*The following are the first seven "13 Spirit Grandmothers of Time" initiations humans must go through to reach enlightenment.

   The First Door is the Physical Door, which represents the physical needs of the body: feeding, clothing, sleeping, breathing and exercise. This door includes the trauma of being born. The first step on the spiritual path is to clear away the debris of this trauma. This brings one to love of the physical self. This teaching is contained in the Spirit Grandmother, Buffalo Clan Shield.

            The Second Door is Creativity. This includes individuality, talent, faculties, personal power, accepting one’s gifts. This is the phase of strengthening the ego in order to survive. Without the ego we cannot tell the difference between ourselves and anything else. This teaching is contained in the Spirit Grandmother, Butterfly Clan Shield.

            The Third Door is Developing Relationship. It’s about finding your circle, forming a family, either physical or spiritual. Both serve the same purpose. This is the phase of mirroring teachings, when others show you yourself and it’s a phase of being free of judgements. This teaching is contained in the Spirit Grandmother, Otter Clan Shield.

            The Fourth Door is Seeking Knowledge. This is where you seek teachers, educate yourself and is a phase of expansion. If we do not go through this door we stagnate and have not much more than an animal-like existence. The average human gets stuck in this phase and does not go beyond this point. This teaching is contained in the Spirit Grandmother, Bear Clan Shield.

            The Fifth Door is Meditation. Expansion of consciousness, genetic memories, preconsciousness, contact with Divine beings, spirit guides, past life memories, inter-dimensional access, opening to nature spirits. This teaching is contained in the Spirit Grandmother, Lizard Clan Shield. *I, Agnes am the carrier of this shield.

            The Sixth Door is Healing. Multi-level healings, emotional body clearing, clearing of belief systems, deprogramming of societal influence and freeing the spirit. This teaching is contained in the Spirit Grandmother, Badger Clan Shield.

            The Seventh Door is the Re-vision Door. Here we clear out all the debris of the previous six doors, learning to identify different energies, learning to track energies, learning about energetic relationships. This teaching is contained in the Spirit Grandmother, Eagle Clan Shield.

*To be Continued.