{"id":62,"date":"2018-06-03T15:25:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T15:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/?p=62"},"modified":"2019-08-25T19:24:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T19:24:53","slug":"a-rock-from-avalon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/index.php\/2018\/06\/03\/a-rock-from-avalon\/","title":{"rendered":"A ROCK FROM AVALON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Desperate Bravery<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/A-ROCK-FROM-AVALON.pdf\">A-ROCK-FROM-AVALON<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/A-ROCK-FROM-AVALON.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/A-ROCK-FROM-AVALON-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Accidentally-on-purpose-photo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34\" width=\"135\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Accidentally-on-purpose-photo.png 330w, http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Accidentally-on-purpose-photo-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br> In the garage where she lived, the woman&#8217;s story <br> Sprawled out on the bookshelf altar<br> Beside her bed.<br> <br> A rock from the mystic Tor,&nbsp; &nbsp;Holy water from Chalice Well,<br> Pottery shard from Oaxaca,&nbsp; &nbsp;Equal-arm cross from Carcassonne,<br> Bear bells from Canada, &nbsp;&nbsp;Olive twig from Tuscany,<br> Amethyst from Sao Paulo, &nbsp;&nbsp;Wool from Edinburgh,<br> Black Madonna from Columbia, &nbsp;&nbsp;Silk from Mumbai, &nbsp;&nbsp;Chalk from Dover, <br> Fragment from Magdalene Tower Rennes-le-Ch\u00e2teau, <br> Fragment from the Twin Towers, &nbsp;&nbsp;Tourist relic dipped in the Holy Spring beneath Chartres Cathedral, &nbsp;&nbsp;Dried rhododendron from Whidbey Island, &nbsp;&nbsp;Leaf from London Tower, &nbsp;&nbsp;Prayer beads from Bangalore, &nbsp;&nbsp;Two pair of baby booties, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A hank of her mother&#8217;s hair, Grandmother\u2019s biscuit cutter, Her father\u2019s signet ring.<br> <br> \u201cCrossroads in life\u201d did not even approach her uncertainty.<br> <br> All she had ever wanted to be or do, was done. <br> Life wasn&#8217;t over, but it was empty and needed filling. <br> She had never expected to be alive to say \u201cthe end.\u201d&nbsp;<br> <br> So there she sat, staring at her life in sacred mementos.<br> <br> She had searched for new meaning and<br> Thought she had found a valuable, dangerous, Path. <br> Rational, stubborn, and well-balanced,<br> She required proof that the Path was worth risking her life. <br> &nbsp;<br> Determination ran through her veins. <br> She <em>would<\/em> find out the truth.<br> <br> After hard work, years of meditation, and finding a Yogi,<br> <strong><em>Mysticism <\/em><\/strong><em>\u2014 <\/em>Life she couldn\u2019t see, but could experience \u2014 <br> Had reared its head and struck her in the heart.<br> &nbsp;<br> No instant validating proof available. <br> Truth, she learned after years of practice, <br> Came only through an <strong><em>experience<\/em><\/strong>,<br> A mystical encounter from the Outside.<br> And she was going to have one, by God, <br> Or know the reason why not.<br> <br> She took a deep breath, bowed her head, and began <br> A ritual that could end her life. <br> &nbsp;<br> &#8220;Please give me a physical sign that there&#8217;s <br> S<em>omething<\/em> beyond this world,&#8221; she whispered to the Universe.<br> Wait. Repeat. Wait. No response.<br> <br> &#8220;Is anyone listening?&#8221; she said in a normal tone.<br> Wait. Repeat. No response.<br> <br> <br> She raised her voice, <br> &#8220;If anybody&#8217;s out there I need to know! Give me a sign!&#8221;<br> Wait. No response.<br> <br> <br> Frustrated, disillusioned, she called up all the anger<br> And grief stored away from her years of ordinary living. <br> <br> Her jaw clenched, her knuckles whitened, <br> She leaned into the altar, and screamed, <br> &#8220;If there&#8217;s anybody out there, give me your Best Shot. <br> Go ahead! Just do it! Hit me!&nbsp; I dare you!\u201d<br> Wait. Wait. No response.<br> <br> With deep anger, fueled by growing despair, she screamed,<br> <strong><em>\u201cIf you want me on this path, give me some frigging proof!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br> <strong><em><br> <\/em>CRACK! <\/strong>&nbsp;hit her left arm, knocked her almost out of her chair. <br> The electric ZAP from nowhere echoed through the garage.<br> &nbsp;<br> Stunned into silence, her <em>awareness<\/em> became <strong><em>Knowing. <\/em><\/strong><br> She instantly <strong><em>knew<\/em><\/strong> the powerful shock delivered only a tiny, miniscule, <br> Nano-fraction of the power available. <br> &nbsp;<br> She <strong><em>knew<\/em><\/strong> the universe held back, or she would be dead. <br> She <strong><em>knew<\/em><\/strong> the infinite energy available in the cosmos.<br> She <strong><em>knew<\/em><\/strong> her psyche had a permanent, burned-in, imprint.<br> She <strong><em>knew<\/em><\/strong> a Higher Power had jolted her toward Mysticism.<br> She <strong><em>knew<\/em><\/strong> a wild determination, based on unspeakable comprehension.<br> She <strong><em>knew<\/em><\/strong> a non-corporeal intelligence had responded to her prayer.<br> <br> When she recovered sanity, <br> She wrapped up her life\u2019s mementos, <br> Gave thanks, and burned it all.<br> &nbsp;<br> She locked the garage door behind her, <br> Walked away from everything she owned and loved,<br> And set forth on the mystical path.<br> &nbsp;<br> &nbsp;<br> Baby Love, that story\u2019s true as lightning.<br> It could be yours, maybe.<br> Depends on why you\u2019re here.<br> &nbsp;<br> At any rate, you have to be prepared for miracles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> 06\/03\/18<br> <br> <br> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desperate Bravery In the garage 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