Journeying Meditation based on mythology?

[Nuadu]

Hi there I'm fairly new to western meditation and I was wondering how common it is for Journeying meditation to be based on mythology.

I've met some Irish Traditions hereditary and otherwise here in Ireland and Imrammic Meditation as a means of Journing to the otherworld with the intention of communing with your gods and ancestors seems to be one of the defining practices.

The link below is from an Hereditary group here in Dublin. The site is called Eblanna Raven. Eblana is a name probably associated with Dublin in a map made by Ptolomy and the lineages surname was established by a king with raven in his name. I guess thats where the name of the site comes from.

Front Page:
http://www.geocities.com/rvnsprwldr/index.htm (http://www.geocities.com/rvnsprwldr/index.htm)

Introduction: (the interesting info is here)

http://www.geocities.com/rvnsprwldr/INTRO1.htm (http://www.geocities.com/rvnsprwldr/INTRO1.htm)

What do you think Is it a common thing? Is it hot or not? hehe

Thanks in advance :toofless:

[aluokaloo]

of course you can do meditation however you want,

[Nuadu]

Thanks for replying aluokaloo you have a great user name :hahugh:

Its true that you can do and be whatever you want I AM THE LIZARD QUEEN!!! *caugh* excuse me.

Im really interested in the cultural legitimacy of the practice. The essays on the sites have alot of Jungian stuff that I would consider foreign but I suppose in interpreting meditative journing requires some kind of set of rules.

[aluokaloo]

Why thank you! I like your username too. Well imagination is a beautiful thing, perhaps what you can do to get a feel for the place is to look at pictures of how it is now and maybe watch movies/read books of way back when, like for example ancient greece. that way you could start your journey at say the Temple of Artemis and if you are searching for a mystical animal or an ancient hero/ine to be your guide you could, perhaps even mentally reenacting myths that appeal to you to help you find a solution.


and you'll have to tell me more about your Lizard Queen experience later on. :D