Read Chapter 5- The Challenge This Lesson has two parts.  Part 1 and Part 2

Please read the first part of Chapter 5 in DJ Conway's book, By Oak, Ash, and Thorn. Only read until you've read the Seasonal Journeys meditation, then stop there. Cut and paste the following questions into an email, add your answers, and send to MysterySchool with the subject line OAT 5, CeltShamanism

Fill in the Blanks

1. Before you can use your _____ _____ to help _____, you must be able to help _____.

2. Keeping a _____ _____ is an excellent way to chat your experiences as an apprentice shaman.

3. When in meditation, you are in an _____ _____.

4. If you begin to feel uncomfortable while meditating, you should recall the _____ _____ around you and leave.

5. Call upon your _____ _____ before entering a _____ or _____ _____.

Multiple Choice

1. Time in meditation is:
a) slower than in real time.
b) faster than in real time.
c) non-existent.
d) none of the above.

2. When meditating, it is best to:
a) choose a nature scene.
b) keep the scene constant.
c) vary the scene.
d) both a and c.

3. When relaxing the body for meditation, you should spend more time on:
a) the toes and feet.
b) the legs.
c) the arms.
d) the shoulder and neck muscles.

4. Shamanic journeys are:
a) more demanding than meditation.
b) very similar on some points to meditation.
c) none of the above.
d) all of the above.

5. When talking to spirits in meditation, you should:
a) be objective.
b) listen openly to what they are saying.
c) hope for answers you want to hear.
d) both a and b.

Exercise

Over the course of three days, perform the Journey to a Woodland Waterfall, Projecting into Matter, and Seasonal Journeys meditations. Only after the three days of doing this should you proceed with the next lesson. Record your results for each exercise on this form and send it to MysterySchool with the subject line: "OAT Meditative Journey 1, 2, or 3."

Date performed:

Time performed:

Results, feelings, et cetera:

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By Oak, Ash, and Thorn  Chapter 5, Part 2

After, and only after, you have completed the three meditative journeys from the previous lesson... read the remaining part of Chapter 5 in DJ Conway's book, By Oak, Ash, and Thorn. Then copy and paste the following questions into a new e-mail, answer them, and send them to the MysterySchool with the Subject Line, "OAT 5 Part 2 CeltShamanism from _________ (your magikal name)".

Short Answers

1. What must a shaman do in order to become centered and balanced?

2. What is the first step in improving one's life?

3. Some of our problems originate where? Is this an excuse to use as a crutch? Why or why not?

4. Since humans do not live isolated existences, where do many of our problems stem from? How do we correct these kinds of problems?

5. Why is it important for a shaman to keep his/her power in his/her own hands? How does a shaman sometimes lose power?

6. Should a shaman flaunt his/her journeys into the Otherworlds if they will offend people? Why or why not?

7. Is it necessary to cut all ties with family and friends one is having problems with? Why or why not?

8. What does all this have to do with being a shaman?

9. How can people fix problems outwardly and inwardly?

10. What does a shaman have to do to make solutions to problems permanent?

Essay 1

List the light centers, their locations, their associations, and their corresponding colors. You may want to record this answer in your journal.

Essay 2

Briefly explain the various bodies of a human being.

Exercise 1

Write down a list of your negative aspect as instructed on pg. 65. Record this list in your journal, and begin working daily to reform those negative aspects of yourself. There is no need to send the list to the School, only attach an affirmation to the end of your report for the Shamanic mini-Initiation (below) stating that you have done Exercise 1.

Exercise 2

Write down a list of your positive aspects as instructed on pg. 65. Record the list in your journal, and begin working daily to affirm these aspects. Again, only attach an affirmation to the end of your Shamanic mini-Initiation report (see below) saying that you have completed Exercise 2.

MINI-INITIATION - SHAMANIC

Perform the mini-initiation on pgs. 75-77. This initiation will affirm your desire to follow the shamanic ways. Your greater Bardic initiation will initiate you into the Bardic degree; but this mini-initiation has a different, shamanic purpose. For exercise 3, please send the following report to the Mystery School with the subject line, "OAT 5 CeltShaman Initiation from _________ (your magikal name)":

Date performed: Time performed: Results, feelings, et cetera: Did you FEEL initiated into shamanism? It is important to be honest here. Y/N. Did you do exercise 1 of this lesson? Y/N. Did you do exercise 2 of this lesson? Y/N.

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WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED THIS INITIATION AND ALL THE OTHER LESSONS IN THE CELTIC STUDY HALL YOU MAY PROCEED TO THE BARDIC STUDY HALL

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