Many cultures have rituals that are part of an initiation into the work of a Medicine person. These ritual teachings not only involve spiritual learning but a physical surrender with a brush with death as well.. These rituals are necessary in order for the Medicine person to work with people who are in neeed of healing- whether that healing is physical emotional or spiritual. the Medicine person is called to face the darkness that is keeping them in suffering.
We are all called, at some point in our life, to have a ritualistic death- but many of us are afraid to let go of what is familiar and truly have the Faith required to let go and surrender in order to uncover our purpose.
We cannot be free to 'become' if we don't allow the human conditioning, ego and human truths to 'die' and define our Faith- what we believe guides us in this journey- and then trust in it.
It is an ultimate act of Faith; when we are willing to surrender ourselves.it is in that moment of 'death' that we put our life in the hands of the Divine force that goes by many names; Great Mystery- the Source - God- Creator.
In order to emerge- one must surrender completely to the darkness and do battle with the dark forces-such as in the 'Shaman's Death'.
In order to help others battle the darkness- it takes one who has been there to do battle with that which he himself has come face to face with.
How can we have the courage to face another's demons objectively without facing our own?
Those who emerge from this ritual, walk both the red road and the blue road of spirit.
Surrendering and facing the darkness - especially the darkness within us is the ultimate act of Faith but necessary if we are to do the work we are being called to do to heal our world and her people.
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