POWER OBJECTS

There are sometimes when we do a meditation or a journey when we are gifted with an objest, or indeed we may find one along the way. We may find a stone to our liking, or a feather or something. These objects usually have certain properties and carry an energy that provides you with healing, inspiritaion, empowerment or protection, or any along those lines. Be aware of these gifts take note of them, and take the time to examine them carefully, using all your senses.

They are given to you in the otherworld (Teh place of meditations and journeys) to manifest in this world, this reality. For those with shamanic leanings we would call them power objects. The object you find or are given, should be brought back to your sacred space ( the starting point of yr med), and left there, so it becomes as real as possible in your subconscious. It helps if you offer something in return for the gift, leaving your offerng, with sincere intentions in place, it could be bit of bread, some seeds, a coin, tobacco or whatever. As you create the offering in the meditation, you are in fact creating the energy of it and it becomes real in the otherworld, and is gratefully recieved, have no doubt of that. Simply place the offering next to the gift, or give to the person who gives it to you in return.

Following the shamanic principle that everything that exists in our world on a personal level, must first be created in the otherworld. That is the place you go when journeying or meditating. Know that the object will come to you in the real world. Be aware of things that may come to you after that. Objects that may be a physical manifestation of the power object you recieved , which you left in yr sacred space as a reminder. It has to be said though, that the real object may not resemble the one you were given, but thats ok.

You Will Know it when you some across it.

It may be given to you as a gift from someone, or you may find it at a bargain price in a shop.... who know's? Or you may simply pick it up on a walk somewhere. Be aware and the object will soon come to you. You will know it by the similar feel or energy it carries, and you wll recognise it.

The next thing is to work out what teh objects purpose is, or indeed it's power. Ask yourself questions, for example, How does it make me feel? What kind of energy does it carry? Does it protect? is it a healing object? Does it awaken inspiritaion? or provide empowerment? Once you have decided on it's properties and power (gift) you honour it's presence by respecting it's gifts, and remembering to use it's power or energy only with the most sincere of intentions. I recommend as well, not to taint your power object's energy by using it for other purpose than that which has been agreed between yourself and the object. As we continue our journies and meditations, we will soon acquire other objects that will help us in other ways. A shaman with his medicine bag carries many power objects for different purposes, I call mine me bag of tricks.

Lets do a short meditation to find one, and see if over next few weeks it comes to you in this world.

Before i start, think of a place you would like to start your meditation from, your favourite place, and put yourself there.

That is yr sacred space, a place u can relax before embarking on a journey.

I thank the universe for allowing us to walk its paths, and for giving us protection and lighting our way

Breathe easy

as you are most comfortable with

and relax into your sacred space.

You see a door slowly appear

and you open

theres a path

its turns left and slopes downwards

as you follow it you realise its a spiral pathway

taking you to the centre of the otherworld.

relax as you walk

and see your guides with you

and any power animals and allies you have

you come to a wood

and follow a path through it

admiring the trees till you come to a clearing

theres a well

with water trickling out

and a ladle attched to a chain

you scoop some water and watch it turn to light

drink the light

you carry on walking

through the woods

till we come to a clearing

you see a large flat stone in the middle

on it theres an object for you

specifically for you

study it

then give something in return

place your offering on the stone

you take your object

and thank aloud anyone you think may be listening

you turn and follow the path through the woods again

back to the well

you see the water is now light

scoop some light with the ladle

and watch it turn to water

then drink it

walk on

till you get to the spiral pathway

and then you turn right and upwards

travelling the spiral upwards

back to your sacred space

when you are ready

finish studying your object

place it somewhere conveninet

and come back to yrself

done.

Be aware of it now, and you will find a similar one in this world that will provide you with some form of positive help

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It would be a good idea to have a drink of something now and ground a bit.

Keep the object in mind and watch out for it, aond don't worry, you'll soon figure its properties.