Journaling after you complete a ceremony will help you to return fully to your ordinary state of consciousness. While writing out your experience, you might find insights bubbling up from deep within. As you reflect on and review your notes over time, you might find a new deeper interpretation emerging.

The helping spirits do not have physical bodies; therefore, they do not get tired or ill—they are literally showing you personal issues that need to be examined.

In our culture we are taught how to fit in with society. It is time for us to look at how each of us is also responsible for living a life of honor and respect for all of life and the Earth. Each of us has valuable strengths that contribute to the health of the web of life.

In today’s world, being able to maintain a state of hope is critical to staying emotionally and physically healthy. When we move into prolonged states of despair, we are drained of the vitality we need to imagine the creative solutions needed to shift our life in a new direction, which will ultimately help us evolve and live a deeper and more meani

Ceremony is an action done with intention. The inherent power of ceremony is to act out your strong intention by concentrating on your intention while performing actions and holding a very strong focus.

Do this little exercise to experience the difference a little preparation can make. Take a minute and close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Imagine trying to have a deep spiritual experience while you are boxed in by your daily thoughts and the structure of your ordinary life. Now imagine pushing the mental boxes that confine you away so tha

Ask your teacher if he or she has a strength or gift to share with you. Allow your teacher to transmit and pass this strength to you through your hands. Take with you all you have gained from this experience and journey back knowing that this experience will create positive benefits in your life.

Be very disciplined with returning from your journey. You want to travel into the invisible realms with intention and then travel slowly back to the room you are in. This is essential to feeling grounded and completely present after a journey. Repeat your return if you do not feel grounded and present once back.

Once you find that path you have been searching for, it is important to stay true to the path, sink into the work, and not get distracted by other ways that look more powerful on the outside. All spiritual paths, however simple in appearance, lead to the same ultimate outcome. The key is doing the work.