You are hiking down the forest path, stopping occasionally to admire
the thickets of ferns, unusual rock faces, and the beautiful array of
flowers. You see butterflies frolicking in the air, resting
occasionally on a flower to get a drink of nectar. Birds dance in the
sky singing happy songs above you. The rushing of water from a nearby
stream playfully calls you to take a break and cool off its inviting
waters. You come across a narrow break in the path that leads down to
a large pool of water fed by gentle cascading falls along the stream.
Reaching the waters edge you are pleased to discover to the left of
the pond is a graceful waterfall that showers into the pond rippling
its sky mirrored surface. You decide to stop and refresh yourself in
the cool clear pond. You undress and poke a toe in to test the waters
and find it quite comfortable. Carefully wading in as you are not sure
of the depth, you find the bottom gently slopes until you are chest
deep and then drops off to a depth of about 20 feet. Diving in deeply
you enjoy your time in the clear waters playing and splashing as
dragonflies skim over the surface and frogs lay in wait on lily pads.
You flip over on your back to float feeling completely relaxed and
refreshed. Moving closer to the cascading waters of the fall you
notice that there appears to be an opening behind the sheeting water.
You decide to get dressed and investigate what appears to be the
opening of a cave behind the above waterfall.
You carefully climb the narrow path leading up to the lip of the
waterfall. You are thrilled to find a small empty cave. The opening is
not much larger than a door and is camouflaged by trailing vines and
large boulders. Realizing it is a perfect place to cocoon you from the
elements, you decide to set up camp there and make your way back down
to gather your things. Others have been here before and you discover a
pile of wood to start a small fire with and you begin making your camp
fire in a stone enclosed circle near the cave entrance so that the
smoke will not engulf the cave and also to keep unwanted creatures
from making a surprise entrance during the night. After eating a light
dinner of fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, and cheese, you decide to
create a circle and meditate upon the beauty and blessings of the day.
You lay out a circle just outside the cave entrance but directly
behind the falling water so that you can see the Moon and stars make
their grand entrance into the evening sky. Sitting inside your small
circle, created with small stones, feathers, and other trinkets you
found along the path, your mind starts to drift. In your minds eye,
you see your journey of the day, the tall pines, the ferns, flowers…
You hear the birds, smell the richness of the soil…. You feel relaxed.
As you once again embrace the beauty and joy of the day you begin to
journey back to coolness of the pond and the waterfall. Your mind
takes a new direction and you see yourself standing at the edge of the
waterfall. As you look down over the moonlit water below you see that
you are no longer clothed in your shorts and t-shirt, but are now
dressed in a sheer flowing gossamer robe cut down the front to the
navel, the soft folds delicately covering your nakedness. There is a
silver link belt embedded with rainbow crystals and moonstones loosely
curving about your hips and trailing down the front to your ankles. On
your brow set's a silver tiara with the three phases of the moon at
center and encrusted with tiny moonstones and crystals. Your arms are
bare except for silver wrist cuffs engraved with runes. About your
neck, a silver chain, resting comfortably between your breast is a
pendant of the goddess within the phases of the moon. You see yourself
inside the fullness of the moon reflected in the waters below. You
embrace your reflection that of the Triune Goddess and the knowledge
that the you, as well as the phases of the moon and the Goddess
herself transition through aspects of growth, reflection, strength,
and understanding. Each aspect is part of our journey to be whom we
are yet to be. Each aspect teaches us, shape us and guides us. You
feel loved, and capable of loving. You feel open, refreshed, and
centered. As you embrace this feeling and knowledge, a ripple gently
moves across the surface of the water caused by a butterfly resting on
the surface to drink. You know that all that you do creates a ripple
in the very fabric of the Universe. All that you do, say, and think,
can bring about chaos, or beauty. You feel secure in the love you have
found and as you reflect on what you have learned, you lean forward
and dive from the lip of the falls into the pond below purposefully
creating a wave. This wave gradually becomes but a ripple, but this
ripple is of love, and understanding.
your circle inside the cave. It is now dawn. You are refreshed and
relaxed. You sit back and watch the sun make its way into its day
home. After eating a light meal you gather your things, and extinguish
the fire. As you make your way down from the waterfall, down to the
edge of the pond, and back to the path that leads home, you glance
back and see the a butterfly drying its glorious new wings in the sun
on a flower at the edge of the pond and know that you too have been
transformed are ready to try out your new wings.
By: Lady Kiya
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