Healers Journey

The upcoming new moon in Taurus, which occurs on Friday at 11:23 PM Eastern U.S. time, gives us an ideal opportunity to advance in many areas of life, especially finances and romance.  Environmental awareness and a spiritual connection to the Earth will also be important themes of this new moon.  All new moons raise the level of spiritual power available to us so this is a time when our thoughts and intentions can quickly transform our lives.

Use the Taurus new moon energy to ask for more money, a new romantic relationship or improvement in your current one.  You could also ask for increased ability to handle your workload or remove clutter.  Be specific about what you want.  I personally am asking for the sum of $10,000 which I will receive within the next thirty days and use to build my business, pay living expenses and give myself some free time for relaxation and spiritual exploration.  If I receive any money in addition to this amount I will give it to others in random acts of kindness.

You can amplify your intentions by stating them out loud to yourself or others, writing them in a journal or posting them as comments on this blog.  Remember that the energy of the new moon is in effect for 2 or 3 days before and after it occurs, so anytime within this period is good for putting out your intentions.

Happy wishing,

Josiah

If you’ve read this blog consistently you know that I’m fascinated by sacred sites and the healing potential they hold, and I’ve been feeling a need to write more of a general primer on how to work with them for healing. I hope you will find this valuable and be inspiried in your own work with sacred sites.

What Is A “Sacred Site”?

A sacred site is a physical location endowed with characteristics or energies that facilitate healing, love and access to higher levels of consciousness.  Sacred sites do not have to be exotic, mysterious or hard to find.  Examples of common sacred sites include churches, meditation centers, special trees, places where ley lines meet and many more.  Some sacred sites are built in locations where the earth energies-ley lines-create a vortex of positive energy.  Other sites are not in these areas but hold a positive energy because of their Feng Shui characteristics or the postive thoughts and activities of people who use them or have used them in the past.

How Can I Use Sacred Sites to Heal?

Visit them!  If you don’t think their are any sacred sites in your area, think harder.  Are their places in nature where you always get a good feeling?  Mountain peaks with beautiful views?  Any churches in your town?  Sacred sites are everywhere!  When I first started working with them I felt I had to perform  specific actions or rituals to awaken the energy of the sites, but more and more I’m finding that just simply visiting them and letting them work on me is the best approach (especially with the more powerful sites).

You may be thinking ‘ok, that’s nice but I want more’.  Their are some things you can do to align yourself more with the energy of sacred sites.  You can meditate at them-if you don’t have a specific meditation technique, just listening to the sound of your breath, as you breathe through your nose, is a good one-or try using sounds like “Omm…” and feel the energy of the sound vibrate through your body.  Burn candles or incense.

The effects of opening to sacred site energy can be extraordinarily profound, but they can also be subtle, especially in the beginning.  Look for shifts in your feelings or thoughts, any subtle changes in your awareness.  Remember that you may accumulate more energy than your system can integrate all at once, so it could take time before you fully feel the changes in yourself.  If you continue the practice you may find that each site has a unique soul, connected to the Soul of the World, and that these souls want to interact with us to help us all heal.

These video clips are from a recent sacred site visit where I discuss this work and the global transition to a higher level of consciousness currently under way

Blessings to all of you,

-Josiah

Stone chamber

Another amazing portal site on a hilltop in South Woodstock, VT.  I wish I had more time to write about the amazing experiences I’ve had here.  These photos and video are from my second visit

The snow is covering up the altar. Note the skylight above. Their are also meditation seats in the back where you can face towards the entrance

The view through the skylight

Within seconds of the first time I approached this standing stone I experienced a very noticeable physical release.  All the tension seemed to flush out of my body, especially my lower abdomen.  Many people report that when they place their hands over a certain area of the stone they experience the feeling of being pushed by an unseen force.  Sometimes this is a mild pressure but sometimes it is strong enough to knock the person off balance.  I didn’t try since there was no one to catch me

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After I got my fire going and ate an orange-the only food I allowed myself that evening-I lay on my bed and watched my thoughts.  I started to think about how while I have great faith in miracles, metaphysical events and the overall supportive nature of the universe, I hadn’t been fully trusting Spirit to help me with the mundate tasks of life-I believed it was possible to raise the dead, but didn’t trust the universe to protect my car keys.  I realized I’d had a deep-seated reluctance to ask for this kind of help, thinking it was arrogant and unrealistic.  I decided that I will let magic happen in my everyday life, whether that means helping me build a fire or write a paper or keep mice out of my house.

I read a chapter from my copy of Douglas Monroe’s “21 Lessons of Merlyn”, did some writing and then meditated.  I felt a very strong pulsating energy in my crown chakra, so strong it was almost uncomfortable.  I continued to feel that energy off and on through the next day.  When I lay down to sleep I had several very interesting dreams, including one in which a pool of water next to the caretaker’s cabin had a fire burning in it and one in which etheric being similar to a giant spider crossed the path which led to my cabin (my tarot card for the day had been the High Priestess, which is represented by spider in animal tarot..)

My sleep was sporadic since I hadn’t mastered the art of maintaining the fire at an even burn and therefore had to get up several times to work with it.  When I awoke after dawn I felt nauseous, and later vomitted several times, which I feel was my body’s way of releasing physical and spiritual toxins.

After packing my belongings and speaking to the caretaker I visited the pool of water I’d dreamed about, and felt the water speaking to me.  It told me that water was my protector and would support me.  I felt very loved.

As I was walking back past her cabin the caretaker came out again and asked if I’d like her to give me Reiki.  I said yes and sat in a chair in her kitchen while she first applied light touch and then used off-body energy transmission.  I felt very restless at times during the treatment but was able to release alot of stagnant energy.  Towards the end of the session I overcame my inhibitions and aided the releases by making intuitive movements and sounds.  Eventually I told her I’d gotten what I needed, thanked her, hugged her and headed back down the mountain.

I feel like I may have left out some fascinating details but I hope that I’ve conveyed the essence of my experience.  Before I left the caretaker gave me the e-mail address of the Native American shaman who I mentioned in my first post about the Monk’s Cave.

I’m very interested in comments and feedback about this blog, and also what you might like to see more or less of.  I’d like to encourage dialogue through the comment feature.  Blessings,

Josiah

Last Friday I was feeling stressed out and overwhelmed by my work responsibilities. As I told my friends I was feeling like I’d been getting really good at getting things done quickly and efficiently, but was only doing so in order to cram my schedule full of more things. I felt like I needed to work more from my heart than my head. I made the spontaneous decision to go on a retreat the next day at Temenos, a spiritual retreat center in Shutesbury, MA (and the location of the Monk’s Cave mentioned earlier here).

When I called the caretaker in the morning she told me the dirt road leading to the base of Mt. Mineral might be impassable, although I could hike from a longer distance if I wanted to. I packed my things (lightly) and started out. While I was on my way she called me back and let me know I could drive to the main parking area, if I was careful.

I parked and loaded my belongings onto a sled, then began the familiar hike. I stopped briefly when I reached the interesting rock carving of the Bodhisattva, Jizo, protector of women and children (photo in earlier post).  A story is told that Jizo was so moved by compassion that she made it her mission to redeem all of the souls in hell.

After speaking to the caretaker and leaving some belongings in my cabin (I was fortunate to get the most remote one, built by Temenos’ founders), I began hiking along a remote trail I’d heard about on a previous visit.  This path took me through beautiful natural terrain, alternating between rocky, hilly areas and swampland.  There were many stone shrines along the trail and at at least one spot I picked up a strong impression of Native American ritual energy.  The trail looped around in a circle and at one point I hiked up a beautiful rock formation with a waterfall.

After that I headed for my old favorite, the stone chamber called the Monk’s Cave.  I tried to motivate myself to stay there for a couple of hours.  I began to pray and meditate, and then to move my body rhymically and make sounds to release tension as I sat on the stone seat at the back.  I felt some discomfort but it was the kind associated with doing good, necessary work.  I started to feel tired and drifted in and out of a light dream state.  As I was thinking about the drama in my life the words “I’m not in the story” came as a quick lapse into dream.  After I’d been there about 45 minutes I left-it seems like the energy there is still too strong for me to remain inside for long periods  (Interestingly the next day I spoke to an acquiantance who it turned out knew of the cave and has meditated there many times.  He considers it a magical place and the center of special magnetic activity, something I’ve also felt).

I headed back to my cabin, which had no electrical power.  I started to build my fire.  I had no cooking to do since I was doing a fruit and water fast that day.  I let out a couple of loud screams to release some of the bottled-up tension I’d been feeling (my cabin was so far away from everything else that I’m sure no one heard me).

I’ll post the rest of this story soon…