Void

Summary

A shamanic journey into the void, as described in Native American traditions, is recounted, detailing the process and effects of surrendering to this state of oneness.

Abstract

The article describes a personal experience with a shamanic ritual known as "traveling" to the void, a practice that carries risks such as temporary catatonia. The author, influenced by Native American traditions, decides to undertake this journey despite the risks, using a recording of chanting by a Kaichi shaman to induce a trance state. The experience involves setting an intention, surrendering the ego, and entering a deep trance, aided by the chanting. Upon returning, the author feels cleansed and pure, yet unable to recall the specifics of the state of oneness due to the absence of a point of remembrance within the void. The author's spiritual guides, known as The Twelve, explain that the void transcends ego and self, making any recollection of oneness impossible.

Opinions

The author perceives the void as a state where one can connect with a greater whole, potentially at personal risk.
The experience of entering the void is described as a form of deep meditation or trance, facilitated by shamanic chanting.
The author believes that the void strips away superfluous aspects of the self, leading to a sense of purity and singularity.
The inability to remember the experience of oneness is attributed to the nature of the void, which lacks a reference point for memory.
The author's spiritual guides, The Twelve, are cited to support the idea that surrendering to the void means relinquishing ego and self, resulting in an experience beyond recall.

Void

Nothing replaces Oneness (maybe)

Thursday: Penetrate the part of you connected to the whole

In Native American traditions there is a ritual amongst shamans: “traveling” to the void. This is a potentially dangerous endeavor.

Why? Some shamans “come back” catatonic for days, weeks or months.

Nevertheless, I decided to “go”.

I have a recording by a shaman known as a Kaichi from the Altai Mountains. Listening to his chanting that easily induces trance in which surrendering is relatively easy. My friend and I used it several times to open up an interdimensional gateway to access Shambhalla — that is a story for a different time.

Returning from the Void

The only way I knew that I had been was when I returned. Okay, start from the beginning if there is such a place. I set an intention to go and readied my being to relinquish whatever was needed from me. I laid down on my massage table while listening to the Kaichi chanting. I was induced into a deep trance.

When I returned — came out of trance as if emerging from hibernation. I was motionless / still for some minutes — no catatonia — unless the stillness was the catatonia.

I felt stripped of the superfluous.

I felt clean and pure.

An Impossible Explanation

My Guides — The Twelve informed me that when a human surrenders to the void they surrender ego and self into the nothingness of void. Remembering what occurred is impossible because there is no point of remembrance.

If there was a state of oneness I cannot remember it.

I felt a pure singularity that was me.