The Journey: An Awakening

By Ricky LezAma

During the early 1500s in the “New World”, Peter finds himself alone and lost in the jungle near death. During his most desperate moment, Peter is rescued by a wise native who takes him on a transformational journey where he learns new tools, knowledge, and wisdom to conquer the emotional pain and fear that he had been living with for so many years.

The Journey takes readers to the confines of new physical and spiritual worlds of wonder and wisdom. Traveling through the jungle, secret cities, and unknown kingdoms, Peter interacts with natives and nature and learns more about himself and the unlimited power of his mind. The Journey highlights the power and resilience of a man who dared to trust in his real self to freely flow and connect with the energy of the universe. A new beginning that will lead to joy, fulfillment, and the conquering of destructive forces in the largest battlefield of the world, our minds.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Jul 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9781982249861

Ricky LezAma

Ricky LezAma grew up living a free spirited life by the ocean. At the age of 16, he moved to Colorado where a new journey began. His life mission is to inspire and empower people to transform their thoughts and beliefs to live with joy, inner peace, love, and faith to fulfill their dreams and destiny. Ricky is a kindred spirit that transformed his life when he encountered a powerful voice and a presence in the mountains of Utah. He is guided with patience and a great love through a process of awareness, faith, and awakening. Ricky has used this new knowledge to conquer his own struggles and to help thousands of people to discover their true inner selves and to connect with the infinite creating force that exists inside them. Ricky uses the power of storytelling and the wisdom of characters from diverse cultures and backgrounds to teach profound lessons aimed at reaching a higher level of consciousness. His books attempt to bring unity to the world through his message of hope, tolerance, and love.

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-4985-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-4987-8 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-4986-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020911099

Balboa Press rev. date: 07/01/2020

Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

My warmest thanks

To I am, to the Source, to the Universe, to God who inspire me to write this book.

To my wife, Ludibia (Kitty) for being the beacon that illuminates my path, for all her love, her patience, her teachings, her faith in me, and for constantly reminding me that everything, absolutely everything is possible.

To my children, Sebastian and Stephan, for all their love and teachings and for giving me their best.

To my parents, Walter and Marta and my sisters, Rosario and Martha for their love and support.

To my friend Daniel for his friendship, for having started to walk this road with me.

To all my family, especially Ricardo, Matilde, German, Javier, Carlos, Leo, Lucy, Jorge, Elena, Guillermo, Norma, Willy, and Euleryucy.

To all my friends, especially Gustavo, Kevin, Ron, Sam, Cullen, Dave, Matt, Paul, Jeff, Crystal, Carlos, and my friends at Zorrilla High School.

To my teachers, the Marist Brothers, to all the people who did not appreciate me or even hurt me, who are also my teachers.

To all indigenous peoples around the world that give us so much knowledge and wisdom.

Thanks to the following people I never knew personally but who helped me and inspired me:

Jesus

Buddha

Richard Bach

Wayne Dyer

Joel Osteen

Michael Ende

Shakti Gawain

Louise Hay

Prologue

Ω

Wakeup, wakeup my beloved child.

Where am I? What happened?

You are safe, you were having a bad dream and called me.

Yes, I was living with a veil of darkness,

I was so afraid and sad.

Be at peace my child,

just remember who you are,

you are an expression of love and a powerful creator.

But I failed with severity too many times.

The past does not exist, my child. It does not.

The future does not exist either. It does not.

In the present moment…

you can chose to be whoever you want to be.

Who am I supposed to be? What is my mission?

Seek with faith.

Enjoy the now.

Be thankful and have a heart of gratitude,

the answers will come to you.

Do not be afraid.

You are not alone in this journey,

I am always with you and I love you.

Dream an amazing dream,

and what you truly believe, it will be.

Yes, you are that powerful.

Go on and start this new journey.

There is a whole new world inside of you.

It is full of wonder, wisdom, joy, and abundance.

It is waiting for you to be discovered.

Yes, I actually can see it now. Thank you.

It is a great journey. I love you.

Chapter 1

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It was a hot and humid day when Peter was running through the dense and dangerous jungle in the land of the Tairona natives. His comrades had all died, victims of an uprising of some natives against the tyranny of the Spanish soldiers. Everything had been lost, the mission had failed and many of the men and women were killed by the powerful Tairona natives.

Peter could not blame the natives for the violent reaction. The good faith of the Spanish priests had not been enough to overcome the greed of the soldiers for gold and precious gems. Many of Peter’s comrades had forsaken their values and beliefs in exchange for a never ending hunger for wealth. A hunger that ultimately led to them contradicting and violating all that they had learned from their families and church. Now they were all dead and would never be able to actually enjoy the riches that they had stolen from the natives.

Peter ducked as he felt the air vibrations from a close encounter with a spear being thrown at his direction. He was running with all his might from the natives that were pursuing him. Peter had come to the New World for a fresh start, but at this moment, he feared that he would die. Peter feared that he would perish without finding the peace and tranquility that he sought for in the New World. Instead of peace, Peter found himself face-to-face with death. Peter could not believe his misfortune. All Peter could do while running for his life in the jungle from the natives was to think about the city of sin that he had escaped from. A city that would always be exponentially worse than his current experiences in the New World. Peter thought back at his moment of reckoning.

It was a dark night as Peter walked the streets of Cordoba. It was a full moon, but the fog and clouds of the night seemed to block the many rays of beautiful light that should have accompanied such an evening. It seemed as if the heavens were disappointed in humanity and its decisions. It seemed as if the heavens were closing themselves off from humanity and leaving it to fend for itself. And with the loss of the moon’s rays of light, the sins of the city seemed to multiply without end.

The usual whimpers and songs from drunks in the street filled the air. It seemed as if in every corner there was either a tavern or a brothel filled with sin. Peter was in the middle of the red light district of Cordoba and longed to evade the scrupulous characters that often inhabited it. Peter’s mind drifted off as he began to think of his dear sweet Laura. Laura was his lifelong crush. A crush that he knew he could never be with. Peter’s dismal economic standing and profession had longed been looked down upon by her family, and as a result, she was forbidden from being with him. So, Peter could only resort to looks from afar. Looks that would often be apparent as he gave mass at his church.

Peter then heard the drunken whimpers of men crawling home after a long night. Peter rolled his eyes at the poor excuses of humanity surrounding him and fastened his pace. Peter had compassion for all the suffering of men and women of the street. They all had a look in their eyes and faces that exhibited darkness, contempt, loneliness, and longing for the end but he could not wait to escape the sin that filled the street. Peter had just a bit further to go before reaching the safety of shelter.

However, Peter also knew that he had his own devils, sins, and faults to fight as he had also fallen into the temptations of life. Peter felt that he was losing his grip on life. He saw himself being intoxicated by the evil and sin that was ever present in the city and even inside himself. Peter knew that he had to start over. That he had to start a new journey to escape the endless loop of despair that he felt a part of. Peter knew that he had to go the lands of the New World.

Peter’s mind returned to the present moment. While running through the jungle, evading rocks, pitfalls, and low branches, Peter suddenly heard the sound of crunching tree branches. Peter immediately paused and hid himself behind a nearby tree. Peter slowly peered past the tree trunk and yelled out, as authoritative and assured as he could, Who goes there?

As soon as he yelled out his command, he saw a large black jaguar appear from within some bushes with beautiful flowers. The colors of the flowers gave way to the terrifyingly large beast. Peter was so far away from home, so far away from his loved ones, and, at that moment, he believed to be far away from his own beliefs as well. He had left the city of Trujillo, in Spain, when he was very young to become a man of God. He believed that bringing the truth to natives unaware of the teachings of God was the right and noble thing to do. Perhaps they had been way too harsh with the natives. The natives had not been respected or treated with any kind of dignity. They never gave the natives a chance to explain their own beliefs and devotions for their own gods. Many of his colleagues of the congregation had chosen to preach by the sword and by force instead of by love. Now he began to wish that he had never left his home and family in Spain. He wished he had never experienced the harsh and deadly months journeying across the sea to the New World. And Peter wished that he had never joined the small scouting party who had journeyed into the dangerous jungle. Peter turned his attention back to the black beast that was before him. He could feel the eyes