Let's get started by taking a deep breath into the heart center,
Exhaling and surrendering your body to the earth,
Bringing all of our attention and awareness to the breath as we let go of all that came before this moment and all that is to come after.
From high above,
A beautiful glowing orb of light,
The sun,
Takes us deep within our heart center.
On your next inhale breath,
Imagine pulling this golden light all the way down into your crown,
Thick like honey or lava,
As it settles the mind,
Ego,
And knowledge,
Putting that part of us to sleep.
Deeply breathing in again,
Pulling in this light,
And this time send it all the way down into the heart center,
Exhaling out of your heart.
You crack open your portal to the other realm,
Continuing to breathe with every exhale,
Expand the light of your heart,
Allowing that light to encompass your entire body and the entire space around you.
And in this beautiful light,
An ethereal veil appears.
You take your hand,
Sliding it across the veil,
And find yourself stepping out into a clearing in a forest.
Your feet hit the cool earth,
And your landscape appears around you,
Giant ancient trees,
Deep greens,
Rich soil.
Allow yourself to be called towards a tree,
As you walk towards it and place your hands on its bark,
Leaning your body against it.
Take a deep breath in,
I'm here,
You say,
And then I want you to call on a helping spirit animal to meet you.
From above or below,
This animal comes.
Trust what you see,
Even if it feels it doesn't belong in this landscape,
All of your guides are welcome here.
Your helping spirit leads you deeper into the forest,
As you feel the cool wind and the rustling of the trees,
They are acknowledging your presence,
They know you are here and what you seek.
You follow your helping spirit animal to the base of a beautiful mountain,
The golden sun reflecting on its face,
Reds,
Oranges,
Deep browns.
Your helping spirit animal leads you up these stone steps,
And asks you to contemplate what it is you are seeking,
To know,
To feel,
Or to see.
Maybe the answer is top of heart,
Maybe it is the question you have for your guides.
Just surrender to what comes or doesn't,
As you continue to walk up this mountain,
Opening your heart,
Knowing that without words or thought,
Your helping spirits know what to give you.
And as you walk up these stone steps,
You see a beautiful golden light,
Coming from the darkness,
The black,
Of a cave.
You make your way inside this beautiful cave,
A hallway lined with crystal,
Stone,
Reflecting this golden light.
With every step you feel yourself deepen into magic and mystery,
Gifts from the beyond.
You come into a beautiful room,
Lined with stone walls and shelves,
Jars of herbs,
Stone,
Feathers,
And other gifts of nature line the walls.
A beautiful cushion awaits you on the floor.
You sit down cross-legged,
Feeling the warmth of a fire behind you,
The golden light that called you here.
Now call on the helping spirit you are meant to meet,
And see them come into the space.
Ask them to show themselves in human form,
So that you can see their eyes,
Their skin,
The texture of their clothes.
And this might be a guide you've met before,
Or someone new,
An ancestor,
Or someone who is past.
Trust what you see.
And in their hand,
The deck of cards.
Notice the color.
Are there any images?
Notice the energy,
A tool your guide uses to communicate,
To share medicine,
To help you find what you are seeking.
Your guide smudges themselves,
The cards,
And then you.
Your guide asks you to send a cord of light to the cards in its hand as it begins to shuffle.
What is it you are seeking to know,
To see and feel?
Your guide places three cards face down in front of you.
Notice the image on top of the cards that all three of them possess.
Maybe this is a deck you know,
A flower,
Animal,
Color.
Now your guide is going to flip each card,
And with deep trust for yourself,
You will illuminate the image.
It might be words,
Color,
An energy,
Or something very specific to be seen.
Trust what you see,
Especially if it is something you desire.
Your guide flips the first card.
Your guide might speak to you the medicine from the card,
Or you might hear it from within.
Trust what's happening in this moment.
Now your guide flips the second card,
And then the third.
Your guide asks you to look at all three cards,
Touch them with your hands,
Pick them up and look closer for details you might have missed the first time.
Maybe the image or words are shapeshifting.
Maybe the cards themselves become a mirror,
An element.
Spend some time here receiving,
Listening,
Seeing,
And seeking.
Through this practice,
Our helping spirits remind us that we are the oracle.
That while they have answers for us,
Words to share,
Energy to heal,
They ask us to return to this place,
To practice seeing.
You thank them for the medicine that they have shared with you.
For this beautiful sacred cave,
They invite you to return at any time.
Before you leave,
They head to one of their shelves and they grab an anchor item for you.
Something to remind you of this journey,
This reading.
You thank them and follow your helping spirit animal back out towards the face of the cave.
A beautiful orange and pink sunrise welcomes you as you take a deep breath in of the cool,
Crisp air.
You feel expansive,
Looking out over the horizon,
Thanking your spirit animal for taking you on this journey,
For reminding you of this sacred place within.
And taking one big,
Last deep breath in,
Exhale letting go.
You slowly come back into your body,
Back into the space,
Opening your eyes when you're ready.
