Relax and get comfortable.
Let's take a deep breath in now,
And then release that breath,
Letting go of anything that does not serve us in this moment.
When it is comfortable for you to do so,
Close your eyes and go within.
There is no right or wrong in whatever you visualize or feel on this mystical journey.
The day is just beginning.
We are greeted by the sun and we welcome its warmth.
The mountain air is crisp and refreshing.
We walk as a group slowly,
Moving upward in silent anticipation.
Our small group has created friendships and a spiritual bond during our time together.
We journey together with an unspoken trust.
We find a sacred trust in our shaman guide.
He is mystical and enchanting.
This shaman healer also holds an ancestral channel to the past.
Intuitively our shaman knows each of the stones in the steps and knows we are protected by the stone walls that surround the sacred space.
Our shaman guide is completely at home as he moves gracefully among the natural stone building blocks sculpted so many years ago.
Tune in to the sacred energy.
Feel gentle vibrations of calming,
Loving presence.
Sense the mystic inkas of long ago,
Knowing that they shaped and positioned every stone we are seeing and touching.
We move among these stones as our shaman continues leading us upwards.
Every few minutes that we climb reveals a new perspective of the surrounding mountains.
Looking down we see where we began the day in the distant valley now so far below.
We pause among the stacked stone walls of Machu Picchu to reflect and listen,
Standing,
Breathing it in.
As we listen from within,
We sense the inkas from long ago and visualize them working each stone into place,
Collectively creating this sacred space.
Our shaman senses we are ready to continue on and guides us toward a wall and the appearance of a doorway.
One by one the shaman gestures us to take a few steps up and as we do so we see rays of sunlight bursting through the stone doorway.
Before passing through this glowing doorway,
We are individually called to perform an ancient Inca ritual.
Led by the shaman,
Gently step into the glowing opening.
Stand directly in the center of the stone portal.
Now centered between both sides of the opening,
You are no longer in the space behind or in the new space before you.
Centered in this opening,
Close your eyes and become centered in your mind.
Relax with your hands resting down at your sides.
Slowly begin to rotate your hands so that your thumbs are pointing behind and your palms face away from you.
Begin moving your hands outward until your palms are pressing against the sides of the opening.
Feel the stones on each side of you and feel the energy of the ancestors who have passed this way before us.
Sensing the ancient wisdom through your palms,
Allow that wisdom to be a guide as you set an intention for the new you.
Make a conscious choice in how you are going to enter this new space before you.
Become your intention,
Now leaving behind anything that does not serve the best you.
Know this intention you've set brings joy and love with you and as you.
It is time to pass through the portal into the other side.
Now is the time to step into a new space and a new way of being.
The shaman is pleased,
Reminding us that every doorway,
Portal or gate we pass through provides an opportunity to set an intention for what we experience in the new space on the other side.
Passing through the sunlit opening,
We find ourselves birthed in splendor and awe.
Take in the vast panoramic views of mountains and the valleys below them.
We are now much like the soaring condor.
We choose where we go and we choose how we see it.
We create who we are and what we bring to each new space we enter.
When it is comfortable,
Slowly bring yourself back into your present space.
And when you are ready,
Open your eyes.
Thank you for sharing this journey with me.
