Short Mythical Story: The Germinatrix

This is one of 22 short stories from my book, The Germinatrix and other Tall Tales. Each story is inspired by one of the 22 Major Arcana of the Tarot. This is the eponymous title story and it is inspired by Key 17, The Star. The woman so described in this key is the connector between the self-aware consciousness and the superconsciousness. See if you can spot the role of the ibis.

Transcript

The German Aetrix She had just moved for the 45th time.

Moving every 20 years,

So that nobody noticed that she never aged,

Was one of the inconveniences of being born as an immortal.

I must be 900 years old this year,

She mused as she walked through the front door.

She had been quite specific when she instructed the estate agents.

They always liked a cash buyer with no chain.

The German Aetrix always obliged by selling a property first and going on a cruise before buying the next one.

Old neighbours assumed that she had never returned,

As she must have found a true love.

Everyone wondered why someone so beautiful never seemed to be married.

Like all the others,

This cottage has two bedrooms,

A study for her to write and a large pond in a back garden that wasn't overlooked.

The garden had to be south facing.

She loved the new Google Earth as it made the search so much easier these days.

She put her wellies on,

Walked into the unkempt back garden and over to the pond.

She put her right foot into the pond so the water was just below the top of her boot,

While her left knee sank into the soft grass.

The magic started once again.

All the weeds started to wither and die.

Flowers opened their buds and phototropically aligned to the sun.

Below the ground,

The seeds sensed a tingling from above.

After being on its own migrational holiday,

The ibis,

Which had been her companion for centuries,

Landed on the other side of the pond.

She was sure she saw it wink at her.

So nice to move back to the beautiful Surrey Hills,

She thought.

After a gap of 120 years,

Nobody alive could now possibly recognise her.

Reviews

Great tale. I also feel like I am going to live forever. 🙏🙂

Enchanting and thought provoking.

Beautiful and certainly intriguing 😊 I look forward to discovering your other ones on here and elsewhere. Thankyou🙏

Love this tantalising snippet, so bought the book 🙂

More more more 😃where can we here more.

Loved this story and can’t wait to listen to more... i love cliffhangers.
I couldn’t help but smile at the inclusion of google earth and thought it a nice creative touch , the way in which you wove present technology into this story. Well done! And Thank you

Can’t say why I like this but I do!

Oh goody! I love this

❤️it 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻😂

Audio of all your books please.

Utterly charming, thank you.

Thank you Tom, a beautifully told story. I'm afraid i didn't understand the Ibis🤔🙄 that's a new one for me! Thank you so much for sharing all your beautiful mediations and stories 🧘‍♀️ 🙏

What just happened 🤔And what will happen next? More, please 🙏

Awesome—you have my full attention 😊.
I am eager for the continuing story!

This is a nice beginning to what sounds like might become a fun and entertaining story.

Absolutely amazing 🌱🌿🌸

Just lovely! Left me with a huge smile... And wanting to hear more 🙏