Camilla: Brother Pheasant's Journey 4

Art by Jen Buckley

Pheasant could not stop thinking about Aidyl. 

He was back on the other side of the granite door and little princess looked quite pleased with him. After all, he had found the lady dragon’s lost fire. But…it didn’t feel finished.

He wanted to get to know her better.

“I would really like to talk to Aidyl again. Can I go back?”

Little princess’ wings hummed as she flew high…low… high…low, like when humans switch the leg they are leaning on.

“It doesn’t work that way. These are lessons according to the law of frequency, it is not really a ‘world’ the way you understand a world. Aidyl was on your path because of your lesson but is not to be found behind that door anymore.”

“Oh no…I have to see her. What can I do?”

Little princess looked like she was hesitating, but then landed and looked up at pheasant.

“At the core of Mother Gaia is the Heart of Hearts. You can find everything and everyone that exists, have ever existed or will ever exist, right there. It is all accessible for every single being.”

“That sounds amazing…” Pheasant could hardly conceive of this idea.

“How do I go to the Heart of Hearts?”

“The only way to reach it is through your own heart.”

“But how?”

“That’s the thing. There is not one way to get there. Every being has a way and has to figure it out for themselves.”

“Oh.”

Pheasant shook his feathers restlessly and stared at the granite door, which did not hold the same magic anymore. He let out a scream now and then to be able to think better.

Everything and everyone that exists in this very moment. Or in the past, or future. What if I could go to my grandparents in the Heart of Hearts? Just see them for a while, share a few seeds together. I could reach everyone and everything in the Heart of Hearts. I just have to figure out how.

“Just keep busy. You’ll find your way, but it is always better to keep moving. We mostly find what we are looking for when we are busy looking for something else.”

A little golden feather landed in front of Pheasant. This was a lot to think about.