Welcome to day 7 of our Lionsgate Journey The lion's gate draws a little closer.
The path you've been walking.
Now leads beyond the outer temples.
Beyond the ancient pillars to a place few travelers ever notice.
A river.
Not marked on any map.
Not crossed by chance This is the River Between Worlds.
Take a slow breath in and gently breathe out.
Again,
Breathing in.
.
.
And breathing out Allow your body to become still.
Imagine yourself standing upon smooth white stones at the river's edge.
The water is unlike any you have ever seen.
Its surface reflects not only the sky above.
But countless stars beneath it.
As though heaven and earth meet.
Within its gentle current.
The air carries the scent of warm cedar,
Wild herbs,
And rain on ancient stone.
Across the river.
You can make out the silhouette.
Of the Lion's Gate Temple.
Its light is stronger now.
Almost as though it knows your footsteps are drawing near.
At your feet rests a simple stone bowl Empty.
Waiting.
You instinctively understand why it has been placed here.
The river asks for no payment.
Only honesty.
You kneel beside the bowl Imagine placing into it anything that has become too heavy to carry further.
Perhaps it is fear.
A doubt.
A habit that keeps you walking in circles.
Disappointment.
A version of yourself whose journey has now come to an end.
There is no judgement.
Only acknowledgement.
When the bowl feels complete you gently lower it onto the surface of the river instead of sinking.
It begins to drip the current carries it slowly away further and further.
Until it becomes a tiny point of light.
Then disappears into the horizon.
The river accepts your offering without question without resistance as you watch.
The water begins to shimmer golden ripples spread across its surface.
A pathway slowly appears.
Not built of stone.
But of light.
Stretching from where you stand to the opposite jaw.
You pause.
Not because you're uncertain but because you understand.
Tomorrow is the day you begin the ascent towards Sirius.
Tonight.
The bridge is simply a promise.
A reminder that every journey asks us to leave something behind.
Not to become someone different but to travel more lightly Take one final look across the river.
The temple glows softly beneath the evening sky Above it,
One brilliant star watches over the landscape.
Its light seems just a little brighter than before.
Take a slow breath in and gently breathe out.
Feel the quiet steadiness beneath your feet carry that feeling with you.
As the river.
The temple.
And the distant star slowly fade from view bring your awareness back to your breath to the space around you to this moment and when you are ready.
Gently open your eyes.
Thank you for walking this far with me Tomorrow we'll begin the ascent.
Until then.
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May your heart feel lighter and your path a little clearer.
