Welcome to the shadow hunting shamanic journey.
In this journey,
You will be guided into the fertile dark to meet a shadow part that is ready to be seen,
And to call forward a guide who will walk beside you.
Now gently close your eyes and give yourself permission to land in the space.
Feel the ground beneath you.
Steady,
Ancient,
And alive.
The Earth has held you since the beginning.
And she holds you in her loving embrace now.
Gently bring your awareness to your breath.
Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth with a sigh.
Again,
Inhaling long and deep.
Exhaling on a sigh and just simply letting go.
And with each breath that you take,
You feel yourself beginning to soften.
You and connecting in to the rise and the fall of your chest,
That sacred rhythm.
That guides you deeper into yourself.
Now from your womb,
Imagine a root growing down into Mother Earth.
And with every breath you take,
The root sinks deeper and deeper into the rich nourishing soil beneath you.
Until your root anchors deeply into the womb of Mother Earth.
And once you are rooted into the womb of Mother Earth.
You take a beautiful,
Deep earth breath in and you draw up her rich,
Red,
Nourishing energy.
You bring it all the way up your roots and all the way up into your base and womb space.
And you feel this frequency of Mother Earth grounding you in.
And you take another deep earth breath in,
Drawing up her nourishing power,
Bringing it all the way up the root.
And letting it expand through your whole body.
Feeling your body soften and relax.
And again,
Another beautiful,
Deep earth breath in.
Breathing in the deep presence of Mother Earth.
Breathing her all the way up,
Your root,
And all the way up into the base,
Into the womb,
And into your entire body.
Feeling yourself anchored in to Mother Earth.
Feeling held in her loving embrace.
Now place a hand on your heart and a hand on your womb.
And whisper to yourself.
I am ready to hunt for what I have hidden.
And I am ready to meet the guide who will walk with me through the shadow and beyond.
You and before we descend into the fertile dark.
Just imagine a beautiful circle of protection glowing around you.
And this circle is woven of earth and air,
Fire,
Water,
And spirit.
And above you the night sky opens,
And beneath you the roots of the world.
All around you,
The fertile dust.
And let the sound of the drum carry you deeper.
With each beat,
You feel yourself stepping away from this ordinary reality.
And you find yourself on a path in an ancient forest.
And you feel the trees lean in a little closer.
Their roots knot the ground beneath you like bones.
The air thickens and shadows flicker.
And as you begin to take your first footsteps on this path.
You notice up ahead that the path narrows into a cave mouth.
And once you reach the cave,
You step inside.
And you notice that the walls are glistening,
The air smells of earth and stone.
And you continue to walk along this path.
Descending deeper and deeper into the cave.
Step after step.
And you notice.
As you will.
You are spiraling downwards.
And with every turn in the spiral,
You shed more and more of the surface self and walk deeper and deeper into the fertile dark.
And after some time you notice that the tunnel begins to widen.
And there's a faint glow that flickers ahead.
And you walk towards.
This glow.
And the tunnel opens into a vast cavern.
And at the center of the cavern a fire burns.
Its flames are low but steady,
Glowing red and gold.
And you notice that shadows flicker and dance across the cavern walls.
They stretch and twist,
Taking on shapes half-recognized,
Half-feared.
And you step deeper into the cavern.
Taking a seat at the fire.
The heat warms your skin.
And the smoke curls into your hair.
And you notice that the shadows continue their restless dance.
You And from the edge of the cavern,
One shadow begins to step forward.
This one is ready to be seen.
And you invite it forward.
And you know that you are here to meet.
What has long waited in the dark.
To honour what has been denied,
Lost or exiled.
And to witness this unfolding without judgment.
And as the shadow continues to move towards you.
It may take the form of a person,
A creature,
A memory,
Or even a sensation in your body.
Just noticing how it looks,
How it moves and what it stirs within you.
This is not a time for judgment.
This is a time to be the sacred witness.
And you invite your shadow part to sit next to you at the fire.
Being present with it for a moment and breathing with this part of yourself.
And now simply ask your shadow.
What part of me do you carry or protect?
What do you need me to see or to remember or to feel?
And you give space.
For your shadow to speak.
You listen.
And you witness all that it has to say.
No matter what comes.
Even if the answer is silent.
If it's a feeling or an image,
Receive it.
Receive it all.
Giving a commission to be seen.
And you sit at the fire with this shadow part.
Letting it reveal its stories to you.
Letting it share its wisdom with you.
And acknowledging its place within you.
You And as you listen to your shadow,
Hearing every word it is expressing to you.
Something begins to change.
And from within the shadow a gift of gold is revealed.
The alchemy of what has been hidden now becomes the treasure.
And you receive this gift from your shadow.
And you hold it to your body,
Your heart,
Your womb.
And you know that this gift is yours.
It always has been.
Can you breathe in this gift?
Breathing it all the way into your body,
Your heart,
Your womb,
Your soul.
And has this gift fully lands into your body.
The cavern begins to tremble.
The flames flicker higher.
The shadows stretch and shift again.
And another presence emerges from the shadows.
A guide steps forward.
And this guide may come on four legs.
With fur or feather,
Claw or scale.
Or it may come as robed,
Crowned,
Fierce-eyed.
A goddess of shadow,
Ancient and unafraid.
Whether animal or goddess,
Trust who arrives.
This is your shadow guide.
And you see them clearly.
And you feel their presence deeply.
Notice how they move towards you,
How they look at you,
How your body responds.
Perhaps there is recognition.
Perhaps you feel a little fear.
Perhaps there's both.
Whatever comes to you,
Trust it.
And remember,
This is not the shadow itself.
This is the guide who will walk with you through shadow,
Through rage,
Through desire,
Through power.
And as your guide they carry deep wisdom for you.
And they will walk beside you every step of the way as you journey deeper into yourself.
And you welcome your guide.
And you welcome them to sit next to you at the fire.
Take this moment to be with them,
To feel them,
To feel their presence.
And when the time feels right,
You can ask them,
What medicine or wisdom do you bring me?
And what do you want me to remember about who I am?
And stay open and listen.
Letting them answer in words or in images.
Or in sensation.
Or in a silence that you understand in your bones.
And you take a moment to be with what they have shared,
Feeling their wisdom.
Land,
Your heart and your womb.
And now your guide offers you a gift.
It may be a feather,
A tooth,
A claw,
Or something else.
Whatever the gift is,
You receive it.
And you place it in your heart or your womb or wherever it belongs in your body.
And you breathe it in.
And now you offer something back to your guide.
A vow,
A strand of hair,
A drop of blood.
You'll pray?
You'll promise.
Whatever it is that you offer back in return.
This bond is now sealed.
This is your Shadow Guide.
It's time to return.
And your shadow guide takes its place next to you,
At your side.
And together you retrace your steps.
Back through the cavern and up the spiral.
And through the cave mouth and back along the forest path.
And now consciously returning back.
To your breath.
To the rise and fall of your chest.
And with each inhale and exhale,
You feel yourself.
Coming back into this dimension,
Into this reality.
Knowing that your guide is always beside you.
And you place a hand on your heart and a hand on your womb.
And you whisper thank you to your shadow for stepping forward and sharing its wisdom with you.
And you whisper a thank you to your shadow guide for their wisdom and their presence as you walk forward on your path.
And when you are ready,
You open your eyes.
You notice the ground beneath you,
The weight of your body,
The rhythm of your breath.
You may want to stretch your body,
Wriggle your fingers and toes.
And you may want to place your hand on the earth beneath you just to anchor you back into this dimension,
This reality,
This space and time.
And when you're ready.
Subscribe your channel.
And just.
.
.
Make a note of what wisdom you receive from the shadow,
From your guide and the gift that you have received.
