Discovery - A Long Journey
Spiritual sky inside and outside my soul, the world
Wind and rain in my heart and in my mind
Consciousness is everything, and everything else
Yet different, distinct -- Diversity within unity
The Great House in the foothills of the mountains
With good farmland, and a castle on top of one of the mountains
Visible from every direction all around
Some of the students who live in the house go up to the castle
From time to time, if they need to consult the library there
Or meet with one of the Wizards of Light, or even an Elder One
A god or demon living on Earth temporarily or permanently
In this magical land halfway between the physical universe
And the World of Faerie, the dimension of old magic close to Earth
The Earth we know in our normal everyday lives, of business and politics
Yet this strange land separate yet connected to Physical Earth
Has its own politics and struggles for power and influence
Over the ancient secrets and knowledge held by the Wizards and Witches
In the magical library, and in the underground city below the mountains
Secrets that in the wrong hands could be disastrous for Earth
And all of the worlds, dimensions, universes connected to Earth and Faery
This mystical land is surrounded by mountains, isolated from the outside
World of material reality -- Where subtle and obvious magic shows itself
In everyday life -- The mere presence of the ancient beings of great power
Makes time pass differently than in the world of waking reality outside
In the city beneath the mountains are doorways leading many places
Secret tunnels connect with other sites of great power on Earth
Home to all manner of strange and beautiful creatures, artifacts
Of ancient races, futures past -- Left by explorers when they traveled
To worlds, dimensions, and universes beyond the known, the physical
Even Faery, other realms connected with Earth -- The land of the Sun
Moon and rain and wind -- Meeting place for whole galaxies
The Multiverse of universes, timelines -- Parallel, alternate, pocket
And beyond -- A temperate rainforest of exquisite beauty
Thousands of shades of green in spring and summer, orange and red
In autumn -- Surrounding the small town, the great house, the school
For young wizards and witches of light, and the castle above
And its peerless magical library -- Intricately linked with the course
Of human history and the future of planet Earth -- Though isolated
One of many places of ancient knowledge and wisdom from past and future
Home of the Keepers of Balance, Guardians of the Crossroads -- Doors
And windows to perhaps an infinity of dimensions, worlds, universes
All connected to the one we know as our own -- Even dreams of all life
Available to those who know the right door, and have the correct key
Worlds of light and darkness -- Paradises and nightmares, heavens and hells
All with their particular place in the cosmic hierarchy and circle of life
Fractal spiral organization of spiritual, energetic, and physical realities
Holographic colocation of worlds -- Yet separated by great distance
Of thought and energy, space and time, depending on perspective, perception
Knowledge of how to bridge the space between dimensions and worlds
The Wizard City, above and below the earth's surface, is one nexus
Crossroads for the earth and the Milky Way and local universe
Yet the Wizards and Witches do not let this great power go their heads
They serve at the will of the elder races, the council of gods and demons
In charge of the gateways inside the Earth to and from other worlds
Even the farmers can visit other worlds if they have the inclination
And the permission of the gatekeepers, the various forces of dark and light
As long as the Balance is maintained, both sides remain happy, or at least
Content with compromise, shared power and control of Earth and dimensions
Universes beyond, yet connected to Earth -- Into this world of magic
And infinite possibility, isolated yet connected to the rest of Earth
Power and influence over all worlds and people, it is possible for others
Outsiders to enter the hidden city, if they know the ways in and out
People all over the Waking World are called by circumstance, fate
Or destiny, to learn the ways of balance, guarding Earth's role
In the cosmic drama -- Struggles and conflicts undreamed of by most
Yet those who are called must choose a side -- Light or Dark -- Only
A few rebel and attempt neutrality, go into business for themselves
Playing both sides against each other for moral, ethical, philosophical
Or plain material reasons -- Wealth and influence, measured in knowledge
Of the Elder Ones -- Ancients -- Arbiters of human destiny
And that of the Multiverse connected to Earth -- A center
Of life, love stories spanning across galaxies, dimensions
Of Heaven and Hell, good and evil, light and darkness, order and chaos
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