The Ancestors Fire Ring

Athena had had a series of dreams about my late dad, and thought that he may have a message for me. So I went on a journey tonight, to talk with my beloved ancestors...

I sat in the back yard on a large stone, and lit some mugwort on a charcoal tablet.  Using my turkey feathers I smoked myself and sang my power song; on the last verse I took flight with the feathers and soared away.

Landing on the shore of the ink-dark sea, in a windy chill night, I walked up the path into the trees.  There were tumbled stones beside the path, looking like the river rocks of Missouri.  As I entered the clearing, I saw the sun and the moon in the sky together, lacing the world with silver and gold beams.  The grass was green, but it was a bit chilly.

I greeted Oak, Swallow, Spider, and Water Drake, and thanked them for their gifts.  I told them I wanted to visit my ancestors, where should I go to do this?  They directed me to a small hillock off to the left, which was crowned with a ring of stones.  The path spiraled up around the hillock to the entrance in the ring.  I walked up and entered the ring of stones.

The ring was not large, maybe 30 ft wide, made of rough stones about shoulder height or smaller.  In the center was a large campfire, with logs and rough benches around it.  There were shadowy presences around it, I could sense that there were many generations of people who frequent this place in many layers of time.

I sat down by the fire and asked if my father would come and talk to me, and if he had a message.  Almost immediately I saw him sitting just to the right of me.  His face was illuminated by the fire light, and he was smiling at me.  He was very clear, just as I knew him for many years.

I told him how much I missed him and how much I loved and appreciated him and what he had taught me throughout me life.  He reached out his hand and we clasped hands, squeezing my hand confidently.  He told me that I would do fine, that I had strength, wisdom, and intelligence to do well and everything would work out for me and my family.  He was confident in me, and took pride in my achievements.  He reiterated that I did not need to worry that things would all work out.

He said he was very proud of my kids.  He would keep an eye on them, but that they really did not need special protection - they are both strong, intelligent, and will be successful.

We hugged, and I felt the strength in him, and it made me feel very happy.  He said that he would be happy to talk anytime I wanted, that he as always there for me.

I then asked if there was anyone else that wanted to talk to me.  I asked if my brother was there, who died years ago.  He was, and appeared nearby.  We spoke only briefly, I told him how much I appreciated his pride and confidence in me when I was growing up, that seeing myself reflected in his eyes is one thing that really helped me become a confident and successful person.

There were others, fading in and out: grandma and grandpa, grandmother, and others I had seen on previous journeys - indian men, an old indian woman, a viking man.  But none appeared for more than a moment.

I took my leave, and walked down the hill.  Thanking my guides, I returned to crystalline darkness of the sea, and flew home on my turkey feathers.

Hatching approaches

I was gone for the weekend, when I came back I recharged the egg stone matrix.  It had slowed down a bit and gotten more sleepy while I was gone, but it picked right back up again when I spoke to it.  I could feel the heat coming off the citrines and the egg, and I could feel the energy like a dome of warmth around the egg.

When I touched the egg and asked it how things were going (gently, trying not to disturb the energy or irritate the egg), I got a very clear visual image of a baby bird moving and turning inside the egg and starting to poke at the shell with its egg tooth.  It's time for hatching is approaching.

Many times over the past month, as I took a walk during the day, I have found small black feathers that seem to be left for me. They are always black or dark grey. I have generally taken each feather, with thanks, and added it to the protection spell I keep on my desk at work (disguised as a small collection of pretty leaves, rocks, and pine cones). Yesterday on my walk, however, I found a large white feather with a black tip, in excellent condition, standing upright in the grass right beside the path. It feels like a sign that things are looking up, that conditions are about to get better.  I took the feather home and have added it to the egg stone matrix, right below the oak leaf.  I asked the stones first, and they agreed that it would be good; as they said this the feather tingled and got warm, and almost twitched in my hand with eagerness and assent!

Feather work

Last weekend I went into the hospital for a colon blockage.  While I was there Athena brought me a turkey feather which she had purified and smoked.  She is working on bird magic, and I have helped her with some rituals.  She suggested that I work with the feather and try bird magic to assist the work the doctors were doing.  Alternative healing is not a substitute for standard medicine - but it can support and assist standard medicine.

I blew over the feather and played it, to stimulate the energy, and then brushed it down over my body, repeatedly over my abdomen and down my legs, trying to encourage the energy to flow through my body.  I felt the energy tingle and move a bit.  I could feel the wind the feather raised; it is amazing how easily the feather moves air, with almost no effort!

I worked the feather clockwise over my abdomen, urging things to move normally.  I tried to bring in bird magic, and direct it towards healing and health.  I could really feel things reacting inside; subtle but noticeable.   I continued this for 5 or 10 minutes, and repeated it several times over the next couple of days.

My blockage cleared after a couple of days, without surgery.  I am recovering nicely at home now.  I really think that the energy work helped speed things, along with some of the other work Athena did.

I will continue to do the feather work daily, until everything is running smooth inside :)