Magical Powers Continued #3b

THE FORCE OF THE PRIMAL

This blog is deliberately short to allow time to watch the links which speak louder than any words written.

To experience the wild beings you must dance with them

Shape Shifting and Animal Whispering

“All humans are endowed with the attributes of animals.” Cordova

“If the people had not been gifted with Divinely inspired scriptures, they could have learned all they needed to know from the animals themselves.” The Zohar

 Although I never witnessed shape shifting, on many occasions I witnessed the incredible ability some Bushmen had to mimic a particular animal's behavior which is key to shape shifting and "becoming" the animal. This also helped them in their hunting when they would "put on animal mind" and become the animal.

We are all one though not the same.

We are all connected, some of all in each. All are spirit manifestations and exist in one another.

“Earth am I, air am I, water, fire and spirit am I. Earth are you, air are you, water, fire and spirit are you…" Druid teaching

We are all made of the same elements and we will all return - dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Although not possible for the cognitive brain to comprehend, shape shifting appears to happen in a trance-like state or at least in the mind's eye of the practitioner while in that state.

The figure below is from rock art (rendered after the event) showing the trance dancer beginning to attain an animal like form. This is called a therianthrope - part animal - part human. Shape shifting is taking animal whispering to a higher level where the adept actually becomes the animal.

Below is a short extract from the movie The Great Dance by the Foster brothers of the Bushmen running hunt which is extraordinary.  It is powerful moment in time - fast disappearing - about how we used to be and what we could do spiritually. The end may be hard for some to watch although it is sacred. The bushmen cherished the animals for what they brought to them for their survival.

(Craig Foster also filmed My Octopus Teacher which many of you may have watched. Those who have not, should check Netflix.)

Click, play and enjoy the links

The Great Dance is a testament to the Bushmans' "animal whispering" for want of a better term even though that whispering was used on the hunt. It is only five minutes. Those who may be offended by it should stop at about four minutes. There is a full length feature as well.

The Great Dance.

"we put on animal mind and see how they are moving." 

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Many today are relating to animals in different ways as the animals themselves are seeming to relate to one another. Predator and prey are also befriending each other as seen on the amazing videos on social media.

The ingredient to whispering is having unconditional love without any fear. It requires bonding with the animal and identifying in the imagination with all its amazing characteristics. Imagine oneself being that animal. 

This video below by Anna Breytenbach, a renowned animal whisperer, is short and gives us an idea of what is required. Those who do not know of her may be interested in her story of Diablo, the black leopard, also on You Tube.

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