival.

For me, it really revolves around intent, attitude and awareness. I
always offer gratitude to "all beings" before I eat anything. When you
think about it, so much has gone into everything we consume for our
diets – the energy of the sun, the grass/wheat that fed the animal,
the plant that produced the vegetable, etc.

I was comforted by what the trees said about "simply wanting sincere
gratitude and awareness" for their sacrifice. It gives meaning and
blessings to their sacrifice for us – it completes a beneficial,
energetic "circle of exchange": a giving and a receiving which is at the
core of this Tree message. It provides them comfort, support and Love to
continue a sacrifice that is still necessary for the survival of us
humans. Well, necessary that is, at least until we humans can just
sustain ourselves on sunshine and water like our plant and tree
brothers!

Thanks for reading and taking part in this sharing.

Peace & Blessings,

Your Brother, Amoran .
Re-blogged from Jean Haines blog: 2012 What's the'real'truth?

Foreword of Jean:

Susan, a reader of my blog shares photos and thoughts about her trip into the Amazon to use Ayahuasca.

Posted on May 19, 2013 by
Dear Friends, Family,
A reader of my blog, Susan, shares some images and thoughts about her journey into the Amazon to work with the Shipibo shamans, who use Ayahuasca for healing purposes. The use of this drug impresses me, because while the journey may be difficult, my impression is that it always leaves you with something positive to consider. In other words, the dark does not seem quite so dark. My thanks to Susan. It's an interesting read!
Hugs,
~Jean

Dear family,
This past couple of weeks, I found my way to the Amazon to work with the Shipibo Shamans at the Temple of the Way of Light, the same place Graham Hancock discussed on his TED talk, War on Consciousness.  I felt a huge urge to do this work after seeing that talk.  I was amazed, totally challenged and am in awe of the experiences I had there.
This was a life changing experience, however, it is clear to me that the real work begins now.  I received so many insights, saw so many things, it's difficult to lump anything all together so thought I would bullet them for convenience.
* First night was spent in profound grief.  I seemed to be clearing my family trauma history through to my grandparents.  It was very painful but very needed.  I saw how the generational trauma had been perpetuated down through the family line.  I felt a tremendous amount of compassion for my parents and the trauma they endured, including my siblings.  I also saw how I continue to attack myself around the trauma I perpetuated upon my children.  I have been merciless on myself—no surprise I would wind up with an auto-immune disease—the epitome of self-attack.  Somewhere in there I found compassion for that part of me that was so very angry, had suffered huge loss throughout my childhood and realized that, even though I need to be accountable for my wrongdoings (sometimes harsh, abusive parenting, substance issues), I needed to forgive and love that part of me anyway.  This was huge.  I purged out all that grief and trauma that was keeping me in a state of anxiety and depression.  I purged out the long ago years of cocaine abuse.  Gone.  It became abundantly clear to me that I needed to really work on taking care of myself and not drive myself so hard out of guilt and shame.  Work less, not try so hard particularly by rescuing others, especially my children out of shame and guilt.  Huge lessons.
* I recognized immediately that when I had a negative thought, I would attract a negative entity.  I saw how "they" insert negative thought forms into our minds to keep us in fear.  I totally got how careful I need to be when perusing alternative news only because I tend to get into fear even when I think I don't.  It became very clear to me that holding the Light is imperative though working on the shadow self is equally important.  I spent a good portion of the ceremonies fluctuating between the Shadow Self (saw many things that I am not proud of in my history), the dark and the Light.  I clearly saw the US as a very dark place right now.  I saw Nazi troops marching and much evil.  Duality was as clear as day to me.  I could see it from a larger perspective in a way that I could not have before.  We are literally in a battle between the dark and light forces.  If I focused on the dark, I got more of it, same with the light.  It is really that simple: what you focus on, you attract.  I saw many negative ET's and evil beings.  I was very clear about how to rid myself of them—they simply were not allowed in my space.  I called on Archangel Michael for support.  Initially, I would see something negative and call him to clear it, which was done immediately.  As the ceremonies went on, I was able to see him clear them with his sword.  He was above me and when I say he is a large being, I am not kidding.  He would wield his sword and send those energies into space.  I was fascinated and very grateful to him.  He did not speak to me but supported me every night with his powerful presence.
* One night I found myself as a vibration.  I was reminded that everything is energy, that God is a vibration.  I was having some difficulty because physically, it was a challenge to experience that much energy.  I was literally vibrating.
* I made contact with many ET's.  I saw a fleet of ships above the ceremonial space, called a maloca.  One night, I saw a ship that had a beam of light coming from the bottom of it.  I moved up into the ship and was greeted by the feline beings and the Pleaidians.  This occurred several times where I saw ships in my visions.  I was not afraid of them but very thankful they were there.
* Several nights I had contact with a feline being named Taha.  James Gilliland had introduced me to her during a session last summer at his ranch.  I have to admit, I didn't feel much connection at the time of the session.  However, I decided to call upon her.  She immediately came.  She is very large, approximately 7-9 feet tall, thin and strong.  Cat ears, cat tail and very big eyes.  I believe she is a 5th dimensional being.  She communicated with me telepathically, mostly about personal matters.  She did say that we would have some challenges ahead but that we would make it in the end.  She became a steady support and companion during the ceremonies and told me that the lines of communication were now fully open with her and all I had to do was call upon her.  I asked how I would know it was her since my mind likes to make up stories and she said it would be the felt sense of the communication.  In other words, the communication would flow right into my mind instead of my mind struggling to find words that fit.  I now recognize that she was with me during my entire journey.
* We were given various plant spirit remedies by the Shamans during our stay there.  One night I could see the plants.  There were flowers in my visions that would then become other flowers..  They kept growing into more and more flowers.
* Be clear about this one folks.  There is a stargate in your head.  I was filled with Light.  You are a God through and through.  Claim it for yourselves!
I need to say that though I am making this sound fairly easy, the process for me was extremely difficult.  This work is not for the faint of heart.  It is quite clearly the fast track for clearing on all levels—physical, emotional and spiritual.  Years of therapy could not have reached where I got to in those 7 ceremonies and I am a therapist who works with trauma!  The purging that occurs is way beyond intense.  It is not uncommon to vomit numerous times during a ceremony or to have diarrhea.  Sweating out old toxins was a nightly occurrence.  I was so weakened by detoxing that I felt like quitting.  But, I had reassurance from the staff and did not want to give up on myself.  I was very clear about that.  Reaching into old traumas, experiencing our shadow isn't particularly fun but it's necessary and useful.  It's not all about love and light, that is very clear.  To claim ourselves, we need to own it all.  The dark, the light and all that goes along with it.  Many people don't finish out the ceremonies because of this.  They have huge expectations. Mother Ayahuasca will take you where she thinks you need to go not where you do.
If I can give an suggestions around the messages I received that I do think apply to all they would be the following items. I do believe they will help support our ascension into the higher frequencies:
  1. Take care of your physical health.  Cleanse your body.  Exercise.  Eat low on the food chain, pure and organic.   Sleep well.  Exercise!  Ground yourself and be in Nature as much as possible.  Don't abuse your body with drugs or alcohol or "foods" that have harmful pesticides, chemicals and GMO's.  Reishi mushroom, astragalus, cilantro are wonderful immune boosters and can help keep clear some of the pollutants that we are currently being bombarded with.  Body work such as rolfing and craniosacral work can be very helpful. The only way UP is through.  Bottom up.  Physical health starts first.  My deep detox in the jungle showed this to me.
  2. Work on your emotions.  What you don't like in another is often within yourself.  Within is without.  Work on your Shadow Self and clear out the dark aspects within.  If someone tells you something you may not want to hear but has the ring of truth to it, listen.  They are telling you something important especially if you have resistance to it.  Work on those old traumas.  Trauma is in the body, in the nervous system.  The good news is that it can be healed.  There are wonderful trauma resolution modalities out now such as brainspotting, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing work.  When you don't heal your trauma, it just perpetuates itself over and over again.  The use of flower essences and essential oils can be helpful gifts from the Plant Doctors for support around emotional and mental issues, too.
  3. Watch your thoughts and beliefs.  Believe me when I say they impact us greatly.  In fact, do this exercise:  tell yourself a negative belief that you have a habit of repeating to yourself.  Notice how this impacts your physiology.  Your body takes the hit every time you say something negative to yourself OR another.  This creates blocks in your energetic system, which in turn creates physical blocks, eventually turning to dis-easements.  Clear you mind.  Turn off the TV, turn away from the news.  You all know that only has the intention of creating fear.  Fear attracts those negative entities and thought forms in an instance.  I saw this over and over again during ceremony.  Learn the practice of EFT to clear out negative thought patterns.
  4. Continue with your spiritual practice through daily meditation and prayer.  Quiet time, away from the insanity of our western cultures is imperative.  Ask for guidance from your Higher Self or from those who are here to support us.  They love us unconditionally and want to help us but can't unless we ask.  Be in Nature as much as possible.  Connect to our Great Mother.  Clear out your pineal gland with the help of Skate Liver Oil.  You can buy this through Green Pastures, recommended by David Wilcock.
Finally, a word about the healers at the retreat: the Shipibo Shamans are a beautiful, loving people.  They held the container of nurturance and care like nothing I have ever experienced.  I would often marvel and wonder what they thought of us.  They are so connected to the world around them and their place in it, they don't see themselves as separate from each other or Nature.  They know how to communicate with the various plant doctors that grow in the jungle to help support healing.  If you are interested further, please find www.templeofthewayoflight.org for information.
The benches where we dried off after our floral baths
The benches where we dried off after our floral baths
Getting ready for ceremony inside the maloca
Getting ready for ceremony inside the maloca
Mother Ayahuasca, Vine of Souls
Mother Ayahuasca, Vine of Souls
The Maestas and I
The Maestas and I
Leonilda, a maestra and I made great friends. I gave her the earrings she is wearing and she gave me a piece of anaconda bone
Leonilda, a maestra and I made great friends. I gave her the earrings she is wearing and she gave me a piece of anaconda bone
The entrance to the maloca
The entrance to the maloca
Our tambo. They only use lanterns and rain water for bathing. Toilets are compostable
Our tambo. They only use lanterns and rain water for bathing. Toilets are compostable
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The lagoon, lots of critters in there at night
On our way!
On our way!
We walked this path every night back to our tambo
We walked this path every night back to our tambo
Some Shipibo artwork
Some Shipibo artwork
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Some Shipibo artwork
Notice the snakes. Snake is the grandmother of Ayahuasca. I experienced many snake visions.
Notice the snakes. Snake is the grandmother of Ayahuasca. I experienced many snake visions.
We were given ayahuasca bark upon our departure
We were given ayahuasca bark upon our departure
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Dear family,
This past couple of weeks, I found my way to the Amazon to work with the Shipibo Shamans at the Temple of the Way of Light, the same place Graham Hancock discussed on his TED talk, War on Consciousness.  I felt a huge urge to do this work after seeing that talk.  I was amazed, totally challenged and am in awe of the experiences I had there.
This was a life changing experience, however, it is clear to me that the real work begins now.  I received so many insights, saw so many things, it's difficult to lump anything all together so thought I would bullet them for convenience.
* First night was spent in profound grief.  I seemed to be clearing my family trauma history through to my grandparents.  It was very painful but very needed.  I saw how the generational trauma had been perpetuated down through the family line.  I felt a tremendous amount of compassion for my parents and the trauma they endured, including my siblings.  I also saw how I continue to attack myself around the trauma I perpetuated upon my children.  I have been merciless on myself—no surprise I would wind up with an auto-immune disease—the epitome of self-attack.  Somewhere in there I found compassion for that part of me that was so very angry, had suffered huge loss throughout my childhood and realized that, even though I need to be accountable for my wrongdoings (sometimes harsh, abusive parenting, substance issues), I needed to forgive and love that part of me anyway.  This was huge.  I purged out all that grief and trauma that was keeping me in a state of anxiety and depression.  I purged out the long ago years of cocaine abuse.  Gone.  It became abundantly clear to me that I needed to really work on taking care of myself and not drive myself so hard out of guilt and shame.  Work less, not try so hard particularly by rescuing others, especially my children out of shame and guilt.  Huge lessons.
* I recognized immediately that when I had a negative thought, I would attract a negative entity.  I saw how "they" insert negative thought forms into our minds to keep us in fear.  I totally got how careful I need to be when perusing alternative news only because I tend to get into fear even when I think I don't.  It became very clear to me that holding the Light is imperative though working on the shadow self is equally important.  I spent a good portion of the ceremonies fluctuating between the Shadow Self (saw many things that I am not proud of in my history), the dark and the Light.  I clearly saw the US as a very dark place right now.  I saw Nazi troops marching and much evil.  Duality was as clear as day to me.  I could see it from a larger perspective in a way that I could not have before.  We are literally in a battle between the dark and light forces.  If I focused on the dark, I got more of it, same with the light.  It is really that simple: what you focus on, you attract.  I saw many negative ET's and evil beings.  I was very clear about how to rid myself of them—they simply were not allowed in my space.  I called on Archangel Michael for support.  Initially, I would see something negative and call him to clear it, which was done immediately.  As the ceremonies went on, I was able to see him clear them with his sword.  He was above me and when I say he is a large being, I am not kidding.  He would wield his sword and send those energies into space.  I was fascinated and very grateful to him.  He did not speak to me but supported me every night with his powerful presence.
* One night I found myself as a vibration.  I was reminded that everything is energy, that God is a vibration.  I was having some difficulty because physically, it was a challenge to experience that much energy.  I was literally vibrating.
* I made contact with many ET's.  I saw a fleet of ships above the ceremonial space, called a maloca.  One night, I saw a ship that had a beam of light coming from the bottom of it.  I moved up into the ship and was greeted by the feline beings and the Pleaidians.  This occurred several times where I saw ships in my visions.  I was not afraid of them but very thankful they were there.
* Several nights I had contact with a feline being named Taha.  James Gilliland had introduced me to her during a session last summer at his ranch.  I have to admit, I didn't feel much connection at the time of the session.  However, I decided to call upon her.  She immediately came.  She is very large, approximately 7-9 feet tall, thin and strong.  Cat ears, cat tail and very big eyes.  I believe she is a 5th dimensional being.  She communicated with me telepathically, mostly about personal matters.  She did say that we would have some challenges ahead but that we would make it in the end.  She became a steady support and companion during the ceremonies and told me that the lines of communication were now fully open with her and all I had to do was call upon her.  I asked how I would know it was her since my mind likes to make up stories and she said it would be the felt sense of the communication.  In other words, the communication would flow right into my mind instead of my mind struggling to find words that fit.  I now recognize that she was with me during my entire journey.
* We were given various plant spirit remedies by the Shamans during our stay there.  One night I could see the plants.  There were flowers in my visions that would then become other flowers..  They kept growing into more and more flowers.
* Be clear about this one folks.  There is a stargate in your head.  I was filled with Light.  You are a God through and through.  Claim it for yourselves!
I need to say that though I am making this sound fairly easy, the process for me was extremely difficult.  This work is not for the faint of heart.  It is quite clearly the fast track for clearing on all levels—physical, emotional and spiritual.  Years of therapy could not have reached where I got to in those 7 ceremonies and I am a therapist who works with trauma!  The purging that occurs is way beyond intense.  It is not uncommon to vomit numerous times during a ceremony or to have diarrhea.  Sweating out old toxins was a nightly occurrence.  I was so weakened by detoxing that I felt like quitting.  But, I had reassurance from the staff and did not want to give up on myself.  I was very clear about that.  Reaching into old traumas, experiencing our shadow isn't particularly fun but it's necessary and useful.  It's not all about love and light, that is very clear.  To claim ourselves, we need to own it all.  The dark, the light and all that goes along with it.  Many people don't finish out the ceremonies because of this.  They have huge expectations. Mother Ayahuasca will take you where she thinks you need to go not where you do.
If I can give an suggestions around the messages I received that I do think apply to all they would be the following items. I do believe they will help support our ascension into the higher frequencies:
  1. Take care of your physical health.  Cleanse your body.  Exercise.  Eat low on the food chain, pure and organic.   Sleep well.  Exercise!  Ground yourself and be in Nature as much as possible.  Don't abuse your body with drugs or alcohol or "foods" that have harmful pesticides, chemicals and GMO's.  Reishi mushroom, astragalus, cilantro are wonderful immune boosters and can help keep clear some of the pollutants that we are currently being bombarded with.  Body work such as rolfing and craniosacral work can be very helpful. The only way UP is through.  Bottom up.  Physical health starts first.  My deep detox in the jungle showed this to me.
  2. Work on your emotions.  What you don't like in another is often within yourself.  Within is without.  Work on your Shadow Self and clear out the dark aspects within.  If someone tells you something you may not want to hear but has the ring of truth to it, listen.  They are telling you something important especially if you have resistance to it.  Work on those old traumas.  Trauma is in the body, in the nervous system.  The good news is that it can be healed.  There are wonderful trauma resolution modalities out now such as brainspotting, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing work.  When you don't heal your trauma, it just perpetuates itself over and over again.  The use of flower essences and essential oils can be helpful gifts from the Plant Doctors for support around emotional and mental issues, too.
  3. Watch your thoughts and beliefs.  Believe me when I say they impact us greatly.  In fact, do this exercise:  tell yourself a negative belief that you have a habit of repeating to yourself.  Notice how this impacts your physiology.  Your body takes the hit every time you say something negative to yourself OR another.  This creates blocks in your energetic system, which in turn creates physical blocks, eventually turning to dis-easements.  Clear you mind.  Turn off the TV, turn away from the news.  You all know that only has the intention of creating fear.  Fear attracts those negative entities and thought forms in an instance.  I saw this over and over again during ceremony.  Learn the practice of EFT to clear out negative thought patterns.
  4. Continue with your spiritual practice through daily meditation and prayer.  Quiet time, away from the insanity of our western cultures is imperative.  Ask for guidance from your Higher Self or from those who are here to support us.  They love us unconditionally and want to help us but can't unless we ask.  Be in Nature as much as possible.  Connect to our Great Mother.  Clear out your pineal gland with the help of Skate Liver Oil.  You can buy this through Green Pastures, recommended by David Wilcock.
Finally, a word about the healers at the retreat: the Shipibo Shamans are a beautiful, loving people.  They held the container of nurturance and care like nothing I have ever experienced.  I would often marvel and wonder what they thought of us.  They are so connected to the world around them and their place in it, they don't see themselves as separate from each other or Nature.  They know how to communicate with the various plant doctors that grow in the jungle to help support healing.  If you are interested further, please find www.templeofthewayoflight.org for information.
The benches where we dried off after our floral baths
The benches where we dried off after our floral baths
Getting ready for ceremony inside the maloca
Getting ready for ceremony inside the maloca
Mother Ayahuasca, Vine of Souls
Mother Ayahuasca, Vine of Souls
The Maestas and I
The Maestas and I
Leonilda, a maestra and I made great friends. I gave her the earrings she is wearing and she gave me a piece of anaconda bone
Leonilda, a maestra and I made great friends. I gave her the earrings she is wearing and she gave me a piece of anaconda bone
The entrance to the maloca
The entrance to the maloca
Our tambo. They only use lanterns and rain water for bathing. Toilets are compostable
Our tambo. They only use lanterns and rain water for bathing. Toilets are compostable
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The lagoon, lots of critters in there at night
On our way!
On our way!
We walked this path every night back to our tambo
We walked this path every night back to our tambo
Some Shipibo artwork
Some Shipibo artwork
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Some Shipibo artwork
Notice the snakes. Snake is the grandmother of Ayahuasca. I experienced many snake visions.
Notice the snakes. Snake is the grandmother of Ayahuasca. I experienced many snake visions.
We were given ayahuasca bark upon our departure
We were given ayahuasca bark upon our departure
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