TUMBLING AND A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE

Early this morning, I had another out-of-body episode, much like I did yesterday...

I dimly remember waking up and know that it is happening - the buzzing and paralysis hits me and I slide out of myself and start flying around the room, free and in love with the experience. For some reason, I decide not to go outside immediately, but instead, I do tumbles and sumersaults all around my room without touching the floor. Furniture and walls do not exist for me, as I roll right through the dressers, table, bed and bookcase. I feel like a child again! It occurs to me that some of these tumbles take me right through my sleeping self, and I giggle at the thought.

Eventually, as a sumersault takes me outside, I decide to stay out there, and realize that I now have passed from the actual experience into the realm of the dream.

I am in a wooded area with some other people. I know that Adrienne and a young man, as well as an older man who is acting as our guide are there. There is as strange feelng in the air, and I tell myself to pay attention to this, because it feels important. The older man takes us up a hill and below us is a ravine with a small waterfalls and a river. I am reminded of my flight the night before to a very similar place, but upon closer inspection, I realize this is not the same.

Eventually we walk through the beautiful woods a short way and reach a road, turn left and walk to a small group of log houses and cabins. As I approach them, I realize that we have been living here for some time now, and again the feeling of "different" intensifies around me. This settlement holds about two dozen people, most of whom work at the mill, which has recently been built. I am warned that there is an animal that lurks around the camp and to be careful not to leave any food around. This animal as a rule wil leave people alone as long as it is not approached.

It is now the next morning and I am walking along the road by myself. I intent to go to the escarpment ravine again but just before I reach the hill, I see something move there, and see a large black bear-like animal. It looks at me, and turns and runs across the road, right past me into the woods on the other side. I continue my way to the escarpment and from there watch the animal run across the road at least three or four times. its antics were deliberate and funny, and when I began to laugh, it went into even more exaggerated waddle, then dropping down to crawl along the ground, then standing up on hind legs and spinning around. Eventually, it disappears into the trees, leaving me laughing even harder.

One I reach the top and look into the ravine, I am shocked to see that the water has almost stopped flowing - it is now only a tiny trickle. The older man joins me and tells me it's all right - it's only the mill that diverted the water temporarily. Now it hits me - I am experiencing all this outside my own time - this is very far in the future, the world has healed itself and industry is slow to start again, this time with great care for the environment. As I realize all this, I am told to step back. The water suddenly surges in again, over the waterfalls and into the river - but it's pink! It's frothy pink, like a fruit smoothy! The man laughs, and tells me that it's a by-product from the mill, and that it's perfectly harmless to the environment. In fact, there is evidence that it is even helpful to the growth of trees and plants. For some reason, I can't quite believe him, and get images of monster mutant forest life demanding more and more of the pink stuff!

We continue walking along the path, until I feel a tug. He seems to recognize this, and bids me farewell just in time before I am pulled back with blinding speed. I find myself floating just outside my window. I make my way into the room and settle into myself, waking up to a sun-filled new day.