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I first heard about Mt Shasta several years ago and was aware that it
was a sacred site, but I did not have any particular pull to go there
until this year. Darryl and I were planning a trip to California to
see San Francisco and the redwoods of Northern California. When a
friend planted the idea in my mind that Mt Shasta was not far from
where we would be, I felt the seeds of curiosity begin to grow. Very quickly it became part of our planned trip and I felt clear that I
was being called to the mountain for some reason though I didn't know
what that was, and to be honest, I didn't feel the need to know. It was enough to
know that I needed to go there and that I would be given whatever
information and guidance I required as the trip unfolded.
I began to visit the mountain in my sleep state, connecting with the energy and information it carries. Mt Shasta is the spiritual retreat of Archangel Gabriel, and I felt an increased connection with his light. This magnificent mountain is also closely associated with the Ascended Master, St Germain, who I've long had a connection with. Many things were beginning to fall into place.
During our first night in California I was awoken in the early hours with light and energy streaming through me and knew at once that it was the mountain calling me. It’s energy was palpable; high and clear and light and yet deeply, richly earthed and solid. As the days went by and we drew closer to the mountain I began to feel the connection growing stronger. My first sight of the mountain literally took my breath away, and for the three days we spent in proximity to it, I could barely un-glue my eyes from it. It had a mesmerising, captivating energy and beauty that drew me back again and again.
On our first full day there we headed for Panther Meadows. This is a sub-alpine meadow that has long been honoured as a sacred site among the Native American Indian tribes of the region and as we walked the trail I felt my footsteps being slowed right down. Each step became a blessing to this magical place. For quite some time I wandered in the meadow, being drawn to particular places. Each time I needed to connect with a place my feet would stop and I could walk no further. I would stand and connect with each place and receive vast downloads of light, energy and information. Some were gentle and subtle, others were anything but!
Eventually it felt time to leave and we made our way to the meadow of South Gate. We began to notice that the already large number of butterflies we had seen was increasing dramatically. Suddenly there were tens and then hundreds of butterflies, all flying gently past us down the mountain. Butterflies of course are widely recognised as signs of transformation, so I had a good giggle to myself about the universe sending me so many messengers!
We walked and explored and rested on the mountain all day, soaking up the vibrations and sun. By the end of the day I had no thoughts, just an incredible sense of beingness and connection to all that is. And into this clear still place dropped a series of three new workshops which I am to offer next year, called Living Your Light (more information on my Workshops page).
My whole time in California took me deeper than ever before into connection with our beloved planet and in particular the trees, the mountains and the beauty of nature. What came to me on Mt Shasta as a knowing deep in my body is how sacred is our Earth. Some parts of the Earth retain their connection to the sacred more clearly than others, but it is all sacred, every last piece of it.
I was given a potent and profound understanding of the sacredness of this magnificent planet of ours. The understanding brought tears to my eyes and a huge opening
in my heart as my cells took on the message: All life is sacred. It
was something I already 'knew', talked about, but not until this moment
did I fully receive it as a bodily reality. The sacred lies within
each and every one of us and it is time to reclaim it.
I felt a strong inner calling to honour and respect the Earth in an even deeper way than I ever have before. This was fuelled by meeting the redwood trees, these magnificent awesome beings which stand up to 350 feet high and some of which are up to 2000 years. Just being among them was humbling.
We have so much to learn about respecting our planet. I do not believe in any way that the Earth needs ‘healing’ – she is far too vast and powerful for that! But I do feel strongly that we are being called to honour and respect her in our behaviours, our attitudes and our actions to a much greater extent than we have been doing. Simple actions can make a huge difference if we all take them.
Mt Shasta has brought me so many gifts and I am still integrating them now. I am subtly altered by my time there and am aware that there is still much to be revealed about my connection with this incredible place. In the meantime I am just filled with appreciation for the experience and its ongoing effects rippling out into my life.
© Korani, 2008
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