Shamanic Lower World Power Animal Journey

This is a guided lower world power animal journey. It is used to connect with a power animal, sometimes called a totem animal. This journey is in the Quero tradition of South America. You may want to listen to my short shamanic journeying overview prior to listening the first time.

Transcript

Aho!

Welcome!

Today I will be guiding you on a shamanic journey to the lower world to connect with a power animal.

If you are new to shamanic journeying,

I would like to suggest that you listen to my Introduction to Journeying track.

This will give you background about this time-honored tradition.

Power animals,

Also called animal spirit guides,

Have been utilized by shamanic peoples for centuries.

Working with the medicine of spirit animals is a time-honored and powerful way to connect,

Heal,

And receive guidance.

Our power animals speak to us in the physical world as well as the world of spirit.

These animals can be mythical,

Extinct,

Or one that you see every day in your ordinary world.

We have spirit animals that are with us for lifetimes and others who show up for only a short chapter or a short period to give us a message or help us to understand a lesson we may be going through.

You may have several at once.

Allow yourself to be surprised.

Be open to the medicine of the animal kingdom that is meant for you.

As we begin,

Make sure you are in a comfortable position and take a couple of deep breaths.

Now bring yourself into the present moment.

Allow your body to relax as you settle in for your journey to the spirit world.

Our gatekeeper for today is Waskar from the Peruvian Kiro tradition.

When we journey,

We state our intention and our protection before we begin.

Please say these along with me as I state them.

The intention for this journey is to journey to the lower world to connect with a power or animal.

And your protection,

When I journey,

I may only be contacted by beings and vibrations of pure light.

And this restriction includes my ego.

When I journey,

I journey only in the etheric realms.

Allow your imagination to take you to a beautiful meadow in the middle of summer.

This is a place you have a deep resonance with,

A deep connection to.

It is safe,

Calm,

Peaceful,

And sacred.

Reach out now with all of your senses to absorb the beautiful energy that exists here.

There is the sweet smell of wild flowers,

The warmth of the sun upon your skin.

There is a gentle breeze rustling leaves and a stream gurgling over the rocks nearby.

Notice the stand of trees that surrounds this meadow and the cloud people who gently move across the blue blue sky above.

Now look down at your feet and notice a small footpath in front of you.

This path winds gently into the trees that surround this meadow.

You feel the coolness of the shade they provide and you can smell the damp earth beneath your feet.

On the right side of the path there is a giant boulder.

Move off of the path and around to the other side of this rock.

There is an opening into the earth here,

An earthy tunnel.

It is large enough for you to easily stand upright and it has a beautiful ambient light.

Step into this tunnel now and begin to follow it down into Mother Earth.

Down,

Down,

Down you go.

You feel the cool air and the damp earth of the tunnel walls as you walk down,

Down,

Down,

Deeper and deeper into Mother Earth.

Ahead you see that the ambient light is coming from an arch that leads out of the tunnel and into the room of a cave.

Step into that room now and take in your surroundings.

Again there is ambient light.

This room is welcoming and warm.

You feel safe here.

You look in front of you and see a shallow underground stream.

Approach the stream and look down through the water.

You see a soft sand bottom.

This sand has an indentation in it that fits your body perfectly.

Now stick a toe in the water and you find that the water is warm.

It is fed by a sacred hot spring.

Lie down in this stream and allow the sacred water to bathe you,

To wash away any tension or worry.

This stream prepares us for our entry into the lower world.

Now step up onto the other bank of this sacred stream.

On your left you see a beautiful crystal clear pond.

This pond will take you to the lower world.

Step into this pond feeling the soft sand squish between your toes and feel the safe soothing energy of this warm spring water.

The bottom gently slopes down as you allow your head to go below the water.

You are able to breathe just fine and see everything around you.

This water is safe,

Soothing.

You find yourself being drawn forward by a gentle current.

This current draws you towards the lower world.

You are breathing easily and feel completely safe.

Breathing just fine.

You look up above and see there is a light above you filtering down through the clear spring water.

You find yourself gently drifting upward towards this light and your head pops above the water.

Your feet once again find footing in the soft warm sand and you step out onto the soft grassy bank of the pond.

You are in an earthy landscape with a clearing in front of you and mountain tops in the distance.

Use your senses now to take in your surroundings.

You look to your right and see a figure approaching.

This is Waskar,

The gatekeeper of the lower world.

What does he look like?

What is he wearing?

What color is his skin?

Can you tell how old he is?

He smiles warmly as he approaches,

For he has been expecting you.

Read him now.

Ask for permission to enter the lower world to look for a power animal to connect with.

Once you have been granted permission,

Nod your thanks to Waskar and step out toward the clearing.

There is a path in front of you that you instinctively know will take you to meet with your power animal.

You will now have a few minutes to explore the lower world and see what animals may show themselves to you in this realm.

If you come upon anything that does not resonate,

Simply turn away.

If you make contact with an animal,

Pay close attention.

How does it interact with you?

Are its actions telling you something?

What is your intuition picking up?

What environment is it in?

Everything can be helpful in working with spirit animals.

If you connect with one,

Ask it if it is your power animal.

Ask what it is here to teach you.

Get the intention to remember every detail of your time with them.

Take a few minutes now.

I am right here waiting.

I will be back to get you.

It is time to wrap up your explorations,

Your time here.

I will give you a few more moments to complete your work.

Thanks for watching!

If you have connected with an animal,

Say your farewells now.

You may come back to visit any time you wish.

And you can connect with this spirit animal It is time to make your way back to the pond.

Wasghar is waiting to say farewell and see you safely on your way back to the middle world.

Once you are back at the pond,

Say goodbye to Wasghar.

Take one last look around,

Setting the intention to remember every detail of this journey.

Step into the pond,

Feeling the soft sand and the warm water.

And allow yourself to drift down below the surface,

Finding once again the gentle current that will draw you back to the cave.

Breathing easily,

Feeling comfortable and absolutely safe.

The crystal clear water allows you to see everything.

Look up now and find the light that shines above the water.

Find yourself gently drifting towards this light.

Your head pops up above the water,

And you find yourself back in the cave,

With your feet standing once again on the soft sand bottom of the underground pond.

Step up into the room and walk to the stream,

The warm spring stream.

Lie down in this warm water,

In that perfect indentation in the soft sand.

Allow this water to gently bathe you and prepare you for your entry back to the middle world.

Step up on the other side of the stream and make your way to the tunnel opening.

Step into the tunnel and follow the ambient light.

Up,

Up,

Up you go,

Higher and higher,

As the tunnel winds toward the opening next to the boulder.

Up,

Up,

Up you go,

Higher and higher,

Until you see the ambient light defines the opening next to the boulder with soft sunlight spilling through.

Step out of the tunnel next to the boulder and find your way down the path and back to the meadow.

Take a deep breath.

Once again soaking up the beautiful energy of this sacred meadow.

As you relax in this beautiful space,

You softly,

Gently begin to bring your awareness back to the room,

The present moment,

The middle world,

The land of humans.

Welcome back.

You may want to do some journaling about your experience.

There are many resources to assist in discovering what this animal totem means,

But remember to listen to your own inner voice,

Intuition.

Hear what medicine this animal has for you personally.

You may find yourself buying a fetish,

A picture,

A stuffed animal of this guide,

Or perhaps you have been collecting tokens of this animal since you were young.

Welcome them to your world and allow their magic to speak to you.

It has been my great pleasure to journey with you today.

Aho.

Reviews

Amazing reassurance of safety along the journey. I will definitely revisit this meditation. Thank you

Beautiful guidance and incredible imagery and production! Thank you 🙏🏻

Wonderful, thank you. I felt very supported and guided through this journey 🙏🌻💛☀️

❤️

Outstanding guidance

Fantastic. The length of the journey really allows me to take my time and be in it. Your voice is soothing. The drum beats are subtle and not distracting, but rather, complement the journey. Thank you so much for this. 💗🙏✨️

Beautiful journey, so clear and easy to follow into the lower world. I met a dancing flamingo, she was beautiful and elegant. Thank you A-ho 🙏🏻❤️

Ihave experienced lower world but your guidance is powerful... the most powerful I've known. THANK YOU❣❣

Wonderful! I felt so safe and peaceful. Thank you for this beautiful resource.

A sweet and gentle guide. And a fun journey into visualization. I love discovering the realms of my inner world. ♥

Amazing, love the healing water. Thank you 💜🙏💚

You are very good at this! Keep it up! Grateful i found this! Thank you!

This is one of my go to meditations and I love it very much ❤️

Very well guided, thank you! 🙏🏼

Thank you, it’s been hard to receive much information when I meditate. During your meditation, which was lovely, I was about to fall into a sleep state and I heard the word gopher. Which was very random for me because two days before this a Shaman told me 2 power animals were selected to help me, the wolf and a bird, she never mentioned a gopher, but when I looked into this animal it really resonates with the problems and issues I have currently. I just don’t understand how to use these power animals, but it’s really nice to have this meditation to come to, so thank you!!

Wow thank you for such a powerful initiation into journeying! I met the most beautiful totem animal whom has never visited me before. She truly spoke to me for this next stage in my journey. Bless you for allowing me access to this portal 💕💕💕

Very healing 🙏❤️

lovely, I wish I had more time in the spirit realm but did meet a lot of symbolic animal totems.

Thank you so much for this beautiful journey!

Just so beautiful. All my animals so playful and connected with me deeply. Thank you x