Blessings,
Rev. Katherina's Journal of Correllian Shaman Course
Here I will journal my experiences, my assignments and notes as I complete the Correllian Shaman Course.
Lesson 13 Project - My Shaman Altar
My project was to create an Altar for my Shamanic Course. I meditated on this for a while and what is placed on the altar is what I was guided to place on it. I will use this Altar for Shamanic work such as journeying, healing and honoring.
Lesson 13 Assignments
Cherokee Story – The Man Who Married the Thunder’s Sister
The first part of the story starts out for me showing how we
sometimes are attracted to things that catch our physical senses, such as smell,
sound and sight. In this case I’m going
with sound and sight. The young man was
first stimulated by the sound of music which invoked a form of shifting of
consciousness and then his sight was caught by the beauty of the hair of the
Sister, which activated emotion. He
appears to me mesmerized or affixed to this Sister. Reacting to his senses he enlists the aid of
the elder, maintaining the ways of his people and requests the girl in marriage
(creating a conscious connection with Spirit Guides). This would be an act of holding on to
something we would consider a safety net and is linking us to the mundane. Then
he is challenged to show his sincerity and commitment to his desire, for a 7
day fast and then to continue the journey by following the Sisters (Guides). As we have learned our guides can appear to
us in many forms. If new to journeying
some familiarities would lend way to confidence to move forward into the
unknown as we build up our own trust and confidence of journey.
This to me is his first steps on a Shamanic Journey, as we
now move forward learning different strategies at journeying we start out with
our more mundane and rational reasoning’s, which allows us to open gently to
new perspectives. Fear being stirred by
the unknown or unfamiliar can cause us to second guess or over analyze our
situation. And sometimes even perceive
them wrongly. Still maintaining the
desire to move forward he begins to build a trust in his guides the Sisters, as
he approaches obstacles that appear to be threatening to his physical being
(the waters) as he followed them through the realms to the underworld.
The next part of this story I felt should have set off some
alarms for this young man, the fact of being completely secretive to point of
causing death if not, and he being isolated from his people. I feel that these two suggestions are more
analogy then actuality. This would be
the first sign to move slowly and at a pace that would allow for interactions,
understanding and communication. Not to
move so blindly, to allow your begin to feel self as one with the all.
The Turtle brought the young man the message of working
between the 3 realms, its upper shell represents the heavens or upper world and
its body is the earth realm or middle world, and finally its under shell
represents the underworld. Sitting upon
the Turtle would allow the young man to move about the realms with ease at his
own pace, in his own comfort zone which would open him to the messages awaiting
him. The Turtle showing its claws may
have appeared to be a threatening action, yet I think it was the Message from
the turtle to the young man to take his time and move at a pace that brings him
peace and comfort in this journey.
Turtle Guide is the Mother Spirit that brings us the messages
from between heaven and earth and prepares us to listen to our voice within as
we begin a new journey of discovery. Our
psychic skills are advanced and abilities to listen are heightened. It is the journey leading to a rite of
passage on both the physical and spiritual levels. I would also like to note here that Turtle
coming for the West is associated with water which is about our emotions as
well. Emotions can lead way to higher
energies being stimulated and strengthened if understood.
I’m thinking it is possible that this journey is the quest
of initiation by the Heyoka’s (Thunder
Beings) to bring this young man in as an apprentice. This usually occurs at Sundance
ceremonies. This would also explain the
need of disconnection to the tribe and life as he knew it, it is a transition
into a rebirth as a spirit level evolution in the young man’s calling.
Info on Heyoka’s : http://byronled.myweb.uga.edu/Worlds/worldstree/Weres/Regional/Sundance/Heyoka.html
This would also bring us to the Snake spirit/guide now
showing in the story. Snake (Spirit
Keeper) as we have learned brings us information needed for us to move forward
in a spiritual rebirthing, initiation, transformation, and new Wisdoms. Snake is healer and brings us clarity in
thought, and opens new dimension, levels of awareness and creativity. It also heightens our 2nd sight.
Now with all this being said, I also wish to state that this
story is truly relevant to our leaning process at the moment as we are in fact
actively transitioning into NOW Shamans, we are about to undertake our
initiations as Correllian Shamans and as we work through our Medicine Wheels
and Journey the Realms and Meet our Spirit Guides, Totems, and Power Animals we
too are transitioning on a conscious level to bring this Spiritually heightened
awareness into the now of our being.
Balance is key I will add as we become reunited on a conscious level as
the Awaked Ones in this time in our universe as the new energies of earth,
universe and human begin a transition on all levels, merging and transforming a
new being of creation. It is our calling
to this course that allows us to become aware of our responsibilities to our
communities as these transitions affect all life within our universe and
beyond.
Pondering
Again, I am lead to the thoughts of passage as we grow
within and explore releasing the limitations we and others have created for our
existence. Stepping into the vastness of
Universal existence allows us to become centered in the All of existence with
broadened understandings and awareness.
It allows us to be and experience all that is for we consist of that
all. Know ones true self is to know the
Universe.
Meditation
Trying not to sound redundant, I think that the combination
of my Story and Pondering answers as well my Meditation insight.
Blessings as Always,
Katherina
Lesson 12 Project - Drum
Greetings to All,
I have uploaded my drum photos for lesson 12 project. I used
an round oatmeal cardboard container. I painted it with white flat paint to
prime it and then i did a waterfall scene on it. It has a great deep sound.
Blessings as Always,
Katherina
Lesson 12 Assignments
Greetings to All !!!
Lesson 12 – Two Lazy Hunters
I love these “the moral of this story is” J
Both these stories carry the same messages as I see them.
1.
You only
get out of your goals what you actively put into them.
2.
Being untruthful always spins a web you yourself
get caught up in.
3.
The loses from deception are far greater than
one realizes at the time of deception.
Pondering:
This pondering reminds me of two things:
1.
Our
lesson in the 3rd Degree, Lesson 5 on the “Complexity of the Soul”
and Possibilities.
2.
On astral travel where we intentionally travel
and seek out a specific aspect of our soul or some may call it a Doppelganger,
and retrieve information through energy transfer to bring it back into the
present to affect our choices at hand.
Meditation:
When we align our self with Earths Heart Beat/ Universal
Heart Beat, we are consciously active in the oneness, creating clarity and
knowingness from within the all of which we are.
Blessings as Always,
Katherina
Lesson 11 Project - Rattle
Lesson 11 Rattle Project
I used a dried gourd for my rattle. I tried to keep my materials as natural as I
can. I painted the entire gourd blue
since I am from the Blue Feather Camp. I
then painted the Correllium on it, above the Correllium sits an Eagle and below
the Correllium are three Eagle feathers.
The Correllium is for our Tradition (Tribe) to honor
it. Many of our founding ancestors are
with mixed bloods including Native American, (Cherokee) and to honor this class
of Correllian Shamanism. The Eagle, seated
above the Correllium is for Guardianship, Protection, Community, Power, Vision
and Inspiration. The Eagle Tail Feathers
below the Correllium is for strong healing power, that no matter the blows we Correllian’s
may bare or our Tradition as a whole, that we will weather these blows in the
healing powers of Great Eagle and embrace the opportunities, insights and
skills offered to us with clear focus and determination.
My photos are posted in the group.
Blessings as Always,
Katherina
Lesson 11 Assignment
Lesson 11 Story – The
Cherokee Gods and Their Abiding Places
I enjoyed this story, yet I did not get a lot of new
information from it. Most of what was in
the story has been what we have been learning in the Animal medicine portion of
making our medicine wheels. The clarity
in this story for me was that the healer or medicine person would call upon the
related predatory animals to remove the ills.
I also think that though the healing takes place and traces of the ill
is still left behind reminds me that the healers can only do so much to bring
about the healing and the patient must actively participate in the healing
process. “Gods help those that help
themselves”.
Pondering
The pondering reminds me of my thoughts on contractual
incarnation process once we have left this human form. In the other world we go through a process of
awareness and then a process of introspection or review and then finally we go
into the process of planning the next incarnation. During this process we have what I call our
soul family, our soul helpers and soul extras for lack of a better word. We contract on who will be our next mother
and father, sister and brother if any.
These are very intimate relationships and are usually the same soul
family throughout our incarnations. Yet
we may be the child in this incarnation, in the next we may be the mother or
father in the next. These are the
lessons or the main lessons of the heart we will learn. Then we contract with our soul helpers, these
are the souls we contract with to come into our lives in our incarnation to
reflect the lessons we have to learn in the next incarnation or to continue
work that we started in the past incarnation.
Because we have free will and our choices are ours to make, no matter
what we planned on, depending on those choices we may need our soul extras to
pop in there and reflect or remind us of different aspects and lessons
associated with that particular choice.
Now with all that being said we also have the concept of
Live Conscious Contractual Incarnation and many of our Soul Extras will play a
big part in this aspect. This is where
we have our trusted ones in the physical world that will assist us both in this
physical realm of the now and in the other worlds once we pass over to complete
a planned incarnation. These trusted
helpers will watch for signs of our incarnation and once determined we are the
incarnate they will assist us in remembering our plans, so that we may continue
the work we were doing in the this life (for our helpers) or (recent previous
life of the incarnate).
Ok, I’ve gone on about this idea long enough LOL
Meditation
I would say, I agree with this thought. Since all realms are simultaneous. A feeling or event about to happen is the
future, when it happens it is the present and a moment after it happens it is
the past. All possibilities are playing
out at the same time on different dimensions there for every aspect of that joy
is experienced as well.
I may be a little off base with these, yet these were my
thoughts and feelings when I read the assignment.
Blessings as Always,
Katherina
Lesson 10 Project - Mojo Bag

Within
my Mojo bag I have placed the sacred holy waters of life, incense I prepared to
aid me in my sacred journey within the realms.
Bay Leaf - Stimulates psychic powers.
Cinnamon
- Burned as an incense to stimulate spiritual power and psychic awareness.
Lemongrass
- Provides clarity of thought, sharpens psychic awareness.
Lotus
- Stimulates spiritual power.
Sage
- Used to strengthen spiritual energy, cleansing.
Mint-
Used in protection, healing and cleansing.
Basil-
Used for protection
Clove:
Protection from psychic attack or intentional magic attack
a
piece of Azurite, it is associated with the 5th, or Throat Chakra but
is also associated with the 6th, or Third Eye/Brow
Chakra and 7th, or Crown Chakra.
It is most especially used in association with the Third Eye as a
powerful vision enhancer; it can balance, stimulate and empower it all at
once. Azurite will also work to align
all seven chakras
Lotus oil, a burning dish, sand, charcoal,
fire striker, a scroll of the words below, I printed my scroll on a background
paper of the sacred geometric Flower of Life.
Sigils/Symbols
of protection and psychic power are:
The
right eye (eye of the soul, by which it looks to the eternal. This symbol allows focus on higher, finer
spiritual vibrations. It also ascertains the infinite nature of our soul, and
our capability to tap into the infinite universe).
Fire,
(this ancient alchemy symbol represents divine energy, purification,
revelation, and transformation).
Quincunx: (An arrangement of five figures within a
square. Historically, it has infused the worlds of nature, man and the stars.
As an ancient alchemy symbol, it represents the whole being more than the sum
of its parts. In the alchemical mineral world, the quincunx occurs in the
formation of metals, in atomic structures. Additionally the quincunx represents
(wo)man's ability to cross from four to five his/her nature. Meaning we all
possess the four levels of physical matter (stone, plant, animal, man) and we
are able to ascend from these four elements to the final fifth – which is godlike or
enlightened stature).
The
shaker I made from a gourd back in the 90s and a smudging fan is one of the project I did for this class.
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I Am Priestess
I am one with the Sun and the Moon
I walk upon Mother Earth and Swim in her waters
I call to the Wind, the Fire, the Water and the Earth
And they answer me.
I can hear the whispers of the winged ones
Watch and understand the salamanders
Telecommunicate with the Undines
And see and respect the trail of the Gnomes
I am Sister to them all
For they all are part of me
It is the breath I take that gives life
The passion and will that moves me
The emotion that allows me to feel
And the stability and desire to bring it all together again
I am one with the Sun and the Moon
I walk upon Mother Earth and Swim in her waters
I call to the Wind, the Fire, the Water and the Earth
And they answer me, for we are one.
I am one with the Sun and the Moon
I walk upon Mother Earth and Swim in her waters
I call to the Wind, the Fire, the Water and the Earth
And they answer me.
I can hear the whispers of the winged ones
Watch and understand the salamanders
Telecommunicate with the Undines
And see and respect the trail of the Gnomes
I am Sister to them all
For they all are part of me
It is the breath I take that gives life
The passion and will that moves me
The emotion that allows me to feel
And the stability and desire to bring it all together again
I am one with the Sun and the Moon
I walk upon Mother Earth and Swim in her waters
I call to the Wind, the Fire, the Water and the Earth
And they answer me, for we are one.
Air, breath of life from the
beginning of creation, cleanse and open my mind. Prepare me for this sacred journey that my
mind may be open to the wisdom and guidance to be shared and the clarity to
understand it.
Fires of creation and
transformation cleanse me now of all ill and bane. Prepare me for this sacred journey that I may
move among the realms and be a beacon of divine light.
Waters of life, from the
first drop that fell into creation, purify me as I prepare for this sacred
journey, that I may pure in heart, mind and action.
Earth the foundation of the
first spark that became my physical home that I manifested within. Prepare me and my way in this sacred journey
that I may know the purest of foundations and stability, that I may be filled
with the strength and the gentleness of creation as I move between the worlds.
I commit myself to this
journey, may I be filled with the knowledge and guidance to be a benefit to my
higher good and to the good of all. May
my guides and guardian be with me and protect me, keeping all ill and bane at
bay as I move through the realms of this sacred journey.
This is my will, So Mote it
Be
The piece titled “I Am
Priestess” is copyrighted
Lady Katherina
Written August 6th, 2009
© Copyright Protected 2009-2013
Written August 6th, 2009
© Copyright Protected 2009-2013
My camera batteries are
charging, as soon as that’s done I will take my photo of my mojo bag and add it
to the photo file in the group.
Blessings as Always,
Katherina
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