
It is important to understand that due to the need for our translators to have time to translate this column I write it early the month before. So this month’s Transmutation News was written in the beginning of April.
I am sharing this as things in the world are moving so quickly, I have no idea where we will be in May. So I might be missing events I would have wanted to comment on.
But I do have a lot to share for this month.
One of my favorite practices in the practice of shamanism is wearing regalia when merging and being a medium for a helping spirit. This means making and designing a mask and costume that represents the power of your helping spirit. For me there is nothing like this practice, and I do teach this practice in my Teacher Trainings.
I had made a mask and costume of Isis in the 1980s but did not use it in the way it was intended although the work I did was powerful. But for my Teacher Trainings I wear the mask and costume to honor Isis and do ceremonial work with her for a few hours. I have had the opportunity to dress and merge as Isis 9 times now since I started leading Teacher Trainings. Of course, there are multiple opportunities to wear her mask and costume anytime I want to do spiritual work. But I have left this for times when I want to do the deepest work.
I once heard a Native Canadian elder talk about wearing regalia lifts us out of our humanness so we can fully connect with the world of the spirit.
Masks and costumes are used all throughout Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the list goes on and on.
For me wearing the mask of Isis is not comparable to any other work I have done in shamanism. Using medicine in my earlier years took me to places in the unseen that showed the true depth of my power. But to look through Isis’ eyes while wearing a mask I can’t find another practice for me that is as powerful. I think that is why I don’t wear the mask often as it is so special, and I don’t want it to become a habitual way of working for the work could lose its power.
When I work in this way, I am not a full medium but rather I see myself standing beside Isis hearing her messages, but the power is I can fully look out of her eyes and see what she is seeing. And to truly see through a spirit’s eyes is indescribable!!
This is all a preamble to some work I was doing in March with one of my groups where I did wear my full regalia for a graduation ceremony. With every group I ever work with, there seems to be a theme that Isis sees. That always makes me wonder about the magic that brings certain people together to form a circle in a training.
What I was seeing in this recent ceremony is something I think most of us in the spiritual community are dealing with. Isis saw the true power and light that was in all of us. But at the same time, she saw a lot of the spiritual collective curled up in a ball taking a protective stance.
The message that came out of this ceremony is that we need to expand and let ourselves see, touch, feel, smell, and taste the entire expanse of life which is immense. But we have not taken our seat at the table of life yet. For we are trying to contract to be safe.
Through Isis’ eyes I could see this immense power and light emanating out of each person but the position people were holding was one of contraction.
Isis sees these gigantic spirits in everyone’s bodies. But it was like we are bending over and contracting all our muscles to not let our expansive energy and power just flow out of our bodies in a natural way. We are holding our power and our energy. We really need to free our energy up and be like the river that flows back to the sea.
She was seeing such immense beauty and power being squashed in us. I guess this is a process we go through as humans on earth especially if we have been abused or trying to fit into the norm.
As a person who has been dealing with nervous system issues for a long time I had a revelation. In the spiritual community we keep exploring practices that have us raising our frequency. For example, in transfiguration the practice is to experience your inner light, the seed of Source, and emanate it fully within and without your body.
But if your body is contracted while doing this your body might struggle as the energy is greater than you are letting it expand out from you. So these opposing forces of contraction and expansion can create a true state of nervous system issues. For you can’t do both of these at the same time without a lot of stress on your nervous system. Suppression creates tension.
We need to allow ourselves to fully expand as do the great forces we watch in Nature and in the world around us. Think about the people and forces of Nature that don’t contract but are in an expanded state and imagine how far our own energy could reach if we felt safe enough to allow it to flow like the river flowing back to Source. The river never stops and just moves around obstacles. And this is a movement of true health.
I always teach in my Medicine for the Earth work that to let your energy flow is a state of health. Everything in nature moves!
My husband Woods practices the work of Ramana Marhashi. He has worked with meditation since he was 19 and has had many teachers and gurus influence his own work. He shared a story in a group the other day that Ramana Marharshi died at the age of 70. Before he died his body had a lot of tremors and his devotees were so worried and kept asking him what can we do for you? His response was: “This is what happens when you put a gigantic elephant in a tiny hut!”
And I just have to wonder how many of us are doing spiritual work to expand but shutting down our bodies so that they become tiny shaking huts? It is a new place of exploration for me.
But what I am seeing is no contraction in the forces in the world who are creating division, hate, and a breakdown of society. What would happen if we stood spiritually strong in unity to be a force of change? I have been asking this question for the 26 years I have been writing this column. I have always known what is possible.
We know there are so many ways to be a force of change of being active socially by protesting, writing letters, calling Congress representatives and the list goes on.
But what if we could harness some psychic energy and allow our bodies to expand enough so we can emanate it fully without number 1 hurting ourselves and have more impact on creating our desired outcomes? This takes tremendous amount of concentration, focus, and trust.
I wrote about trust last month.
Dion Fortune in her book The Mystical Qabala wrote some stories about getting together with a very experienced group of mediators during WW11 and how they could feel their work changed the course of certain upcoming battles and events.
Are we standing in our full potential? Are we hiding so we can feel safe? What process are you in right now with your spiritual work? Are you looking for safety, are you trying to find more ways to expand be a force of change? It is a powerful time to reflect on where you are at in life and what work supports your health.
Some people tell me they are too exhausted on nervous system levels to expand. Then rest!
This is a time to choose how we can make a difference in our own lives and for all life on Earth. We did come here to serve and experience the abundance the Earth produces no matter what is happening politically. For our shamanic ancestors everything was about protecting the land.
Be willing to be transparent with yourself and explore where you are at and how you can put your foot on the gas to empower your shamanic work? How expanded do you feel? Do you notice you withdraw within like a tortoise in times of change?
We all say we want change. But what actions or spiritual practices are you open to doing in full expansion so they have the power to be a force of change? This is an important question to ask yourself and honor your body and heart and be willing to do the work that you can in health.
On my ride home the day after the ceremony I performed it was amazing to see the beauty and the expansiveness of the land was so nurturing for me. And to see how vibrant the colors are.
We miss so much of life when we contract. I am now committing to journeying and learning how to allow my spirit to fly during my day and life. I dance and do yoga and all those wonderful practices. But this is expansion on a level I have never seen. It is new for me. And I want to learn more.
Maybe we can once again become the giants of the ancient times that myths and legends talk about.
The full moon is May 12 which is the flower moon. Really make sure you take the time to prepare for the full moon ceremony. For if you really do the work necessary to fully prepare for ceremonial work you will naturally move into a more expansive energy. Stay in your body and stay grounded. Transfiguring into your full divine light does not involve leaving the body. You are doing this practice fully embodied just feeling the power of your true self become as large as life as life itself. And then as we come together as an international community all praying so hard for peace and all good things for all of life. We came here for all to experience the splendors of the earth, not just few. Allow yourself to find the best way to go as deep as you can into your own spiritual light that can never be hurt or touched but has the power to cut through illness and disharmony on all levels. We are one light. We are one force. We are one! We are the Seed of Source.
If you are a new reader of the Transmutation News please read Creating a Human Web of Life on the homepage for instructions for our full moon ceremony.
Announcements:
Announcements:
I am working out a plan with the Shift Network to lead a 3-month journey circle where we meet once a week for 3 months to journey on ways we can work and live in harmonious ways during this time. The group would start June 3 and go through August. The journeys are not planned. I will choose journeys before each week that speak to the work we need to do for the times we are in for each group meeting. We will have a chance to share in breakout rooms and on social media. And we work as a strong community to support each other and the planet. There will be journeys that have you be transparent about your own issues you need to be working on now as well.
This is not a course on shamanism. It is a practice group for people who already journey who want to see what we can do together in community.
Please note that due to my movement disorder, all online work I am doing is audio only. This includes the podcasts I have been invited to share on too. I have retired from video presentations.
I will send out a dedicated email when I have more information.
If you are looking for a summary of all the Medicine for the Earth and Healing with Light practices, they are all in my book Walking in Light, which is available in multiple formats. And if you are looking at how to perform shamanic ceremonies The Book of Ceremony teaches how to perform ceremonies, and I also shared ceremonies you can do for all we experience in modern life.
“Polishing the Path of the Soul” (my audio book) is one of the best resources I have for walking through these times from a state of grace. I was in such a deep spiritual place when I spent a week recording this audio book. I don’t remember a recording I ever did that went this deep or far or embraced so much of the energy of unconditional love!
Llyn Roberts and I wrote such a beautiful book titled Walking Through Darkness, and then I recorded on my own, “Polishing the Path of the Soul. Don’t be afraid to explore the maps I shared with you for walking through dark times. For those are the times we are in. With my book and audio you are provided a clear roadmap of how to keep walking forward, exploring the amazing territory of darkness and the healing it holds, and then how to emerge on a new path feeling empowered by your journey through the times we are living in and what you experienced in your past.
I am still consistently posting inspiration posts on my Authors Page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/SandraIngerman and @ingermansandra on Instagram. I have been doing this for a year now and all the posts are still up. Reading and pondering what I am sharing is very inspiring. I hope you will check it out.
And don’t forget to visit our Shamans are Gardeners of Energy Facebook page to post inspirational stories and images and also to be uplifted by what our community is sharing. To join the Facebook group Shamans Are Gardeners of Energy, go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/991720834662313. The password is “Transfiguration”. “
I love going to Shamans are Gardeners of Energy to rest from life and take in so much of the beauty that people post. It is my sacred space for getting away from the conditioned world.
It is important to me to know that I created these FB pages to give inspiration. Yes, I do promote as I do have new books, audios, and courses to share about. But my reason for posting now is to help lift us all up in these challenging times. I don’t care how many people sign up for my FB pages. I am simply trying to keep our community inspired and moving forward with our work- those who want some inspiration.
Sylvia Edwards has generously compiled a list of the ceremonies that have been shared so far on the Shamans Are Gardeners of Energy website. Below is a link to that page.
Thank you, Sylvia, for gifting us with this list:
https://www.sandraingerman.com/shamans-are-gardeners-of-energy/
Renee Baribeau and I are excited to be back on The Shamans Cave. We are doing audio only. For more information, please visit www.ShamansTV.com. We are having a wonderful time being back!
I have some really great Evergreen courses to learn more about shamanic work. Here are some of my courses with links where you can buy a course that was once live but is now a recording you can watch in your own time.
Here are some courses I have available:
Shift Network Courses:
Cultivate Spiritual Immunity with Shamanic Medicine of the Earth: https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/csiSI/ingerman/
The Ancient Practice of Shamanic Journeying (Evergreen): https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/apsjSI/ingerman/
The Dark Night of the Soul as a Portal to the Shaman’s Light: https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/dnsSI/ingerman/
Shamanic Practices for Spiritual Immunity: https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/spSI/ingerman/ This is actually my course Medicine for the Earth and Healing with Spiritual Light
Shamanic Journeying with the Spirits of Nature: https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/snSI/ingerman/
Shamanic Journeying for Guidance and Healing part 2: https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/sjcSI/ingerman/ This an audio only
Sounds True courses:
Through Sounds True I taught an in-person Medicine for the Earth and Healing with Spiritual Light Training that was recorded and is still for sale: https://www.soundstrue.com/products/healing-with-spiritual-light-online-course
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