Twenty-five years ago, I attended a day long writing workshop. The instructor took us through a guided meditation into a deep forest where we met our spiritual guide. Afterwards we were asked to draw the guide and write about our experience in the forest. The image of my guide is still very vivid in my mind, and periodically I wondered about her. A couple of weeks ago she came into a meditation I was doing with the Wizard Merlin, who is currently one of my spirit guides. I asked her who she was and she said she was Merlin. As you may know, Merlin was a name given to all wizards at the time of King Arthur. Today, I found this piece at the top of my stack of stories. I had forgotten I had written it and was amazed to discover that I had titled the story, The Hooded Wizard. Here is what I wrote.
The Hooded Wizard
To my surprise, the hooded wizard I was looking at was me. As soon as I saw her, I knew that I was safe in the dark woods. None of the fears, the scary sounds, the hidden animals waiting to pounce on me, to destroy me – none of them could harm me now. I had a guide, a protector, a safe road ahead. A complete sense of joy and gratitude filled every pore of my being.
When I first saw her, I was mesmerized. I couldn’t move. I kept thinking “I need to see what else is in the forest,” but my feet were glued to the ground, opposite the figure standing before me. I was awed by the truth that I am my own protector. She is with me always, and no danger can stop me now. We continued hand in hand with confidence through the forest.
The woods were so thick, they created a sense of night time. Still, we walked forward sure footed. Then the naysayers started coming out – first one at a time and then in threes, then more, thinking they could outnumber me, that they could overwhelm me. They shouted at me: “You’re charging too much.” “Anyone can paint that.” “Artists can’t make a living doing art.” “There are a lot of talented starving artists.” “Our savings will run out in two years.” “No, can’t, shouldn’t.” “No, can’t, shouldn’t.” They lined up in an imposing row on both sides of our path. Over and over, like a chorus they chanted “No, can’t, shouldn’t” “No, can’t, shouldn’t” with solo voices chiming in their own special version of why I will fail. They didn’t know my secret, though. All they could see was one small woman walking down the path flanked on either side by their “no’s and don’ts.”
Hidden deep inside me now was a power much greater than their negativity, much greater than vast legions of warriors. I have me now, and nothing, nothing can or will interfere with my steady, sure footed progress through the unknown forest of life.
You may also be interested in these past episodes from Dr. Paula’s Uplift Your Life: Nourishment of the Spirit radio show:
Communicating with Angels to Heal Your Life with guest Corin Grillo from November 21, 2019
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