i've passed through the gate of ishtar, or something like it.  i need to know how to get out.  i am not sure how this happened, so if anyone out there has any experience or knowledge of this, i would be grateful to hear about it.

the ordeal started last november when i joined a friend of mine at a full moon ceremony where a guided meditation took place that would connect you with your animal totem for the upcoming year.  i had never participated in such a thing before so i…