Full Moon Meditation - Shamanic Journeying (with drum)

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In this class we will:
*Connect with the full moon during a guided meditation for cleansing and revitalizing our energetic systems

*Focus on releasing a negative belief system, pattern, relationship etc to move forward free from that which no longer serves us

*Go on a Shamanic Journey (with drum) to meet our Power Animals or Guides in the Lower World, or Ascended Masters or Guides in the Upper World (depending on previous experience) to receive information for our healing journeys

Sliding Donation for this class is $10-20

"Shamanic journeying is the inner art of traveling to the “invisible worlds” beyond ordinary reality to retrieve information, a path to regaining knowledge of how to bring our lives back into a place of harmony and balance. Operating on the principle of direct revelation, shamanic journeying helps us to part the veils between the seen and unseen worlds and access information and energies that can help awaken us and restore us to wholeness."

The Shamanic Journey: A Brief Introduction

Shamanism has been called the first spiritual practice of humanity. For tens of thousands of years, its ways have helped with personal and community evolution, intuitive development and divination. It has been effective in work to heal the self, the community and the planet. Shamanism is a generous and caring path. Its power is to be used respectfully and only for good. It can support and sustain positive personal growth and enhanced spiritual connectedness.

What It Is

An element of the sacred traditions of peoples from every inhabited land, journeying is a powerful meditative state. It takes us into a very special level of consciousness that helps us work more deeply with intuitive and spiritual guidance. Prolonged hypnotic drumming is used to promote relaxation and the experience of a trance-like visionary awareness.

Why it's done

Through journeying, we may find that our normal world is not the most “real” world we can experience. The alternative realms of Spirit, of our visions and dreams, also can be real, accessible, tangible. Spirit travel can open the door to an awareness that there are other realities, other worlds. These other worlds are sources of the energy, creativity, passion and love that power the everyday world we know. Finding our way there can be a blessing that brings us wisdom and self-empowerment in a positive, healing way.

How it's done

Journeying is often done lying down, with the eyes closed. It also can be done while sitting, standing, walking, running, dancing, singing, chanting, or any combination of the above. It has been said, “If you can visualize, you can learn to journey.” While in a trance-like state, a Journeyer “travels” to other realms.