costume. I hope we can train together or something... It was really cool how you cut that melon in two!"
"Thanks, Aaron. My name is Eric. I'd be happy to train with you."
"Mission success!" Aaron raised his fist high and stood in a triumphant-giant-robot pose.
"Do you want to talk to the sword? Here, grab it. Use both hands!"
Chapter 10 - Earth Attunement
Fire, air, water, earth. Another way of looking at it is: will, space, identity, form.
Form is perhaps the most notable attribute of the earth element, however, resistance is that which allows structure, and therefore form to exist. Can limitation offer stability, and paradoxically, greater choice?
- Earth, Dreamer's Handbook
"Do you have time? I'd like to ask you about something," Lucy said.
"Shoot!" Annie said.
"How can I attune to the earth element? I browsed the Earth section of the Dreamer's Handbook, but there's nothing about attunement in there."
"Don't overeat."
"What? Why? Do I look fat?"
Eric chuckled, and sat down next to Rose on the edge of the cliff. It was the same cliff where they learned to fly.
Rose was letting her legs swing.
"No, not at all!" Annie laughed. "It's a funny story. I had a student who tried to bring more of the earth element into the dream realm by overeating before sleep. What's worse, he shared his 'insight' with friends, and there they were, full-bellied, grunting and groaning through my class..." Annie shook her head. "Anyway, you look lovely!"
"Ah, thanks... Gross story... So, how do I attune to earth?"
"Well, there is a realm where the elemental balance is dominated by the earth element, and we're all intimately familiar with it - called 'real life'. You are already attuned to earth; you don't have to do anything."
Eric was listening to the conversation going on behind him, but not with full attention, as he was also looking at Rose creating the cutest little pulses of gust, kind of reminding him of rings of cigarette smoke. By association, the disgusting memory-smell of cigarette surfaced within him, and he pushed it back into his subconscious. "Wahh," he grimaced while exhaling.
"Mastering earth in the dream realm requires not attunement, but balance. Living life in the earth-based realm and then jumping into a dream in an air-based realm creates a gap in perception between the two realms, and this lack of balance affects the experience of reality in both realms. Most people find it quite difficult to remember their dreams in real life - or their real life in dreams - because of this disparity."
"The secret is simply to be clear and healthy. If your physical body is balanced and cared for in your earthly life, you will find it easier to think, feel, and imagine. It works the other way around too: by having clear thoughts and loving feelings, your reality won't be weighed down and distorted. There's an old Latin saying for this... what was it... 'mens sana' something..." Annie massaged her head with her fingertips, ruffling her hair a little. "Eh, I can't recall."
To match Rose's pulsing gusts, Eric made tiny fireballs in quick succession. They formed, flew and burst out not more than an arm's length away. Their short, flaming life was a relaxing contrast with the sunny greenery and vast open space below.
It is a nice view
, Eric acknowledged.
"I'm not very good with earth magic, but I can show you some simple spells if you want," Annie offered.
"That would be great!"
Eric turned around to sneak a peek of what Annie was doing.
She grabbed a big handful of earth from the ground and threw it up. The bigger, grassier chunks fell down quickly, but a dusty cloud of dirt remained. Annie created a magic sphere amidst the descending cloud, and the tiny particles of dust got drawn into its motion.
"This is the classic dirtball."
All the dust from the cloud got packed into the sphere, where it shifted around in quicksand-like motion.
"Doing pure earth magic in an air realm is quite
"Thanks, Aaron. My name is Eric. I'd be happy to train with you."
"Mission success!" Aaron raised his fist high and stood in a triumphant-giant-robot pose.
"Do you want to talk to the sword? Here, grab it. Use both hands!"
Chapter 10 - Earth Attunement
Fire, air, water, earth. Another way of looking at it is: will, space, identity, form.
Form is perhaps the most notable attribute of the earth element, however, resistance is that which allows structure, and therefore form to exist. Can limitation offer stability, and paradoxically, greater choice?
- Earth, Dreamer's Handbook
"Do you have time? I'd like to ask you about something," Lucy said.
"Shoot!" Annie said.
"How can I attune to the earth element? I browsed the Earth section of the Dreamer's Handbook, but there's nothing about attunement in there."
"Don't overeat."
"What? Why? Do I look fat?"
Eric chuckled, and sat down next to Rose on the edge of the cliff. It was the same cliff where they learned to fly.
Rose was letting her legs swing.
"No, not at all!" Annie laughed. "It's a funny story. I had a student who tried to bring more of the earth element into the dream realm by overeating before sleep. What's worse, he shared his 'insight' with friends, and there they were, full-bellied, grunting and groaning through my class..." Annie shook her head. "Anyway, you look lovely!"
"Ah, thanks... Gross story... So, how do I attune to earth?"
"Well, there is a realm where the elemental balance is dominated by the earth element, and we're all intimately familiar with it - called 'real life'. You are already attuned to earth; you don't have to do anything."
Eric was listening to the conversation going on behind him, but not with full attention, as he was also looking at Rose creating the cutest little pulses of gust, kind of reminding him of rings of cigarette smoke. By association, the disgusting memory-smell of cigarette surfaced within him, and he pushed it back into his subconscious. "Wahh," he grimaced while exhaling.
"Mastering earth in the dream realm requires not attunement, but balance. Living life in the earth-based realm and then jumping into a dream in an air-based realm creates a gap in perception between the two realms, and this lack of balance affects the experience of reality in both realms. Most people find it quite difficult to remember their dreams in real life - or their real life in dreams - because of this disparity."
"The secret is simply to be clear and healthy. If your physical body is balanced and cared for in your earthly life, you will find it easier to think, feel, and imagine. It works the other way around too: by having clear thoughts and loving feelings, your reality won't be weighed down and distorted. There's an old Latin saying for this... what was it... 'mens sana' something..." Annie massaged her head with her fingertips, ruffling her hair a little. "Eh, I can't recall."
To match Rose's pulsing gusts, Eric made tiny fireballs in quick succession. They formed, flew and burst out not more than an arm's length away. Their short, flaming life was a relaxing contrast with the sunny greenery and vast open space below.
It is a nice view
, Eric acknowledged.
"I'm not very good with earth magic, but I can show you some simple spells if you want," Annie offered.
"That would be great!"
Eric turned around to sneak a peek of what Annie was doing.
She grabbed a big handful of earth from the ground and threw it up. The bigger, grassier chunks fell down quickly, but a dusty cloud of dirt remained. Annie created a magic sphere amidst the descending cloud, and the tiny particles of dust got drawn into its motion.
"This is the classic dirtball."
All the dust from the cloud got packed into the sphere, where it shifted around in quicksand-like motion.
"Doing pure earth magic in an air realm is quite
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