


Location : Lazi, Siquijor Island, Philippines
The Gathering
On the eve of Lazi's fiesta, I was introduced to a group of young people through a mutual acquaintance. It turns out they're all into meditation and the occult. One offered to open my 3rd Eye and take me on a journey - let's call him the Shaman.
The Shaman
He is an interesting guy. He is a young healer and astral traveler. I asked how he acquired the power. He claims that his girlfriend died and he pursued the occult to reach out to her in the after life. He was able to, through astral travel. The bizarre part of it is that he is able to continue a relationship with her. They now even have a son together - he even showed me a picture of both of them. The son seemed to glow in the picture. The Shaman stated that entities in the 'other' world glow. His son and now-wife, both oscillate between this default world and the 'other' world. When asked which world his son prefers, he said the 'other' world because food tastes better there.
He also claims that in the astral world, he met a powerful entity who bestowed him powers to heal, travel different dimensions, and open third eyes. He now devotes much of his time teaching kids how to meditate. Together with his friend, they are developing a meditation center overlooking the ocean.
The Ritual
We all had an impromptu meditation just across the street. The Shaman gave me instructions to sit in meditation and he will open my 3rd eye. He described what I would experience and gave me instructions on what to do (trust the process, keep following the white light as the color evolves to green, blue, etc.) and what not to do (follow the black light...it would be a house of horrors).
Hemi-Sync Fusion
Since I had been immersed on my OBE (out of body experience) project the last 3 weeks through Hemi-Sync (no confirmed OBE as of this writing), I was primed for the experience. When I closed my eyes and began to meditate, I felt his clumped fingers together as they pressed slightly higher between the eyebrows (3rd Eye location). I then felt a 'blow' of his breath on my nape. Following my Hemi-Sync protocol, I engaged Focus 10 and put my body to sleep while my mind remained awake. I waited for anything new to happen.
Drumroll Please...
The Shaman tapped me after 15 minutes to come out of my meditation. Huh? That was it? Nothing happened! I guess he was surprised and somehow disappointed to learn nothing happened to me.
The Other Meditator
Surprisingly, the other meditator took on the astral travel and even claimed that he traveled with me! Huh? I was astral traveling without knowing it despite being awake? The Shaman later explained that perhaps I did make the travel with my 'astral eyes' closed. I actually heard about this phenomenon through Robert Bruce, the author of my first OBE book, Astral Dynamics.
...and SHE arrived
We were later joined by a tall and seductive-looking lady who were friends with everyone in the group - I was the only outsider. In sharp contrast to her 'sexy' appeal, she was also a healer. She even claimed to have cured two stage-4 cancer victims. Astonishingly, she acquired her ability only in the last year after a cathartic episode.
Ending Thoughts
Whoa! Suddenly I realized I was in the presence of young mystic healers. Unlike the stereotypical image of a mystic healer who is old, bent, twisted and living in cave where she concocts magical brews, these ones are young, vibrant, productive members of society, and even business owners! I thought that the mystic healers of Siquijor were a dying breed since most of them are old (and I've met a few of them) and the young ones are no longer interested in antiquated things of old. Apparently, I am mistaken. Again, unlike the folklores of old, these neo-healers are here in the service of humanity and not to cast evil spells on people. Optism is in the air.
--- Gigit (TheLoneRider)
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More on Siquijor Island:
Jeeps - there are only 2 routes for jeeps within Siquijor Island - and they are rare. Most people have their own motorcycle transport.
Food - these were suggested by a local to me
En route to Cebu City, the ferries usually make a stop-over to Tagbilaran (Bohol) to pick-up more passengers or unload.
There is only one bus plying this route - Sugbo Urban. Tourist class coach, a/c, comfortable, Sun-Fri (these dates keep changing). P420 for bus, P275 for ferry to Liloan. Larena Port around 5 am, makes a clockwise roundtrip around Siquijor Island - Larena, Enrique Villanueva, Maria, Lazi (stops at Lazi market for breakfast and leaves 6:50 am), San Juan, Siquijor (arrives 8am, P50 from Lazi to Siquijor Poblacion) and catches the 1pm ferry at Larena Port (Sundays at 3 pm) for Liloan, Cebu and resumes its land route. Arrives Cebu City (South Bus Terminal) 10 pm.
Sugbo Urban is the cheapest and most convenient way because it goes around the island (clockwise) along the circumferential road, passing through - Enrique Villanueva, Maria, Lazi, San Juan, Siquijor...and back to Larena where it takes the ferry at 1 pm. This saves you the hassle and high transport cost of a tricycle. Besides, it's a long trip from the other side of the island to be taking by tricycle.
These are the nearest popular destinations from Siquijor by boat
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