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The Knight of Swords

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THE MEETING OF TWIN FLAMES

Leaping across a Chasm

When I first became a knight, a sylph inspired me to charge through the realm with sword held high. After a while, I got bored with that. Then a dragon inspired me to perform heroic and sometimes reckless acts--like leaping across a chasm on my horse.

Riding through the Flowers

Sometimes I would ride my horse through flowers to experience the splendor and tranquility of the earth. I almost always felt a peace beyond understanding, but sometimes I also felt that something was missing.

Riding by the Sea

Sometimes I would ride my horse on the beach and experience the vastness of the ocean. I felt tiny compared to the ocean and the stars far beyond it, but I almost always felt that something great and beautiful was about to happen to me.

Riding through the Mountains

Sometimes when I rode my horse through the mountains, I would feel that I had found paradise, and I felt like I didn't need anything else, but even in the mountains I would occasionally feel like I was missing something.

Faery Wings

One day, when I was hiking on a trail through the forest, I realized that I had wings--a faery had cast a spell on me. It felt fantastic for a while, but then it began to feel unnatural. I felt like I needed to become human again.

Breaking the Spell

Eventually, I found the faery and commanded her to break the spell. She claimed that the faery folk needed a knight to protect them. I told her that I couldn't become their knight because I had already made a vow to protect human folk.

Encountering a Troll

Then I encountered a troll. He rudely demanded that I join him--he wanted me to rob people with him and humiliate them and laugh at them. I neutralized the troll by taking away his weapons. The troll whimpered as he slouched back into the forest.

Encountering a Dragon

I got lost in the forest and encountered a dragon--who claimed that he wouldn't eat me as long as I brought him bags of gold. I told the dragon that I knew where I could find bags of gold and that I would steal as many as I could and bring them immediately back to him. The dragon stared at me for a moment but let me pass. Soon I started chuckling because I was wearing armor and the dragon could not have any idea who I was or where to find me. After I had dealt with the faery and the troll and the dragon, I felt pretty good about myself, but I also still felt like something was missing.

Meeting the Moon Goddess

Under the full moon, I encountered a Goddess, who stated, "I know that you feel like something is missing from your life. You will soon find a reflection of your soul, and you will feel like a whole person."

Looking for a Reflection

I didn't understand what the Goddess meant, but I headed back to the castle and searched without success for my reflection in a mirror. "Maybe I can't see my soul because it's invisible. Hmmm."

Tiger Reflection

Suddenly I saw a tiger in the mirror. "Is my soul like a tiger?" I wondered out loud. "Tigers are fierce and powerful, so this might be good!" I still felt, however, like something might be missing.

Griffin Reflection

Suddenly the tiger disappeared, and a griffin appeared. "This is interesting," I thought. "Griffins are associated with the Sun-God Apollo and are said to guard treasures and precious objects. They are also known for their fierce nature and their ability to protect against evil. Griffins are a combination of the eagle, the king of the birds, and the lion, the king of the beasts. Could this be a reflection of my soul?"

Pegasus Reflection

I wasn't sure, so I kept peering into the mirror. A white horse with wings suddenly appeared. "Is this Pegasus?" I wondered. "Pegasus is a creature who provides inspiration to artists and power to warriors. I wouldn't mind thinking of my soul as something like a Pegasus," I said out loud, but I still felt like maybe something was missing.

Dragon Reflection

Then I saw a dragon in the mirror. "Hmmm, I've always been afraid of dragons. Dragons also represent good fortune, wisdom, and the power of the life force in some realms, but in other realms they represent chaos and destructiveness and stupidity and greed. If this represents my soul, I'm not sure that it's a good thing!"

Venus

Confused, I wandered out into the forest to clear my head. Suddenly I encountered the Goddess Venus. "You are going to find a person who mirrors your soul-- and you are also going to mirror her soul. You will see the light in each other and also love the darkness in each other. You might not always feel comfortable or in agreement with each other, but you will touch each other's soul and affect each other deeply. You will mirror each other's soul even when you are not together."

The Dance (Three of Cups)

Still confused, I wandered back to town and found a pub where three women danced gracefully with each other. One of the women seemed strangely familiar. "I think I know her from somewhere," I thought to myself.

The Meeting of Twin Flames

When the dance ended, I worked up the courage to walk over to the woman. "Have I met you in this lifetime somewhere--or in some other lifetime?" I smiled as I inquired. She smiled back at me. She agreed to take a stroll through the woods with me. At one point, we stood gazing at each other--I felt the energy of her soul, and I could tell that she felt the energy of my soul. Our souls were mirroring each other.

The Touching of Souls (Two of Cups)

We could always see the light and the darkness in each other. We didn't always feel comfortable with each other or agree with each other, but whether or not we were together, our souls continued to touch each other deeply.

All poems, stories, essays, illustrations, and music Copyright © 2025 by Jim Robbins.

Fool in the Flowers

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THE FOOL IN CANDYLAND

Fool in the Forest

One day I decided to search for a path to a legendary realm paved with gold and filled with sweet things to eat.
You see, during a recent party, a tenant, who had seemed a bit inebriated at the time, claimed that he had discovered a hidden realm known as Candyland and insisted that anyone who found it would learn the true meaning of happiness. The tenant claimed that he had found the hidden realm in the nearby mountains.
"Why don't you just tell us the true meaning of happiness?" I playfully inquired.
"That, my friend, you'll have to find yourself," the tenant slurred.
I have to admit that the man's claim intrigued me, so for several hours during my free time, I searched many maps and satellite images and found a secluded mountain valley where a hidden domain might exist. I drove my car to the mountains and finally parked by the side of the road near a trail that disappeared into the woods. I hiked for hours through fields of flowers and climbed on the trail through a pine forest.

Finding Candyland

Eventually the trail descended into a canyon where I found candy everywhere. I ate a few gummy bears and wondered, "Is this the true meaning of happiness? If that's the case, then maybe the meaning of happiness varies greatly from one person to another."

Exploring Candyland

As I explored Candyland, I found more and more candy next to the trail. "I don't know. Maybe I could be happy here," I thought out loud.

Finding a Golden Trail in Candyland

As I continued hiking, I found golden coins covering the trail. "Wow!" I exclaimed, "Maybe gold is the key to happiness! Or maybe gold plus candy equals happiness."

Money Trees in Candyland

As I continued hiking down the trail, I found money growing on trees. "Okay, this is too good to be true. I really am starting to feel happy!"

Finding Wine in Candyland

Then I found bottles of red wine by the trail. "Okay, this could be the true meaning of happiness! I think I could really be happy if I were rich and drunk all the time...."

A Wealthy Man in Candyland

As I continued strolling down the trail, I suddenly transformed into a wealthy man in fancy clothes--with an expensive bottle of liquor in one hand and a jar of candy in the other. "Okay, now I'm really happy, I think."

Meeting a Rainbow Goddess in Candyland

Suddenly I encountered a rainbow Goddess. "You might be happy if you opened your heart and experienced the marriage of heaven and earth," she claimed. I have to admit that she mesmerized me, but I didn't truly understand what she meant.

Finding Lupine and Fiesta Flowers

As I continued hiking down the trail, I found different arrays of flowers in the grass. "Okay, yeah, this does kind of make me feel happy." I whispered to myself, and as I contemplated the flowers, I forgot about the liquor and candy and fancy clothes.

Baby Blue Eyes and Fiddleneck around a Dead Lupine Bush

Then I encountered stunningly sweet flowers growing around a dead lupine bush, and I felt a rush of happiness. "This might be better than all the money and gold and candy in the world!" I blurted out.

Finding Lupine and Poppies and Bird's Eye Gilia in Candyland

Suddenly I encountered lupine and poppies and bird's eye gilia blanketing the hillsides. I experienced a tranquility that I had never felt before. "Is this the marriage of heaven and earth?" I realized then that maybe I had opened my heart as I was walking through the flowers. "Is this is the true meaning of happiness?"

Finding a Swallow-Tail Butterfly

Suddenly I found a swallow-tail butterfly in the flowers. I inched closer and closer to the butterfly, but it didn't flutter away. "This must truly be a special place if the creatures here aren't afraid of me at all," I thought.

A Bluebird in Candyland

Then I encountered a bluebird on a rock next to a stream. It looked at me but didn't fly away. Suddenly I had the feeling that the bluebird was a facet of a much larger consciousness. I couldn't help but wonder if I had become a facet of the same overarching consciousness.

Goldfinches in Candyland

As I continued, I encountered a flock of goldfinches. The birds seemed like flowers of the air. I felt my personality disappear--it was suddenly like God was watching the goldfinches through my eyes. At the same time I felt an indescribable bliss. "This must be the true meaning of happiness," I thought to myself.

Goat in Candyland

The bliss slowly disappeared as I struggled mentally to hold onto it. Suddenly a feral goat romped through the nearby flowers. It seemed so powerful and free and unafraid. "I wish I could always feel that free," I whispered to myself. "Is the goat showing me the true meaning of happiness?" I wondered.

A Bobcat in Candyland

As I continued down the path, I encountered a bobcat next to a stream. I was keenly aware that it could harm me and that I could harm it, but we stood staring at each as if trying to figure out a mystery. Somehow I felt I sense of harmony--as if I knew its soul, and we both had come to an understanding that we didn't have to harm each other at all.

The Queen of Wands

I might have unknowingly left Candyland because I suddenly came upon the Queen of Wands sitting on a throne. She spoke to me: "As we continue to evolve through innumerable experiences, the soul grows around the divine spark like a pearl of great price. The divine spark and the soul are the spiritual aspects of us that remain in touch with God. Through the soul we can come to love the plants and animals of the earth, for they too are facets of Universal Consciousness. But, believe it not, my friend, at some point you might find that you can also touch the soul of another person."
I bowed to the Queen and thanked her profusely and continued down the path.

Soul Mate

Eventually, I found a woman standing in a field of flowers. When she smiled at me, I felt like she was touching my soul. I smiled back at her, and suddenly I felt like I was touching her soul. I thought to myself, "We are in a a place where we can touch each other's soul--and when I touch her soul, I feel like I'm touching God. I feel so happy."

All poems, stories, essays, illustrations, and music Copyright © 2025 by Jim Robbins.

Fool in the Clouds

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FAERY LAND

Celestial City

One night I dreamt that I passed through a hole in the fabric of reality and started walking on the clouds towards the heavens.
Eventually I found a celestial city in the sky.

Table About to be Set

Many people, many of whom seemed familiar, welcomed me to the celestial city. One of them guided me to a room, where a table with golden cups and plates on a brilliant white tablecloth appeared to represent the magnificence and harmony and abundance of the realm.

Gnome with Faeries

Since I was feeling adventurous, I decided to explore the realm. As I was hiking, I suddenly encountered a tiny man standing on the trunk of a fallen tree. Faeries with swallow-tail wings flew from one tiger lily to another. "Good to see you again," the tiny man squeaked.
"Do I know you?" I inquired--a bit startled.
"Of course you do!" the tiny man claimed. "I am Mr. Mellifluous. You are in Faery Land. Sometimes when you return, you don't remember us. I can give you a tour to stimulate your memory if you would like."
"Sure, I would appreciate that," I replied.
"Follow me, then," Mr. Mellifluous responded.

Poppy Faery

Soon we came upon a field of poppies. "Wow!" I exclaimed, "These flowers are--I don't know how else to say it--these flowers are ravishing!" Then I noticed a young faery strolling through the flowers nearby. "Who is that lovely faery?" I asked.
"We call her Poppy," Mr. Mellifluous responded. "The flowers here flourish under her care."

Owl's Clover Faery

Soon we came upon a field of clover. Strange pink owls flew around a faery sitting in the middle of the field. "Why are those pink owls flying around that faery?" I asked.
"Because this is a field of owl's clover, of course," Mr. Mellifluous responded.
"Is her name Clover?" I asked.
"Indeed it is," Mr. Mellifluous replied. "Perhaps your memory is coming back!"
"Or maybe it was just a lucky guess," I laughed.

Lavender Faery

Soon we came upon a sweet faery surrounded by lavender flowers. "I don't remember the name of these flowers, but if I'm not mistaken, the faery's name is Lavender. Am I right?" I asked.
"Yes, indeed!" Mr. Mellifluous exclaimed. "Your memory is coming back."
"I keep returning to this realm to learn something, right?" I asked.
"You are here to learn about love," Mr. Mellifluous replied. "We focus on a different aspect of love every time you return."
"Okay, I think I'm beginning to remember," I mumbled. "Do I sometimes call you Mr. M?"
"You do indeed!" Mr. Mellifluous exclaimed. "You may call me that again if you wish."

Baby Blue Eye Faery

Soon we came upon a faery in blue flowers. "We call her Baby Blue. Am I right?" I asked.
"You are right, indeed!" Mr. Mellifluous exclaimed. "She takes care of all of the baby blue eye flowers here."
"I think I remember something. The faeries help us to understand the spiritual side of nature, right?" I asked.
"Yes, some people come to love nature by experiencing the faery spirits," Mr. Mellifluous replied. "In other realms, like the one you come from, most people can't see them, but some people like you sometimes sense their presence."
"Okay, I remember now," I mumbled. "That's how I began to love flowers, right?"
"Yes!" Mr. Mellifluous exclaimed. "You have flowers in your heart now."

Tiger Lily Faery

Soon we came upon a faery in orange flowers. "These are tiger lilies, right. Do we call her Tiger or Tiger Lily or just Lily?" I asked.
"We call her Lily," Mr. Mellifluous smiled. "She takes care of all of the tiger lilies here."
"I think I remember something else. By having flowers in our heart, we can touch the spiritual side of nature with the soul, right?" I asked. "In that way, the soul touches aspects of Universal Consciousness."
"Yes, each species is a facet of Universal Consciousness," Mr. Mellifluous replied. "Good, you are remembering."
"I'm trying," I replied."

Lupine Faery

Soon we came upon a faery in purple flowers. "We call her Lupine. Am I right?" I asked.
"Right again!" Mr. Mellifluous exclaimed. "She takes care of all of the lupine flowers here."
"She seems to be walking on water. I think I understand. By loving the flowers and animals, we come to love God, right?" I asked.
"Yes, once you love God by loving flowers and animals, you can also love God by loving people," Mr. Mellifluous replied. "In the realm you come from, most people live in fear, but if you keep your heart open, you might eventually find that your soul can touch the soul of another person."
"That's awesome," I remarked.
"Yes it is!" Mr. Mellifluous exclaimed.

Eve

Soon we came upon a queen by the sea. "This," Mr. Mellifluous stated, "is our beloved Eve."
Eve stated, "As I wept during my expulsion from the Garden of Eden, my tears of repentance and sadness spilled to the ground and blossomed into the lovely fleur-de-lis. The flower reveals the promise of a return to happiness. White combines the primary colors to reveal unity. In other words, the flower reveals that we can return to Eden by experiencing the unity underlying all of creation. The soul can feel the unity, so when we touch the soul of another person, we can touch the underlying unity of the Universal Consciousness. That is one of the most beautiful aspects of human love. In your realm, if you and another person touch souls, you are known as soul mates or twin flames."

Faery in the Wheat

We thanked Eve profusely and soon came upon a faery in wheat. "This is fitting," Mr. Mellifluous claimed. "This faery on one level might be revealing the inner abundance of two people who touch souls."

Faery Bringing a Flower Back to Life

"This fairy might be suggesting how a person who touches your soul can help you to heal," Mr. Mellifluous mentioned.

Goddess with Rainbow Wings

Eventually we encountered a Goddess with rainbow wings. She spoke to us: "After experiencing the rainbow colors of the flowers, you can experience the rainbow colors of another person's soul, as well as the rainbow colors of the Tree of Life, which reveal the dimensions of Universal Consciousness."
Mr. M and I bowed to the Goddess and thanked her profusely and continued on our way.

Twin Flame

We soon came upon a woman by the ocean. Mr. M stated, "You have met this person before. She is wearing a crown now to reveal the magnificence of the divine feminine. She is your twin flame. When you meet again soon, you will recognize the divinity in each other. You will touch souls, and you will love the light and darkness in each other."

All poems, stories, essays, illustrations, and music Copyright © 2025 by Jim Robbins.

Golden Temple in the Forest

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PORTALS

Path to the Heavens

One day as I was wandered through the forest, I had a vision of a golden balanced cross on top of a pyramid--a vision that remained in my mind's eye for almost an hour. Suddenly in the middle of the forest I came upon a golden pyramid with an equal-armed cross on top. Steps led up to the pyramid, but I didn't see any door. Intrigued, I carefully climbed the steps and touched the pyramid--and a door suddenly appeared. I stepped through the door and sat down on a block of stone in the middle of the dimly lit pyramid. I rested inside the pyramid for a time--I wasn't sure how long--and suddenly the pyramid expanded: a path meandered past lilies through an archway and snaked into the mountains in the distance.
I thought I could see a city in the sky. I wasn't sure if it was floating in the clouds or anchored to the mountain. Most astonishing of all, a bright pentacle hovered above a cloud. The pentacle, I knew, symbolized the five "Elements of the Wise": Earth, Air, Spirit, Water, Fire--along with their associated triplicities and ruling planets--it symbolized, in other words, all the subtle forces represented by the Tree of Life.

Mysterious Lady

Curious, I decided to explore the vast realm that had magically manifested inside of the pyramid. I hiked through the mountains and encountered a mysterious lady strolling toward me on the path.
"I am here to guide you through four portals on this path," the lady claimed.
"But why?" I asked.
"To show you what twin flames often experience before and after they meet each other," she replied.
"That would be good to know, I think," I politely replied.
"Walk with me then," she responded.

First Portal

Soon we came to the first portal. "We must step through this portal together," the lady explained, "We will meet the King of Pentacles on the other side. He will explain much of what you need to know."

King of Pentacles

We immediately found the King of Pentacles sitting on a throne. "I'm glad you made it," the King remarked.
"Yes, your Highness. Thank you so much for your patience," the lady politely replied.
The King looked directly at me. "Twin flames are important because they reveal that two souls can touch each other. They can love the light and darkness in each other. Even more importantly, since the soul connects with Universal Consciousness, when the souls of twin flames touch each other, they also touch God, which can have an extremely positive affect on a subtle spiritual levels since we are all connected," the King explained.
"That sounds very positive indeed, your Highness," I responded.
"Twin flames rarely have an easy life before they meet, however," the King continued. "Suffering consumes them and refines them until their hearts are finally ready for the powerful spiritual connection," the King stated.

The Tower: Mars

"Often, the lightning bolt of Mars strikes them--sometimes more than once--and they can end up severely burned," the King remarked."But the lightning flash also illuminates. When the lightning bolt strikes, they see their own soul and the souls of others, which enables the twin flames to recognize each other."
"That's awesome, your Highness," I replied.

Death: Scorpio

"Often, after the lightning strikes, twin flames cannot go back to a life that offers less spiritual enlightenment or fulfillment," the King stated. "They choose to walk a spiritual path, which usually requires a deep transformation that sometimes feels like a kind of death because the personality disappears, and they live in their higher self."
"Yes, your Highness. Sometimes people treat them like they are abnormal," I chimed in, suddenly afraid that I had been rude to the King.
"Indeed," the King replied. "People they had once known often don't even recognize them anymore and treat them like strangers. Twin flames are sometimes called 'chosen ones' because life has initiated them, and they choose to remain on a spiritual path. Their choice can sometimes make other people feel uncomfortable."

Second Portal

The lady spoke, "Thank you, your Highness. We are now going to pass through the second portal."
"Yes, my dear lady." The King gazed at me. "You will be able to hear my voice on the other side of each portal, my friend."
"That's awesome. Thank you, your Highness," I replied.

Choices, Choices: Seven of Cups

As soon as we passed through the second portal, we encountered a man faced with a difficult choice.
I could hear the King speak: "Life keeps presenting us with different choices. Whether it's becoming as fierce and as powerful as a dragon, or as famous as a mighty warrior, or one of the wealthiest people in the realm, or a person with high status who lives above others in a castle, or a person who remains disconnected from others in pursuit of a dream, or a person who experiences the spiritual power of the snake, or an anonymous person who experiences the highest spiritual love, we all feel pressured sometimes to choose a different path because we think it might be better. Few, I'm afraid, would choose to experience the path of the highest spiritual love, but a twin flame who can touch the souls of other people often feels compelled to continue on that path," the King explained. "Eventually, the temptation to leave the path falls away."

Third Portal

The mysterious lady and I continued to the next portal and stepped through.

The Star

"This might be the most important stage of the process," the King claimed. "Due to all the trials and tribulations, twin flames open their heart. They are then ready to touch and greet the soul of their twin flame--openly with love and compassion. This takes a special kind of awareness associated with The Star. All of their primary chakras--all levels of their being, in other words--must be awake, in a spiritual state that enables their soul to feel a deep connection with God. In that way they are able to touch God as they touch each other's soul. Twin flames often don't recognize each other until they have both attained this state of awareness."

Fourth Portal

"Here we must say goodbye to the King. We are about to meet a great Goddess," the lady claimed.
Then the lady guided me through the fourth portal.

Goddess

After we had stepped through the portal, we encountered a Goddess with rainbow wings. She spoke to us as we bowed before her: "We are one with all of the colors of the rainbow and all of the energies of the earth and all of the dimensions of Universal Consciousness. Twin flames live in reverence for all of creation and for each other, even despite the great challenges that have shaped and refined them."

Temperance: Archangel Michael

The Goddess continued, "They find a path to Beauty, the Emanation of the Sun where they experience the Vision of Harmony and the Mysteries of Crucifixion. They recognize the harmonious fields of energy throughout the cosmos as well as the need for sacrifice to create and maintain balance. They can raise each other to amazing spiritual heights, and they often inspire people to feel love and compassion for each other, which is truly a blessing in this world."

All poems, stories, essays, illustrations, and music Copyright © 2025 by Jim Robbins.

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