166 SECRETS OF SHAMANISMveloped communication skills have learned to use their fifth
center effectively, whether consciously or not. Psychic chan-
nels and other intuitives have also relied upon this passage-
way, particularly since it is connected with the inner ears.
Blockage in this tunnel includes childhood memories of
invalidation of self-expression and communication. Thus,
using this tunnel to journey often brings one face-to-face
with these blocks represented by demons, dragons, insects,
and animals with sharp teeth.
Unexpressed emotion, such as anger, causes constriction
of this tunnel and is likely to be felt physically as a sore
throat or a hoarse voice. The fear of expressing oneself, per-
haps based on past invalidation, could also cause this sensa-
tion. It is a good idea to check in with your fifth opening
after situations in which you were unable to express your
emotions, as well as before situations in which you need
sharpened communication skills.
THE SIXTH TUNNEL OP POWER
The sixth tunnel is located at the brow, between your eyes
and above your nose. This is the opening often known as the
third eye or place of "shamanic seeing." Through the use of
this passageway, you can see at a great distance or see things
close-at-hand greatly magnified. The Egyptians depicted this
opening symbolically as a serpent suspended over the fore-
head attached to a head band. The snake represented the
ability to see into things microscopically.
People who develop the ability to use this tunnel at will
do not need a microscope to see into tissue, bone, or any
substance for that mater. This sixth opening allows one to
discern disease and maladies and determine what is required
for healing. On the other hand, one can use the same open-
ing to journey and see what is far away. When people travel
through this tunnel, they will often meet with obstacles to
seeing: fog, darkness, dimness. Childhood memories may
arise depicting events that shut down one's ability to see.
Beyond these lie great visual vistas.
Judith loved to observe people. She loved crowds,
loved to study many different kinds of people, trying to
figure out what they were like. But at the end of the day
she often wound up with a headache and pressure in her
forehead without knowing why. When she learned about
the tunnels, Judith discovered the reason for her prob-
lem. Through her curiosity about people, she attempted