Wolves of Memory stealthily seek the Herd of
Consciousness within this, the Forest of my Soul. Each and every creation of my
Being has its manifest expression as an Animal of the Herd. Oh! Mother, Sister,
Daughter, what your dreams have wrought as Life embodied, you, Giver-of-Form.
Dreams, desires, triumphs and tragedies have birthed enduring form within these
bones. Invasive violences thrust their dark seed into the womb of my becoming,
to wobble upon shaky knees. Love's precious splendor burgeons into bounding
being. All these, Creatures of my Soul.
Red Wolf, of whom there are three, beckons the Hunt. He searches the Valleys of
Plenitude and Hills of Contemplation for his quarry, his prey. Amongst the Herds
proud and mighty he hunts, there to cull the weak, lame, disabled and disabling
thoughts, memories, and feelings that lurk in the darkened recesses of my Life's
experience. Fear, hostility, denial, pain and remorse are abundant food for this
Warrior of Spirit's design. Unto Consciousness he renders service. Cleansed of
the emotionally scarred members is the herd; assured now are survival, vitality,
swiftness, viability and endurance of the Whole. Having but one calling, to
remove that which is debilitating to the herd, he will feast upon that which is
willingly relinquished. If nothing is willfully offered, then must he rip
asunder from the belly of the drove that which is in fear of surrender, for Red
Wolf must-and Red Wolf will-cull the herd of its weakness.
Thence to his mate does he carry his treasure. White Wolf, She-Wolf, receives
her soul-bounty from the gifts her companion brings. Nurturing in compassionate
embrace the life essence released, now shall she return her tender to Spirit. As
Priestess gowned in frost sparkled cloak midst indigo hue, she proffers her
sacred charge to our Great Mother's womb.
Relieving the she-wolf of her charge, Great Mother Bear, Keeper-of-Game Animals,
envelopes her wounded child in merciful embrace. Into the Den of Her Becoming
she retreats. Grandfather, Holy Fire of Creation, upon the wings of Eagle,
enters the sanctum of life's renewal, therein to purify those pains and
desolations of my Soul relinquished. In joyful attribute of appreciation, into
the grounded presence of my Being, I call the return of my Soul-parts,
revivified in their renewal, transformed. The Herd of Consciousness, having
undergone the sojourn of acknowledgment, release, purification, and repair, is
restored to wholeness and wellness of being.
Ah! My Herd! Through this body and mind, now, run free and strong, swift and
sure, enabled of life.
Blessings to you, you Wolves of Memory!
All authentic Shamanic Ceremonials are the
dramatic re-enactment of the Mythos inherent within cosmological phenomena.
Herein, Giver-of-Form is the star Rigel. Red Wolf is, depending on the time
of year, one of the three primary red bodies of our night sky: Aldebaran,
Antares, or Mars. White Wolf is the star Sirius. The Great Mother Bear is
Arcturus, her den the seven stars of the Corona Borealis. Grandfather Fire
expresses the "Big Bang" of origin, and Eagle is the North Star.
The Herd of Consciousness is, of course, the stage of Self within which the
drama is enacted. Poetically expressed, this is the story of the Sweat Lodge
of the Great Mother Bear, and what transpires within its sacred domain.
Articles:
The Art of Assisting Spirits in Transition
The Eagle of the North and the Condor of the South
A Day's Horse Ride in the Rockies
Sacred Dancers
Deer as Power Animal Part I
Spirit's Desire and the Nature of Soul
Men in Balance
The Mythos of Consciousness
A Shaman's Dream
Earth Renewal Story
The Power of Sacred Objects
Shamanic Drumming
Shamanism in the 21st Century
Ancestral Knowledge
Grampa Pena
Moontime
Spirituality and Money
The Sweat Lodge Of The Great White Mother Bear
The Sweat Lodge Of The Great White Mother Bear II
Spiritual Parasite
Dance of the Animal Powers
Star Wanderers
Wolves Of Memory
Amazon Journeys
Amazon Journeys Part 2
Ayahuasca Visions
Damazhon
Andes Reminisce
Scotland Tour
Right Of Passage into Manhood
Dreaming Dolphins
Whale Dream
