Vibrational Crossings and Other Realms

Recently I had the opportunity to take a conscious altering substance. The experience reminded me of one of the aspects of the shamanist's path. I was able to see sounds, especially musical sounds. The music was transformed into shades that I could see with my mind's eye. It was really more of a seeing, as I could also feel the texture of the music. The result was pretty awesome as I played my American Indian flute to the accompaniment of my friend's recorder. The shift in awareness prompted me to want to write about the shifting of awareness in the shamanic experience.

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Synesthesia, the crossing of sensory perceptions, is a valuable tool for the shamanist as they explore the vibrational realms of reality. The importance of cross-sensory perception is that it allows for those realms not available to the physical or mental sense to become open to the shamanist. Though the realms that the shamanist will visit can be put into loose categories, there is no actual demarcation when the shamanist experiences them as realities based on range of subtle and varied vibrations. The only differences the realms may have are the patterns of existence defined by the realm's unique properties and the shamanist's relationship to the realm. The experiencing of the realms via cross-sensory perceptions is a beginning. The shamanist's relationship with the landscape and inhabitants is the next juncture. The shamanist will explore vibrational realms via cross-sensory visions. Their relationships in and with the realms then guide the shamanist's reach and influence.