THE SEA OF DREAMS

Awareness and his two companions come upon a door. Over the door is a sign that reads IMAGINATION. Awareness opens the door. In the center of the room is The Sea of Dreams. The three enter the room and they walk along the beach until they come upon a fisherman standing at the surf break with a silver scoop.

“What are you doing?” Awareness asks.

“I am collecting Ideas,” He says.

Ideas?” Awareness asks.

“Yep,” He replies as he picks out a few little ideas from the silver scoop and puts them into a cup that he has tied to a string around his neck.

“And what do you do with the ideas when you collect them?” Awareness asks.

“I use them as bate to catch Aspirations.” He replies.

Awareness then notices a flock of funny looking birds. They are running back and forth as the surf comes in and goes out again. They have long narrow beaks. Awareness wonders what Origin had been thinking when he created such a odd looking feathered creature.

“What kind of birds are they?” Awareness asks the fisherman.

“They are Idea Snatchers,” He replies.

“Why do they have such long beaks?” Awareness asks.

“To dig down into the sand and snatch ideas. Once an Idea Snatcher grabs a hold of an Idea it steals away any opportunity to use it to hook an Aspiration.”

“Are Aspirations the only fish in the Sea of Dreams that you can catch with an Idea?” Awareness asks.

“Oh no,” The fisherman replies, “You can also catch Desires, Hopes, Wishes, Cravings, and if you’re really lucky you’ll be able to hook a Purpose. They are really fun to reel in.”

“A Purpose!” Awareness exclaims. “How do I hook a Purpose? I would really want to catch one of those!”

“Well it’s not easy.” The fisherman replies. “But it’s not impossible. The main thing is wanting. You have got to really want to acquire one.”

“Oh I do! I do!” Awareness exclaims.

“Well,” the fisherman thinks a moment. “Let’s see.” He takes an idea out of the cup he has tired to a string around his neck and stabs it with the hook attached to a line on a pole. He then hands the pole to Awareness. “Ok cast it out into the sea and as you do make a conscious longing to catch a Purpose. But don’t doubt because every creature in the Sea of Dreams can sense your doubt traveling through the line and it will chase them away.”

Awareness looks at Enlightenment and Illumination with great excitement. They smile back at him with confident anticipation. He takes a deep breath and pulls the pole back over his shoulder. He then closes his eyes and with all the conscious longing he could find within himself he hurls forward casting the line into the deep waters of the Sea of Dreams. Almost immediately he feels a great tug on the line. He grips the pole tightly and plants his feet into the sand. The reel on the pole begins to rapidly unwind the line as the fish struggles to be free. Awareness locks the line in place. He then begins to reel in the line as it lashes back and forth to the left and then to the right. Awareness pulls the line back and the pole bends like a bow and almost looks like it’s going to break. Awareness leans forward pointing the pole toward the fish and it straightens like an arrow. His servants look on with amazement, as Awareness with great determination appears to conquer whatever he has attached to his line. Whatever it is, they think to themselves, has got to be big. Awareness feels the struggle subside as the fish surrenders to his contender. Awareness reels in his catch. A great fish lies beached in the surf and the four walk over to retrieve their prize.

“It’s a Purpose,” the fisherman says “and it’s a good one.” The fisherman reaches into the mouth of the great fish and unhooks the hook and pulls out a message. He hands the message to Awareness. The fisherman then pushes the fish back into the sea and it swims away.

‘Your purpose’ the message reads, ‘is to make the unconscious conscious.’

Awareness smiles big.

Suddenly, over the Sea of Dreams a bright light appears on the horizon, like the sun rising after a dark night. But instead of getting higher the light appears to be getting closer. As if it were the headlight of an oncoming ship. Awareness and the others stare in the direction of the phenomenon.

“What could it be?” Awareness asks.

“I don’t know”. Enlightenment answers.

“It’s beyond my understanding”. Illumination adds.

“I have never seen anything like it in all my days”. The fisherman says with amazement.

Meanwhile the light become brighter and brighter as it approaches them. And unlike a headlight that directs its beam forward this light glows with an aura of brilliance. Much like a halo around the Holy Beings that Awareness remembers meeting from time to time in the Land of New Beginnings. Only the Ancients exhibited such a glow. Yet he had never seen anything like this. Perhaps because when he had experienced it in the Land of New Beginnings it did not appear as bright against the light of that land, but here in this castle of darkness the light appears to be magnificently beautiful. As the light approaches closer Awareness forms a familiar image in his mind, it is that of a beautiful woman dressed in a flowing yellow gown that resembled to color of the sun. Her golden hair radiates about her an aureole of dazzling luster.

“Wisdom!” Awareness calls out.

“Yes, it is I”. Wisdom answers. She steps off the sea onto the sand. Awareness notices that her bear feet are dry as if she had been walking just above the water. “I see you have found your purpose Awareness/” She smiles

“O yes!” Awareness exclaims. “And it is a good one.”

“From the moment I met you.” Wisdom says to Awareness. “I knew you were the one who was best suited for this mission. That is why I recommended you to Origin”.

“You recommended me for this mission!” Awareness says with surprise.

“Yes, when you first asked me what the class was about you stood out among all the other students.” Wisdom explains, “When you asked me questions on the Wall of Contemplation I knew you were seeking. Then when you questioned me. I knew that you were ready. You were not afraid to ask the questions that were on your mind? You can never find your purpose without first asking what it is. And you can never hook your purpose without a conscious longing to acquire it. Now that you know it you will be even more effective. Because when you find your purpose it will always be complimentary with Origin’s purpose for your existence. By you obtaining knowledge and understanding through alertness in your observations you can best bring about integration. It is through you that Origin will bring together the parts that are necessary to make Castle Glade whole. Without you the castle is doomed to an existence of darkness and obscurity. This is your purpose.”

Awareness is speechless. He looks at Enlightenment and Illumination. They look back at him like two proud parents who have just witnessed their son receiving his college degree.

“So now what do I do?” Awareness asks.

“Now you continue on your journey”. Wisdom answers. “You will go along just as you have. Origin will guide you by your experiences. Whatever you experience will be necessary for you to fulfill your purpose. There is nothing that can or will happen to you that are unnecessary for you to fulfill your purpose. Each experience will build upon another and will lead to your objective”

“But what is my objective?” Awareness asks.

“That you will discover in its proper time.” Wisdom answers. “If you need me at any time just call out and I will be there, however if you sense my delay do not doubt for Doubt is a strong man that restrains your petitions and confines you to a prison of unfulfilled expectations.”

Hardly Noticeable reports to King My Way back at the camp in the mountaintop of Vulnerability. As King My Way sits in the darkness of his tent he listens to Hardly Noticeable report.

“Your Hideousness, I have discovered that the three intruders are of Origin’s court and have been sent here to find the Wounded Child. What they intend to do once they find him is still unknown”.

King My Way sits silently assessing the situation.

“Assign my two snipers destroy them!” The king commands.

As Awareness and his companions walk further down the beach they come across a man walking along with a long rod that resembles a metal detector. As he walks he sweeps the device across the sand.

Awareness walks over to the man and asks, “What’s that?” pointing to the device.

“This is a Fault Finder”, the man answers

“What does it do?” asks Awareness.

“It finds faults that lie beneath the surface of Castle Glade. Some faults I find in shallow places. Others I have to dig for”. The man explains.

“What do you do with them once you find them?” Awareness asks.

“I collect them and convert them into Accusations”. The man replies.

“Accusations?” Awareness questions. “What do you do with them?”

“Whenever I notice someone showing any confidence I toss a accusation at them and blow them into a huge hole of Insecurity”. The man answers.

“Why do you do that?” Awareness asks.

“I don’t know,” the man answers, “It’s my purpose.”

“What’s your name?” Awareness asks.

“Most people just call me Critical”. The man answers as he continues to sweep the beach for faults.

At the end of the beach there is a door that opens up into a long corridor. Within the corridor there are several doors that lead into to different rooms of the castle.

“How do we know which door to walk through?” Enlightenment asks, “How can we know the right one?”

“That’s easy,” Awareness answers. “Whatever one we choose. Remember Wisdom told us that Origin will guide us and there will be nothing that can or will happen to us that are unnecessary for my purpose”.

“Well,” Illumination asks “Which one will you choose?”