Crystal Cave Inquirey

Smelling the oil that burned my nostrils but cleared my head, I sat and listened to the women guiding my entrance into the cave. Aligning our energies she told us to visualize a crown put onto the tops of our heads. Mine, of course was the three pronged jester hat, and with that I left my body. I was greeted by Thoth Hermes and the guardian of the cave, a Large bipedal bear. The entrance was an illusion, one that only the bear knew how to enter, so I followed the beast into the jagged corridor that preceded the cave.

Inside was a glistening hollow with beautiful water sliding through it, sparkling with every crystal I could never think of. Thoth followed close behind as I explored this wondrous cavern. I knelt down, reached into the clear fluid and pulled out a couple of stones. An Emerald and a Sapphire, so perfectly beautiful that it took me a moment to focus away. I reached my other hand in and in my right hand now dancing around each other cyclically was a black obsidian and a moonstone. I Felt very close to Thoth, like we already knew each other, as if we were brothers. I asked him to come sit with me beside the glowing pond of multifaceted crystals.

I asked him what am I doing? where am I going with my life? Am I following the right path? What does all of this mean? He told me that in my left hand I held the path I must accept, the true destiny I am meant to endure even though I may not want to realize it. I asked him what I was doing wrong, he replied "You are your own worst enemy, you walk against the current waist deep in a stream of ego. You need to dwell in the physical and repay your debt, the time to spread the light is approaching but do not wait for its arrival. Remember, you are small but your purpose is vast beyond comprehension. Whenever you are feeling larger than life look to the stars to remind yourself how infinitesimal you are."

I looked at my right hand as the stones spun in my palm. I heard the words, "shed yourself of ego, forget self and focus on purpose." I asked him why the stones spiraled in such a strange fashion. "Explain the paradox by being the paradox. Set an example of non-duality by portraying dark and light as truly the same concept. Light creates the dark and vice versa. You are the the Jester in the kingdom of God."

We were told by the meditation guide to leave behind something out of respect. I fumbled trying to figure what, first I pulled off my right arm but told myself I might need this, so I left my marotte (jester cane) and jumped on the large bear to hitch a ride out of the cave. the gift I gave him was an artistically crafted spiny ball of golden honey. I returned to my body and felt my meta-self pull off the hat and with it my metaphysical DNA strand that makes me the buffoon of ages.

What an insightful journey into the cave of wonders. The strangest part, while the guide was saying things to do I was always a step ahead in my head. The bear did not necessarily enjoy my foolish antics but respected me as I did him. Thoth has a humorous demeanor so he enjoyed my cartoonishness, the scribe of ages had much to say and seemed calm but urgent about telling me my destiny. When we were awakened we pulled from a deck of crystal cards, I picked Azurite, which is the stone of insight, the ability to read oneself and others with divine fluidity, very fitting.