Sacred Sites - Alchemy

Sacred Sites: T he Alchemy E thics - Pt 2

By Freya Sampson Custodian Eartheart

When I journey, I am called - to a land, people and sites.

Often I am called to places that I have the least mind to go to. This usually makes the journey extra special, because my experience is defying the limitations of my mind and ego’s perspective. Often, I have an unconscious story running which is not my own. One that I had accepted into my energy field and mind and that is not accurate or honouring.

“I like to consider myself a guest on Earth; that even my body is on loan for a short period of time…”

The Force that calls me beyond my limitations is the part of myself that is vast and timeless and connected to infinity. The Divine seeks to remind me not to box it, myself, others or any thought.

When I was a complete novice, with no idea what to do, somehow all I needed to know was magnetised in writing or an equally clear manner, before I departed.

In other words, the alchemy of the journey began long before I arrived at the destination and was like a connect-the-dots picture from childhood.

That, I suggest, is the best place to start; listening to the guidance of your heart, yearning for it’s a message from your soul and then connect the dots.

You can simply research the internet, employ a spiritual healer, shaman or medium or meditate and consult your guides, *Who Love You Unconditionally. Each avenue will provide unique perspectives and insights into the place to which you’re guided.

I like to consider that I am at home everywhere on the Earth; that the Earth and its people welcome me wherever I go. I find this helps me have a good experience and, that doors that would otherwise be closed to me, will open. I like to consider myself a guest on Earth; that even my body is on loan for a short period of time and that this is a gift and a privilege, not a right. This way, I’m in a state of humility without expectation.

I like to know something about the people, their beliefs and customs. I like to also know about the plants, animals and minerals there, for to my heart-mind, they are equally important as the people. I understand myself to be a custodian of the Earth and all sentient life upon it. I feel that all people are the carers.

The condition of the environment or a place speaks volumes about people’s consciousness in regards to this fundamental truth. For example, when I had the

“…treat all places and all life as sacred and leave it in a better condition that you received it.”

privilege to visit Arkaroo Rock in the Flinders Ranges, I was heartbroken to see that it had been caged off. People had graffitied the 10,000 year old paintings. Even worse, when I visited Les Eyzies in France, the cave and paintings are permanently sealed and in a pressure/temperaturecontrolled environment, with only top archaeologists allowed access one or two times a year. This is due to the mould and other damage caused by the abuse of people in the early days of their discovery; wild parties, drinking and smoking inside the cave. These things break my heart.The alchemy can either create the very sacred or can desecrate, depending upon the mind-set of the person going there. So you can see, this is why I hope to impart a little something that may assist.

“The alchemy can either create the very sacred or can desecrate, depending upon the mind-set of the person going there.”

This is what I do. I create an invocation, where I call on the beings *WLMU and the ancestors, spirit of the Earth, devas and ask that they be present and guide the journey. As a rule, I invoke this before departing, with bags packed, asking that it span the journey. I repeat this before entering the sites, then give thanks when exiting and on arriving home. I draw on what I’ve learned from my research and following my guidance about what items I take with me if any. Perhaps incense, a ribbon, a picture of a saint or an offering.

To make sure my energy-field is as clean as it can be, I do a personal cleansing ritual. I have the attitude of “How can I be of service?”, “How can I value add to this place?” rather than what can I get from or to dump my mental and emotional garbage there. This purification technique allows me to receive as much information as possible from beyond the mind, whilst present at the site.

I include the law of three; Father, Son and Holy Spirit or Maiden, Mother and Crone, as you prefer. I may perambulate the circumference of a site three times clockwise before entering, depending on its size! Possibly the reverse before exiting. While there, I ask the site to show me where to walk, how to be and interact. I listen. That is one of the most important things. Listen!

To me, the golden rule is treat all places and all life as sacred and leave it in a better condition that you received it.

Blessed Be

Freya Sampson