Light Beings

 by Rev. Amari Magdalena

Why are we so attracted to Light? Why are so many of us prone to star gazing? How many of us enjoyed looking at the Milky Way as kids before city light interfered? Why do so many people prefer sunny climes to those with clouds? How many of us love to follow the moon cycles.

Light is what we are. The material of our physical suit comes from the stars. If we adjust our seeing some and can perceive auras, we then see just how luminous most of us are. In an NDE (near death experience) when we see our loved ones shining in light at the end of the tunnel, we are seeing those luminous bodies sans the flesh suit.

At this particular time on the planet with so much unrest, wars, and creeping autocratic governance, we need to be able to access our light beings for survival. We are able to do this by accessing our etheric body.

Some of you may know that we actually are a trinity of bodies: spiritual, etheric, and a material physical body. Think of the egg with its more substantive outer shell, inner viscus veil of white substance, and solid yolk.  This is much like us.

If you like to practice and have both a safe, quiet place without interruptions, and a time for 20 minutes, you could do this exercise. Find a chair like a dining or kitchen chair. For about 5 minutes or more practice standing up and sitting down repeatedly.

Next imagine that you can command your etheric body to become visible. Now direct that body to repeat the exercise you did with your physical body. From there allow yourself to journey for NO MORE THAN 20 minutes. Tempting though it may be to stay out longer, it messes with the energy of your physical body to be out for any length of time. Hopefully you have had the experience of traveling in your etheric body for this short time. It can be additive so be sure to set an alarm and come back.

In the meantime, develop some candle lighting rituals for either the moon or sun cycles and meditate on the light of the candle. Choose different types of light in your dwelling.  If possible and feasible, choose more natural light and not fluorescents.

You can hold a mirror in front of the candle and perhaps see your other incarnations. You might ask a partner or friend to hold a candle in front of them and see their evolutionary journeys on this planet.

Exercises in managing your energy are also very helpful. Simply remember you came from the stars and we will one day return bathed in Light!

“We are luminous beings. Beneath our transient physical body we are made of intelligent light.”- Frederik Lenz

"For we are continuous, indistinguishable. You can never be lost. When have you ever been apart from me? You can never depart and never return. ... It is the space where our light-bodies are allowed to mingle with the divine." – "Cosmic Christ"

"To love beauty is to see light." –  Victor Hugo

"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary." – Aaron Rose

 

 

 

 

 

Shamanism: Why It is So Important Today

 by Amari Magdalena

By Rev. Amari Magdalena

In a world that has lost its footing, a world with lots of egoic conflict, a world with few restraints on environmental issues, a world of I, Me and Mine vs. Us, Them and All, shamanism is critical.

Consider that shamanic belief demands living in harmony with all of creation, no matter the particular kingdom. It is a system that that thrives on codependence with all things in the manifest universe. In it, each of us is responsible for every step we take and where and how we place our feet. Our imprint not only affects me and mine but absolutely everything in our universe. We simply cannot take one step without impacting another living cell. It is other focused, not self.

Shamanism teaches respect for all that in existence in the universe. It does not give us a pass for partially adhering to its precepts. It recognizes just how inter-dependent we must be for its survival. It’s a philosophy that is passed down intergenerationally.

Many years ago, I was visiting one of the Mississippi Mounds, Etowah. It was my habit to go down to the nearby river and meditate asking the ancient ones how I could help.  To my great surprise, in the meditation, they spoke “give the land back to the people.” Not a small order and first interpreting it literally, I was overwhelmed by the request.  Just how was I to give it back?

What I came to understand, with a broader brush interpretation, was that by further embracing shamanism and then finding opportunities to teach it in the heretofore conservative south. I had an encounter with a man who had an alternative school for adults.  He was fascinated with my background and asked me to put together a class.

To my amazement, that first class ended with most of the attendees asking, “is there more.” From that second teaching and further requests, I ended up founding The Institute for Shamanic Synthesis which this year celebrates 30 years.

In those three decades, I’ve been privileged to instruct people of all ages, backgrounds, occupations, and ethnicity. I’ve seen people completely change their life trajectory with the teachings.  It has been most gratifying and certainly succeeded in fulfilling the request of the elders: “give the land to the people.”

If you should ever visit mounds or ancient dwellings in the Southwest, or other sacred places, stop. Ask permission to proceed. Remove your shoes and walk barefoot. Touch the walls of the dwelling.  Talk to the ancestors and discover what message they may have for you.

 

I still teach though it has been much scaled down due to infirmities of advancing age and body breakdown. Some of that teaching is through Magdala Spiritual Healing (a 509 2a non-profit) where I’ve incorporated much of my offerings. I’ve posted former talks, interviews, and classes there.

When people recognize the importance of taking on the mantle or cognition of all that is, each kingdom, and committing to preservation of the eco system, shamanism shines. We are indeed on a very small planet in a vast universe. Only we can change years of ignoring the other kingdoms and embracing the way that each of us is connected to the other. The word shamanism sometimes gets in the way of prejudice. Earth-based spirituality seems to play better with diverse populations.

I encourage you to find teachers and resources that can give you the basics of shamanism so that you can take up the mantle and proactively save our precious planet. Seeking new planets is, in my mind, thoughtless until we begin to take care of the real estate we now occupy. You may find some information in El Mundo Bueno: Saving Humanity and Our Glorious Planet.

“Since all mythical figures correspond to inner psychic experience and originally sprang from them, it is not surprising to find certain phenomena in the field of parapsychology which remind us of the trickster …. His universality is co-extensive, so to speak, with that of shamanism, to which the whole phenomenology of spiritualism belongs.” – Carl Jung

“We don't heal in isolation, but in community.” ― S. Kelley Harrell, Gift of the Dreamtime - Reader's Companion

“The core practice of magic is: The execution of a willed intent to create change in the material world, which either defies, hastens or purifies the consequences of natural cause and effect.”
― Zeena Schreck

“The soul is not a land-locked entity. It can grow feathers.” ― Frank LaRue Owen, The School of Soft Attention