Karma Files - The Warrior With The Wounded Knee

The remnants of Woodhenge, England  -- photo by Judith Hirst-Joyeux, 2007

                                                                                     People from different groups hear about the different services we offer and often ask me to define Karma.  I generally tell them that it is unfinished life - the movie that was almost complete, but shelved, and some scenes never quite were finished.  The Karma may be from our own previous life or the life of someone else because we have volunteered to finish many scenes so the movie may be filed "Complete".

Most people also want to hear a story about a karma clearing that I did on myself.  This is a story that has some meaning for me, and I will share it with you.  The key word is that IT IS A STORY, and not necessarily a past life.  However, after the story is told, the energy from that situation is put to rest.

The Wounded Warrior

The scene opens with the end of a battle.  A warrior (that I recognize as being tied to me) is trying to stand with the aid of his spear.  The setting seems to be someplace on the plains of Africa.  The members of the tribe head back to the village to have their wounds healed.  My warrior has received a nasty wound to the knee, and limps badly.  At the village, the medicine man treats all the wounds.  He looks at my warrior, and puts him inside his hut.  He says the wound will take much healing.

As the next several days pass, the wound does not heal, and, in fact, gets worse.  The medicine man says the leg from the knee down will need to be amputated.  He says to the warrior not to worry for a wooden leg will be made for him, and all will be well.  The warrior is worried.  He knows that he will not be able to be a warrior and will need to learn something new.  Further, he will not be marriageable since he cannot hunt and support a family.  He is sad because he wanted a wife and many children.  He fears that his life will now be childless.  He makes peace with all and decides that living is better than dying. The warrior tells the medicine man to do what must be done.

The movie fast forwards to about ten years later.  The warrior is now the medicine man/wise man/shaman of the village.  He is a skilled healer who surpasses the skill of his teacher, the medicine man who amputated the leg.  The tribe is proud of his skill since other tribes send people to be healed and to be taught.  The tribe built him a fine hut with two rooms to accommodate teaching and healing.  They give him the best of the hunt to help him continue to study and teach.  The warrior/shaman is happy and content.  About 3:00pm each day, the children of the village come to him for some teaching and to hear a story.  Even without a wife, he has children around him.  He loves his tribe, develops new skills, and lives to approximately age 50, when he dies, content.

End Notes:

What is interesting is that the energy seemed to be stuck around the wounded knee and the amputation.  This is where the movie needed editing to get past this situation, and move on to the rest of the life.  Indeed, the warrior/shaman's life did prove the medicine man correct - all did work out well.

In the job that I had before Angels And Ancestors, I was called a "road warrior".  When I left the job, I turned to healing and teaching as an Angel Therapist and as a BodyTalk practitioner, and as a Shaman practitioner.  There are many parallels between his life and my life.

May you find many stories that make you feel happy and wanting to celebrate life!

Judith