Off A Cliff

4/24/10

Today I visited the Eagle Rock Effigy. As I approached, I saw a stone tower built in 1936 out of leftover rock from a defunct quarry — which I thought was great — as they had recycled it and used no new stone. This 3-story tower, built to view the effigy from above, was itself a really cool structure, built from stone and giant wood beams as it would have been hundreds of years ago. I climbed to the top and looked out and viewed the effigy from all three levels, looking at it from differing perspectives. At top, I spoke with an environmental educator up there who, while waiting for a group of girl scouts, wowwed me with his tree identification skills.

Getting no hits from the tower, I left and walked back on the property for a few minutes, just connecting with the land and the area. Then I walked around the effigy itself, looking at it from ground level. The mound of stones is 8 feet deep on the breast. Then I sat and began to speak to the spirits of that place and the spirits of the ancestors there. I greeted them and apologized for what the white people have done to them (it seemed to be the week for apologies). While I was in communication, a dragonfly tapped me on the right shoulder and flitted away. The Girl Scouts went by and then I had a few moments alone there before more people came. I decided it was all I could do that day. A storm was coming in and I didn’t yet know where I was spending the night. So I told the ancestors I’d be back, either in person or spirit, to that place.

That evening, at the campground not too far away, I “journeyed” there. I    lifted out of my body and, as I neared the effigy, the spirit of Eagle rose up and said, “Come with me.” She flapped her wings several times and rose into  the sky and I followed. I asked eagle what we were doing but she just said to be patient. The Eagle went higher and higher and began circling around in great circles and I followed, doing the same. I became aware my body back in the van was vibrating intensely. I didn’t know what was happening, and I didn’t really see anything, but Eagle told me, “Just watch.” Shortly thereafter, a vision emerged. I saw a large group of people – the ancient natives – gathered around the rock effigy, dancing. Outside the circle of people, was  a great circle of bonfires. Then eagle took me in for a closer look and I saw that the people were dancing and drumming around the effigy. “What are they doing?” I asked. The Eagle appeared a little impatient with me but he said, “Look with your eye!” and I knew she meant my third eye. So I began to look with my third eye and I could see that the people were accessing the spirit of eagle to journey shamanically. By their enery i could see that they were all in a very altered state, as if they had taken hallucinogens, though I know of none that the people of this area used. They appeared to have just danced themselves into such a state, and they journeyed away for visions and guidance for the people. Their third eyes were way open. On myself, I felt my first, second, third, and fourth chakras open wide, particularly my solar plexus. As the priests danced and sought visions, others just danced in joy, celebrating and praising the spirits of the region, the land, the trees, but especially eagle.

Suddenly I had an understanding. I turned to Eagle and asked if he was really an eagle at all, or if she was, perhaps, a deva of the wind in the guise of an eagle. Eagle was pleased that I noticed its ruse for she was indeed the deva of the wind carrying me up and up. The natives would ride on the deva of the wind in the guise of an eagle and fly far and high, seeking game for hunting and other important things. Mostly they reached for Great Spirit, for wisdom and understanding and answers to questions; guidance to live by. When the messages would come thorugh the shamans, there would be a shout and a great celebration.

Finally, Eagle began to circle down lower and lower and I landed in the form of a person and moved among the people. I tried to see what they were doing but they were too swept up in their trance to explain. That was when I began to detect their chakras were open and how they were drawing the energy in through all their chakras. They were fully connected to the earth, the sky. It was magical.

Then I began to feel I couldn’t learn anymore and lifted off, flew back to my body and reintegrated here. As I dictate this, my body is still extremely alive with energy. Though I am not yet fully integrated, I can tell that my body is highly altered, activated.I thank the Eagle/deva and the ancestors for allowing me this vision of times past and secret rites.

Spirits of the ancestors, I am open to messages if you wish to speak, if you wish to teach anything for our people today. Ho!