Do We Have to Spell it Out for You?

Mike was standing in line waiting to board the flight, he was hoping he didn’t look as awkward as he felt. To the people who were outside his own head he didn’t look awkward at all. He was a good looking guy, in his late 30’s with blonde hair, greenish-blue eyes and an inviting yet mysterious smile. He had always been popular with the ladies but struggled with keeping guy friends. He could make plenty of acquaintances but his cutting humor and weird ways seemed to drive away everyone except romantic partners. Those he had to beat off with a stick. Turns out you can be as weird as you want when you're successful, handsome and amazing in bed. He is normally very confident but the cause of his awkwardness this day is his lack of female companionship on this vacation. He had traveled for work alone many times, but this felt foreign to him. The trip was a vacation he planned with his ex-girlfriend over a year ago. It was already bought and paid for, no take backs; so he was alone and feeling out of place.

When he bought the trip she was his live-in girlfriend. Less than two weeks after it was paid off they were not speaking to each other. They had been dating nearly a decade when their tower moment happened which blew apart their relationship. The last few years had been particularly rough in the aftermath of Mike’s nights out drinking with the guys. It was just too many late night indiscretions. Followed by hollow apologies and promises to never drink Jack again. The parade of words he would go through the next morning contained no sincerity. This was due to the fact that he blacked out the night prior and didn’t remember a goddamn thing. Gretchen had been a top notch lover, roommate and best friend for the past 8 years. As tensions grew the fights became more frequent. They had always had the kind of relationship in which it was magical or malevolent. The state of their relationship made Mike think of a line from the big book of nursery rhymes his grandmother would read to him. “When it was good it was very very good but when it was bad it was horrid”.

It was a few days after one of the exceptionally drunk nights when the break up happened. They fought and cried for three days then, on the third day, she was just gone. All Mike found when he came home from work was a note. It said lots of things, some of them truthfully cold and some of them hotly exaggerated. Either way the only thing that really matters is how she ended it, “take your dumbass trip to Mount Shithead by yourself”. The destination was actually called Mount Shasta in Northern California.

Now let's cut back to the present in the spirit of mindfulness. Mike just got settled into his hotel and made peace with the fact that he is solo on this trip. After eating a late lunch he decided to go for a hike and take in the beautiful scenery around the mountain. He chose this location because of the outstanding views and the mysteriousness that surrounds the area. Mike had recently been trying to become more spiritual but he feels frustrated due to a block on his intuition. He is hoping that being in a place that has a history of spiritual occurrences might help him access his intuition and spirit guides.

Mount Shasta is gorgeous and he can feel a different energy here than he has ever experienced before. Mike is studying the map he got from the little shop down the road, looking for Pluto Cave. He doesn’t know why he picked this to be his first stop, he knows nothing about the cave. He solely chose it due to Pluto being the planet connected with his astrological sign, Scorpio. The map is very confusing so he quickly got turned around on his journey. He feels the vibration increasing and it makes him feel that his whole body is vibrating. He is having mixed emotions as the anxiety of being lost and alone sets in. It felt both creepy and comforting at the same time, which was very perplexing, to say the least.

Mike did not know what time he started this hike but it was now approaching Sunset. He decided to just sit down for a few minutes, take some deep breaths and make a game plan. As he sat the ringing in his ears started. This is something that has been happening to him more and more lately. The sound is one of those where you think it is coming from inside your head but you still look around to see if anyone else is hearing it. It is high pitched but has a faded quality about it, as if it is coming from another dimension or something. He does his deep breathing with his eyes closed and can feel an opening up sensation in his heart Chakra.

When he opens his eyes he sees a black book beside him atop the rock he was sitting on. The book that was definitely not there when he first sat down, was now almost touching his leg. It was a very nice book not like the sleazy little black books in the movies, full of potential hook-ups. This was an exceptionally designed black book. Then he sees a message on the very first page. It made him freeze in bewilderment because it was his name followed by today’s date.

The message was, “Mike, suspend your disbelief, be open to what the universe is offering and you will see positive results. After you follow the instructions a new message will appear the next day at sunset.” He looked back up and there was a blue orb of light floating in front of him. He immediately told himself he was crazy but corrected himself. He reminded himself that he should suspend his disbelief at this moment. Then the orb started to move slowly back down the trial. He followed the light and it led him back to a spot where he had a clear view of his hotel. Then it was gone, like someone turned off a light switch.

He was mystified by this occurrence but also excited. At sunset the following day he opened the book and there was indeed another message. This one said “find your inner child, hold him tight and embrace the pain. Do this to unlock the spiritual power within you”. Well that is ambiguous and confusing he thought to himself. How the hell do I find my inner child? Just then a notification popped up on his phone, it was a recorded hypnosis session to heal your inner child. He looked at the time and it was 5:55pm, some reason that stood out to him as verification that he was indeed supposed to do this. So he did and long story short, it worked. During his state of hypnosis he was able to locate his inner child and unlock a long repressed trauma. He made sure to tell this younger, scared version of himself that he is loved and accepted just the way he is. He was shocked at the immediate feeling of relief, like a weight being lifted off his chest. Afterwards he was surprised at how differently he views the world. He no longer feels like the victim of circumstance.

The next day, just like clockwork, at sunset there was another message. This went on for about 7 days, he was floored by the amount of progress he had made in just a weeks time. Also he noticed more and more spiritual gifts that were available to him effortlessly. Today was his last day on vacation. He had enjoyed Mount Shasta immensely and couldn’t wait to come back, it felt like leaving home. Mike was a little worried that the black book wouldn’t work the same way it did back home and he was getting worried about how to pay all the bills when he was home. He had always struggled with managing his money so of course he blew it all on the trip.

The plane landed back home right at sunset, he couldn’t wait to see if there was still a message or if that only worked with the magic of Mount Shasta. He opened up the book as soon as he got in the taxi. He was relieved when he saw the message, “Mike, go by a scratch off lottery ticket, pick the one you are drawn to. Then look both ways because your divine counterpart is coming in fast.”

He purchased the ticket at the store just a block from his apartment. He couldn’t wait until he got home so he used the bathroom and frantically revealed the winning combination. And what a winner it was, $20,000. Mike walked out of the store excited and in a hurry to go cash in his winnings. He feels in his pocket for his precious black book but there is nothing there. He starts to panic as he frantically feels all his pockets. Then he starts looking on the sidewalk and street. He thinks that it might be in the street close to the curb so he steps out to grab it. Unfortunately he didn’t look both ways. He looked up just in time to see the bus bearing down on him right before it collided into him.

Everything went black and he awoke in an unknown place but he felt a certain sense of peace along with confusion. Then Mike sees a figure walking towards him with a radiant light emanating from them. Mike asking tentatively, “am I dead?” The being laughs a little and says, “Well the answer is both yes and no, you are actually in a kind of in between state. You are not going to be staying here, the world still needs you. I am Michael, also known as your higher self. We sent you the black book because you have an important mission and you were not listening to your intuition.”

Mike felt guilty and said, “but I lost the black book”. Michael said you don’t need the black book it was just a tool to get you going on your spiritual journey but now you are almost the Mystic Healer. You don’t need the book, the answers have always been within you.” Then just as suddenly as he blinked out he was back on the street, dazed and hurting but alive. He was trying to focus his eyes and mind when a gorgeous woman was bending over him. He felt a sense of being home when he looked at her and an inner soul recognition. She looked very concerned “Thank God you are okay, I thought I killed you, oh yeah, and here is your wallet and lottery ticket. I guess they fell out of your pockets when I hit you with the bus. In my defense you need to look both ways especially since I was coming in fast.” Mike didn’t know what to say or do, but he managed to say “Can I thank you with dinner tomorrow?” She smiled and said, “well after you get checked at the hospital I guess so. I don’t usually just go to dinner with complete strangers but something is telling me I’m in for one hell of an adventure.”

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