JOURNEY #4: MEETING VULTURE

Journey 4: Meeting Vulture

(written 2013)

I journeyed and asked Spirit for help and guidance, to teach me how to make the path I was traveling go more smoothly. I was suddenly by my sacred space, the waterfall and my animal spirit, Bear, was waiting for me. He told me he would always be there for me but sometimes one needed guidance from a different direction and I was to meet a new guide. Why? I wondered and was told to be patient. I waited, doing my best to curb my impatience, and my eyes scanned the area searching for my new Spirit guardian. I understood, somehow I just knew, that the daily exercises in meditation, the commitment to live a more peaceful and compassionate life, the desire to help others, had brought me to a shift in the direction of my life.

Change was good, I reasoned. It allowed one to grow, evolve, to learn from our choices and decisions and to move forward, to more positive and better.

Suddenly a large bird appeared overhead, its wingspan huge, creating a shadow over my head. Vulture. I had seen him once before and after the sighting my life changed dramatically. It was about to again.

Vulture’s appearance signaled purification. Death and Rebirth. Big change. A new relationship between Spirit and me. A deeper understanding of the bigger picture. I suddenly felt a throbbing, a light tightening between my brows, at my third eye. I told myself it was ok, to just let go, to trust Spirit. And I was floating through a maze of stars that went on and on to maybe forever. I could see the web of life, the cosmic web, that intricate, beautiful, awesome connection between all.

We are all connected and there is only One.

I came back to the physical and gave thanks for a fantastic journey.