It was the Harmonic Convergence in 1987 when I first met my spiritual teacher. I had traveled with some of my students and friends from my Health Naturally Centre to Lily Dale, N.Y. to be with others during this special time. Surprisingly not many there were connecting to these special energies, seeming to be oblivious of the meaningful connection it provided to the universe and earth. So some of us came together at sunrise and meditated with our crystals and walked the native nature trail they had there. It was a peaceful and tranquil location with healing and revitalizing energy for Earth Mother and all our relations.
That day I chose to attend a class entitled Musical Harmonics
by a lady with whom I shared an unspoken connection. We thought alike and after answering some of
her questions, she asked me if I was a shaman.
She told me about a Cherokee Medicine Elder she had met and invited me
to attend a Wind, Fire and Earth celebration in Ohio that night. My heart wanted to go with her, but I needed
to return home to my two small daughters, as well as bring my friends back home
to Canada. A couple of months later it
was my good fortune to learn Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha was visiting Toronto and I
was invited to attend. I had an instant
recognition that this was the Medicine Woman who had appeared so often in my
visions and dreams. I attended her
teachings and travelled with her as often as I could.
Travelling with Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha, our Cherokee Elder,
was always purposeful and enriching.
Back home she had mentioned to me that this was a trip I did not want to
miss, for it would be especially important.
All of my journeys with her were intensives, well named as we were definitely
in the fire. This trip to the Azores
provided a sacred place with energy frequencies conducive to our spiritual
learning, transmission from our Elder and our assimilation on a higher level of
consciousness by her students. We were a
group of spiritual apprentices from many different countries and equally
diverse walks of life, who had answered the call to accompany and assist our
spiritual teacher, Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha, on this journey. Excitement and anticipation awakened our
adrenaline as we flew towards unknown adventures.
Upon arrival we learned that the local hotels did not meet
our standards, after checking the beds and bedding and discovering bed bugs and
a general state of uncleanliness. When
opening oneself to higher planes of learning and enlightenment, it is vital to
be in an environment of complete cleanliness.
We gathered and waited to go to a new hotel which, to our relief, exceeded
our expectations. Still we scrubbed, swept,
vacuumed and cleaned thoroughly until we achieved the satisfactory balance
necessary for our intensive training.
Gazing from our balconies, we overlooked a beautiful Green Lake and equally breathtaking Blue Lake. I found them to be places conducive to deep meditation and healing. At the end of our trip we brought back a sample of these waters, a sacred blessing and memory to cherish.
Later in town I conversed with another tourist who asked
where we were staying. I surmised by
this that she was also unhappy about conditions of cleanliness at her
hotel. Oddly enough, she had never heard
of or seen our hotel. In fact, I
wondered why we were the only ones staying there, other than the employees. I
mentioned to her that she should come to our hotel. She looked puzzled as if she had not only never
heard of or seen it, but also had not heard of the Green Lake and the Blue Lake. Our hotel was a very beautiful multi-level
hotel with balconies and railings overlooking the main lobby. Little did I know! Many decades later I learned from our Elder that
our hotel was not really there, but existed in another “place” just for us,
through the veil of spirit. I am
grasping at words to describe the transcendental experiences that took place. Truly it was as if time and space stood
still. Maybe it did!
You see, we were on an important mission. Beloved Ela, Earth Mother, was calling out to
us and we came to answer her call for help. Truly it is our purpose in life, to be here
now, to assist. Our Elder, Grandmother
Pa’Ris’Ha, needed to bring something to the very core of Earth Mother, giving
permission for her to begin her much needed healing. And we were eagerly anxious to do all we
could to bring this to fruition.
We gathered at the Hot Springs. Our Elder stood at the core of the
springs. I was up above circling the
perimeter of the springs, and was enraptured and mesmerized. My heart started to sing to the Green Lady known
to be in the Inner Earth. I felt her
tenderly caress me. It was as if she was holding me with loving reverence. I gazed upon her beauty and the deep oceans
of her eyes. My reverie was abruptly interrupted, too soon.
It was time. We all gathered around our
Elder to receive our instructions. Upon
ascending from the springs to my assigned position, a small Chinese man
suddenly appeared out of nowhere right in front of me, taking my breath
away. He had a camera slung over his
shoulder. He looked at me and said,
“Hello.” It was as if he needed a focal point, namely me, to see him as he was
heading towards the Hot Springs and Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha. I turned to look at her, but she waved me on
and upwards to take my position, reassuring me all was okay.
Then we formed a circle around her and the springs, keeping our
backs to our Elder in order to keep watch so no one else would enter. As I did so, I wondered what would happen if
more people arrived. How could we
possibly stop them all from descending to the springs. What would we do if a bus load of people stopped
to visit the Hot Springs? Immediately a
school bus appeared in front of me and my heart stopped. (Self-fulfilling prophecy?) Fortunately, just two laughing children exited
the bus, carrying school books as they walked by. I thought to myself that they looked like
little angels. Instantly they turned to
me and smiled, as if they had heard me thinking, then skipped away. I knew they
WERE angels and that they had heard me. Later
I realized this was my basket I was weaving to keep my mind occupied while my
spirit joined Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha at the Hot Springs as she went into the
Inner Earth. We all wondered why her
clothes were not wet when she reappeared.
Another illusion! (It was thirty-five years later that we learned
she had actually gone into the orb or ark.
But that is another story!)
We were all invited to step into the Hot Springs, as we got
our “Red Moccasins.” We are the Principal People, coming here at this time to
assist. Our Elder pointed out that no
one had asked what happened to the Chinese man, although I was very worried
about it. He walked by us later as we
gathered on the sidewalk. We were
instructed to keep quiet and not to gaze at him as he passed us. He stopped further along the street and I
noticed that he was sweeping the sidewalk.
He was a great Master who came to be with us and lend his energies to
assist in this important venture.
As we gathered back at the hotel, the mist was covering the
Green Lake and we were instructed to look out over our balconies. To our amazement, we beheld the Lady of the
Lake extending her arm upwards out of the water. In her hand she held Excalibur, the great sword
of King Arthur.
We traveled to five islands in the Azores. At one of the fire islands, we stopped upon
one mountain to craft our fire shields.
Then we danced around a fire. We
were careful where we walked, especially taking care to avoid a huge deep hole,
another entrance to the Inner Earth.
Descending the mountain, we were aware Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha did not
have her feet on the ground…. She was levitating down the mountainside!
We went on a boat and saw rock masses appear and
disappear. This was the location of
Atlantis. There was a volcano on one
island and it was vital that Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha had to deliver something
there of great importance on her own.
She called each of us during the night as we lay sleeping, to see who
would answer the telephone in a semi awake state, which would be a more
receptive condition to receive her transmission. It happened to be me and I replied in
gibberish, still half asleep. I heard
her giggle and proceed to give me instructions, as I fell back to sleep. The next morning as we gathered at the
restaurant, waiting for an extended period of time for our Elder, it suddenly struck
me that she was missing. Immediately I
went into automatic pilot thinking, “I have to find one of our men who speaks
Portuguese to get help to find her.” He suddenly appeared and looked straight into
my eyes, nose-to-nose, and reassured me that Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha is okay and
back safely. Within minutes our Elder
appeared and we all sat down to eat. She
shared how she had ‘prepared’ me hypnotically, through the power of suggestion,
as a backup plan for safety in case anything happened to her.
During our travels throughout the Azores, we gathered regularly
to view a magnificent canyon, more like a huge crater in the earth. Each time I perceived a Spirit Angel or
angelic being guarding this sacred place.
As I sensed her presence, I sang and spoke to her each time. At our last visit I told her,” I know you are
there. I want to see you.” I felt this with all my heart and so much
love in our communication. Suddenly she
appeared in a wispy cloudlike state, a luminescent large presence hovering directly
above the crater. I was standing beside
our Elder and managed to exclaim only one word, “Look!” Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha replied “Quick, turn off
the car.” (as the engine would detract
from the spirit energies needed.) I
tried to move to turn the car off, but my body stood still, in absolute
awe. My Elder gently pushed me forward and
I ran and successfully turned off the car engine. As I returned to the group, everyone was
kneeling in reverence and awe. I joined
them and prostrated myself and also knelt in humble respect and appreciation.
We spent our last night in the small island of Pico, visiting
a relative of one of our people. They
served us a delicious dinner of roast pork with potatoes, vegetables and
dessert. During dinner our host proudly
relayed a story of how he killed the pig himself and roasted it on the spit,
also showing us very graphic pictures of the same throughout the meal.
We arranged to sleep in many rooms on beds or sofas or on
the floor or chairs. To our dismay, we
spent most of the night dodging the fleas.
Their dog was covered in them.
Needless to say, the next morning we thoroughly shook out our bedding
and clothes and ourselves. However, our
night was also spent exorcising the negative forces that were coming through
the mirrors and pictures. It was a
portal for the dark forces. This
certainly reinforced our knowledge that we are sent where ever there is a need.
It was a memorable trip indeed. I give great appreciation to
Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha for all that she does and for the honor of being her
student and traveling and learning with her.
By PC
