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She !poured !a !liquid !from !a !glass !jug !into !glasses !for !us. !It !was ! pearlescent, !mother !of !pearl !in !color, !swirling !in !our !glasses !as !if ! alive. !There !were !plates !with !vegetables !& !something !that !looked ! like !a !brick !of !cheese. !The !vegetables !were !of !unfamiliar !shapes !& ! colors. !I !was !cautious !now !remembering !all !those !fairy !stories !from ! childhood !about !not !eating !or !drinking !when !among !fey !beings.
Y ou!need !not !fear !our !food, !Ariel. !Joiwind !said !slicing !the !
cheese. !This !we !call !creem, !like !your !cheese, !it !is !derived !from !the ! milk !of !a !bird !on !our !homeworld. !She !set !a !slice !upon !my !plate. ! This, !she !said !indicating !the !jug, !we !call !soma, !it !is !the !juice !of !a ! tree !that !grows !in !our !ocean !forests. !And !these, !she !continued ! offering !a !plate !of !the !strange !fruits !& !vegetables, !were !grown ! by ! Dawncloud !and !I !in !our !own !garden. !She !beamed !& !they !smiled !at ! each !other !& !for !a !moment !I !was !astonished !to !see !a !beam !of !pure ! rose !-colored !light !form !from !Joiwinds !third !eye !to !Dawnclouds. !It ! glowed !for !several !seconds !& !then !faded !away. So !you !are !gardeners !too, !I !asked, !taking !a !selection !of ! proffered !foods. All !the !enlightened !races !of !the !universe !garden. !It !is !the ! natural !order !& !the !Higher !Way, !said !Dawncloud !pouring !the ! pearly !soma. !Everything !gardens: !insects, !birds, !trees, !fish. Where !is !your !homeworld, !I !asked. Our !home !lies !between !the !stars !Kimah !and !Kesil !in !the ! constellation !Orion, !said !Joiwind. !We !have !come !to !you !today !to ! share !with !you !and !learn !from !you. !The !advanced !star !worlds !have ! long !observed !your !planet. !Like !you !we !eagerly !await !your !time !of ! transit ion. There !is !so !much !fear !surrounding !it, !I !replied. !Many ! believe !it !will !be !a !time !of !great !destruction, !pain !& !sadness. For !some !it !will, !Dawncloud !affirmed. I !ate !the !foods !with !gusto. !They !were !all !delicious !and !almost ! without !exception !were !slight !variations !of !the !textures !& !tastes !of ! our !own !earth !foods. !After !chewing !for !some !minutes, !I !continued. ! We !humans !have !also !long !expected !& ! searched !for !confirmation !of ! alien !civilizations. !It !is !incredibly !exciting !for !me !to !sit !with !you ! here !like !this.
W e have so far to go
Yet on your world there is already so much before your eyes that praises the Creator and reminds you of your true place in the choir celestial. But we seem to be teetering on the edge of the abyss, so many of us are expecting the end of the world in some terrible millennial disaster. I thought of the number 2012 & the plethora of material surrounding that dreaded number. That is your own fear manifesting in the consciousness at large, and perhaps your own guilt at the way you have chosen to travel as a species. It comes from the knowledge that you are not living within the circle. You are not good gardeners. This breeds anxiety and madness. So we should all move closer to the earth? You must understand that water is sacred. It is life itself. It has consciousness. Just as every living cell in your body mostly water responds to your every mood and thought so water responds, is aware of, what you do and the way you live your lives. There is a great mystery surrounding this substance. And what about plants & trees? Trees are your guardians and protectors. They protect you from the scouring winds and the scourge of drought. In the universe at large they are at the core of the living religions, the religions of life. We celebrate the birth of a child by planting a tree. We celebrate each subsequent birthday of that child by planting a tree. Marriages, deaths, anniversaries, rites of passage are all celebrated and honored by the planting of trees. By the end of a persons life they will have planted a small forest and they will die knowing they have added greatly to the circle of life. And if those trees are of the fruit bearing kind they will know that they have fed their brethren and the birds and beasts and insects and that from the scattered seeds more trees will grow. This is the circle of life as religion and the circle of religion as life.