Like Light and Dark (by Miriam & Erich) – 25

“Good”, he smiled. Light spots were dancing across the high priest’s wrinkled face as he was leaning towards her. In his bright blue eyes, Crystalline could see his connection to the divine intricacies and the infinity of life itself. Friendly and peaceful as his overall demeanour was, she felt warm and safe next to him. Like he was her grandfather or something, she thought. Softly, he spoke: “The truth about you, Crystalline, is that YOU ARE THE LAST DESCENDANT OF THE SUNGODDESS. Lumina’s brightest child. The evening star. You carry HER legacy within your heart, Queen.”

Stars in her eyes, she stared back at him dreamily, saying: “Yes, I was told many times that my family is blessed beyond measure to have this special connection to the Goddess. I do feel her love and warmth wrapped all around me, her powers protecting me…”

“Oh, dear! Your bond goes way beyond what you have been told since your childhood, way beyond what you think is possible… You do remember Örlög, don’t you? A night of intense dreaming periods that were so vivid you almost thought what was happening was real? You felt the power of what you saw in those visions? You saw all your ancestors and could talk to them? ALL OF THIS IS CONNECTED TO LUMINA. She is your personal MESSENGER, your CELESTIAL MOTHER. And the FULL truth is, that the Goddess is even SO CLOSE to you and your whole family, your ancestors even, she loves you so much that she can SPEAK DIRECTLY to you, for example, through your dreams, right into your heart. She can send you VISIONS, HUNCHES, SIGNS, ANCESTRAL MEMORIES, IDEAS and INSTRUCTIONS!”

“What?!”, Crystalline exclaimed, mindblown once more. “So you are really saying that Lumina herself is the reason I had this dream? That Catrina was an embodiment of the Goddess? What about the crystal heart and the polar bear and… HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT I DREAMT ABOUT?!?”

He chuckled, and looked at her with loving compassion. “Well, that is simple. ALL of your ancestors, from your father Turmalion, to your grandfather Jaspius, right up to the High Queen Catrina herself, had similar dreams as proof of their divine lineage. Soon after their Coronation ceremony, each of them woke up to their true powers as a monarch and head of the church and was therefore visited by Lumina in a dream, where they received guidance and a gift from the Goddess. Thus it has been and thus it will always be, as long as your family stays faithful to the Goddess!” He winked and smiled at her playfully.

“Then I wonder why I saw Catrina and not a personification of Lumina herself, like the gorgeous statue in front of us? Why her? Does she play a special role?”

“Perhaps because Catrina was the first Queen to receive Örlög and to be revealed her descent from the Goddess. She had a great impact on your family and is the reason we live here in the Valley today… (I suppose you learnt about that in history). Also, her face is more familiar to you, isn’t it? Well… No one can know for certain. The Goddess has her ways.”