Volumes could be written on this one subject. Vision Quest is the most often used English term when referring to the Vision of Spirit. It was and still should be intimately connected to ones understanding of The Four Legs of The Panther.
The Spirits vision for our life is our Souls purpose for being. Each of us walks the path of the Soul. Soul walking can be likened to walking a mountain trail with a purpose. You have a starting point, mid point and ending destination. The list of your journey could be quite detailed. The purpose for your journey could be a number of things. You fill in the blanks.
Each time our Soul incarnates we are a little further down the mountain trail and closer to our final destination. Yet, do most of us know when, why and where? The so-called Vision Quest was once a much disciplined act. From a small child you were instructed in ‘The Way’ of Spirit. By the time of our Vision Quest we had an understating of The Four Legs of the Buffalo, Panther, Four Log Fire, Creation etc., etc. We were now ready to hear from Spirit.
This is where we get all turned around. Hearing from Spirit is not necessarily an audible voice originating outside of ones being. On the contrary, it is the voice of inner being, the Soul. However, for one to understand this they must have some grasp of ‘The Way.’
Man looks for the miraculous outside of himself. He has been programmed to believe that only those that have so-called miraculous physical manifestations have attained Medicine status. This could not be further from the truth. In fact, for most traditional societies there were at least three main levels of becoming a master. Actually there are dozens of levels. However, for simplicity reasons we will look at three levels. The levels we speak of are for those called to ‘walk the path of Khotani.’ Each level takes many years to master as there are levels within levels.
The first level is the ceremonialists. Their function is to perform and maintain all things that pertain to our traditional ceremonies. The second level is those that have transcended ceremony and have attained proficiency in shape-shifting, astral travel etc. They no longer have a need to perform ceremony. The third level is individuals that have mastered life. They are self contained and need neither ceremony nor any external aspect of life. The master is in communication with the Divine universe.
Today the masters are not much celebrated. Therefore, the Vision Quest has become a futile attempt at getting God to perform the so-called miraculous, so that man can FEEL close to the Creator and thus have his so called vision for his life. Yet, man suffers more today than ever before. Caught in the illusion he struggles to free himself. Through the ‘false idea’ he continues processing truth through the darkened mind. It reminds me of the song ‘The Dark Night of the Soul.’
The Spirits Vision for our life is all about our place within The Four Legs of The Panther and its relationship to The Four Legs of The Buffalo. Without this understanding man seeks out and follows a path foreign to his inner being. Few of us today can say with a certainty that we are doing exactly what our Soul is meant to do.
The understanding must come after we have a grasp of the minds, the physical, the vital and the Spirit. Without knowing the source we listen to one of these others. For instance, there is a mind semi attuned to the things of Spirit, however, it is not the Soul. The mind therefore can lead us down a false path.
Thought for most people originates within the minds. If thought is not of the Soul then it is of a lesser entity within our being. Vision Quest is easily manipulated by thoughts originating from numerous sources inside and outside of our being. Yet, thought attuned to and originating from Spirit is a very powerful tool of a Divine nature.
A great master once said “thought is not essential to existence nor its cause, but it is an instrument for becoming; I become what I see in myself. All that thought suggests to me, I can do; all that thought reveals in me, I can become. This should be man’s unshakable faith in himself, because God dwells in him”.
Thoughts have many aspects. A thought originating from the purely physical mind is not necessarily bad; it is just not necessarily of a Divine Nature. However, the bad or negative thought greatly affects the outcome of the Vision Quest and our entire life. Another great master said regarding bad thoughts “one must not admit bad thoughts into oneself under the pretext that they are merely thoughts. They are tools of execution. And one should not allow them to exist in oneself if one doesn’t want them to do their work of destruction.”
The Spirits Vision for our life is an individual endeavor. Each and every one of us plays a role and has a unique purpose in life. The Vision Quest is a key to unlocking that purpose. However, much like ceremony today there is little to no instruction leading up to and through the Vision Quest. We have become the false embodiment of the illusion.
It is not difficult to throw off the artificial coverings and see truth. An earnest desire within each of us attracts those of like mind. Our focused thoughts, words and actions cause the universe to respond accordingly. Man just needs to start changing his perspective. Most of the information that we entertain is of a negative nature. Change and the universe will respond. It is a universal law.
Yona Unega
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