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12AJournalofContemporaryShamanismVOLUME7ISSUE1SPRING2014Thenvisualizethatpartofyourbodyandworkthere.Youcanidentifytheplaceinyourbodybeforeyoustartthejourneyorwaituntilyoureinthejourneytoscanyourbodyandfindtheplaceofpain.Painoftenmovesaroundandyoucanfollowitifyouneedto.Butbeginbylocatingaplacetostartwherethepainseemsmostintenseandworkwiththebeingsyoufindthere.AtthePlaceofReconciliationasktomeetatleasttwobeingswhoaremostinvolvedwithyourpain.Itmaybethatmerelyrec-ognizingthemandknowingtheyreworkingwithcompassioninthisPlaceofReconciliationwillmakethepaingoawayoryoumayhavetogivethemalittlehelptoreconcilewitheachother.YoucansimplyremindthemthatyouareallheretogetherinthePlaceofReconciliationwherecompassionisthelawandaskthemtomakefriendswitheachotheraccepteachotherfullyandbewillingtobeinthesamespacewitheachother.Nojudgmentnostrainingtogetridofanyonenotevenaspiritofsomeonewhohurtyouinthepastorsomeoneyouquarreledwithrejectedandcouldneverforgive.InthePlaceofReconciliationyouareabletoforgiveandbeforgivenforeverything.Youmightasktoseeboththespiritwhosresistingthepainandthespiritwhoseemstobecausingitbytryingtoariseandbenoticed.Acceptanceandlovetheactionofbeinginthesamespacewiththeotherbeingsiswhathappenshere.Youmayfindamaleandfemalespiritatoddswitheachotherinthepainfulplaceinyourbody.Letthemknowthatallacceptanceishereandifnecessaryhelpthemreconciletheirdifferences.YoucandothistypeofhealingprocessintheMiddleWorldwithoutjourneyinganywhereexceptinsideyourownbodybuttheresultsaresupportedandmagnifiedbydoingitinthePlaceofReconciliationwhereeverybeingiswillfullyexercisingcom-passionandlearningtoacceptallthatis.AJourneytothePlaceofReconciliationforHealingforAnotherThePlaceofReconciliationcanalsobeaplacewheresha-manstakeotherstobehealed.Askedtodoshamanicworkforafriendwhosuffersfromalteredcellsinhisbrainthatcauseshortblack-outseizuresIdecidedtojourneytoseeifhealingwouldbethereforhim.AgainItraveledupwardfromthemiddleworldthistimemergedwithalowerworldhelperandcarriedmyfriendsreclin-ingbodyinmyarmslikeasickchild.IhadtogoevenhigherthanbeforetofindthelineofdemarcationbetweentheMiddleWorldandthePlaceofReconciliation.CrossingiteasilyIsawthatthecrowdhadgrownlarger.Peoplesheadsandbodiesstretchedsofarintothedistancetheylookedlikethetopsofpinetreesonamountainseenfromanairplaneattwentythousandfeet.Iquestionedwhetherwewereintherightplace.PuffydarkcloudsmovedinandblockedthesceneandIfeltusfloatingevenhigher.WhenthecloudsclearedIcouldmakeoutindividu-alpeoplenearbywithcompassionatehelpingspiritsbendingovertohelpthemandknewwehadreachedtherightplace.IaskedforhealingformyfriendandsensedwewereinsidehisskullmyhelpingspiritandIsurroundedbyhisdistinctlyidentifiablebutdiffusespirit.Ibecameawarethatmanymanyofhisancestorswerehereinsidetheskullwithus.Atfirsttheyseemeduncomfortablewitheachothertryingtoavoidphysi-calcontactbutthiswasthePlaceofReconciliationsoIknewtheydsoonsettledownandstartacceptingeachother.Asthishappeneddisembodiedfeelingsoflovebegantoarise.Isimplywitnessedfeelingwhatwasgoingon.WhenitwastimetocomebacktheharmonizationwasstillinprogresssoIleftmyfriendandspirithelperthereandreturnedtoordinaryrealityknowingtheywouldgentlyreturnwhentheprocesswascomplete.AsinbothmypreviousjourneystothePlaceofReconcili-ationthingsseemedtohappenwithoutmyactiveparticipa-tionconfirmingthatthiswasindeedaPlaceofPower.IknewIcouldnthavecreateditbymyselfwithmyownlittleimagina-tion.Asallshamansknowthespiritsarealwayshappiestwhenweworktohelpsomeoneelse.YoucanbringothersinneedofhealingtothePlaceofReconciliationandaskthespiritstheretohelpthem.InstructionsforaJourneytothePlaceofReconciliationtoHealAnotherIntenttotakeanotherpersonreferredtohereastheclienttothePlaceofReconciliationandaskthecompassionatespiritstohealthem.IfyouknowsomeoneinneedofhealingaskiftheywouldbewillingtojourneywithyoutothePlaceofReconciliationandopenthemselvestoanyhealingthatsavailable.Havethemdescribeapaintheyreexperiencingphysicaloremotionalandencouragethemtolocateitintheirbodyandtellyouwhereitis.Iftheyareunabletolocateanemotionalissueintheirbodyitsnotnecessarytopressthem.Thespiritswillknowwherethehealingworkisneeded.BringyourclientwithyoutothePlaceofReconciliation.Askforcompassionatespiritstobepresentandforahealingforyourclient.Ifyoucanseeorsensespiritsthatarecausingthepaininyourclientsbodysurroundthemwithyourloveandexpressyourcompassiontoeachoneindividuallylettingthemknowhowveryverysorryyouarefortheirsuffering.RemindthemthatyouareallinthePlaceofReconciliationwherecompassionisthelaw.Ifyouarecalledtotakeanactivepartinthehealingyoumightmodeltheacceptanceandcompassionyouwantthebe-ingsinvolvedinyourclientspaintoshowtowardeachother.InthePlaceofReconciliationyoucanputyourselfrightinsideyourclientspainandfeelyourselfdiggingitoutscrapingitoutliftingitoutconcentratingyourwholesoulonmakingyourcli-entwholeandwellandhappy.Thiskindofcompassioncanfeellikeaphysicalforceanenergyyoucouldalmostcutwithaknife.Itsthatpowerful.Youmaybegivendetailsaboutthecausesofyourclientspainandhowthehealingisbeingaccomplished.Acceptwhateveryoulearnwithoutjudgment.Ifyouarenotgivensuchdetailssimply