The Middle World
This is the world of our physical or material reality and is made up of the
spirits of living plants, animals and humans. Shamanism is animistic,
which means that everything is believed to have a spirit energy, even
inanimate objects and places and this energy can be revealed and
accessed through middle world journeying. The material possessions that
are found in everyday reality are no exception; cars, houses, musical
instruments, jewellery, food etc… Making contact with the inhabitants of
the Middle World may enable you to obtain information about the spirit of
a place, gain energy for material success or ideas about how to progress
a project,
It is the place you go to deal with the things of this everyday world; which
job to take, how to deal with a problem etc…. There are Shamanic
practitioners who claim to be able to journey in this world unseen. They
are the shape shifters. Others report having journeyed in the Middle
World to see how relatives are doing at a distant place or, in the past, to
locate herds of migratory animals for purposes of hunting. It is probable
that dream precognition, dream telepathy and remote viewing operate at
this same level. However, modern day Shamans often prefer not to draw
on the spirits of the Middle World because it is difficult to discern the truth
and one can be easily deceived and misled. In addition, power wielded in
this world can have unforeseen and dangerous consequences. Middle
World journeying can also be confusing as there are an infinite number of
worlds not immediately recognisable as being different to our own where
time, as we understand it, can operate completely differently. There are
those who make parallels to the Astral plane, a level of reality populated
by incarnate and discarnate entities; a place where the recently
deceased may be found and those beings who have remained close to
the earth plane. Please take warning, however, for the purposes of
Shamanic dream work, we only aim to bring the insights we gain into the
“everyday” Middle World in order that we may better equip ourselves to
live fulfilling lives, not to dabble in necromancy. My advice is to restrict
journeying to the Lower and Upper Worlds whenever possible.