Dimensions of Genesis (20 page)

Sobbing, he tried to speak to her.

“L...Lily? Baby? Can you hear me?” He cried
as his blue eyes blurred with tears.

At first, there was no response. Then slowly,
her eyes fluttered open.

“Gabe?” She replied weakly.

“Yes, sweetie, I'm here.” He said, stroking
her hair.

“I'm sorry...so sorry...”

“For what?!” Gabe responded
incredulously.

“For this...and...” she said through tears,
her eyes darting at the scene surrounding her.

“Oh God, no! Don't...honey...don't blame
yourself, it was an accident.” He said soothingly.

“...for making you quit your
dream...priest...church.” Her words trailed off as her mind
drifted.

“What!” Gabe sputtered, aghast that she'd
think such a thing. “Baby, no. I would give up everything,
anything...just for you. You are my dream!” He sobbed
uncontrollably.

“Gabe?” She whispered. “What...what was
it...you said to me? The day I fell...hit my head...tree
house...?”

He'd asked himself that question so many
times. How could he not recall the sweet voice of an angel
whispering in his ear? How could he not remember the heavenly words
of an ethereal being? It was as though his memory of the moment had
been swept away by a wave of amnesia.

Just as he was about to answer her, to tell
her he could not remember, her body went limp in his arms.

“Lily!” Gabe yelled.

~

Lily felt as though her body was sinking into
the ground. She felt light, floating, as though her soul was
separating from her skin.

Pulling herself back down, she whimpered.
“Gabe…I don’t want to go…” Looking deeply into Gabe’s eyes and into
his soul, she whispered, “Gabe…please don’t let me go…”

Closing her eyes, her breath became
shallow.

Just so tired, she thought, just going to
close my eyes for a moment. So tired. Just going to rest… Her
eyelids were so heavy, so tired.

Lily’s once sparkling green eyes fell
closed.

That’s when she heard the tearing noise, a
deep ripping, like thick fabric torn at the seams. Opening her eyes
to see what the noise was, she was shocked to see herself—standing
over her body.

~

“Lily!” Gabe yelled, trying to wake her
up.

Looking up at the sky, Gabe prayed with his
whole being. “Please...please God, don't take her. Don't take my
Lily, not now, not yet.”

He waited, desperate for the angels, to come
just as they had done so long ago, to save her again. But the
breeze remained still and the energy surrounding Gabe never
changed—they weren't coming this time.

“Lily?” Gabe whispered to her, his lip
quivered uncontrollably. “Lily, please don't leave me.”

The pain in his heart was unbearable.

The blood had completely saturated the top of
her wedding dress. Her long caramel tresses were coated with thick
mats of red.

A dense fog blanketed her aura, her energy no
longer lit up her face. She didn't glow with that inner fire
anymore. The beauty that was born into this body was gone.

Stroking her hair, Gabe held her lifeless
body to his chest and whispered into her ear. “I won't let you go
Lily...I won't let you go...don't go...don't go...”

Serenity

David and Evangeline walked through the
Serenity Gardens behind the Hall of Records. A large vine with
lavender flowers entangled itself around a white gazebo. Several
trees had made their home in the garden, some plentiful with fresh,
delectable fruits. The sun shone into the garden with a perfect
heat, neither too hot nor too cold, while a melodious breeze sang
through the air.

Two snowy doves cooed gently as they cuddled,
perched on the arm of a bench. David noticed how peaceful the birds
were; they didn't stir or fly away when anyone came near. All
creatures lived in harmony here.

David watched with awe as a group of children
played in a large wading fountain. One of the little girls suddenly
stopped playing and closed her eyes for a moment. After a couple
seconds, David was astonished to see gossamer butterfly wings
manifest on her back. Taking off into the air, her wings fluttered
effortlessly in the breeze.

Everyone truly needs to be here, to see this,
to live this. He thought of the millions of lost souls trapped in
some horrible nightmare of fear, guilt and worthlessness. David
knew he wanted to help these lost people, he just wished he knew
how.

“How does rescuing the lost souls help
restore the balance?” He wondered, sending the message to
Evangeline.

“A human aura is a very powerful energy
source, whether it’s positive or negative. The dark energies feed
off of negative auras like leeches feeding off blood. They
literally suck the life out of the humans!” Her angelic face
grimaced as she described the dark forces, then she continued. “The
less lost souls there are, the less negative energy there is for
the dark energy to feed from.”

“So, if the dark energies cannot feed, do
they...die?”

“Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only
altered. There will always be the dark and the light, but as long
as they are balanced, the universe maintains a harmony. All the
chaos, violence and suffering you see on Earth are due to the
imbalance.” She explained.

Walking through the garden, he noticed a
bright rainbow in the perfect sky. On Earth, the rainbows were two
dimensional and a distant blur of colors. This rainbow was three
dimensional and had the intensity of stained glass.

“When did the energies become out of
balance?” David asked as he examined the end of the rainbow.

She looked longingly into the Serenity Garden
and said wistfully. “It has been that way since...Eden.”

~

“Come, come now Eve.” the dark serpent
hissed, its forked tongue tasting the air. “It’s only an apple.
What harm could it do to take just one bite?”

“I…I don’t know.” Eve said, flustered, “God
told Adam if we ate from this tree, we'd be punished.” She eyed the
luscious fruit hanging gracefully from the glorious Tree of
Knowledge. Its delectable red flesh beckoned her to bite into
it.

“How can one bite be wrong? Why does this
'God' get to command anything of you? Do you really believe that
this being owns you? Possesses you? Are you a coward?” The snake’s
amber eyes bore into Eve’s. Its long, lithe body coiled itself
tighter against the great tree of knowledge, giddy with
anticipation. Only the snake knew that he, himself, had pretended
to be God and told Adam not to eat from the tree.

Eve nervously stroked her long brown hair,
modestly placed to cascade down the front of her, hiding her naked
breasts. The snake had informed her earlier that day that her
nakedness was a sin, an abomination. That she should not be
prancing around the garden showing off her body, tempting Adam with
her womanhood.

“You are living in sin, naked and unmarried
in eyes of nature.” The snake taunted.

Eve disputed the snake, “We are husband and
wife!” But the venomous lies the snake told her convinced her she
should feel guilty, dirty and fearful of being banished from the
garden.

Ashamed for the first time, Eve searched for
anything to hide herself. Eventually she formed a skirt from the
long grass to cover her lower half. Adam, of course, had been told
the same thing and he also created a cover for himself.

Eyeing a beautiful red apple hanging from the
Tree of Knowledge, Eve contemplated her actions.

The snake is right, I'm not anyone's
property, she thought, why should some higher power tell me that I
can only eat from certain trees and not others?

Reaching for the apple, she paused a moment,
thinking of Adam. Her love, her soul mate, what would he think of
this? Pulling her hand away, the snake saw she was changing her
mind.

“Eve...” The dark figure hissed into her
thoughts, “this 'God' doesn't really care about you...he created
you for his own entertainment, he was simply bored. Show him you
are independent, smart and tired of his commands.”

Determined, Eve reached quickly for the apple
and snapped it from its branch. She bit into it quickly so she
would not change her mind. Closing her eyes, the sweet taste of
apple flooded her mouth. The fruit within the red flesh released
its supple delicacies as it slid past her tongue.

Chewing slowly, she opened her eyes. The dark
serpent had gone and she was all alone, clutching the forbidden
fruit, a large bite torn from its side.

Dropping the apple, Eve began to cry, knowing
she must now be banished from the garden, her home. She knew she
should just leave. Her sins were too great for God to forgive.

Exiting the gates of the Garden of Eden, Eve
looked back at the place where she was born, a place of intense
beauty, love and innocence.

How she wished she could stay.

~

David listened with amazement as Evangeline
explained the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. How
tragic they believed the snake and felt forced from the garden.

“After Eve had eaten from the apple, Adam
sacrificed his place in the garden as well and ate an apple from
the tree, just so he could be with Eve.” Evangeline sighed.

 “All this time!” David marveled, “It
was the dark energies that had manipulated Adam and Eve into
abandoning their true home.”

She explained further, “The 'Garden', in
reality, was the fifth dimension and by leaving it, Adam and Eve
willingly descended into the third. Little did they know, that only
made it easier for the dark energies to manipulate them. Humans
have been trapped there ever since.”

Wandering further towards the outskirts of
the city, they approached an open field.

Walking over a hill, David saw an expanse of
white tents. Like a huge outdoor wedding, hundreds of ivory tents
littered the landscape. Under each tent were two or more people
talking. At every table, there was a spirit guide and one or more
fifth dimensional beings like David.

“What are they doing?” he asked with
curiosity.

“The fifth dimensional citizens are being
counseled for their next reincarnation. The spirit guides walk them
through their new blueprint.” Evangeline explained as they walked
amongst the studious beings.

“The spirit guides choose the experiences for
them?”

“No, the fifth dimensional beings sit with
their counselor and between them; they discuss what experiences
they would like to partake in. Everything is based on choice.” She
said smiling politely at a group of beings under a tent.

David pondered this thought for a moment,
“Why then do terrible things happen on Earth? Like murder, illness
and war? Can't we just decide not to experience those things?”

“All growth and experience is based on
reaction and learning, sometimes the greatest gifts come in the
most unpleasant packages.” She said lovingly.

By David's expression, she could tell he
didn't understand.

“For instance,” She continued, “when your
mother died of cancer, you chose to become a doctor to help others.
You could have chosen a more destructive route in life, like
wallowing in self-pity or turning to dangerous substances, but you
didn't. You chose to uplift humanity in your own way and contribute
to healing the sick. It's all about choices.”

“So how do the dark energies fit into all of
this? Don't they create evil in the world?”

“They don't create it, they inspire it.
Instead of just allowing a being to choose by their own free will,
they influence the direction of thought, thereby creating an
imbalance within the soul of the human being.” She explained a sad
look upon her face.

David looked around at all the excited
beings, discussing their impending trip to Earth like it was
fun-filled holiday in Disneyland. He wondered if they'd feel the
same when they faced the hardships and pain after they'd forgotten
who they really were.

“Don't angels or spirit guides inspire as
well, which would affect the direction of the human's choice?”
David asked, walking alongside Evangeline.

“Angels and guides create coincidences,
present decisions or send inspirational messages through movies,
books, art and song.” She said, smiling with a sparkle in her
eye.

“How do guides get messages through to those
people, the ones who create the art and music? Do the angels just
put the thought or idea into the person's mind?”

She answered quickly, “Oh no, inspiration is
only delivered when asked for. You see, every person on Earth is
given a very specific talent. If a being desires divine
intervention, they must first ask before we can assist. That is the
Law of Free Will. If we simply deposited the idea into their mind,
we'd be no better than the dark energies.”

“Why do you guide us?” David wondered
suddenly, his blue eyes focused intently on her lovely face.

“Every dimension is responsible for guiding
and protecting the levels beneath them, like guardians.”

“Oh, I see.” he said, nodding. “Well, then
who are humans supposed to protect?”

Evangeline looked away for a moment, seeming
to contemplate whether or not to answer.

Finally, she turned to him and said plainly,
“For the most part...they eat the ones they’re supposed to
protect.”

Momentarily horrified, David realized she
meant the animals of Earth. The more he thought about it, the more
it made sense. There did seem to be some mysterious connection
between the humans and the animals, a dependency, respect and
mutual bond between the two kingdoms.

As they passed by several of the tents, David
wondered why some tents had only one person being counseled for
reincarnation while other tents had two or more being walked
through their blueprints.