Shifting Stories - Shatterskin - Chapters Five and Six

08/11/20 • 17 min

A Metaphysical, visionary, fantasy, adventure: Ruta moved through the woods faster than I thought possible. Beru was even quicker. She kept circling back behind me and then running ahead of Ruta, and then coming back to me. I was running faster than I had ever run before, so how she was doing that was a mystery. There was no path as far as I could see. Ruta and Beru just ran, and things moved out of their way. Or at least I thought that was what was happening. I didn’t see any movement. Instead, there was an opening wherever Ruta went, and I followed Ruta through it. After what felt like two days but was probably less than an hour, I couldn’t run anymore. I tripped over my foot and fell flat on my face again for the second time in one day. I hoped it would be the last. Ruta had kept on running, but the next time Beru circled back she found me lying on the ground trying to breathe. She clicked her fingers together, and a moment later Ruta was there. “I don’t think she can go on right now, Ruta. Let’s stay here. We’re far enough from the clearing, and we can hide here until Hannah rests. Your friend has told us how much energy it takes to come through that portal. You need to rest.” When Ruta turned his grumpy stern face to me, I burst into tears as I mumbled, “Thank you Beru, and I’m sorry, Ruta.” I caught a look pass between them, and I swear I saw Ruta’s block face soften. I was too tired to ask what friend they were talking about. When Beru placed a mound of leaves under my head and covered me with some mysterious cloth she pulled out of her pocket, I fell asleep within seconds. The last thing I heard before entering emptiness was Suzanne’s voice saying it was safe, for now. That was enough for me. Suzanne hadn’t deserted me. Read Shatterskin, the first book in The Return To Erda , and fall in love with these characters that choose friendship, goodness, and faith in each other in order to defeat evil. READ and LISTEN anywhere you buy your books and audio.

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Shifting Stories-Episode 27-Imagination Mastery – Chapter One

Shifting Stories: Sampling Books, One (or 2) Chapters at a time. The man who has no imagination has no wings. —Muhammad Ali Here is the question you might, and probably should be, asking yourself. Why bother with learning how to be an Imagination Master? What practical use could being a master of imagination be in the “real” world, or daily life? Perhaps you are wondering why you would waste the next few months of your life practicing how to imagine. I mean, after all, what will your friends and family say? Perhaps they would ask you if there aren’t more productive ways to spend your time. And then there is always the chance that, like me, imagining is something you were supposed to stop doing. Or at least hide that you are doing it. I can’t tell you how many times a teacher, or parent, would catch me staring into space and ask me, “Are you daydreaming again?” Yes. Yes, I was, and it was fun! After all, I was a reader of fairy tales and science fiction, and it all seemed so marvelous. It seemed so much better than sitting behind a desk in a square room. I asked myself what it would be like if I were a fairy in the forest? Or if there was a unicorn waiting for me to ride home. They were the imaginations of a little girl. What good were those imaginations to me, other than to make life more fun? And what good will being a master of imagination be for you, or me, as an adult? Sure, now that I am long past grown-up, I can turn my imaginations into stories, and then books, and that seems like a practical thing to do after all. But that is only one small use for it. It doesn’t answer the question of why you, or I, would want to be an Imagination Master at any age over ten. There is such a good reason that it is almost shocking. Especially since we have been taught that the world is only what we see or experience through our five senses. That we need to grow up and make a living. That success can be measured. What if that was all wrong? Imagine this. It is! Keep listening and reading ... Find the Imagination Mastery audio and book everywhere you buy books or audio! Imagination Mastery Now available WHEREVER you want to buy it. Click to find Imagination Mastery at your favorite Book Store

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Shifting Stories - Imagine Mastery: Chapter Two

Shifting Stories: Sampling Books, One (or 2) Chapters at a time. Imagination should be used, not to escape reality, but to create it. —Colin Wilson Shall we begin? Let’s create a new reality together. But first, let’s talk about a few of the essential tools that you will be using in this course. There are two of them that you might not have ever done before, or at least the way that we will be using them. So, let’s take a moment and talk about what they are and how to use them. Quality Lists and I Choose sheets. These two tools are invaluable, so don’t skip them! Let’s start with quality words. I know you know that thoughts are things, but using the concept of quality words, we are going to work backwards to that idea. We are going to find the qualities of things, first, and then translate them back into things. That means that the “things” in your life will more accurately reflect what you want after using this tool. This includes everything from the shoes you are wearing to the people that you love. Yes, I know people are not a “thing,” but they are a set of qualities, like everything that we see and experience. However, to get us started, we won’t start with people. We’ll begin with easier things, like birds, trees, stones, flowers, and animals. After that, people will be much easier to translate into qualities. Well, everything will be. You’ll see. After a while, I hope that you will get into the habit of using quality words all the time, especially when you are looking for ways to make a decision or a shift in your life. I promise that their use will make changes much easier, and the outcome more in alignment with what you desire. However, for now, you are going to use them in your Imagination Mastery work and become an expert at using them. Keep listening and reading ... Find the Imagination Mastery audio and book everywhere you buy books or audio! Imagination Mastery Now available WHEREVER you want to buy it. Click to find Imagination Mastery at your favorite Book Store