On the outskirts of the Everglades
is a remote wooded area we call the Nexus. It is a natural vortex, a magickal
place of power. From the limited research available, it seems to have belonged
to Native Americans at one time, as did most of Florida, and still has
ley lines running beneath it. At an isolated clearing within the Nexus
is a natural circle of protection, where I experienced the only special
event in this lifetime that actually happened as it was meant to.
Journeying to the Nexus is a mystical experience. It requires miles and
miles of dirt roads and passing through several veils of power. Atmospheric
conditions occur at will, with fog appearing and disappearing and temperature
drops within each veil. Animals that do not exist anywhere else within
this state run and fly wild in the Nexus.
It was here a white owl crossed
our path. He has since revealed himself as one of my totem animals, a protector
and guide during my quests.
The enchanted night spent at
the Nexus was when the veil between the worlds was the thinnest, when life
and death merged and shadows surrounded us. The chill in the air was made
tolerable with some pre-celebratory wine and the magnitude of the energy.
The mundane are terrified of
this area, but for me and others of evolved senses, this is a place of
intense beauty and welcome spirit, the pinnacle of emotional desire, strength
and innocence. It was here I was formally introduced to the deities, and
watched in awe as the horizon changed from a grey-white to a misty shade
of azure blue in my honor.
It was here I became Azure and joined
the world of the enlightened as Priestess and Witch...
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