Urban Shamanism

A capacity open to us all

Yesterday, there were "elections" in my country. I use quotations because no election in this country is clean or truly relevant, not with an electoral system long ravaged by the regime. The concept of constitutional, democratic guarantees is pretty much non-existent here, and the entire political establishment is composed of stooges whose interest is solely on the office and who have neither the clout nor the capacity to work through the administrative mess and enact a substantial change. I didn't even bother to know who the candidates were nor did I consider the possibility of going to vote. The majority of the Mayor's Offices and Governor's Offices in the country (the posts that were up for grabs) still ended up in chavista hands, as expected, and those that didn't must have been negotiated at some level we voters have no access to. Some readers might think "Ah! Just like in my country!" but I can't really convey the level of corruption in Venezuela for anyone who hasn't lived through something like that. Perhaps Africans would understand.

Although I didn't care at all about these elections, I do care about the country, but I don't work at the shallow political and economic level, those are just masks that conceal a much deeper process which is my actual focus. On Saturday, I performed a ritual with my friend in Argentina to call forth the transformation that this country requires. At first, the ritual was quite physical, I danced in my room and felt a huge amount of energy in my hands, belonging to my home, my building, my city and the land. I used this energy to call forth the end of all ill-willed influence upon our homeland, and to cancel and nullify the power of all the leadership that isn't inclined to truly work for the nation, mainly the chavistas but also the false opposition. All of their works of oppression, their lies and tricks are dismantled to me, I feel that I can step into a different, much more active and effective role in Venezuela's transition and future. To that end, I took a runestone I carved a year ago and polished it so I could carve the Rune of the New Venezuela again on its surface. During this ritual, I also received visions that this fake election will bring true change, and that great protests are coming here and elsewhere in the world.

Months ago I realized something critical about this energy work: the deeper I reach, the more expansive and powerful my influence becomes, so that my actions have a considerable impact on my surroundings and beyond the physical boundaries of my home. The revelation brought me a new sense of responsibility and therefore freedom. I can perform significant changes in consensual reality from my current position and this ability is increasing exponentially. I've only achieved this because I've dedicated years to this training and questioned myself many times during the process to confirm that what I was seeing and feeling was in fact happening. Now I have no doubts, I have tools, and I'm more than willing to use them for the betterment of not just Venezuela but the entire world. This capacity is within everyone's grasp and we use it all the time but often without a clear goal or preparation. If you feel an interest in pursuing this work yourself, I encourage you to do so systematically and to pay attention to the signs. You can reshape the world too, if you put your energy to it.

Night Rune: Uruz

Games. Explorations in ravaged cities. Images of pleasurable times. Screens. Conversations with leaders of ancient realms.

Daylight Rune: Ansuz inverted

Only you can choose the influence that other voices have over you, do not hold anyone accountable for persuading you of taking actions in your own detriment, you have decided to give them that authority and believe in them. Take possession of your story, you may rewrite it at will. You have kept silent about topics that afflict you, if you do not express yourself, how can others understand you? Go to your inner being and come clean with yourself, repeating yourself falsehoods only distorts your perspective and brings you misery. Effective and useful communication requires frankness, avoid misunderstandings and speak with the truth, do not go off on a tangent and get to the point. It is not necessary to judge others for not wanting to listen to you, but staying where you are unwelcome is equally unnecessary, move to places where your intervention receives fair treatment.