The mysterious wind

Explanation to this series layers upon layers

There are three dimensions: the physical, mental, and spiritual
Spiritual: heaven, hell, hades
Mental: every being that is has a mental world. So there are trillions of mental worlds.
Physical: there are three dimensions within the physical dimension: space, mantle, plain
Space: the highest dimension within the physical dimension. The only planet containing life is earth. The rest of space is a portrait for human’s delight.
Mantle: the middle dimension in the physical dimension (Lots of planets with beings).
Plain: lowest dimension within the physical dimension (A giant plain of land so big groups of people cannot reach each other and form separate lands millions of miles from one another).

CS Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader  Pg. 209– “in our world,” said Eustace, “a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.”
“Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is but only what it is made of.

I tell you the truth, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Luke 19:40

Introduction

I lurched awake sitting up in anticipation. The excitement died, it was only a dream. For a second I thought I was back there. I got up put some clothes on and drifted outside. The wind whistled and the leaves fluttered. It was a full moon. I found my familiar oak tree where it always was. I sat down and leaned back on it, reflecting back to the last few days…

Chapter 1

            The day before…
I was sitting on a hill against my beloved giant oak tree. It was a blustery spring day with the birds chirping and the bees buzzing. The branches were swaying and you could hear the wind weaving in and out of leaves. The sun was shining but with a dreary pale luminous quality characteristic of this type of weather. I could see my house from here with its white shuttered windows and faded red door. There was an American flag out front, testifying to our American pride. As was everything else the flag was blowing gustily back and forth. Our mail box, separated from our flag pole by a stone path running down the middle of our front yard, was dark green and stood stolidly in the ground. It wasn’t the rich brick kind you find in big houses but the plain simplistic metal pole rising out of the ground with the rectangular box at the top.
As I was sitting there absorbing the scene and the memories that came with it the wind picked up. I was just gathering the strength to go back to my house and fetch a jacket when suddenly the flag ripped off of the hooks that held it to the pole and went sailing off into the distance. I sat there admiring God’s power of nature when the mailbox ripped out of the soil and followed the flag’s trail. My jaw dropped in awe wondering how something as weak as the wind could uproot and toss in the air like it was nothing, a mailbox that just a minute ago was standing like it could last forever. As I began paying more attention I saw trees, animals, vehicles in the distance being lifted off the ground and thrown up to the sky where they would promptly be caught by the wind and carried off. Swiftly the wind came towards me and my oak tree. As it went it picked up dirt and grass and several cows. So swiftly were things happening that I barely had time to process everything. My flagpole was wrenched from the ground and thrown into the sky. Then our car, house, and everything else in sight, excluding my oak tree and the hill I was on, were speedily fading out of my sight in the sky. As all manner of objects were blowing away dirt and grass and water was rapidly blowing in, changing the scenery dramatically. By the time the wind settled down there was nothing left of my childhood home but instead a mountain landscape painted in front of my eyes.

Chapter 2

            What appeared in front of me took my breath away. My five senses were overwhelmed with… the joy of being alive. Everywhere I looked colors appeared more vibrant more real, more true. There was a beautiful valley with flowers and a river running down the middle of it. Mountains surrounded the valley. But these were no ordinary mountains. I was awed with the sheer expansiveness and loftiness of these mountains. I had to strain my neck to see the top with snow covering a good portion of the mountain although it was a warm and sunny day here. I realized I was not in the same place or maybe even dimension that I was just in a couple of seconds ago. I wanted to turn around and see if I could see if anything was left from before, but I could not tear my eyes off the beautiful panorama that I feasted on with every fiber of my being. The colors seemed so alive and pulsating that I momentarily closed my eyes to keep from being blinded. I realized the wind was no longer blowing and that there were no clouds in the sky. I could hear the river but there was something else. Like an indistinctive whisper coming from one place and every place at the same time. It was very hard to describe. My nose was besieged with the sweet scent of flowers. I breathed in deeply and instantly felt refreshed.
I tried to stand but fell over. I laughed at myself and tried again. I shakily stood up instantly felt that something was wrong. I felt like Moses before the burning bush. The ground felt holy somehow, I slowly took my shoes off marveling at this new, wonderful place. I turned around and realized that my tree was still with me, even though I had been leaning against it the whole time. Back in my world my oak tree had seemed large but here it seemed insignificant and shrunk. The leaves looked a sickly green and the bark a faded brown. This sight forced me to realize what my world would look like compared to this world. This sobering fact smacked me full in the face at how I would deal with my drab home world. I recognized I might never get back to my world/dimension or whatever I was in. I looked a little closer and saw a beautiful bird with a bright yellow breast looking intelligently down at me. To intelligent for a beast, for what I was concerned. The bird flew off leaving me wondering where it was headed. I then become conscious that I didn’t really feel like going home and this fact scared me. I shoved this reverie to the back of my mind. To get me thinking about something else or rather not thinking, I turned and bent to smell one of the many sunflowers around me. I quickly jumped up in fright and ran back behind the tree cowering.

Chapter 3

As soon as I recovered I peered around the tree trunk to stare at the flower I had attempted to smell. I slowly crept up to the sunflower. Sure enough it was singing. It wasn’t just singing anything but sounded like energetic praise songs. But somehow the song conveyed feelings to me of happy, sunny, summer days. Somehow the song had an aroma of flower and earth. The sound of buzzing was woven throughout the song. It was the most wonderful feelings I’d ever experienced. I unintentionally stepped closer and the sunflower stopped singing.
The sunflower looked at me (as if it expected me), opened its mouth, and spoke, “Welcome to my world human!”
I guess the atmosphere had done its work on me for I was not surprised this time.
I inquired, “Where am I? What is this place? How is it you can sing and talk?”
The sunflower gently smiled at me and said, “I’m sorry it is not my place to answer questions but to praise the Lord. If you want answers go ask Wise Mountain.”
“But how am I to find him?” I exclaimed.
The sunflower laughed cheerily, “He’s the tallest one.”
With that I set out to the tallest mountain in sight. The sunflower went back to singing, penetrating my ears with a delightful melody.
After some time of walking which never got tiring I came across a river. The river looked fordable so I started to cross. As my bare feet touched the mountain cold water I felt invigorated and years younger. It surprised me so I jumped back. Before I could recover a deep yet airy voice said,
“Where are you headed stranger?”
I said, “Who’s there? Where are you? Show yourself?”
“I’m right here flowing before you”
“Oh sorry, it’s just that uh I’m not used to rivers speaking.”
“Quite alright young one, now where are you headed?”
I’m headed towards the biggest mountain in sight.”
The river seemed not to speak but to whisper from the air around it, “rightly so but before you reach the goal you must pass through trials and tests.”
“But the sunflower told me I was to go to the big mountain,” my brow knitted in confusion.
“The sunflower was correct but first you must come with me. Jump in and I will take you to where you need to go.”
“I don’t know, trials and tests don’t sound that appealing.”
The water grew turbulent; “Trust me you must come with me!” the voice was urgent. Thoughts swirled around in my head. Why should I listen to him? I’ll drown and suffocate in these waters. It just wants to kill me. Why didn’t the sunflower tell me about this? Why do I need to go through trials? “The choice still stands. Come with me or follow your desire,” the river said. Confusion overwhelmed me. I did not know what to do. The choice stretched before me.

Chapter 4

            I was desperate. I did the only thing left I knew to do, I prayed. As I prayed I felt a sense of calm engulf me. I closed my eyes and jumped in. Instantly all my doubts and fears fell away and I knew I had chosen the right path. The river carried me swift but gentle. After a little while of this mode of travel I figured out that I could open my eyes and the river was clear and light blue. Small fish and other wonderfully haunting things of which I had no name for swam all around me. As I marveled at the wonders around me the river suddenly dipped underground and everything went black. For a moment I panicked and thrashed around but then I realized this would do me no good as I had no idea where I was. I surrendered myself to the waters and let it take me where it willed. Soon as I had made this mind change I was washed upon the edge of an underground cave. Upon the right and left side of the cave walls were two globes of light giving me the sight of the river to the left and the cave on the right before me. I could see into the cave a few feet but no further. I turned and looked at the river which seemed to whisper to me, “Go on.” I turned back and looked into the cave that held my future destiny. I walked in as the shadows and the cave mouth swallowed my figure until I receded into darkness.

Chapter 5

            Deep in the pits of hell…
“He’s heading away from the light. Now is our best time to pounce he’s most susceptible when he feels he’s alone. Go and tempt him and be sly about it. I don’t want you to let this opportunity slip by so you better not mess up! NOW GO, GET OUT OF MY PRESENCE!”
Meanwhile our unaware victim wanders in the underworld. The passageway wonders hither and thither with many side caves branching to the left and right. The hours passed and our protagonist was thoroughly lost, well as lost as one can be when you don’t know where you’re going in the first place. He stopped by a small stream running across the cave, and plopped down to rest. Here he was met by two demons sent from hell.
This cave goes on forever, I thought, I was getting discouraged and wasn’t getting anywhere. I was weary so the next stream I found I bent down to drink from and decided this would be a perfect resting spot. I sat down and leaned against the cave wall in exhaustion. My eyes were getting heavy and blurry when two indistinct forms with torches rapidly approached me. I sat up in surprise, my sleepiness vanishing. As the forms got closer I realized they were two dwarves perfectly proportioned without blemish or wrinkle. As I up they smiled at me and stopped about 2ft away.
“Welcome to our humble abode, “one of the dwarves said while he swept his arms around him.
I gasped,”This world is you’lls!”
“Hoho no just the underworld,” they spoke in unison perfectly matching syllables and tone, “we mine rich and wonderful gems far below. Come with us, it’s wonderful and beautiful down there. You will never get tired or weary. We will work and dance through time together creating beautiful masterpieces.”
I instantly felt an irresistible pull towards agreeing but I was cautious in this new, wonderfully strange planet. “I have my own plans and dreams back in my world. I can’t give them up now on a whim now.” I persuaded more for me than them.
The dwarves looked hurt and confused. “Is this not why you were brought to this planet. To glorify God with us making art pleasing to his eyes?”
This stopped me in my tracks. Was this God’s plan all along? Was this the reason why I was sent here? I wanted to scream out for his help. So far I had been blindly following him now I had to make a choice. The dwarves waited expectantly looking at me for an answer. I waited for some sign from God but none came. The three of us waited in silence: two little more than 3ft tall, one not of this galaxy. Waiting for an answer.

Chapter 6

            I listened for something, anything in the silence but nothing came. So I began to think logically in my head. The flower and the river had told me nothing about these dwarves. But maybe they wanted me to make the journey by myself. For it was a journey I could now see, whether I wanted to be on it or not. Both the flower and the river radiated wonderful joyful feelings I could feel nothing from these dwarves. I decided that even if accepting their invitation was the right thing to do I wasn’t ready for it.
“I’m sorry I cannot accept at this time.”
Their faces flashed up in fury but they quickly covered it up.
“Very well then, suit yourself. If you ever want to find us you can find us down below,” their eyes glinted mischievously.
A stab of remorse pierced me but I held my resolve and watched as the dwarves matched step by step around the corner deeper into the caverns. After they left I looked around me and found a few yards off another cavern branching off neither going up nor down. I looked around at the main cave and the side one and then plunged into the darkness.

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The Dwarves rounded the corner and laughed barbarically,
“We have the human just where we want him, placed temptations in his head. All he lacks is some creative persuasion which we provide willingly won’t we Thor? Hehaho!”
“Quit gloating Thronx, the human is far from our purpose. We still have a long way to go. Focus on the goal.”
“Quit being such a dwarf, which reminds me this skin is quiet itchy.”
The Dwarves began peeling their skin away with their hands; they tore huge chunks of skin off their small pudgy bodies like mud. What was left were two little flaming red spheres that hovered in the air. They faded until all you could see was to tiny pinpricks of red. They zipped off in the human’s direction.

most often first try never works its just the seed of doubt you place in the mind. The 2 demons go back and mentally attack protagonist with doubts and fears/ Get him to change his mind. He wanders down a side cave to find the dwarves, gets lost in the dark, where the demons find him and offer help/promises if he does what they want. He resists and they leave. He cries to God for help asking him where is he? Faint light leads him back to main tunnel. Our main character had many adventures and was tested by the devil’s minions until he had proved his faith and loyalty to God. He stayed free from sin and learned that although maybe not on earth, outside of Heaven it is possible to be spotless and clean. He then was led from the deep into the sunlight where he continued on to Tall Mountain. He climbed up half the mountain where he found a ledge and a cave leading into the mountain. He hears a rumbling inside the cave so he walks inside. He nearly stumbles into the deeps of the mountain for the cave led to a narrow ledge. He realizes the Mountain is hollow and he can see the mountain roof and deep down unto the bowels of the mountains roots.