Further back than we can remember,
Our ancestors,
The wisdom,
Energy,
Medicine that flows through our blood,
Our body,
And spirit.
An interconnectedness that always was and always will be through each of us is a wellspring of wisdom from those that came before.
Those we never met and never saw,
Whose names go unknown.
In this practice,
We call upon their guidance to meet us in the sacred space of our heart in the other realm.
Now allow your mind to rest,
To suspend any disbelief as you take a deep breath into the heart center,
Exhaling,
Letting go,
Allowing your heart to open.
Stay with your breath,
Deeply breathing in,
And as you crack open this portal to the other realm,
Notice this beautiful light that shines through you.
Notice the color and the texture as you expand it outwards with every exhale,
Allowing it to encompass your entire body and the entire space around you.
And in this beautiful immersion of colored light,
An ethereal veil appears to the other realm.
You take your hand,
Sliding it across the veil and finding yourself standing on a stone path.
Allow the landscape to appear around you.
How far back have you gone to a place in time with buildings,
Technology,
Rigid structure?
Have you gone back further to sand and stone?
Have you gone back further to ancient Egypt?
Have you gone back further into the cosmos?
Ask your heart,
Where do I desire to go?
Speaking out louder in your vision,
You say,
I'm calling on my ancestors,
Those that came before me,
Those whose wisdom runs in my veins.
And if one hasn't shown up already,
A helping spirit animal comes to meet you.
Making their way from above or below,
They are here to take you to the places you seek.
So begin to follow them into the landscape or through space and time.
You are seeking counsel.
Find it.
Find yourself at an arriving point wherever you are in your vision.
Notice who is there with you.
They might show up in human form,
Spirit,
Light.
Trust what you see and what you experience.
And you might have come to this place with a question on top of your heart,
But I invite you to listen instead of ask.
From deep within your body,
Which knows what you seek and what you desire to feel and experience,
We go deeper under all that we know and are conscious of.
Feel that place inside of your body as you take a deep breath in and allow yourself to receive.
If any thoughts come that are of fear,
Anxiety,
Story,
Or a to-do list,
Surrender those.
See past them.
Let them flow by.
All that comes from love,
Nourishment,
Compassion,
And grace,
That is from the wisdom of the divine.
That is from the ancestors.
Allow yourself to feel the energy,
The color,
The light,
The visions,
To watch everything else fly by as you receive.
And if you find you need a mantra or question to keep you grounded in that space,
Allow something to come top of heart.
It can be,
I am here to receive.
It can be,
I am open to the wisdom of my ancestors.
It can be,
Show me the path.
Begin to bring yourself back,
Taking a really big deep breath in,
Settling all that wisdom into your body,
Thanking your helping spirit animal and your ancestors for all that they have for you.
They remind you you are fully supported all of the time.
And if at any time you seek their wisdom,
Just close your eyes and meet them here in this space.
Divine wisdom comes from a place of love.
Intuition comes from a place of love.
Sometimes our fear or anxiety masks itself as wisdom or intuition.
Come here to practice seeing and feeling and knowing the difference.
Continue to work with these ancestors and the wisdom of your own heart.
