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Tales of Future Earth

Summer Solstice Eve, 2200

By Deborah FryePublished 5 years ago Updated 4 years ago 8 min read
Ife, Ariadne and the Codes

Summer Solstice Eve, 2200, Lalibela

Water trickles down the moss encrusted walls of the cave, a dozen pools dotting the back edge undulating to the yawning entrance. Over my shoulder I see darkness on her way “You are welcome to join me around the fire” I sing out to the deep purple sky “...around the fire...the fire.. fire...

Several moments earlier a voice had called my name – Ife, Ife, Ife! – from the easternmost corner of the cave where I'd found a glowing patch of sand. I'd unearthed an orb carved with Light Language, a reclaimed spiritual tongue that I could read by virtue of my Ethiopian roots. “Read me, read me now!” the glyphs shimmered in the air encircling my head, “Read. Me. Now!

As a treasure revealer I had experienced communication from all sorts of realms, including imposter texts hidden during the Great Shift. This message is no fake. I bring it back to the fire, seal the cave entrance with an invocation, and place the orb between my legs. I offer a handful of frankincense to the flames, and breathe until it's aroma takes hold. The orb rises and splits to reveal an inner etheric scroll, a shimmering stream of gold light. I place my fingers in it, and a warm sensation rises up my spine until I hear Ancestor Aurora's voice:

“My dear Ife, it has been confirmed that the Warz have reanimated one of their timelines to intercept you and Ariadne and begin another era of Undoing. You must now switch your meeting to the 44th dimension. Once you have the codes, join Ariadne at Cahokia for the anchoring. I'll see you there. Be safe, and use the greatest cloaking! The Dolphin Communal awaits”

And with that, the orb snaps shut, and Aurora's gone.

Central Altar for the Cooperative Regions, Cahokia Mounds

Pink and orange dance in the last of the sky's light while the sun falls toward the top of the Ceremonial Mound. I have a hundred marigolds in my arms, and strain to see over their heads as I navigate the steep steps to the Main Altar. In a little over two sunrises, millions of people will arrive via Mindstream for the Celebration of All Ancestors and the Great Completion Ceremony. Ife and I will transmit the final codes needed to anchor the Earth to the Galactic Core and activate a level of protection around the earth that has been absent since the Warz first dismantled it over 3000 years ago.

Ife and I were identified by the Dolphin Communal as the keepers of the keys to the Galactic Anchoring when we were children, and have transmitted codes through the Labyrinth into the Earth core for the past 21 years. The Dolphins have guided the Reconnection and Restoration, which has had to happen in stages as the damage to the Earth's crystalline grids was too great to be reconciled all at once. It was 18 years ago that the grids grew strong enough to keep the Warz out. Before that, there were continual episodes of Undoing, when they would return and create chaos for a time before we were able to push them back out.

As I tiptoe around the edge of the 333 foot moss and stone Labyrinth ringed by rosemary and mugwort, it's sacred pulse begins to beat in my heart, slowing my breathing and stopping my thoughts. I've been preparing with the Labyrinth for 13 days, and want to squeeze in one more session.

I lay down the marigolds, take my seat on a meditation mat woven from wild purple sage and fan out my hands, last finger and thumb joining to form a crucible. The wind dances in the valleys of my upturned palms, waking my heart complex. I shift into an altered state, and embody my birthright as The One Who Brings Spirits Together. Gold light streams from me, my body a nexus as I am tethered to the labyrinth, the Altar, and the Origin Sun. But instead of my guides, I see Ife's face - she is sitting with the Ancestral Council, holding a small wooden orb.

“Ariadne, thank my heart! I am here on the 44th, and you must come now.” she explains Aurora's warning, and without further thought, I cloak myself and travel to her.

We are instantaneously drawn through their telepathic Lightstream to a watery chamber where the Dolphins tell us more of the kidnapping plot.

“We must begin the transmission immediately. If you can install the final codes tonight, there is a chance the protective shield will come online and prevent another Undoing.”

An incursion by the Warz could reverse our work on the eve of it's completion. Ife and I lock hands and sit across from one another. We have been through so much together, inextricably linked by the small strand of code in our genes that makes us unique among people.

As the council begins their transmission, we are suspended in their Mindstream above a vast ocean of watery consciousness. I watch the gold heart-shaped chamber in Ife's chest grow visible. I have the same etheric locket, 3 inches above my heart, where the anchoring codes reside. Their covers are engraved with hieroglyphics and open to reveal vast mirror portals that reach deep into the void of space as the transmission proceeds.

Fragments of history flash before my eyes: The Great Undoing from 2017 to 2033, when a white supremacist, who was later identified as a Warz general, seized global control in the Great Take, moving people from their homes onto barren land; smog choked landscapes, as mining, drilling and toxic industry increased and made breathing hazardous; melting ice caps, rising sea levels, out of control storms, and pandemics; the underground communities where the seeds of The Solution were sown and fertilized; the DNA research that uncovered twelve original human codes, and the violent, racist DNA of those from another solar system, the Warz; the crumbling Warz control, as their game was revealed.

Then, I see the next chapter - the 13 Original Founders from all Earth families coming together to rebuild society using the principles of the heart; people having spontaneous ancestral visitations and developing the capacity to communicate with plants and animals, and as they did, changing everything. The Earth Herself being treated as an equal partner, and given a voice. The Founders discovering the regenerative portals around the globe and assisting the Earth in restoring sacredness; banks and military dissolving, weapons being dismantled, and entertainment, sports, music, movies – all industries that siphoned the creative energy from others for profit – ending. With the uncovering of portals, and the activation of human psychic gifts, travel by Mindstream replaced most modes of transportation, as people learned to project themselves through space using their heart/minds.

The Warz who had deformed the landscape of the earth for over 3000 years were given the chance to rehabilitate using the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a template. Any of them that did not want to could return to their home worlds via the recently recovered Egyptian transit Portal. By the year 2044, 89% of the Warz had opted to leave and the remaining 11% had transmuted. Due to the energies returning to Earth, their DNA was forever altered.

Then came the episodic Undoings starting in 2065 when the Warz kept coming to retake Earth, using their old weapons and tactics, while we continued to evolve as the Earth healed, learning how to evade them with etheric skills. There were many losses – lives, time, energy - but we grew stronger with the help of our Ancient Ancestors and the Dolphin Communal. We were able to ultimately collapse the Warz timelines 18 years ago, and until today, they had not figured out how to reanimate them.

The last images I see are of the successful final code transmission and a future where an impenetrable energy shield makes it impossible for the Warz to return. And then a flash of something else, so fast, I couldn't make it out. What was that?

When the download's done, Ife and I are dropped into the warm oceanic waters and then escorted to the Labyrinth by three Elder Dolphins. “We watch in great anticipation and support, dear hearts”.

Cahokia Mounds, Almost Midnight, Solstice Eve

My cells are humming so loudly that my body shakes. I'm extremely thirsty, and drink from the water pouch next to the meditation cushion until it is drained. I unbelievably still have the orb in my hand. I feel relieved that Ariadne and I now carry the complementary final pieces of code, which are heavy in my chest, but I can't shake the ominous feeling from that last flash I saw of the future.

Aurora manifests holographically from the inner core of the Labyrinth. “Come, Ife, there is no time to lose” she gestures. My heart chamber is still visible as is Ariadne's, who is tethered the center of the Labyrinth, anchoring the ten directions.

I sit across from her, look into her eyes, and feel a surge of energy as the codes activate. Light pours forth from my heart locket chamber to hers. She directs the beam with her hands into the center of the Labyrinth, which responds by sending an enormous column of light into the sky, traveling beyond time and space to the Galactic Center. The light rushes through me like a great wind, and there is a perceptible shift in the atmosphere as the final anchoring occurs. I hold tight to Ariadne's hands until the beams emanating from our hearts stop and the Labyrinth sighs. I breathe in deeper than I ever had, and fall over. I can hear Aurora speaking, and strain to listen through my exhaustion. I need to tell her what I saw.

“I speak for all the 13 Original Founders when I say tonight we honor you, most beautiful Ife and Ariadne, for your amazing role in the cycle of healing to protect our beautiful planet and her lifeforms from devastation,

With these final codes, I invite you to breathe deep an atmosphere so rich and nourishing as to feed your lungs with essence. Touch the shimmering light before your eyes and feel your fingertips dissolve into the interconnected energy of All That Is, knowing yourself to be an integral part of creation. Feel the gold humming in your cells and remember it wasn't always this way.

I lived through the rejuvenation of the black air, polluted waters and toxic soils. Through the Unveiling, when the innate talents of the human being could no longer be suppressed, and the true magic of our bodies rose to meet the gold filaments connecting life on earth with the Origin Sun.

With immense gratitude to our Mother Earth and Her heroic healing arc, we honor Her and all the gifts She bestows upon us. This Solstice marks the beginning of a new dawn, as we add a final chapter to this tale. Tomorrow we feast with our relations. But tonight, bathe in salt and lavender, rejuvenate and restore. We'll see you at dawn.”

Aurora grabs the orb from my palm and is gone.

“Ife?” Ariadne stands above me, hand outstretched.

“Let's go back to my roundhouse and have some broth. I've made some honey cake, and a warm purification bath awaits.” Her smile, like a sun, gives me energy. I can still see the dim gold outline of our gold lockets. “Yum, honey cake!” I laugh, knowing deep down I'll need lots of strength for what lies ahead.

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Deborah Frye

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