When
requested, I do Shaman's Earthwalks for specific people, but this one (done in
the countryside near Budapest, where I am at present) may have been more of an 'open
message', if you will. For the fact that you're
reading this, though, my suggestion is that you consider that you co-created it
as a 'message to self '...
Before heading out, I asked for a guide to accompany
me, and Salmon presented. Because salmon have that amazing natural ability to
return to the waters in which they were born, I took its appearance as both a
reassurance that I would intuitively know which way to go, and that keeping my
eye out for bodies of water wouldn't be a bad idea, either.
Having
never been in the area before, I asked my hosts if there were any creeks or
rivers in the vicinity. My (lovely) neice pointed me in the general direction of
a local lake, and I headed out. After just a couple of blocks, though, I caught sight
of the village water tower looming through the fog... 'Water from above', I thought?
I
continued on, making mental notes of the signs I saw along the way. As per
usual when I do a grouse walk (and as much as I could), I left off interpretation until after the walk was
completed.
I
walked past the tower (north: the direction suggesting completion of a cycle in
life, wisdom to be gained, and guidance) and up a narrow dirt road running alongside a massive
field of (harvested) corn stalk stubs. I saw a couple of kill sites, likely
where a resident hawk had taken pigeons, and some blue-coloured (discarded)
items, both of which are - for me, personally - reassurances that I'm on the path
intended.
I
saw corn in small, spilled piles that I presumed had fallen off
farming/harvesting equipment as it had turned onto the road from the adjacent
field. Corn can represent gold, wealth and riches. By the fact that it was
spilled and left, the suggestion was that something valuable (and 'sustaining') had been lost along the
journey. Whose journey, I wondered...
mine? yours? ours?
I
actually saw quite a few discarded items, only some of which
my inner knowing suggested were relevant. There were empty drink/water bottles,
for instance (~ a thirst for spiritual connection, for the answers from spirit that
will quench that thirst and restore energy and creativity), and a vacuum
cleaner (~ attempting to clean up a mess, likely involving someone who has hurt
you - your vital energy having been sucked away).
Then
there was the sound of a pheasant. I heard it, but couldn't see it (through the
thick fog). Pheasant most often represents issues associated with 'ego'. I usually
take Pheasant's appearance as a sign of (a need for) movement through who we're
taught to believe we are to a realisation of who/what we actually are.
A
woodpecker came from the direction of a transmission line that ran through the
cornfield. It flew along the road a short ways and then into the woods. That made it pretty clear which way to
go!
As
I'd mentioned, I'd never been to the area before, but I knew I needed to head
into the woods that were in front of me. Just to be on the safe side, I took a
compass bearing to get an idea of which way the road ran, and then headed in. Not
far along, I found two (white) plastic bags with what looked like dark,
bloodied forms inside. I opened them, and found five tiny, 'discarded' black
puppies. As much as I recognize a responsibility to be non-judgemental as a
messenger, I had to fight to keep my heart from dropping through my chest. I
stayed for a while, sending energy and a prayer, including gratitude for the
sign I was given. It seemed to be calling attention to lost innocence and
playfulness, and perhaps a conditioned loyalty that (obviously) wasn't/isn't serving. Moving
on...
...an
underground den. Woodpecker's appearance did
suggest looking beneath the surface of things...
...and
an old, crumble-down homestead (a suggestion to look to the influences from a
childhood home, I wondered?).
To
be honest, I don't have all the answers as to the full relevance of the
messages that presented on this particular walk. Partially, I believe, it's an
issue of 'permission'. It seems to me that these were intended as pieces of a
bigger jigsaw, the missing pieces of which you yourself may (or may not 'yet') want to
investigate. If you feel that
you'd appreciate some help, though, I'd be more than delighted
to accompany you on the journey you're undertaking, shapeshift your
old reality, and help you move into awareness of your future self!
For
the moment at least, I'll pass on the two signs that followed...
...I
caught a brief glimpse of a running deer: a note to be gentle with yourself...
...birds singing, and (late-season) pink flowers. While I have much to
say about those as a signs, I'll leave it
in your BigMedicine hands (for now,
at least). No need to look for an other
angel to drop out of the sky; the messages, the encouragement, the Love you seek... it's
all around you. It is you.
Big Medicine Love to You
~ Black Feather
contact: blackfeathermedicine@gmail.com
