Today, as I did my merging and transfiguration work, which is something I do frequently, I merged with a teacher of mine who gives me great peace.
For those readers who are not familiar with what the term "transfiguration" means, it is a term that was coined by Sandra Ingerman and is rather esoteric work. Shamans, and those who are familiar with journeying, spiritually traveling to other dimensions, meet their power animals from the Lower World, or teachers from the Upper World to "merge." Those power animals in the Lower World (which appears very earthy to most shamans) and teachers Upper World (which appears to most as rather ethereal) have already built a rapport with the shaman before this transfiguration work. Merging simply means "dropping form" since in reality (and non-reality) we are all formless. It is we humans who are the ones caught up on form.
As I stated, for many the teachers in the Upper World seem more ethereal, more angelic. Whatever one's spiritual or cultural background, if one passes into either the Lower or Upper World, you are free of your ego or the mind, which is very limiting in any case, but particularly shamanic work. These teachers and power animals who appear can be quite surprising, as someone with a Buddhist background may have Christ appear as his or her teacher, or someone with a Christian background may have a Hindu Goddess be one of their teachers.
Something that is well known in shamanism is to never "brag" about one's teacher or power animal. To do so will take the power away from the relationship one has with the force. It is well known that Isis is one of Sandra Ingerman's teachers. Sandra does not brag about Isis, but writes of her interactions with Isis. And that is what I will do here.
When I merge, my heart is open to merge with whomever teacher wishes to come to me. I put on a CD called Wavepool by Robert Rand, and with the familiar sound, open up to whatever experience may happen. Today, as I inhaled and exhaled deeply, and knew she was in the room. Many times, I may need to journey to the Lower or Upper World, but today, she was right there, waiting for me to merge with her.
Sometimes, I may see a form in my inner eye (as my eyes are closed) of one of my teachers who wishes to do this work with me. But today, it was her voice that appeared first and said softly and powerfully, "Your hear is so open, so easily. You have come far, you have endured much. I come to you to tell you that it is time to shine your blessings where you go." It was the Blessed Mother. She appeared with a long gown and a covering over her hair. "I take many forms," she said, almost reading my mind, as I was remarking how she looked different from the last time we met, when she appeared to me as a large green python.
"Why are my hips hurting so much today?" I asked. She showed me baby snakes coming out of them, and I was reminded of a previous journey a friend of mine did for me. She replied, "Your energy is vibrating at a different level, your creativity at your second chakra is coming out and willing itself to manifest. Your body is adjusting to this."
She showed me writing this experience in my journal. She showed me writing all my experiences with the Divine. "Yes, you must write," she said, "but first experience what we have." And with this, she was telling me, cautioning me to not get in my head too much. I know in the past I have wondered how I would write my experiences, and this was my answer: "Do not worry, it will come. Relax and we will help you." The Great Mother was telling me that many of my helping spirits and guides would be helping me along this process - and I saw light coming from my fingers. I knew that I would be somehow channeling their messages.
At this point, her form changed to a golden pink light.
I asked her to drop her form, and I dropped mine. This is the beginning of merging. Dropping your form, your ego, and merging with your teachers, is the intention. One must realize that their "form" is their body. Going even deeper, the form of one's teacher you are perceiving at the time must also be dropped. I had been perceiving the Divine Mother as a green python (previously), a human form of the Blessed Mother, and lastly as the golden pink light. Even though this light may seem formless, it is a perception. The Divine Mother was appearing to me in those specific forms so I, as a human, would be able to recognize her.
The act of merging energy is not as difficult as some would think, of course, thinking has nothing to do with it! In fact, it is best to keep the left brain out of the experience altogether, as it just ruins it. When I merged with the Divine Mother today, our energies intermingled and my body felt lighter and responded by tingling all over. In my training, what is done next when you have the build-up of energy like this, you must not hold it back, so the large part of transfiguration work is to now tone and express the experience you are having in the present moment. Again, this is not about thinking, one's teacher will take over the voice and the toning - not language - but pure sound of Spirit, is expressed.
This piece of work, which is incredibly transforming for the practitioner, is wonderfully healing to everything else. It can be used to heal spaces, plants, trees and people. It is akin to spiritual cleansing, but in a more esoteric way. The intention held is to hold your Divine Light, but what is tricky, is to not intend healing upon others. Because you are a shining ball of light, the effect you have while others around you is for them to just absorb the light you are radiating.
In my training, I have learned that repeated healings of this have helped stroke patients walk again. In fact, many shamans around the world gather at the same time to do this work to hold the intention to radiate Divine Light for events such as 911, Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Haiti and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. What is most wonderful is that this work can effect people on personal levels as well as for the intention to heal others and Mother Earth - our Divine Mother.
