language I didn’t understand. I saw mist hover over Alma’s hands. She was doing magic and probably didn’t even know.
Nahuel sat next to me and took a deep breath as Alma cleansed him. Alma went over to a clay basin and took a ladle full of water. She poured it over the stones. Hot steam began to rise up. Alma closed the flap over the door to encase the steam inside.
“Sky Father, Earth Mother, Ancestors, Great Creator Spirit. We are grateful for all you give us. We are grateful for your guidance. We are grateful for your presence now to cleanse Aurora and prepare her for her Vision Quest tomorrow.”
She splashed more water on the stones and steam rose up. I was beginning to feel hot.
Nahuel leaned into me and whispered, “We will go four rounds of thirty minutes each. At any time if you need to leave, just tell me. But, if you can stay four rounds, you will benefit greatly and I will be impressed.” He also indicated a jug of water for drinking. Well, say no more, I liked a challenge. I was going to try to go the four rounds.
Alma chanted. Every time her voice went deeper, I could feel my skin buzzing. The first round went fairly easily. It was like hot yoga. My mind was racing with thoughts about Kai, our wedding, the vampires, and Emma.
Alma opened the door for a quick moment and the blast of cold air refreshed me. Then she returned with more hot rocks from the fire outside. She closed the flap after arranging them. Round two.
Round two was completely silent. I was beginning to get bored, when I started to contemplate why I was here. Not here in this tent, but here on Earth? If reincarnation was real then why would I come back? Earth kind of sucked. People were raped, killed and lots of other horrible things. Why would I choose to come to Earth? I was sweating profusely. I even felt a little dizzy. I drank some water and tried to push thoughts of leaving the ceremony out of my head. Alma opened the flap and came back with more rocks.
Round three. Alma went to her altar and brought a stick to Nahuel. It was painted and had carvings on it. He grabbed the stick and thanked Alma. “Spirit, I ask for guidance about my path. The world has become unbalanced. The humans take too much from Earth Mother, they pollute Sky Father. The vampires have grown out of control in their quest to dominate. The werewolves have suffered from my people’s curse and cannot breed to grow their numbers. Help me to help Aurora. Help me guide her and protect her. Help me restore balance to our precious teacher, Earth Mother. Thank you.”
Tears had sprung up in my eyes. I didn’t think I had any liquid left. Nahuel cared about everything and everyone. He was a nice man. I was honored to be his friend. He handed me the stick. I guess it was my turn.
“Spirit, I don’t know you very well. I don’t know much about any of this, but I do want good things for the earth. I care about animals and humans. I care about werewolves and their fate. Please help me figure out why I am here and how I can be of the most service. Put me where you know I need to be.” I was about to hand the stick to Alma when the flap to the tent rattled and I was sucked into a vision.
Nahuel was by my side. We were staring inside of a window of someone’s home. I looked at Nahuel with alarm. “Is this real? What’s happening?”
“Shhh,” He told me. “Spirit is showing you something, pay attention.”
It was dark out. I peered in the window. I heard voices by the stairs. A man walked into the living
Nahuel sat next to me and took a deep breath as Alma cleansed him. Alma went over to a clay basin and took a ladle full of water. She poured it over the stones. Hot steam began to rise up. Alma closed the flap over the door to encase the steam inside.
“Sky Father, Earth Mother, Ancestors, Great Creator Spirit. We are grateful for all you give us. We are grateful for your guidance. We are grateful for your presence now to cleanse Aurora and prepare her for her Vision Quest tomorrow.”
She splashed more water on the stones and steam rose up. I was beginning to feel hot.
Nahuel leaned into me and whispered, “We will go four rounds of thirty minutes each. At any time if you need to leave, just tell me. But, if you can stay four rounds, you will benefit greatly and I will be impressed.” He also indicated a jug of water for drinking. Well, say no more, I liked a challenge. I was going to try to go the four rounds.
Alma chanted. Every time her voice went deeper, I could feel my skin buzzing. The first round went fairly easily. It was like hot yoga. My mind was racing with thoughts about Kai, our wedding, the vampires, and Emma.
Alma opened the door for a quick moment and the blast of cold air refreshed me. Then she returned with more hot rocks from the fire outside. She closed the flap after arranging them. Round two.
Round two was completely silent. I was beginning to get bored, when I started to contemplate why I was here. Not here in this tent, but here on Earth? If reincarnation was real then why would I come back? Earth kind of sucked. People were raped, killed and lots of other horrible things. Why would I choose to come to Earth? I was sweating profusely. I even felt a little dizzy. I drank some water and tried to push thoughts of leaving the ceremony out of my head. Alma opened the flap and came back with more rocks.
Round three. Alma went to her altar and brought a stick to Nahuel. It was painted and had carvings on it. He grabbed the stick and thanked Alma. “Spirit, I ask for guidance about my path. The world has become unbalanced. The humans take too much from Earth Mother, they pollute Sky Father. The vampires have grown out of control in their quest to dominate. The werewolves have suffered from my people’s curse and cannot breed to grow their numbers. Help me to help Aurora. Help me guide her and protect her. Help me restore balance to our precious teacher, Earth Mother. Thank you.”
Tears had sprung up in my eyes. I didn’t think I had any liquid left. Nahuel cared about everything and everyone. He was a nice man. I was honored to be his friend. He handed me the stick. I guess it was my turn.
“Spirit, I don’t know you very well. I don’t know much about any of this, but I do want good things for the earth. I care about animals and humans. I care about werewolves and their fate. Please help me figure out why I am here and how I can be of the most service. Put me where you know I need to be.” I was about to hand the stick to Alma when the flap to the tent rattled and I was sucked into a vision.
Nahuel was by my side. We were staring inside of a window of someone’s home. I looked at Nahuel with alarm. “Is this real? What’s happening?”
“Shhh,” He told me. “Spirit is showing you something, pay attention.”
It was dark out. I peered in the window. I heard voices by the stairs. A man walked into the living
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