tuesday, november 22, 2011

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‹› the sacred liquid ‹›

Arabel, even after hours of sitting on the lava rocks watching the water, was so engrossed in her thoughts that she did not hear the man come up beside her until he spoke.

"what do you see in the water, dear lady?" the man asked quietly.

"oh, hello" Arabel said, coming out of her reverie and glancing up at the man. then she looked back into the water and answered "nothing really. i was just thinking.... although, i wish i could see some answers in there somewhere."

"perhaps there are answers in there that i can see" mumbled the man as he walked closer to the water's edge." it was then that Arabel noticed his long cloak of midnight sky which seemed literally alive with twinkling stars to match the twinkling in his blue eyes. 'oh my; he must be the one they call the Island Wizard' she thought to herself.

"yes"  he said, answering her thought, "i am the one they call Wizard; humbly at your service, Arabel. now, let us look into the water. water holds the essence of all life; it is the fluid which binds us and bonds us to this existence and to each other. yes, perhaps some answers also live in this sacred liquid." the Island Wizard then placed his hands directly over the water, and to Arabel's astonishment, an iridescent globe came to the surface and began to float and spin on top of the water.

"this is you, my dear" said the Wizard. "delicately balanced on the flow of life. you are shining and colored beautifully with many ideas and thoughts of great import, and yet you still spin in one place. this is much akin to the spinning that occurs in your head, which i can understand, seeing the multitude of thoughts your intelligence creates.... i see that the ripples of your thoughts have been reaching out into the sea of life, but they diminish against the tide. this frustrates you and causes you to seriously contemplate giving up the desires you have for your life, and the ideas you hoped would carry you through. the water answers and emphatic 'no'. i see the fire of the Sun reflecting of of you and the water. this calls for movement beyond the world of air in which you mostly live. this is not the time to disengage, this is the time for action to make those ripples of thought grow ever stronger and have an impact on the world at large. my dear Arabel, you must make a choice among the multitude of possibilities in the air of your ideas. discern which is the one to bring fully into life, then focus your fiery and earthly energy there. persevere in this way, and you will begin to see those ripples grow ever stronger, and the spinning sphere of your existence will fortify itself into forward motion. do not lose belief in yourself, dear lady; you are nearly there. add fire and earth to your way of air, and the water will flow you there before you are even aware."

the liquid life claimed the spinning sphere again, and Arabel turned to show her appreciation for the answers found. the Wizard was nowhere to be seen, as if he had never been. however there was a woman walking just feet away, and Arabel called to her; "excuse me. did you happen to see where that man went?"

"why, i have seen no one but you dear, sitting alone watching the water" answered the woman. Airabel turned back and offered thanks to the sacred liquid.

may you find the answers you need, today and always

saxz

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