WHAT SOUTHERN AFRICAN WISDOMS HAVE TO OFFER THE WEST #6

It’s all very well looking at the extraordinary paranormal abilities of the San, the sangomas and other indigenous peoples but how can that apply to us? 

We all have our own distinct proclivities for the paranormal and it is essential for us to identify those strengths. We should not expect to be capable of duplicating the talents of others.

I wasted a lot of time in my earlier years trying to do this.

 Below are some of those that are more commonly described beginning with the simplest and most common.

Each of us may only have one or two of these depending on our inherent nature and potential. The Creator does not endorse a copy cat spiritual path. Our very own uniqueness for the paranormal is set as a default into the soul. 

 You are to find the one/s meant for you !

 

Synchronicity

We are all able to experience synchronicity especially when we are dedicate to some form or forms of spiritual practice. Synchronicity occurs when an outer event coincides with an inner event. It is not coincidental. 

For instance, you are thinking of a college friend that you have not seen or contacted in years and synchronously the phone rings and its him/her on the line. In some way, when this happens, you are picking up on the conscious intention for the call which is not localized in space and time. Hence, simultaneously you begin the think of that person.  The thought is connected with a mysterious energy arising from the Field. Consciousness is not confined to the brain. 

As our spiritual practice deepens these events may become more common and instructional such as...  You are thinking of finding a book on a mystical subject and you are looking through the possibilities in the book store when you bump into someone who turns to you and says; "this is an amazing book. I am going to buy it and read it again." When you look at the book it is exactly what you have been looking for.

 

Superfluidity

 

Superfluidity is a state of mind where things are flowing perfectly in accord with the universe. A musician has a faultless recital, a surgeon feels that some sort of divine intervention has intervened during a challenging surgical procedure which unfolds effortlessly. This is also called being in the zone  and is a state much sought out by athletes.  These phenomena may arise because of support from the "Field."

 

Power Animals

Having an encounter with a "power animal" may occur because your guides are manipulating an animal energetically to empower you or send you a message - say a humming bird that circles around your head and then hovers while facing you or a butterfly resting on your arm. Usually the animal concerned is not behaving normally. 

Sometimes, in addition, the metaphor that the animal represents might hold a message. Seeing a rattlesnake or a coyote on your path may be a warning to beware or be aware. These encounters are also not coincidental.

 

Coherence

This is commonly experienced in group meditations where the sum of the parts of the meditators is greater than the whole and the meditation for each individual is more profound than it would have been meditating on their own. 

The effect may spread beyond the meditators and even into the Field.  There are many other examples of coherence. 

Indigenous healing rituals usually occur when many people are present creating coherence and more power.

 

Dreams scripted by your guides to instruct or warn.

 

"Truth bumps" when truth that has been expounded that creates piloerection, sometimes also sending shivers up the spine. On occasion this can also cause one to tear up.

 

Music

 Experiencing a particular genre of music that makes you come alive. I believe this may be an indication of a past life that enhances the profound feeling. The music is familiar to your soul essence.

In the next blog we will describe more advanced levels of expertise.