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Gold journey
Psychospiritual Approaches

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The spirit of the gold is very, very ancient. It has been revered from time immemorial as the physical manifestation of the sun, the source of all life. Gold was forged early in the creation of our physical universe. Gold can be melted, cast, hammered paper-thin, or made into liquid. It can be alloyed and compounded. Although it is one of the most malleable of all the minerals, it is unchangeable and incorruptible.
Many wars have been fought over its possession, for gold is a sign of wealth. Throughout history, gold has adorned the bodies of the rich, and churches and temples throughout the world reflect the sun off their shining mantles. Gold reflects the spirit of the wearer, whose greed or spirituality is evident to anyone who chooses to notice.
Gold is a healer and protector of the Earth, and these are the aspects that Gold wishes to share in the Cauldron teachings. The awareness that gold has medicinal value is not new. For example, it is a common remedy for arthritis in both allopathic and homeopathic medical systems, and is a reagent radionically for the heart.
Within the Earth's system there is a very delicate vibrational balance between all of the elements, minerals, and compounds. Within smaller structures on the planet such as continents, this ecology of mineral vibrations becomes very delicate. By mining out any one particular element, mineral, or compound and moving it to another location on the planet or dispersing it, a change is made in the vibrational flows across the continent and throughout the planet. The original balance is disrupted. The spirit of Gold has the ability to influence the more mobile entities in its field into doing things that would help build a new balance. These entities include plants, animals, and people. Gold and quartz enjoy working with the other kingdoms, especially humans, more so than most of the other minerals. Quartz is its natural ally and often found in close proximity.
The vibratory rate of gold is very slow in comparison to the rate of the animals. For humans to understand something like a rock or a metal, they have to change their vibratory rate enough so that they can begin to resonate with that particular mineral and have communication.
Gold's journey takes you deep into Earth. If you find that after this journey you feel somewhat stuck or overly grounded, try an air journey like Hawk or Eagle, or explore air with Lion.

Gold Journey

Do the alchemy. . . . Thoth is there and helps you back into your body in such a way that you maintain your light-body state. . . . Breathe in through the small of your back and out downward, into the Earth. Each expulsion of breath takes you deeper into the Earth. Through breathing in this way, your consciousness passes through different types and layers of minerals and earth as you go deeper and deeper into the Earth. With the exhale of your fifth breath you reach a vein of gold. . . . Continue to breathe in this way as your exhales take you further into this vein. The vein is very large and soon your entire consciousness is surrounded by gold. . . . As you breathe you can smell the metal of this brilliant, glowing, yellow gold. You are able to distinguish it in your own body by your senses. Identify it and realize that the feeling of this gold is very different from the feeling of the earth, the soil. It feels like a metal. It feels yellow. It feels hard. It conducts electricity in such a way that you can feel unusual currents going through your body.
Breathe in the feeling of the gold until your entire body is full, so you feel the same inside as you feel outside. Through your body, notice the minute electrical currents that this gold is conducting.
As you look closely at the gold that is in front of your eyes, you are able to see into it in a way that you couldn't before. It no longer looks or feels solid. You can see its metallic, molecular structures. As you look at these basic building components, you can see that they're made up of many smaller components, and you can see the energy currents and the particles running from one part of the structure to another in a way that is purposeful rather than random. You can feel on the inside of your body as well as the outside these electrical messages, and you become aware of the inner communication of one particle and structure to another.
As you expand your view, it looks like a giant city all lit up at night with little lights traveling every which way for as far as you can see in every direction. There is an overall intelligence and purpose governing all this energy and these lights. . . .
As you breathe deeply, your awareness changes back to seeing a more solid gold substance all around and inside you. There is a sensation deep inside your being that you have become acquainted with and are now able to speak with the spirit of the mineral in whose home you are a guest. Listen now to the knowledge of the mineral gold. . . . Long pause
You now have the opportunity to ask some questions of the spirit of the gold. . . . Long pause
Be sure to thank the spirit of Gold and make an offering of energy. . . .
To return take five deep breaths, breathing in through the small of your back and, when you breathe out, propel yourself back upward into your human consciousness. . . .
Take a moment to share this experience with Thoth. . . .
Thoth touches your crown and you are back in ordinary consciousness, in your physical form. . . .
(Scully)

Reprinted with permission from the author, Nicki Scully, and the publisher, Bear and Co., from The Golden Cauldron, Bear and Co., Boulder, CO., 1991.
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see the following imagery for heart conditions:

bear journey: heart chakra, mother earth (Scully)
discover hidden truth: through heart (Chavez)
eraser: positive thinking (Bry, p. 78)
from root to leaf: arrhythmia (Chavez)
handwarming: vasospasm (Korn, p. 127)
heart bruise: psychic surgery (Chavez)
honey bear: psychic surgery; tissue repair (Chavez)
Kuan Yin journey: compassion (Scully)
light fingers: psychic surgery (Chavez)
Mut and Crone journey: healing intuition and wisdom (Scully)
rainbow butterfly journey: self-esteem (Scully)
Red-gold lamp: atherosclerosis (Chavez)
the shield: arrhythmia (Chavez)
silver bell: arrhythmia (Chavez)
sun's entry: general cleansing; psychic surgery (Chavez)
universal heart: psychic surgery (Chavez)
whirling breath of life: cleansing, psychic surgery (Chavez)


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