Exercise 3: Ancestor Journey
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
Get
comfortable, and tune in to the rhythm of the drum. Let the vibration
carry you into a deep, peaceful state. This time, you are going to go
very deep, with the drumbeat. Take some time with this.
When you are ready, you will want to choose a small but meaningful gift
to take to your ancestral guide. Put this into your pocket. Next, return
to the hole in the earth that you traveled through to journey to Pachamama.
Enter the hole, and find yourself in a small space, crawling on your hands
and knees. There is plenty of room to breathe and move freely, but you
find you do have to crawl. Continue on for awhile, going deeper into the
earth. You may have to crawl for a long time, and you may, at some point,
begin to move very quickly in some way. Just let this be what it is, either
way is fine. Travel until the tunnel ends in an opening of some sort.
When you emerge, you are in the land of the ancestors.
From here, you will notice what is around you. You will take careful note
of your surroundings. Are there other beings present? What is the landscape
like?
You may have someone there to meet you, and you may need to walk for awhile.
It is up to you to read the signs, and find out how to go about meeting
your ancestral guide.
This is a most personal journey, and you will experience it in way unique
to you. The ancestors are always ready to connect with us, we just need
to be open and available to meet with them.
When you have connected with this one, the two of you together will direct
the experience. You may have questions to ask, and your guide may have
things to share with you. Spend as much time together as feels right.
Ask your guide for his/her name, and ask if he/she might have a special
name for you. Promise to honor the ancestors with offerings and ask for
their guidance in your waking life. When you feel complete with this meeting,
offer your thanks and your gift. Then return through the opening, making
your way slowly back to normal consciousness.