Chapter 1 - Part 2 - Leaving the World Behind

The other day I had what some my call a dream or vision, well sort of, for you see I was completely awake, yet I was in a very magical place. You see my mind was alive with thought and inspiration and my soul was bursting forth to express itself. Having just left Margaret’s office, I couldn’t bear to go home and face the poor energy of my less than inspiring roommates. I did not know where to go so I settled for my health club. Not the sort of place one expects to have a vision but to be honest I never thought of myself as a man who would have visions. I was sitting in the men’s Jacuzzi at the Athletic Club. The club was busier than usual it seemed, yet I found myself completely oblivious to my surroundings. I was sitting in that pool of warm water, but it was as if I was floating above myself peering down. I know it must sound strange to someone reading this but it felt completely normal. I was looking down at my own body. It was as if I was able to occupy two spaces at once. My spirit was above my physical body and I was not the least bit concerned. I continued to rise and soon I was above the building and amazingly I could still see myself sitting in that Jacuzzi right through the roof. This for some reason felt completely normal to me. Soon my focus left the building and I quietly realized I was moving away from the club. I found myself going down a very busy city street, one that I did not recognize for it seemed dark, dreary and actually quite dirty and ominous. Even as I sit and edit this account years later the details are crystal clear. It amazes me how crisp the experience is, as if it has been permanently etched into every cell of my soul. I was with an entity that I can only describe as a Spirit. This Spirit seemed to be in a great hurry and I realized we were effortlessly moving through these dark city streets with haste. Again it seems odd because we were not walking or running just moving along without exerting any physical effort. As strange as this seems to write, in this experience I found it to feel completely natural and familiar. It was as if we were hurrying away from the hustle and bustle. We didn’t communicate but I knew that I must follow and felt the urgency of this Spirit’s mission. Soon I realized we were traveling so fast that I could not make out the details of the buildings or my surroundings as they were so blurred as we hurried by. It was similar to looking at a landscape as you speed down a freeway. Soon I realized our pace was slowing and I glanced back over my shoulder and realized that we had left the city and that we were now in the foothills above the city. The city was but a distant glow. It was strange though as it was a dirty, dark glow. I looked back only briefly and continued my journey away from this dark place.