Mermaids And Dragons And Unicorns!

Mermaids and dragons and unicorns, oh my! Who believes in mythical creatures anymore? What possible reason could I still have for wanting to see Pegasus flying through that silver lined cloud I remember when I was five years old? How could The Great Turtle, the creature who came to me in dreams so many times in my forties and carried me away on his back, really exist?

And if they do exist what kind of creatures are they? Do they have magical powers that can reach from their world into mine, changing anything significantly? Why are they so elusive? Why do I care?

I guess I'll start with the last question and go backwards. I care because they are. That is just a simple truth.

They are elusive because they live on both sides of the veil. Like thoughts they can make real changes, but we can't hold them in our hand, or build things from their bones, or carve them up into little pieces and bottle them for medicinal reasons, no matter how hard we try.

Their magic is so strong and so real that we don't even see it coming. It blows along the edges of our lives re-shaping and blurring. It filters through the center of our hearts clearing out darkness and making room for the light. It washes over our image allowing others to see the beauty that is beyond skin deep, if they only look.

What kind of creatures are they? You will have to look and see for yourself. Most people can't do it, but, still, it is a simple process. Sit very still and allow your breath to empty all your preconceived parts into the lap of that great listener in the Silence. Open your eyes and let them linger over the ones who pass in front of you, then ride your breath into the light and allow yourself to see the truth.

In the beginning you may only see a man, or a woman, or perhaps even a child, but eventually their edges will blur a bit and the light in their eyes will glow and their real shape will begin to emerge. Beware of thoughts! Thoughts fly like darts in a magical rain forest, numbing us to what is right in front of us, changing things until they look like the patterns we have become accustomed to, forcing reality to morph into the shape the world taught us to see. If you can dodge the thoughts, you will see!

What you see will take your breath away. Embrace it. Remember it. Once it is remembered, it gets easier and easier to love those people you thought were ogres and trolls and nasty monsters ready to wrestle you to the ground and destroy you. It is so much easier to know how to reach out and feed something once you know what it really is and once it takes the food from your hand, it will come back for more. Then, there is no end to all the beautiful adventures that may follow.