I entered the vision gate and was surrounded by thick and swirling mists. Within the mist, large creatures with webbed wings like bats or dinosaurs flew through the darkness and I felt the air moving in their passage.
“I hope these spirits aren’t hungry,” I said quietly to myself as I flew among them. “If they were, they could swallow me whole in one bite. I don’t want to be someone’s afternoon snack.”
The mist slowly cleared from my sight revealing a narrow bridge over a deep chasm. Rather than continuing to brave the path with its flying monsters swirling in the air, I envisioned the golden wings of Hafiz upon my back and leapt off of the bridge. Utilizing their grace and power, I circled through the air, descending down into the endless darkness and shadow.
I landed softly on a cobblestone street among close, tall buildings of a medieval town. All the doors were shut and the town’s inhabitants seemed asleep. In the streets, a living mist appeared as it had in the skies above and this fog moved and glowed with its own inner light.
A melodic whispering composed of multiple voices speaking together in unison came from the center of this mist. “Hello, wanderer,” they said. “You may call us, Wisdom, for we are many. Follow us and we will take you to the appropriate place for you at this time.”
“I appreciate your help, Wisdom,” I said. “Just so you know, there are monsters in the sky above this place. I hope their presence does not trouble the residents of the town overly much.” Wisdom did not reply to my words with words of their own but instead gave off a rainbow light through the mist and I felt that the presence was laughing at my concerns. “Oh well,” I thought to myself. “At least I tried to give them fair warning of what’s coming their way. What happens next is up to them now.”
Fountain of the Wise
In the Footsteps of Wisdom
The mist guided me through the maze of streets and we eventually emerged into a town square. In the midst of this space, a granite fountain stood, gently spraying water and, even though the evening was dark and getting darker by the minute, I could see myself reflected clearly in its mirror-like surface.
“What is this place, Wisdom?” I asked, dipping my fingers into the water of the fountain and causing innumerable ripples across my reflection.
“This is the Fountain of the Wise, wanderer. Drink from it and your eyes will be opened,” murmured the mist.
I cupped my hands, drinking deeply, and a bright light exploded from the center of the fountain turning the night to day in an instant. The buildings that had been so dark and close were now white and sparkling in the blinding sunlight. I exclaimed, taking a step back from the fountain’s edge, and noticed the mist had disappeared.
But then, Wisdom spoke from the center of my chest as a voice within my heart. “You have passed from the Village of the Lost to the Village of the Found,” they said. “Do not be afraid. The illuminatory gift of the Fountain can seem quite bright after one wanders through the darkness of fear.”
“I fear neither shadow nor sunlight,” I said. “Though sometimes my observations of both get me into trouble. Why are you within me instead of without?”
“You have consumed the water of the Fountain of the Wise which invited us into your experience,” said Wisdom. “Though this method of communication may seem strange to you at first, we can guide you more easily this way through the Inner and Outer Realms. If you have a question, you need only ask and we will answer.”
“Go to the building across the square,” they continued. “Within its walls, there is someone who will help you. For though you did not speak it in words, we can tell you carry the shadow of grief within your heart. Perhaps this experience will help you dispel it.”
“I do hold grief for my loved ones in my heart and mind,” I said, turning my footsteps in the direction Wisdom had indicated. “I think this is a result of the love I feel for them even after death.”
“There is the grief of healing and remembrance as well as the grief of suffering and forgetfulness,” said Wisdom. “How one processes the emotion determines the effect that it has upon your spirit. Which path do you walk, Heidi? A healing or suffering path?”
“I’ve walked both in my time,” I said as I approached a glittering white building with double columns upon its porch.
“Then we shall attempt to direct your steps towards the healing side of the equation,” Wisdom said. “Go on, Heidi. He’s expecting you.” Taking a deep breath, I proceeded up the steps, went to the tall entryway door, and knocked three times.
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