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About Grandfather Buffalo

Grandfather Buffalo teaches earth-centric traditions ranging from crystal therapy to goddess, Celtic, Christian, runic and Native American traditions. While he trained with a Blackfoot shaman and is part Cherokee, he presents from a non-tribal perspective.

Grandfather Buffalo – Clearing Your Stones and Your Issues

Thanks to our ancestors who were healers and their connections to the mineral kingdom, we are in possession of the energies of stones and how to use them. So, with each gemstone and crystal, we are able to clear, energize, and balance our physical and spiritual bodies.

DSC00659We first need to have an understanding of clearing the crystals of the energies they bring with them and then of the energies they have picked up from your issues. There are many ways to clear your stones and so we will look at a few.

  1. Salt Water: Use a cup of pure or spring water. Add ¼ tsp. of Sea Salt. Place your crystals into the water for several hours or more. You may intuitively decide the length of time or ask your pendulum.

  2. Sea Salt: Pour Sea Salt into a bowl and then bury or place your stones in this salt. Intuitively decide the length of time needed to clear the stones or use your pendulum.

 3. Sage Stick: Using a piece of Native American Sage, light the sage and put out the flame. Then run the stone through the smoke several times.

4. Other Crystals: To clear your crystals or gemstones, place them on a Quartz cluster, Copper plate, or natural Copper ore. You may use Kyanite, Selenite, Citrine, or other high energy stones by laying your stones on them or around them.

 5. Energetic Clearing: You may also use Reiki or other energetic healing modalities to clear your stones.

 Now that your stones are clear, let’s look at the issues we may want to clear. If your are always anxious or stressed, you will want to have any of the following stones: Rose Quartz, Amethyst, Kyanite, Kunzite, Lithium Quartz to name a few. Focus on the issue and hold the stones until you are calm, try fifteen to twenty minutes. Wear a stone pendant for a period of time until you are calm. Create an elixir using the stone and pure water. Drink it periodically.

Remember to always clear your stones, clear your issues, then clear your stones.

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offerings-2_0Sage is used to clear not only stones, but energy of all kinds in your home and work environment. Offerings -An abalone shell with small cedar, desert sage, white sage and sweetgrass braid is a great combination of tools to clear energy.

 

smudge-pack

 

 If you haven’t ever worked with sage before you might like our Smudge Pack. The Smudge Pack contains the booklet Sacred Sage: How It Heals, an abalone shell, a feather and a sage stick. This is a great grouping of tools to learn why sage is a favorite space clearer, and how to use the enclosed tools to sage your own space.

Grandfather Buffalo – A Changing Face of Healing

There are various types of healing modalities today, such that it is seemingly hard to choose which one to go with. Which one is the best for my situation you may ask? Let us see if we can list just a few.

images-31Acupuncture, acupressure, cranial sacral therapy, massage, chiropractor, matrix energetics, Reiki, Therapeutic touch, Intuitive medicine, Native American healing, Quantum touch, Past life regression, the list goes on and on.

So how does anyone begin to choose from the above list without going into any further exploration of other types of alternative healing work? The possibilities being endless, any one may assist in one’s journey of healing. It seems to me that many of these modalities are merging. It may be because of the ISIC group that Crystal Life Technology sponsors that this awareness is coming about especially within the group, but I think that is only the tip of the iceberg. We have seen many changes prior to and beyond the December 21, 2012 date. The energies come and go with the experience of a roller-coaster ride. Despite that, we are finding more clarity in our lives, and surprisingly more understanding of these differing healing modalities.

If one looks closely, we can see the inner connectedness of all of them. The number one clue being that each one has a single goal. That is the healing of the individual on a subtle level. We are not talking cures, but a balance and harmonization of one’s energy field, which gives the body a chance to heal. All of these modalities are about the shifting of energies.

Despite the many differing kinds of healing available, there are perhaps differing views of what is the correct one. Many will follow the orthodox view if it is not done “this way” exactly it is not right. They will present the specific procedures for the healing to be successful. One is not allowed to vary. While others will say,  ”This is the prescribed procedure for this modality, however let me try this intuitive approach and see the result.” So you will have the tried and true people and then you will have those who intuitively follow the new paradigm. This latter group observes the tried and true as well as intuition and guidance.

Healing is a personal experience that only occurs through the willing and accepted response of the one being healed. The healer is simply the facilitator of the healing modality being used and it is the receptivity of the client that promotes a healing experience. Today’s healers  are relying more and more through their guides to the reality that there is more than one way to assist the client to heal. We are becoming Integrative healers if you will. The surprising thing to see is that even as the healing experience is personal to the one receiving the healing, it is also not surprising to see that the healer is receiving on a personal level the process needed to heal the client.

Stones that assist today’s healers:

The Five Master Crystals: Amethyst, Clear Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Rose Quartz, Citrine.

Prehnite – Unconditional love, heals the healer

Apophyllite – Connects the physical and spiritual realm and allows for clear insight into the situation.

Kyanite – Clear connection to higher guidance.

Selenite – A tool of white light, higher guidance and the Akashic records.

 

 

 

Grandfather Buffalo – Guides, Communication, Energies

Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Who am I talking to?

Let’s talk about those guides, gods and goddesses, animal guides, terrestrial/extra-terrestrials, angels, on and on. Just what is a guide? Someone or something who will provide instructive advice for the assistance of achieving a goal. This guide may appear in any form as an energy or representational being who you would automatically recognize.

tumblr_lxt3fjmT1j1qkkstuo1_500Is it at all possible really to talk, to know, to feel, to hear something that you may not actually see, feel, or talk to? There are those who do this. Borders on “Am I crazy or what?” doesn’t it? The answer: yes you can and yes you do.

When you pray in what ever modality you believe/trust in, that is what you are praying for, guidance on any level. This guidance is unseen and invisible yet you are seeking its direction. Your  Heart tells you that you are connected to that Spirit (energy) that feels right to you. That is the crux of the matter as they say. More precisely, you are connecting in with a resonate energy that has come forward to you with that extra/internal guidance and just in time for that extremely important situation that you find yourself in.

So that we do not confine ourselves to a BOX, let me bring up an interesting point for clarity. There are those who may separate guidance into “This is my modality, and that is his/her modality of connecting to guides.” While that may be true, guidance is not a this or that, it just is. Guides for one individual may come in one form, mine may come in another.

For instance: as one of Native American heritage, I would be influenced by Animal Spirit guides. That influence is minimal, I have other guidance that is not the N.A. guidance.  Most of what I do, the guides are different. So yes, there is influence but not in the Native American box only. So you see, it is never a this or that. To only make that distinction does not create a level playing field.

Within the Christian tradition there are those who will speak of Angelic guidance. Then there are those who will deny such guidance. I have seen that distinction and know it to be true. One culture will get their guidance from the Animal kingdom, from nature. Another cultural group will get their guidance from the gods and goddesses worshiped within their belief system. Yet another will rely on those who are identified as the ascended masters for their guidance. Others will say, “My Higher Self told me.”

And on and on. Is any of this wrong? No, it isn’t. As Frank Sinatra so aptly said, “I did it my way.” This is, as we have said, the crux of the matter. How you communicate for guidance is how you do it. That still small voice comes in a variety of ways, shapes and forms. I challenge you to develop your guidance system to fit your needs. Try all different ways but develop your own. Let me say that I have spent many years as a Christian minister, have embraced Native American ancestry, studied with a Blackfoot Medicine Man and been taught by various mentors in differing modalities. So my guidance comes in those various forms, shapes, and cultures.

Having said all that, let us then backtrack a little. We know, do we not, that everything is energy. Nothing is not energy. Let us look into the void, the place of Chaos. It is as we have said in previous blogs, the Prima Materia, the first outpouring of God if you will. The separation of God into the Masculine/Feminine energies. This is energy that is yet unmanifested, an energy waiting to be brought into the third dimension by your thoughts or actions. Everything, then, is simply energy:  you, your guides, everything in your cultural guidance. Same energy, different form of manifestation. We may even say the consciousness of a resonate energy is guiding you to a clear and precise conclusion to that important situation.

The energy of the Angel who comes to you can be an aspect of the same energy that appears to someone else as an Animal Guide, and likewise to yet others as a god or goddess, or an ancestor present or in the far past. It is not uncommon to have one of these show up in any cultural situation when dealing with the same core issue – say, for instance, help in deciding which direction to go forward. This is because the energy field is the same, but how it is expressing itself varies according to the circumstances presented to it.These circumstances can be cultural, the level of understanding of the person calling on the energy, the nature of the response that is needed.

The consciousness of that energy field knows how to present itself. If you are a visual person, how quickly would you accept a sphere of light versus something you could not relate to? Or you perhaps would prefer a male/female humanoid form. Do you see what I am saying? The conscious guidance of energy will appear in a way that you can relate to and understand.

Stones to help with guidance:

Celestite – Angelic communication.

Leopard Skin Jasper* – Animal totem connection.

Purple Fluorite—-Psychic communication.

Stilbite*—- wolf energy commection.

Angelite - Angelic connection.

Other stones – Amethyst, All Quartz, Kyanite, Obsidian, Flint.

*Available at our store although not shown on the website

Grandfather Buffalo – What Now?

What do you do when you have made all the right moves, done everything right, and it just isn’t working? You have grounded and centered, connected with all your guides, know that you have done the right thing. After all, haven’t your guides told you,”You are always where you are supposed to be?”

zenna_by_monokowalla“Wait a minute,” you say. ”Why am I against a wall, between a rock and a hard place, in a Catch 22 situation? I am a Spiritual person, I know who I am, what I am supposed to do, this just isn’t fair. Perhaps you say “I know!  Mercury is in retrograde, some planet is in a particular conjunction, these energies are terrible.” Yes! Let’s blame it on something or someone, get ourselves off the hook.

The Buddhist perspective is “Maya” – everything is an illusion. Nothing is real on the physical level, reality is in the consciousness. Don’t concentrate on the suffering, sorrow, the wealth, etc., that isn’t reality. Go beyond all that to source, meditate, reach bliss.

Native Americans will probably say, “All things are as they are, don’t be so serious, life is more than being up against the wall.” Those of the indigenous culture have survived an avalanche of hardship and there are many who have suffered, but there are those who will laugh at all that and seriously say to you, “So what are you going to do?  What now!?!”

WHAT NOW? How about breathing, grounding and centering? You say, “I have already done that, and look where it has gotten me!” Now in the present situation, where you are now, between the rock and the hard place, up against the wall, breathe, ground and center. Look closely at it, study it, know it, learn from it.

Life is hard, not always pleasant, often down right ugly. So what now? Here are your choices – be the victim of the planets, the energies, blame someone else, cry, or let out a good hearty boisterous laugh. No! A big guffaw if you will. Laugh about your situation, make it the butt of a joke. Tell it with laughter it has no power, it isn’t real. Make your own reality, it is illusion after all.

I challenge you, (Myself) the next time it all falls on top of you laugh, and see how easy it is to get back up, chin up and move forward. No one is to blame unless you give in to the situation and then that blame will look at you from the mirror.

 LIVE<> LAUGH<>LOVE

Stones to help:

Citrine – Repels negativity,brings abundance all levels,creativity and joy.

Rose Quartz – Unconditional love, even tough love that brings understanding.

Chrysanthemum Stone* – Life is joy

 

*Crystal Life has many specimens and tumbled stone pieces of chrysanthemum stone. If you are interested in purchasing some, please stop into our Geneva store, or call (630)208-6001.

 

ISIC – Find Your Power Animal

There are many ways to find one’s power animal. The traditional Native American way is to do a Shamanic Drumming Journey to the Lower World. There are card sets which not only allow you to find a power animal, but also allow you to seek guidance from them as well.

One may also dowse with a pendulum or rod to find one’s particular Power Animal(s). You may have more than one active in your life. You will need your pendulum activated by the necessary protocol questions and a pendulum chart or list of animals. With the chart you will ask such questions as “Is my power animal on the chart”? If not, ask if it is on the list of animals. The chart will lead you to the power animal working with you while the list will work by a yes or no response to each animal. It is said that one has a power animal for each direction: North, East, South, West, Above, Below, Center, Left, and Right. You may seek to find these. Only do this once.

If you choose to go beyond just finding your power animal, you may ask the animals for advice on any subject as well.

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 Visit Crystal Life’s Nature Pendant area to select a pendant with the image of various power animals; and our book area to see Ted Andrew’s classic Animal Speak book, which discusses in depth the spiritual meanings of different animals.

 

 

 

 

Grandfather Buffalo – Chaos

Perhaps you have heard the term,”That was really chaotic,” or, “What a mess that was.” When everything piles up or seems out of control, we tend to fall apart. We will cry, “Why me? What did I do to deserve this.” Many times we will go into the victim mode, that feel sorry for myself place. Granted perhaps we expect more from life, but it isn’t always what we expect it to be. How would we learn if it was smooth all the time? This is where Chaos comes in.

16489092-chaos-creating-universe-abstract-fantasyHere are several definitions of chaos that may be helpful.

Chaos, with small  “c”,  may be classified as disorder and confusion at all levels. As in,  ”What a mess you made in the kitchen just to make macaroni and cheese.”

Chaos, with a capital “C”, is about what is called the Prima Matearia -the first substance of creation. The void that contains the unmanifested energy of all that is. The place where all things may be drawn into existence in the third dimension. Chaos = Shiva and Kali, the masculine /feminine energy of destruction. Chaos in effect is the unmanifested energy of all things which may be thought into existence

Chaos from the scientific aspect is active on a non linear level. In other words, as stated in “The Butterfly Effect,” the flapping of a butterfly wing in Brazil will cause a tornado in Texas. This statement is about cause and effect. One misstep or mathematical calculation will cause the situation to change.

Then there is what is called the “Law of Chaos,” which simply means that which has been manifested is disintegrating back to the elements of creation or into dissolution.

Now that we have defined chaos let’s rethink those definitions. Chaos on any level is about change. It is simply about birth, death, rebirth and change in one’s life on a daily basis. It may be catastrophic, life changing, a new approach to an old way of doing something, or even just doing something.

Here is a little experiment. Throw a pebble in the water. Count the waves that that pebble makes. There are nine waves, now watch them return in on themselves. When you threw the pebble into the still water you created Chaos, that Chaos went out as far as it could go then returned in on itself until it reached the place where it began. In short it created and ended a process. You do this with everything that you do whether by thought or by action.

Chaos, capitalized or not, is a process of life. It is a state in which we learn, grow and change our lives and situations. So the next time you find Chaos at your door invite him/her in for a talk or roundtable discussion. You will find the situation not so bad after all. There is, however, something you must do to receive this Chaos and understand it . You must be grounded firmly, centered squarely, and able to use both the knowledge and wisdom that life has given you.

Here are stones that will assist you -

Preseli Bluestone* – Anchors both to the earth core and the cosmic center.

Agate - Centers and stabilizes physical energy.

Amethyst – Centers one mentally and spiritually.

Chrysanthemum Stone* – Centers in the present moment .

Bloodstone – Grounding and protection.

Magnetite/lodestone - grounding .

Smokey Quartz – Grounds spiritual energy dissolves negativity

*These gemstones are currently not available online, but are available in-store or by calling our Geneva store at (630)208-6001. Any member of our energy worker staff will be able to help you with your purchase.

Grandfather Buffalo – Connecting Heart & Soul

I believe we are in the time of the Soul, and by that I mean that we are in a time when we are reconnecting with our soul journey. We find that the Soul travels in what we will call the Soul Stream. This is the energy path of our Soul from its beginning to the present. On this journey of the Soul we will encounter the usual rapids or blockages that we would encounter in a normal waterway. The soul stream is then carrying our different lifetimes and in the present life we will have this Soul lifetime intent (why we are here now).

p004cc3w_640_360There are then many ways in which we can connect to the Soul, through past life regression, between life where we are forming the intent of the present life, and also future life progression. Our interest now is to begin reconnection to the many lifetimes to clear and to also have a conscious recognition of those times. Here is how we will proceed.

I have a couple of heart meditations, the Heart Chakra Meditation and the One Heart Flame meditation. Either of these is excellent in connecting to the heart. Once we have the heart connection and begin living through the heart, the next process is to bring the Soul into the equation.

Begin by focusing on the heart and be centered there. Now visualize a thread of light coming into and connecting to the heart. Pull on this thread that is connected to the Soul until the heart is enveloped in the Soul’s energy stream. Merge the Heart and Soul energy and allow it to flow freely through out the body.

Begin now to focus on an area either emotional, physical or spiritual that has a strong pull for you. Send the Heart/Soul energy to this area and allow a few moments for it to connect. What are you feeling, or sensing? What thoughts are coming into focus for you? This process enables you to understand a particular Soul lifetime experience and to then work toward clearing it. By doing this process and understanding the lesson involved we will strengthen our soul’s lineage, understand our purpose of the many lifetimes, and consolidate that into the present life.

By doing this we are more grounded in this life, and our purpose is supported. And who knows we may propel ourselves into the possibility of completing what our Soul needed to learn. This is only one process as we are developing many other approaches to this Heart /Soul Connection.

Stones to assist in this meditation with Heart and Soul:

Apophylite – Activates the heart.

Kunzite – Calms and activates the heart.

Magnesite - Opens and activates the heart love.

Clear Quartz – Cleanses the soul.

Clear Calcite – deep soul healing .

Chiastolite – Soul purpose .

Herkimer Diamond – Brings the Souls purpose forward.

 

Grandfather Buffalo – Ammonite in a Working Relationship

A fossilized animal from earth’s ancient past, this stone acts as a tool for the architect, or the person constructing. It is also a stone of protection dealing with the ability of stability and the structure of one’s past.

ammoniteNow let us look at ammonites from a working relationship. I have often stated that in order to work with a stone, one needs to become familiar with it. I have suggested spending a twenty-eight day cycle with the particular stone you have chosen. This twenty-eight day cycle is a course of a moon cycle that is practiced by many indigenous peoples.

Let me relay my experience with ammonite. I have spent the last six weeks sleeping with it. It has been beneficial in relieving stress and tension. If I first acknowledge that before going to bed, these energies are released in a spiral fashion. I am not one to get a good night sleep (on average I am awake every two hours and sleep lightly). My experience with ammonite is that I sleep about the same amount of time, but much deeper. Clarity of thought and insight have also been a result of working with this stone.

One of my new guides, a Troll Shaman, introduced me to ammonite as an aid to working with her. Her modality is working with all levels of frequency. So the fact that this fossilized animal is ancient causes it to carry the frequency of its time period, and because it acts upon my personal frequency a resonance exists. This entrains my energies to properly function for this type of work.

We are currently working to develop a healing process based upon this knowledge. I will offer more information in the future.

Grandfather Buffalo – A Power Within

There is a power within each one of us that is life affirming. Without its presence, there is no life. This power is the power of breath. The body can continue for days without the nourishment of food. Many religious leaders have gone without food for forty days or more and have survived. But when the body is deprived of oxygen (the act of breathing), it ceases function, and life will cease to continue.

In our modern society, we do not think about breathing, after all it is an autonomic response. The body just does it, right? Why should we think about breathing?

Those who practice Breath Meditation, upon inhalation they bring the breath down to the lower abdomen and hold it there for a count, or pause, and then release it in exhalation. By this process they are engaging the torso from collar bone to navel in the breathing process. This process causes the diaphragm to expand and contract, successfully stimulating the body’s organs. The inhaled breath fills the lungs to capacity, goes into the bloodstream, and provides oxygen to the organs and other parts of the body.

We need today to focus on our breathing habit. We need to increase our intake of oxygen for increased nourishment of the bodily organs and their functions. There are many many medical aspects where breathing is impaired and one needs to rely on their doctor’s advice and treatments above all else. As we are able, we should begin a conscious breathing exercise which will assist the medical treatments. By doing so, we strengthen the lung capacity, revitalize our overall intake of necessary oxygen, and reduce stress levels of all kinds.

Whether by meditation practice, or just conscious breathing, I encourage you to take that first breath. It has helped me greatly over the past month on many levels.

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If you would like to learn more about breath control and stress relief, check out this CD – Letting Go of Stress by Stephen Halpern with Emmett Miller M.D. Dr. Miller’s soothing voice combined with Steven Halpern’s beautiful music will teach you the relaxation response, deep muscle relaxation and breathing techniques. Letting Go of Stress is the world’s most popular stress management CD! Several distinct and different guided imagery and deep relaxation experiences teach powerful techniques for melting away stress and its symptoms.

 

Grandfather Buffalo – Heart Chakra Meditation

As we move beyond the end of the Mayan Calendar and into 2013, hopefully we are noticing that we are each moving at a higher vibration. This is necessitated by the ending of Kali Yuga, the age of darkness, and the Aquarian Age. Everything that we connect with is or should be at a higher frequency.

heart_chakra_green-300x300For those who use a pendulum, here is an exercise for you.

Using the yes/no response and the May I, Can I, Should I questions, connect with your personal frequency. If you do not get or feel a response do this: Very clearly say your name three times (Ex. Gary-Gaaaary-Gaary). How do you feel? Did you feel a change of vibration within you? This is who you are and connects to your personal frequency. Some one with the same name will experience it differently.

Now ask your pendulum (a brass one would be excellent, preferably a Mer-Isis), or what ever you are using, to connect in with this frequency. Ask questions like:

1. Is this my personal frequency?

2. Is it a higher frequency than 6 month ago, 2 months ago?

3. Do I need to focus on raising it higher?

A “yes” to any of these will give evidence of the concept that everything is increasing upward. If, however, the answer is no, then you should spend some time getting to know your personal frequency. Practice connecting to it, and increasing it even higher. You will find that you are more centered and have more clarity in decision making with this process.

The Mer-Isis is an excellent pendulum to connect with your frequency in order to raise it and seal it (have it last for a period of time).

A breathing meditation is also an excellent way to connect and increase your personal frequency.

Here is a short meditation that will help you as well.

Breathe deeply three times and exhale

1. Visualize your Heart Chakra in front of you. Spin it until it is a bright and shiny transparent green.

2. Move into it. Feel yourself relaxing as you move deeper into it’s center.

3. Up ahead of you, you see a pin dot; move toward it. Relax even more, as it increases in size, you see that it is a pink sun with solar flares.

4. Move into it. Allow the Solar Flares to envelope you (there is no heat, only deep relaxing peace).

5. As you enter into the core, you see a meadow and a pathway. Walk down the pathway as it slowly rises up on a  mountain. At the top of the mountain, there are thirteen steps. Climb them, each one more relaxing than the last.

6. At the top you see a Crystal Temple. Go to it. Find the doorway and enter. Observe the room and how it is decorated.

7. Go to the next doorway. Do the same thing. Keep doing this, going from room to room. You notice that each room leads into an upward spiral until you reach the last room.

8. When you open it up, you will notice that it is a room filled with light. You can only see the light. This is your true connection to Source.

9. See a chair just inside. Sit in it and allow it to take you to the center of the room (it may take a while).

10. Now breathe and experience this place. Ask that your frequency be increased. Feel it. Know it.

11. Come out of this room and travel back until you exit the Heart Chakra. Feel your increased frequency. Know that you can reconnect anytime.

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teardrop pendulumThis brass teardrop pendulum is an excellent neutral device to use for this exercise. There are a wide variety of pendulums on the Crystal Life website.

 

 

Grandfather Buffalo will teach his next free class at Crystal Life on Saturday, April 6. The topic, Body Dowsing – Frequency Dowsing. Learn how to connect to your personal frequency and to energize areas of the body by balancing and regulating the body organs or systems. Class begins at 9 am and runs for one hour. For a full listing of our free Saturday classes, visit our events page.