Jose ATID LEIIA STEVENS 159Tia let out a scream and then fell forward, sobbing
uncontrollably. Mahtee quickly journeyed to find Tia's
power animal with the help of his python. When he had
spotted it four times, he managed to talk it, a small bird,
into coming back. Then he quickly knelt over Tia's head
and, blowing with all his might, delivered Tia's power ani-
mal through the spirit opening.
Mahtee said quietly to Nata, "She will be okay soon.
Let her cry all she wants. She had a secret love with a
young man from the next village. He left her when he
found her without any power. She has neglected her
power animal and it abandoned her, just as he did. Per-
haps she has learned her lesson.
"Now I am hungry. Please bring me some food."Each tunnel or vortex has its own quality and frequency
of energy that governs specific parts of the body and ener-
gizes particular functions of consciousness. For example, the
third tunnel governs survival issues (adrenals), while the fifth
one relates to self-expression (vocal cords). TTierefore, if you
have a particular physical or energetic problem, knowing
which tunnel to focus on could be quite useful and save you a
lot of time figuring out what to do.
Tunnel 7: crown-pineal gland-spiritual wisdom.
Tunnel 6: brow-eyes-pituitary gland-perception.
Tlmnel 5: throat-vocal cords-thyroid-communication and
creativity.
Tunnel 4: chest-heart-thymus-affinity and self esteem.
Tlinnel 3: solar plexus-adrenals-power and emotions.
Tunnel 2: abdomen-uterus-spleen-pancreas-sexuality-
reproduction.
Tlinnel 1: base of spine-bowels-gonads-survival.
While attending a workshop, a singer in his early thir-
ties reported that his ability to write songs had dried up.
During a simple shamanic exercise, he discovered that
the spirit opening in his throat was totally blocked. With
some guidance and inner work, he dragged out of his
throat a toothy alligator that promptly spit out his father's
lifeless body. At that moment he realized that he had writ-
ten his last song before visiting his father in Boston six