Mystical Tarot Realms

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A Face of God
FACES OF GOD IN THE MAGIC MIRROR
Faces of God
As I was meditating one day, the face of God appeared in my magic mirror.
Suddenly God spoke to me, "I would like to dispel some misconceptions about my appearance," God said. "Some artist a few centuries ago represented me as an old man with gray hair and a long beard and then everyone started to believe that I look like this. This is one face of God, but there are many others. Actually, every face that you see is a face of God."
Faces of God in the Magic Mirror
God continued, "You might not believe it, but every creepy crawly insect has a face of God. I am particularly fond of butterflies and dragonflies."
Amphibious and Reptilian Faces of God
God continued, "Given humanity's fear of other creatures, you might not believe me when I say that all reptiles and amphibians have a face of God too."
More Winged Faces of God
I am especially fond of the faces of birds. Some of them are quite stunning, I think," God stated.
Animal Faces of God
God continued, "Of course, faces of animals are also some of my favorites because many of them are quite expressive and impressive. You are an animal, you know. Humans, I think, have the most expressive faces. That's why I like humans so much. Some even claim that humans are made in God's image, which I think is in a way accurate, but of course all creatures are facets of One Universal Consciousness."
Faces of Splendor in the Magic Mirror
God continued, "You know, I am also quite happy with the faces of flowers on your planet. Sometimes, they even take my breath away."
Angelic Faces of God
"Sometimes I like to group them so that they resemble angels," God explained.
Fiery Faces of God
"Sometimes I like to group them so that they resemble an army of the fiery angels of God."
Faces of God Blooming Around a Dead Lupine Bush
God continued, "Sometimes I like to group them around dead bushes or trees to remind people that life in its stunning splendor goes on after something passes away. Everything is a facet of God, you know, and consciousness continues after death. I especially like baby blue eyes because they resemble eyes of the sky on the ground. Personally, I would have named them 'eyes of heaven,' but 'baby blue eyes' will do."
Lupine, Poppies, Birds Eye Gilia after the Rough Fire
Sometimes after a terrible fire I think it's fun to group flowers in such a way that they resemble armies battling each other for territory. Such arrays of flowers are so peaceful and beautiful that they remind people of the divinity and unity underlying all of creation, which some might find a little ironic, I suppose, given that the species might seem to be in conflict," God proclaimed.
Towering Body of God
God continued, "I love trees too, you know, because some of them tower into heaven. Some trees make people feel like tiny insects in comparison, but, you know, some people need to be humbled in the face of my creation."
Rainbow Goddess of God
Of course some people create rainbow Goddesses in their imagination to show the beauty and divinity within nature, the Many in the One, so to speak, to express the divinity and unity of Universal Consciousness. I am fond of creative people who do that sort of thing."
Throne of Gold
Of course some people just can't see the faces of God. They sit on golden thrones and dream of gaining more wealth and power. Unfortunately, they would rather rule the world than see the faces of God."
Can't See the Face of God
Some people would rather have the kind of power that enables them to separate families for no good reason. They would rather see very sad faces of God, which I find quite blasphemous."
Unable to See the Face of God
I have noticed that nowadays some people like to shoot other people because that makes them feel powerful. They cannot see the face of God. Too bad that they feel so small and powerless that they end up shooting the face of God."
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All poems, stories, essays, illustrations, and music Copyright © 2025 by Jim Robbins.















The Eyes of God
GOD IN THE MAGIC MIRROR AGAIN
Kundalini Rising
As I was meditating one day, the face of God appeared in my magic mirror again. This time God appeared as a woman.
Suddenly God spoke to me, "I would like to dispel some more misconceptions," she said. "Almost every human being believes that God is male. I contain both male and female qualities--as do most humans. A lot of people would consider that statement blasphemous, but they would be calling God blasphemous, wouldn't they? Does that make sense? The masculine and the feminine can be found everywhere within the realm of physical manifestation. How could I possibly just be male? I am everything, not just the masculine."
God continued, "Based on what I have just said, I'm afraid that I need to clarify a few more things. A lot of people spend a great deal of time developing a winning personality that will help them get a job or gain them respect or fame or wealth or happiness. People, however, are not born with a personality. People create ideas about themselves and sooner or later believe that they have a personality, but the personality is transient and disappears when a person dies. As I have shown you many times--in order to know Me, you have to lose yourself. You know Me when your personality vanishes, but, as I have suggested, a human's personality is often tied directly to whether they are male or female. On the spiritual level, that is an illusion, just as the personality is an illusion."
God continued, "Let me give you a few examples. Remember the time you felt an icy cold fluid rise up your spine, the fluid so cold that it burned you? That was the kundalini energy rising from your root chakra to your brain. Do you remember what happened next?"
Floating above My Body
I replied, "Yes, God. I floated above my body. I looked down and could see the back of my head and realized that I was beginning to go bald. That startled me!"
"Did anything else about that experience startle you?" God inquired.
I replied, "Yes, God. I was no longer attached to my body or to my masculinity. My personality had vanished. I was a soul or a spirit floating around outside of my body."
God replied, "Soul is the correct nomenclature. Your soul evolves through numerous incarnations. Sometimes you're a male, sometimes you are a female. In each incarnation, some people care more about your personality, and some people care more about your soul. After more than a few incarnations, you eventually begin to distinguish between those two types of people, and you become more attached to people who care about your soul."
I replied, "Yeah, God. That makes sense. More and more often in my current incarnation, I am attracted to the soul of other people, not to their personality or their physical appearance."
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Ballooning Consciousness
God continued, "That has happened due to a number of experiences, I think. I know you did not try to raise your kundalini. In your case, it just happened, but after it happened, you began to experience moments of absolute bliss related to your kundalini experience. Do you remember that?"
I replied, "Yes, God, of course. I felt like my consciousness was 'ballooning.' That's how I still refer to those experiences."
God asked, "What did you experience besides bliss?"
I replied, "I think I see where you are going with this, God. In each case, my personality vanished, and I felt one with Universal Consciousness, and I knew the unity and divinity within all of creation."
Seeing Flowers with the Eyes of God
"Let me provide a few more examples," God stated. "Do you remember the time when you were on a hike, and you suddenly felt like God was perceiving the world through you?"
"Yes, I will never forget that, God," I responded. "I felt like God--I mean You--was seeing the world through my eyes. I wasn't on drugs or anything like that if you want to know the truth."
"Oh, I know the truth," God replied. "Can you think of anything else notable about the experience?"
"Well, I was feeling absolute bliss again," I replied, "but, come to think of it, I also remember that my personality totally vanished as You were seeing through my eyes. Again, I felt one with all of creation."
Envisioning a Golden Balanced Cross
"Very good," God replied, "I think you are starting to get My point. Remember when you went through a mental purification process and then began having visions of spiritual symbols during meditation? Do you remember envisioning a golden equal-armed cross floating in a blue sky?"
"Why, yes, of course, God," I responded, "I had that vision repeatedly--even when I wasn't meditating. But in my vision of the balanced cross, I also envisioned indistinct angels at each end of the cross, the one at the top in a yellow robe, the one at the bottom in a blue robe, the one on my right in a red robe, the one on my left in a white robe."
"What significance did that have for you?" God asked.
"Well, God, you probably know that I found a description in a book of two important rituals, one known as the 'Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram,' and the other known as the 'Supreme Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram.' Both are based on the symbolism that I experienced in my vision, except that I discovered through the description of the rituals that the angel in the yellow robe is actually the Archangel Raphael, the one in the blue robe is the Archangel Gabriel, the one in the red robe is the Archangel Michael, and the one in the white robe is the Archangel Auriel."
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Archangel Raphael Dissolving into Points of Light
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God asked, "What happened when you first performed the rituals?"
"I invoked the Archangel Raphael," I replied.
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Engulfed in Points of Light
"Yes, and what happened next?" God asked.
"The Archangel dissolved into numerous points of light that rushed towards me and swirled all around me. Suddenly I knew that I was in a thought bubble of amazing complexity. Numerous mathematical symbols floated all around me. Unfortunately I am not mathematically inclined."
"What did you feel?" God asked.
"I felt a profound sense of eternity and the oneness of creation, and yes, my personality totally disappeared, and I felt absolute bliss."
"That is what often happens when your personality vanishes," God stated.
Visited by a Dark Force
"Did that experience help you to understand your purpose," God asked.
"Well, yes, I guess so," I replied. "Soon dark forces began to attack me, but when I performed the rituals associated with my vision, the Archangels always neutralized them and protected me, which was good because often I was attacked twice a day, especially after the COVID pandemic began. In retrospect, I think that my purpose at the time was to be a spiritual warrior who neutralized dark forces to create balance."
"How did you feel when you were being attacked?" God asked.
"I was often scared out of my wits," I replied, "Those dark forces were extremely malicious and oppressive and menacing, but I always had faith that You and the Archangels would protect me, and You always did. Eventually the dark forces understood that I am always protected by You and the Archangels, and they stopped bothering me--after we had neutralized thousands of them by healing them and cleansing them with holy fire and holy water and filling them with Your divine light."
Bottom of a Reservoir in a Dry Year
God suddenly asked, "Have you had any other visions?"
"Quite a few," I responded, "but one that sticks out is a vision I had while I was exploring the bottom of a reservoir in a drought year."
Pounding Stone in the Inundation Zone of the Reservoir
I continued, "I had discovered many Native American pounding stones at the confluence of a river and a creek and suddenly--I'm not sure quite how to explain this--I had a vision of myself in a previous life having a vision of the catastrophic consequences of building a dam that destroyed the home of many Native Americans as well as much of the riparian habitat. As strange as it may sound, I knew I was in that life a Native American myself who had envisioned the disastrous future of what had once been my home. I somehow knew in my previous life that the catastrophe was going to happen. I knew also that I could not stop it. I also knew that a genocide was going to occur and that genocide and ecocide go hand in hand. Then my former self and my current self were horrified together at the same time."
Preserved River Gorge
God asked, "What did you do about it?"
"With other people, I fought the proposal to build a dam on another abused river not far away, and I lost a couple of jobs because of it, but we won and preserved the river canyon and the Native American artifacts associated with that river. It was totally worth it."
Foundation of a House
"By the way, I have a question, God, about time. When I was eleven, my Dad took me and my brother fishing. I soon got bored with fishing and explored the area, and I eventually found the foundation of a house in the floodplain of the river, which just happened to be the same river where I had experienced myself in a previous life having a vision of the catastrophic future of the Native American village site. Anyway, I jumped up on the foundation wall and carefully walked on it, pretending that I was on a tight rope. Suddenly I clearly heard a voice that stated, "You will be back in thirty-five years." I don't know if that was your voice, God, but I unexpectedly returned thirty-five years later. As I was driving on the one-lane road, I suddenly looked down into the flood plain and noticed the foundation by the river. I parked the car and climbed down the hill to the foundation, inside of which tall oak trees were reaching toward the sun. I felt like my peronality vanished in the peace that drenched the river bottom. Does all time exist at once, God?"
"That's a simple way of looking at it. The gist of it is that people have the ability to access the past and the future. Knowing that, some people might begin to believe in predestination, but I can change what you call the future. The past and the future exist in Universal Consciousness, and if your mind is clear, your personal consciousness can access Universal Consciousness. It's not always pleasant though. Some humans throughout history have done terrible things, like committing genocide and enslaving people, as you know."
Black Streak under Arm
"I have another question, God. If the human mind is so powerful that it can see into the past and future, can the mind also heal the physical body?"
"I think you already know the answer to that one, my friend," God replied. "After you cleansed your chakras through the mental purification process, you were able to scan your body for negativity. You found a black streak under your arm, and with your mind you rid your aura of that negativity, right?"
Pondering a Growth
"Yeah, and soon a large boil developed in my arm pit. After a day or two, a white growth, the size of a musket ball, popped out of the boil. That occurred two more times, twice in one armpit, once in the other. I don't know if those were cancerous growths, and I don't want to know, but I do know that I healed myself."
"In a way, it's kind of obvious," God replied. "If your mind can tell your body to move in many amazing ways, why shouldn't the mind also be able to heal the body?"
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Holographic Memory
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"One more thing, God," I stated. "Once when I was resting in a messy bedroom, I experienced what I can only describe as a holographic memory. It was so real that it seemed more real that my bedroom. I felt absolute bliss, and again my personality vanished. It was a simple memory of my son playing with a toy truck at a playground. I began to suspect, though, that the mind can move from glory to glory through each waking memory. Is that possible?"
God replied, "It is possible, but given the limitations of the physical realm, it often proves difficult for humans to maintain that kind of joy for very long. Realizing that the personality is an illusion and that you are a facet of Universal Consciousness does make it more of a possibility."
Pink Fairy Lanterns in the Shape of a Heart
God continued, "Like the next time you go on a flower excursion and encounter pink fairy lanterns and wood stars on a slope. You will know that I am perceiving the flowers through you and you will again feel absolute bliss, and you will keep the memory of that bliss and of that beauty and be able to experience the glory again to some degree. Remember that your memory is very powerful because it is also part of My memory."
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All poems, stories, essays, illustrations, and music Copyright © 2025 by Jim Robbins.

















God in the Magic Mirror Again
GOD IN THE MAGIC MIRROR AGAIN
Old Map of Mexico
Again, as I was meditating, the face of God manifested in my magic mirror. This time God appeared as a Hispanic man. God also showed me an old map of Mexico, which revealed that Mexico at one time controlled a large section of what we now consider the United States.
"Are you trying to make a political statement?" I asked God.
God replied, "Well, yes, I suppose so, but I also have a greater intention. It should, I think, be obvious that some people believe that white people are superior to other people because of their skin color--as if I have proclaimed white the holiest skin color--when in fact all skin colors are beautiful to Me. Anyway, if you look carefully at the map, you'll notice that history has changed, as it always does. Much of the territory that you now consider part of the United States was in fact controlled by another country, known as New Spain, which contained many people of Native American and Spanish descent. New Spain eventually became Mexico. Are you surprised now that white people who are terrorizing and brutalizing people with brown skin were once members of a country that you are now occupying?"
"Yes and no," I replied. "This country has committed many horrors under the guise of white supremacy--you know, like genocide and stealing land and resources from other people. Back in the day, the people in power in our country called it 'Manifest Destiny' to justify greed and prejudice. What we are experiencing now in the United States stems from those past horrors. Our leaders are claiming that their paramilitary force, which brutalizes and terrorizes people with brown skin, has absolute immunity--even to murder people or to send them to concentration camps where they eat wormy food and drink unclean water and don't receive medical care. When a member of the paramilitary force murders a citizen, even a citizen who is white, the fascists claim that the federal agents are the victims--even though numerous videos provide irrefutable evidence that some agents are instead merciless thugs and sociopathic killers. The current administration is trying over and over to convince us not to believe our own eyes--which is right out of the fascist playbook. They are destroying the constitution and the rule of law in order to obtain greater power and wealth for themselves--and the fascists are basing it on what they believe is their right to harm other people who have different skin color--even though skin color is determined by DNA--not by the holiness of their character. In other words, they are basing their horrific policies on a ridiculous and erroneous belief that has prevailed throughout the history of this country."
God replied, "You see? You are inspired by your passion for truth and justice. I really want to talk about inspiration today, not so much about the recurring horrors that continue to plague the United States."
Inspiration
I replied, "Sorry, God. I guess I was inspired to go off on a rant."
"No problem. I inspired you to 'go off on a rant,' as you say," God responded. "'Inspiration' means the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. It also means the drawing in of breath; inhalation. Remember, I breathed the breath of life into Adam. I also inspire people like you to be passionate and creative. The more inspired people are, the more they tend to strive to achieve beauty and harmony and the highest possible good. Inspiration is godliness."
Kundalini Rising
God continued, "Let me provide you with a few examples. Remember when you experienced the raising of your kundalini?"
"Yes, of course, we recently talked about that," I replied.
God responded, "It seemed to happen out of nowhere, but it actually happened because, from a very young age, you have lived an inspired life. All of your inspiration eventually triggered the kundalini experience."
The Magician (with Infinity Symbol)
"I'm glad you told me, God, I was having trouble figuring that out," I replied.
"Your kundalini experience opened up your awareness of the spiritual dimensions," God responded. "That is why after going through the mental purification process, you started having visions of spiritual symbols during meditation. You remember envisioning the infinity symbol over your head and then finding the infinity symbol in the Tarot card known as 'The Magician,' right?"
"Yes, of course, God," I replied. "Does that mean that 'The Magician' also experiences the inspired life?"
"Yep," God replied.
Strength (with Infinity Symbol)
"The infinity symbol appears in other Tarot cards," I stated, "For instance, I remember seeing the infinity symbol in the card known as 'Strength' and in another card known as 'The Two of Pentacles."
"What do you think they mean in those contexts?" God asked.
"Well," I replied, "'Strength' represents a path on the Tree of Life that connects the energies of magnificence, harmony, and abundance--associated with Jupiter--with the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual power associated with Mars. Is the infinity symbol associated with all of those qualities?"
"Yep," God replied. "They are also associated with inspiration. You were guided to the Tarot because you have lived an inspired life."
Two of Pentacles
"Wow," I replied. "Most of the people I've known don't think inspiration is that important. They don't care much about music or art or writing."
"Too bad for them," God replied.
"Yeah, I guess so," I replied. "The Two of Pentacles shows a dancing man who is juggling pentacles within an infinity symbol. He is a creative person who keeps dancing through all of the changes."
"Creativity is at the heart of the inspired life," God replied.
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Vision of Abundance
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"I've also had a vision of golden cups and plates on a pure white tablecloth," I stated. "I thought the vision revealed the magnificence, harmony and abundance of the spirit, but does it also mean that harmony, abundance, and magnificence are created through inspiration?"
"Yep," God replied.
Vision of Balanced Cross
"So the vision of the golden balanced cross reveals the harmony of the spirit as it manifests within the elements of creation?" I asked.
"Yep," God replied. "It also shows the harmonious integration of the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical aspects of your being, which is achieved through inspiration."
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"It often feels like you are breathing inspiration into me as I listen to or compose music," I stated.
"That's because I often breath inspiration into you as you feel the music," God responded.
Inspiration while Painting
"I guess that you breath inspiration into me while I am painting too, right?" I queried.
"Yep," God replied.
Ballooning Consciousness
God stated, "You mentioned that sometimes you feel like your consciousness is ballooning."
"Is that from inspiration too?" I asked.
"Yep," God replied.
Inspired Heart
"God, I sometimes also feel like you're breathing inspiration into my heart. It's like I feel a flame in my heart sometimes when I am creating something like a story or a piece of art or music."
"Yes, inspiration opens up your heart," God replied. "That is how you learn to show love and reverence for other people--instead of brutalizing them or terrorizing them for some ridiculous reason."
Inspiration from Ithuriel's Spears and Fiesta Flowers
"I also feel greatly inspired by the beauty and splendor within nature," I stated.
"That is how you learn to know the unity and harmony and beauty and divinity within all of creation," God replied.
Inspiration to Fight the Powers
"And that is how you find the courage and inspiration to fight the people who are destroying this incredible planet," God stated.
Inspiration to Protect the Environment
God continued, "When you experience the beauty of the flowers, you can't help but feel inspired to protect nature--even at great cost to yourself personally."
"Yep," I replied.
Inspiration to Create Spiritual Balance
God continued, "You can even reach a point where you are willing to devote much time neutralizing dark forces to create balance. There is much evil now in the world, but you can use your inspiration to create spiritual balance."
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All poems, stories, essays, illustrations, and music Copyright © 2025 by Jim Robbins.









Inspired by Music








Native American Face of God
GOD IN THE MAGIC MIRROR AGAIN
Baby Blue Eyes Next to a Native American Trail
As I was meditating, the face of God again appeared in my magic mirror. This time God appeared as a Native American.
Suddenly God spoke to me, "What can you do in this time of horrors?" she asked. "How can you deal with the insane brutalization and murder of innocent people on the streets of your own country ? How can you respond to the terror that your government is intentionally causing so that the ruler can invoke the Insurrection Act, which would enable him to place the military on the streets to fight and kill its own citizens? What path can you take?"
"I ask for guidance every day, God."
God replied, "I will give you some guidance. Let us follow a path."
Suddenly I envisioned a path with flowers on both sides.
"This is an ancient Native American path that leads down to an abandoned Native American village site. Let me show you."
Pounding Stone in the Inundation Zone of the Reservoir
Suddenly I envisioned an ancient pounding stone covered with flotsam in the inundation zone of Friant Dam. "Okay, God. How does this help me?"
"First, you must confront the worst in human nature," God replied, "which means you must understand the worst in yourself."
"You mean that I have the potential to be involved in the genocide of a whole race of people?" I asked sheepishly.
God replied, "Exactly, but not only that--you must understand that genocide and ecocide go hand in hand. You are witnessing an example of the historical consequences of genocide and ecocide. Let's examine a few more examples."
Flowers in a Potential Inundation Zone
Suddenly I envisioned an area blanketed by flowers, baby blue eyes, fiddleneck, popcorn. For a moment, I thought that I was in Eden. God continued, "Some wealthy people keep insisting that you and your fellow taxpayers need to pay for a multi-billionare dollar dam so that they can get more water to irrigate their unnecessary and unsustainable crops--you know, like almonds. Even if their proposal is denied, the wealthy landowners will keep trying. If the dam is built, this river canyon, which contains many Native American pounding stones, would be drowned under hundreds of feet of water. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that this awesome canyon is a public park. In other words, taxpayers would be funding the destruction of their own public land so that a handful of people benefit. Remember that wealthy people will often keep trying--due to their insatiable greed--even after their proposals have been denied."
I replied, "Another example of ecocide, right, God?"
God asked, "Exactly. It would also coincidentally hide all evidence of the genocide that occurred not so long ago under hundreds of feet of water."
I replied, "What can I do, God?"
God replied, "You live in a democracy that is quickly becoming a fascist regime. I know, you can't convince Native Americans or black people that your country hasn't always been fascistic to some groups, but now the powerful are targeting everyone. The super-rich want the option of committing murder with impunity to terrify the masses while also committing ecocide just to make even more money. The powerful are trying to eliminate free speech and the freedom of assembly, but you can still protest. You might soon lose all of your rights, so you need to keep protesting while you are still able. Protest out of love, my friend."
Pounding Stone next to a Road and a Canal
"Here's another example," God continued. Suddenly I envisioned a pounding stone near a road and a canal. God continued, "The military rounded up this tribe and imprisoned everyone in a 'reservation,' where many died from malnutrition and preventable diseases. The reservations were like the precursors to the concentration camps that the fascists are building nowadays for immigrants and dissidents. Past is prologue," God claimed. "The canal diverts the vast majority of water from the reservoir created by a dam. In other words, you are seeing another example of genocide and ecocide," God responded. "Also, the construction workers who built this road blew right through this Native American village site, which contained sacred burial sites.
Multiple Pestles Left on a Pounding Stone
Suddenly I envisioned many pestles on a pounding stone. God stated, "This tribe was massacred. No one escaped."
"How do people become so merciless...so, so...sociopathic?" I asked.
"The Native Americans knew the terrain. The white settlers had superior weapons, but they were afraid because they didn't know where the Native Americans might be hiding. They always feared reprisals, and fear can cause you to do some terrible things. How do you overcome fear?" God asked.
"I try to overcome fear through love and forgiveness, but that is sometimes very hard to do," I answered.
"Yes, I agree, one of the hardest things a human being can do," God replied.
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Native American Trail through Poppies
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Suddenly I had a vision of a hillside blanketed by poppies. A Native American trail ran through the poppies. "Imagine living in this place so profuse with poppies in early spring year after year," God said. "Must have seemed like paradise."
"What happened to the people of this tribe?" I inquired.
"They were massacred by the settlers--who had absolute immunity from the law if they claimed that the Native Americans were attacking them--kind of like some of the heartless sociopaths who brutalize and murder protesters nowadays," God replied.
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Two Pestles in a Pounding Stone on a Ranch
Then I had a vision of two pestles in a pounding stone, which only had two mortars. "Sometimes a few people would escape from the marauding settlers and would continue to live on land where their tribe had survived for thousands of years," God stated.
"A testament to their courage and resilience in the worst of times," I offered.
"Indeed," God agreed.
House Pits Near a Pounding Stone
Then I had a vision of a Native American village site with house pits near a pounding stone with many mortars. God suddenly stated, "Sometimes--amazingly--you can still find house pits--where the Native Americans set up their shelters--even after many years. Some tribes would bury the dead under their huts," God claimed.
"So I might be seeing a sacred burial site," I responded. "What happened to these people?"
"It was very bad. You don't want to know," God replied.
Two Pestles in a Small Pounding Stone
Then I had a vision of two pestles in another pounding stone. "Sometimes a small family would be lucky enough to escape to a remote place where they could hide from the settlers and the military, as well as from the forty-niners who would murder them for their scalps--which were worth a few dollars as far as the government was concerned," God stated.
I replied, "I wouldn't mind living here if people were after me, which I suppose could happen some day."
Single Pestle
Then I had a vision of one pestle in a pounding stone. God stated, "This sort of thing haunts even me. Imagine that one person escaped and returned to live alone on the land where his or her tribe had lived."
"It's very sad," I replied.
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House Pit near a Pounding Stone in Spring
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Then I had a vision of flowers in a house pit near a pounding stone. God stated, "At least they got to live in this beauty for thousands of years."
"Yes, but the last were massacred or died from the starvation holocaust or from disease," I replied. "I still can't comprehend how this could happen!
"Yes, I know. Even I sometimes feel great sadness for these people," God replied. "But you can always let thoughts of love and compassion rise in your mind and pray for these people and for people you know--and pray that something like this will never happen again."
Single Pestle in a Mortar
I had a vision of another single pestle in a pounding stone.
God stated, "This planet is where souls learn some very difficult lessons about cruelty and greed and power and love. "Believe it or not, souls choose to incarnate here in order to learn those lessons quickly. The hardest lesson, as you probably suspect, is about love. Not every person who has incarnated here has learned that lesson, but at least they tried--which to Me is very important."
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Several Pestles on Pounding Stones
Then I had a vision of several pestles on a pounding stone. "Let me guess--they were massacred."
"You are correct," God replied.
Another Single Pestle
Finally I had a vision of another single pestle in a mortar. "This is really starting to haunt me," I stated. "I think I am beginning to learn my lesson, God."
God replied, "Choose love instead of power and wealth and cruelty and horror, my friend. That's the best you can do."
Flowers near a Native American Village Site
Then I had a vision of flowers blooming after a terrible fire. God continued, "Remember that you also have the chance to experience the splendor and beauty of creation while you are here."
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All poems, stories, essays, illustrations, and music Copyright © 2025 by Jim Robbins.
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