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www.shamansociety.org11TravelupwardtothePlaceofRec-onciliation.Watchforalineofdemar-cationprobablynotasdefiniteasthatbetweentheMiddleandLowerWorlds.Askforacompassionateguidetomeetyouthere.Itcanbeanangelsagesaintreligiousdeityascendedmasterances-tororfriendwhohaspassedonbeforeyouoranyotherbeingofpowerwholovesyouunconditionallyandwhomyoutrust.Theguideistoassistyouingivingandreceivingforgivenessandreconcili-ation.Letthisbeapersonaljourneyjustforyoutoaplaceyouwillbetakenafterdeathforreconciliationwiththosewholivedwithyouonearthorsincetheresnotimetherewecouldevencallitaplacewhereyourreconciliationisgoingonrightnow.YourPlaceofReconcili-ationmaynotlookatallliketheoneIexperienced.Weallseethingsdifferentlyinourjourneys.UnityofAllThingsInshamanismwerepeatedlyreceivemessagesfromourspiritsthateverythingisaliveandabletocommunicate.Andthemorewejourneythemoreourspiritsteachuslessonsofunitywithalovinguniverse.6ThaddeusGolasanintrepidLSDcosmonautofthenineteen-sixtiesandseventieswhowellunderstoodtheunityofallbeingswroteabouthisacidtripstohelphisbrothersandsistersonthisdangerouspathdealwithbadtrips.AmarvelousteachinghebroughtbackwasLoveistheactionofbeinginthesamespacewithotherbeings.7InthePlaceofReconciliationwehavenochoicebuttobeinthesamespacewithotherbeings.Ourwilledactionofgoingthereandourcommitmentnottoleaveisanactoflove.GolasdescribeshowconsciousnesscanexpandtoalevelhecallsspaceortheOneMindwherewefeelatonewithalllife.TheOneMindbydefinitionhasaplaceandspacewithinitforeverybeingandeverythingthathappens.Ifwefailtorecognizeapartofallthatisanddismissitasuglylowstupidorunworthyofouracceptanceinwhateverwaywedepriveourselvesofaccesstothewisdompowerandlovecontainedinthatpartandbasicallycreateashadowthatwontgoawayuntilweacceptit.WhenwejourneytothePlaceofRec-onciliationwedeliberatelyputourselvesintothesamespacewithbeingswefailedtofullyacceptinthepastwiththeintenttoacceptthemnowwhichisthesameassayingtheintenttolovethemnow.AHealingJourneytothePlaceofReconciliationAnnoyedbychronicbackandribpainoneeveningshortlyaftermyfirstjourneytothePlaceofReconciliationandawareofThaddeusGolassteachingthatpainistheexperienceofnotbeingabletogetintothesamespacewithoth-ers8Ithoughtofreturningtoseekrelief.Icouldcertainlyusealittlecompassion.ThistimeIfoundthePlacesubtlychangedlessdarkandalittlehigherupasthoughprogresshadbeenmadeinthereconciliationprocesssincemyfirstvisit.Ifeltagreatersenseofharmony.Mybodyspreadoutexpandingtoincludewithinitsboundarieseveryoneofthosemultitudeswhosharedtheearthwithmeinlife.FocusingonthebeingsinmybackandribswhereithurtIfelttheircompassionformeandforeachotherastheycontinuedtoharmonizeengagedinaprocessofrecognizingeachotherspresenceandconsciouslyreplac-ingfeelingsofantagonismorresistancewithacceptance.Theywerewillingtobeinthesamespaceasmypaintheyfeltcompassionformysufferingandeachothersandtheirloveandacceptancelessenedmypain.Agoodstrategyfordealingwithpainistostopresistingandacceptit.Youcantestthisoutforyourselfifyouhappentoburnyourfinger.Insteadofrushingtothefaucettonumbitwithcoldwaterfocusonit.Concentrateasthepaincomesupreachesitspeakandthenrecedes.Itwillbegoneinmuchlesstimethanifyoutriedtoavoidfeelingit.InmyjourneyallIhadtodowasfocusonthepainandnoticethatspiritsinmybackandribswerepresentandfeelingcompassionandsomethingshiftedtolessenthepain.Becomingawareofspiritswholiveinsideyourbodyatthesiteofpainandmakingaspaceforthemtoreconcileisalwaysagoodstrategyfordealingwithbothphysicalandemotionalpain.Ifyoutakeastepbackandlookatthepainobjectivelyyoullnoticeitsarisingsimultaneouslywithresistancetoit.Asshamansweknowthateverythinghasaspiritandthatincludesboththepainandtheresistance.Youcanhavecompas-sionforboththesespirits.InthePlaceofReconciliationyoufindextrasupportforbringingthesewarringspiritsintoacceptanceofeachother.ThePlaceofReconciliationcanalsohelpdealwithafter-effectsoftrauma.Theconsequencesoftraumacanbegreatlyalleviatedbyadministeringpsychologicalfirstaidatthetimeofthetrauma.Ifsomeoneisthereatthetimeoftheinjurytocomfortavictimofdisasterorbattlethelong-termneedfortreat-mentislessened.Inshamanictermstheeffectsofsoullossarereduced.Firstrespondersaretaughttoshowimmediatecompassionengagingwithvictimsandensuringtheirsafetyandcomfort.InthePlaceofReconciliationoutsidetimeyoumaybegivenpsychologicalfirstaidasyoure-experienceatraumainthepres-enceofhealingcompassion.Whenyoucomeoutofthejourneyyoumaynoticethememoriesofthetraumainyourbodyandmindhavebecomelessinsistent.InstructionsforaHealingJourneytothePlaceofReconciliationIntenttojourneytothePlaceofReconciliationinnon-ordinaryrealityandaskforhealingofpainyouhave.Itcanbephysicaloremotional.Itcanbeanythingfromachronicbackpaintoaconstantnegativereactionyouvebeenhavingtoasituationorpersoninyourlife.Identifywhereinyourbodytheprob-lemis.Locatethephysicalpainorifyouwanttoworkwithachronicnegativere-actionoremotionallowyourselftofeeltheemotionfullyandthenaskWhereinmybodydoIfeelthismoststrongly