What to learn from an ancient medicine man?

In an era of increasing spiritual awareness, many human beings recognize they are on a quest for something they find  hard to describe.  They travel near and far yet, do not always know who to ask for guidance.  Is it touch and go for you?

As you temporarily forget the series of choices you make in everyday life is its own kind of pilgimage, you may seek new answers in a foreign land.  With some luck, planning or, divine intervention, you may encounter a medicine man.  What would you ask him if  he offered to advise you ?

More people than you may imagine are asking how to connect with higher forces, how to know God, Allah, Shiva, Vishnu, Zeus, the Creator, the Source, or some Higher Power assumed to have all the answers.  People seek quick fixes to problems. What would you expect the ancient wiseman to say?

1) Turn off the noise in the mind.

2) Reconnect with the heart.

3) Use love as your filter for everything.

4) Realize you have no reason to worry.

5) Explore aspects of self that hide from view.

6) Write a letter to God and read it back to yourself.

7) Stop dwelling on what you are not, and see all you are.

 8) Accept apparent cost of any journey is worth the sacrifice.

What does the medicine man say?

Analysis of dream submitted by Anonymous in Eastern Canada

Dream- A medicine man with colored skin wore a wooden mask and tribal clothes. He hopped barefoot along a series of flat, round stepping stones with a dance to share a message. The stones were set in a line. Then, three clones appeared and veered off in different directions on separate stepping stones. I was unsure if they were dreamweavers (spirit beings sending messages in mental imagery), if this was a glimpse into a past life, or if I was exploring fantasy. One medicine man was more transparent.  He removed his mask and beckoned me to follow.

Predominant Emotions- fear, doubt, courage, love, trust.

Intepretation- Spirit send mesages in dreams. If you sense higher presence, you have good reason. Spirit take whatever form suits their purpose. No symbol is coincidental. They choose imagery, sound and sensations to resonate with deep consiousness. Telepathy is used. Energy vibrates in directions that are not always linear. How you sense energy relates to your level of awareness and attunement to other beings.

Some dream images offer a glimpse into a past life. You can read into metaphors. They evoke things outside immediate beliefs and experience and may alientate you. This said, the main purpose of dreams is to offer guidance for your life now.

The medicine man is known as an emblem for spiritual healing and supernatural power. Shamanism is often relegated to the fringes. Alternative practices, although effective, deviate from widespread cultural beliefs. This raises to the surface reasons for discomfort, fear, approval and negative energy you prefer to ignore or repress. As the result, a series of healing paths are opening to you. While you may hesitate at the crossroads, your soul already knows nothing ever happens unrequested.

Past life dreams aim to bring unhealed feelings to more conscious awareness. These feelings are more important than details of events. If you made certain choices that did not serve you, then you are being given opportunity to request a change in direction to complete unfinished business, that is, another chance to complete a task. You gained a lesson in wisdom.

Masks often portray how you believe other people see you.  They are known to hide one's true self. Its possible you fear others learning your true thoughts, feelings and idenity. To remove a mask is to be willing to love and accept your true self.  Nothing in reality has changed except a decision to heal.