Curanderismo Soul Retrieval: Ancient Shamanic Wisdom to Restore the Sacred Energy of the Soul - Erika Buenaflor M.A. J.D. 2019

The Middleworld
Locating Lost Soul Pieces: Navigating the Upperworld, Middleworld, and Underworld

It is typical to find most soul pieces in the Middleworld. While soul pieces that have been stolen are typically found in the Underworld, they can also be found in the Middleworld. I have found them in metaphorical closets within houses, or locked away in cellars or attics. The Middleworld are parallel Earth realms, and tend to look like literal or metaphorical places on Earth. In the Middleworld all of the Earth’s times and histories can be accessed. The spaces-times are holograms, so time can be stopped to inspect and examine something further to understand, honor, and integrate lessons. The Middleworld can be entered into through dreams, mountain caves, tree trunks, and our memories of an “earthly” location.

Navigating into the Middleworld with Breathwork

The two energy centers that are associated with the Middleworld are the solar plexus (which can also be stimulated to access the Underworld) and heart chakras. To navigate into the Middleworld, you can use the Cobra Pranayama or centering breaths described above, as well as the exercises below.

Stimulating the Solar Plexus with Coming to the Surface Maya Mudra

1. Make a gentle fist with both hands, and have the thumb over the middle digit of the index and middle fingers.

2. Place both hands against and between the navel and sternum on the solar plexus. This acupressure point stimulates the solar plexus.

3. Inhale, and exhale with an “OH.”

4. Repeat 3 times.

Stimulating the Heart Chakra with Raising Maya Mudra

1. Curl in the middle, ring, pinky, and index fingers, and place these curled in fingers against the center of the chest; this acupressure point stimulates the heart chakra.

2. Inhale, and exhale with an “AH.”

3. Repeat 3 times.

Fig. 3.3. Raising Maya Mudra.

Illustration by Carolina Gutierrez.

Journey into the Middleworld, and be ready to ask the questions corresponding to the cardinal space you are working with.