I'm not Puerto Rican or of Latin American descent, not even a little bit. I'm a Welshman from Cardiff (Wales as a country is that little sticky outy bit attached to one side of Britain in case your wondering). So some people reading this blog might be wondering what (if any) insights I might have into the practise of Sanse.
Well as one of my spiritual brothers once advised me, you need to make a Sanse of my very own. Now, when I first began practising Sanse this was a bit of a daunting task. My initiator lives in America and while I am always able to contact him via email or telephone, there was still alot to learn.
So I started slowly which as it turns out was the best thing I could do, I built a strong connection with a few mysterio at first. This allowed me to develop my foundations, over time new mysterio appeared to me and my cuadro began to develop. My first initiation was a step into a wider world, I was told who my guide was and how to work with him as well as which mysterio would be particularly important to my spiritual development.
This was a difficult step with me as I had grown used to working with the loa and i didn't get the same immediate sense of connection to my guide as he felt quite different. However as time went by I began to build more of a repoire with him and slowly we formed a close relationship.
It was also at this time that I began to attract more diverse spirits to my court, this was helped by the fact I planned to travel to India. By doing so I opened the way to me working with both buddhist and hindu deities. This gave helped give my cuadro more peace and stability when it came to working to elevate some of the more difficult elements within my spiritual court. It also helped me open up to working with the catholic saints more and helped me understand their importance in Sanse.
Not all of the experiences I've had in Sanse have been pleasant, sometimes I've had to interact with some of the more unpleasant elements of my cuadro. After travelling I had a prolonged period of time where I had to look at some more lonely, bitter and painful parts of myself. It was a grueling process both spiritually and mentally but by doing so I was able to come to terms with some parts of my life and maybe if I couldn't fix them I could at least find serenity in them.
I took my cemetary puntos most recently and have discovered much about my seres in the process, it gave me a greater understanding of myself, my ancestry and my connection to my mysterio and because of the time I had taken to get to this point I better able to appreciate all the elements of my spiritual court.
If I've learned one thing it that patience and time are the greatest teachers and if you take your time to learn don't feel ashamed by what you do or don't know. We are all learning and its better to take in the view on this road then to rush and stumble. After all we're all still putting together a Sanse of my very own.
Luz y progresso.
