In the Shade of the Ancestors

Unaware of what really was happening she began to walk with a skip in her step.  Her pony tail swayed from side to side as she moved quickly down the lane.  It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, a cool breeze and lots of clean, clear air.  She moved along with ease totally consumed by the beauty of the moment.  She breathed in the variety of green she saw in the trees, grass, bushes, and plants.  What a glorious day!  As she approached her grandfather's yard she was aware of the sense of belonging to her family, the connection with her family - her ancestors who had come and gone before her.  She could feel their presence, their encouragement, support and pride in her.  When she'd come to the edge of the yard she approached the big old oak tree.  She stopped when she got there and stood under it's shade.  She leaned against its trunk and felt the strength of its firm, steadfast presence.  She looked up and could see the sunlight coming through the leaves.  She breathed in and felt the fullness of the tree - the presence of something - so much bigger than her - it somehow encompassed all time and space, all that was before and after her as well as the present.  She sat down at the base of the tree and closed her eyes and breathed in the reality of timelessness.  She felt the expansion of her body as she became aware of her own presence on the earth as a bridge between what was and what will be. "I am the Present".  She felt peaceful and strong within.  She didn't want to leave this Presence.  She lied down and continued to sense the enormity of the moment.  She felt her body relax and almost melt into the Present moment.  Soon she found herself in a Great Hall standing before a large banquet table filled with beautifully colored foods.  Many people were milling around, moving with ease as though they were floating.  A sense of joy and ease with each other, moving freely.  She was welcomed without words as she felt the movement of their acknowledgement of her presence.  There was a familiarity with these folks, even though she didn't recognize them by sight.  She knew they were her family, her ancestors.  As she approached them they embraced her.  Their eyes seeing way beyond her body into her soul.  She felt the warmth and welcome and ease with them. She went to the middle of the room and began to spin, to turn, and turn, spinning round and round, dissolving into a blur.  Things began to fly off her body as though she were in a centifuge.  She became lighter and lighter and her sight became clearer.  She began to rise up as she moved her arms up and down as wings and she took flight - moving freely through the air.  Her vision clear, her body light, she felt wonderful!