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Imagine you and the Lady are walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lady's footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace. But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures, and returns.
For much of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more in line with the Lady's, soon paralleling Hers consistently. You and Goddess are walking as true friends! This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: Your footprints that once etched the sand next to hers are now walking precisely in Her steps.
Inside Her footprints are your smaller ones, you and the Goddess are becoming one. This goes on for many miles, but gradually you notice another change.. The footprints inside the other footprints seem to grow larger. Eventually they disappear altogether. There is only one set of footprints, they have become one. This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place.
Stops.
Starts.
Gashes in the sand.
A variable mess of prints.
You are amazed and shocked. Your dream ends.
Now in meditation you speak with her:
"Dear Lady, I understand the first scene with zigzags and fits. I was a new Pagan; I was just learning. But you walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with you."
"That is correct."
"...And when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps; following you very closely." "Very good. You have understood everything thus far."
"...When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming you in every way."
"Precisely."
"So, Dear Lady, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first."
There is a pause as my Dear Lady answers me with a smile in her voice.
"You didn't know? That was when we danced and sang!!!"
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