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.