Gate: Ten of Swords I entered the vision gate and found myself climbing a path up the side of a rocky mountain. It wound around the slopes at the mountain’s base and I strode purposefully forward down this path with a tall shepherd’s staff that appeared in my hand. A lamb appeared as well and […]
Read more "Chapter 11: Sharing Secrets and Gifts with the Fairies and Undines"Gate: Ace of Pentacles I entered the vision gate and beheld a path between fire, on the right, and water, on the left. The living fire danced and rolled explosively like lava coming from the top of an active volcano. The water roiled and splashed with the movement of powerful, unseen waves. The two elements […]
Read more "Chapter 10: Through the Sands of Time and an Alchemical Birth"Gate: Two of Pentacles I passed through the vision gate into paradise. Beneath my feet, a smooth dirt path appeared and all around this country lane sat fields of wildflowers of all the shades of the rainbow. Past the lovely flowers that shifted and trembled within fragrant breezes, a shining city spread across the horizon […]
Read more "Chapter 9: Exploring the Halls of Heaven"Gate: Three of Pentacles I stepped through the vision gate into darkness which stretched in all directions. Beneath my feet, water appeared and I walked on its surface. Above, a sky full of stars appeared and shone down upon the water, causing a brilliant reflection in the water that dazzled my eyes in that dark […]
Read more "Chapter 8: The Realm and Patterns of the Divine Mother"Gate: Four of Pentacles 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 […]
Read more "Chapter 7: A Path of Healing through the Village of the Lost and Found"Gate: Five of Pentacles I passed through the vision gate and found myself walking through a barren landscape where the ground was composed of red clay. I picked up some of the ruddy dust in my hands and it felt powdery and dry under my fingertips. When I went to drop the clay, some of […]
Read more "Chapter 6: Ares’ Secret and a Weapon for the Messenger"Gate: Six of Pentacles I entered the vision gate and found myself walking leisurely down a long, winding path but then I was suddenly being rushed forward by a power outside of my own. I felt like I was moving far too fast to notice the details around me as the scenery flashed by. “I […]
Read more "Chapter 5: Pool of Eternal Flame and the Ashes of a God"Gate: Seven of Pentacles I entered the vision gate, found a thick, wooden door, and pushed it open. Beyond the door was a lush garden with many paths made of crushed seashells which led to different points throughout the mammoth outdoor space. Though all of the paths explored the garden by different routes, they all […]
Read more "Chapter 4: Beyond the Skeletal Guardian of the Garden"Gate: Eight of Pentacles I entered the vision gate and found myself in a cathedral of learning. Books were stacked from the floor and continued upwards to a vast, vaulted glass ceiling through which I could see the blue skies above with a few puffy white clouds. Standing along the walls, scholars pulled tomes from […]
Read more "Chapter 3: Laughter in the Library"Gate: Nine of Pentacles I stepped through the vision gate into mist that obscured my vision further into the realm. Slowly, the mist turned pitch black around me and, far overhead, a full moon began to shine down upon me like a spotlight through the gathering shadows. Suddenly, rushing and dancing figures appeared through the […]
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The Light Congress 