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The Godess Inana
“Do you think they are hidden in nature, because they formed into dragon flies?” Kiona mused as she ate her fruit and home made toasted muesli.
“That would make sense but where do we start” I replied.
“Maybe they are hidden in a spider’s web like that in Charlotte’s web, where words woven made a pig famous so he was not eaten?” added another of the blanket making sisters, the nun who I had first met,who quietly joined us.
“Are they somewhere in the song of a nightengale?” asked the young girl from India, who I now knew as Shruti, as she skipped up to our table.
“Arata, arata” – I recalled outloud the ancient tongue of the Elder who had given us our visions.
“Maybe” said the Nun who I’d first met, Sister Abigal, “we need to unlock the meaning of arata, arata- does it really mean dig…”
Sister Abigal continued “Maybe it could be an acrostic for something else, dreams can be riddles.”
“We could consult a dream dictionary of some sort too” said Shruti.
“Yes but dreams have personal symbols too.
We need to know what these things mean to Unity,” added Kiona.
So Shruti, Kiona and I headed off to the library of the abbey to find a dream dictionary. Sister Abigal, excused herself, saying she had to attend to the garden, but she would keep a look out for things in the garden that might help in my quest. Sister Abigal said she’d keep thinking about that “arata” thing too.
As Kiona, Shruti and I made our way to the library I told them about my heart map.
“Oh let me see” begged Shruti.
She didn’t see what I did, but instead said “I see a Japanese actor, and an ancient city. ”
“Oh the ancient city is from Sumeria, there’s a Godess there.”
Shruti peered deeply into my heart map. She seemed lost in a some epic story. From time to time she would add more to it for us. We had stopped in awe at her tale and were seated at the feet of Shruti who had turned into a masterful storyteller.
“There was an epic battle and a godess was lost to Aratta. Aratta
was supposed to send treasures to Enmerker, but he did not. He also suspected that Enmerker was after the godess Inana.
He tried to win a battle of champions by the trickery of a sorcerer, but he was not successful. The Godess was lost, his treasures were lost too.
There is another hero, his name is Lugalbanda, a holy man, who prays in a cave and he wins the battle against the angry Aratta. He bring peace to the land, and I think he helps Enmerker and Inana… Although Inana also helps too, she is one intelligent lady.”
Shruti started, “Oh she wants to speak to you..”
“Who? ” as she handed me my heart map. I saw the traces of a Inana. Her eyes looked deep into mine, as if trying to dig a meaning out. “Do not be Aratta…” she said softly.”Then you will find the Hidden Words meaning and keep it in your heart forever.” I had to look away the light from Inana was so bright and was flooding all the space around us.
Kiona did not seem at all perturbed by the events unfolding before us. She was calm.
“Look once more”
I did, and this time I saw a young girl with what appeared to be a giant serpent or an eel.
“Look again” she said
This time I saw the bread, the nail, the rocks and the candle..
I relayed this to Kiona- who became rather thoughtful.
“We’re going to have to swim for it…there’s a well where a young girl who disappeared many years ago on the other side of the island. I read a story about her in the library. They say she swam away with an eel.. I think she knows where your Hidden Words are. I think perhaps we must free her.”
Shruti, had something to add,
“As for the other three images I think that maybe they are in one of the Hidden Words,and you need to find that Hidden Word and place it into your walnut.”
“How did you two become so wise,”
They laughed and I had that strange sensation of seeing the light of the two angel sisters reflected in them, yet they were not those sisters, and yet they were.
So it was off to the other side of the Island for us, first we collected our provisions from Sister Abigal, who was pleased we had unlocked the meaning of the words. “Ah Sumerian, I should have guessed.”
to be continued.
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The Girl and the Serpent
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