Great Spirit,
Powers of the four directions,
My medicine, my allies, my ancestors,
And all those who love me,
Thank you for being with me today.
Great Spirit,
I hold up my shaman face of the south,
In trust and innocence,
I give this face to the world.
It is the child within me that sees through this mask
And sees into the world with humbleness and stillness.
Inside I am still the child
With bright eyes, looking out at the world
With hope and joy.
Great Spirit,
May you tend to me on my path.
O great powers of the west,
Powers of the sacred dream,
Death and rebirth, transformation,
See my shaman face,
That part of me that dares to dream,
That dares to move out into the world
Through the intent of my shaman center.
My eyes look through the eyes of this shaman face,
My eyes of my adolecent self,
That part of me that is so full of emotions,
That part of me that needs to understand
The dimensions of death and life
And the never-ending circle of creation.
O great formidable powers of the North,
Home of the White Buffalo Woman,
Who brought the sacred pipe to her people,
Powers of the North,
Strength and wisdom, spirit,
I hold up my shaman face.
I am proud.
I look through the eyes of my adult self,
And I see the world with courage and strength.
I stand in my power self,
Holding my shaman face for all the world to see.
And I am not afraid.
Powers of the East,
With your illumination
And your golden sun
That shines so high in the sky,
Help me to understand the other faces of my inner circle.
Help me to bring light
Into these dark corners of my being
So that I may understand even the dark side of myself
And may accept all of my frailties,
As well as my strengths.
Place of illumination,
Place of the sacred clown,
Powers of the East,
Help me to test the existing institutions in my life,
Not with judgment,
But with understanding and knowledge.
It is you, place of illumination,
My shaman face of power,
That helps me to understand what is real and what is true.
Hear my voice
As I speak through my shaman face of the East,
And know that I am real,
And know thatI stand in the place of self,
In the center of my sacred wheel.
I have my four shaman faces around me,
And I know that I can wear one or another
As is appropriate in my life.
Great Spirit,
Give me the vision to move into my life with power.
Great Spirit,
Give me the wisdom to know what is right and true.
As I see light in the world,
I reflect that light with the courage of my being.
Great Spirit,
I am yours.
I am like a hollow log
With your energy flowing through me endlessly,
I am yours to do your will,
To live in the light forevermore.
HO.
