The Warrior, The Armor, and The Truth
Many years ago,
there was a great Warrior named Aries.
Aries was a noble and strong defender of justice and truth.
Aries was open to the world around him, and in touch with the subtle spirit realm.
This was the realm of spirits, subtilties, intuitions and emotions.
The spirit realm presented a simple truth about the nature of reality.
Aries tried to hold this truth, but it was too bright and hot to contain in this pure form.
While in this stressed state Aries was vulnerable.
This is when a trickster spirit appeared and whispered a lie to Aries.
This lie was a way to simplify the truth, allowing it to become cool and easy to hold.
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Aries did not know it at the time,
but the simple truth must remain in its pure form;
it can only be held for a while before one must release it.
But Aries was naïve, and so young.
The lie that the trickster spirit whispered was so tempting.
It seemingly allowed Aries to hold onto this truth.
He thought that this would make him powerful.
Aries was still noble at the time, and
he believed that he could use this power to bring great change to the land.
He thought that this would surely justify the means.
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When Aries accepted the false simplification things started out great!
Aries returned to the secondary academy and was able to shed his limitations.
Aries suddenly could manifest his desires, and make real what was once just imagined.
He became Great, but He also became an Island.
Awareness is a funny thing, especially when awareness fades.
Before inner-Aries became crystalized in time, he saw a vision.
However, even the realization that awareness was fading could not stop the process.
Almost two decades passed,
and in that time, like Sisyphus, Aries would work uphill towards his inner-most desire,
only to have it tumble back down to the foot of the hill… forcing Aries to start again.
It seemed like this loop could not be broken.
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Aries became darkened,
Without hope he wandered lost through a desert of what felt like torture.
What was worse was that on the outside, the wisdom had granted Aries all he thought he wanted.
Objectively everything was great, but cold and isolated Aries remained.
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Although Aries had lost hope, the spirits up above had not.
It was at this moment that An Angel was sent from heaven.
However, in the state that Aries was in he could not recognize her.
For nine months the Angel in human form worked to nurture Aries, and aid him.
She cared for him when he found himself caught in the currents of his own mind.
Aries started to grow,
but as long as Aries was holding on to this lie from two decades ago he could not see the world purely,
and could not see her clearly either.
Knowing that time was running out the universe delivered a bolt of lightning into Aries mind.
This caused Aries to have a vision of a very peculiar mirror.
This mirror showed the true reflection of one’s current self.
Aries, being deluded from the warped-truth did not see his flaws, so he expected to see the Aries that he knew he could be. However, this is not who Aries currently was, so he instead saw a Self-Centered Figure who only acted in his own best interest.
This was not compatible with what Aries believed, but still Aries started to accept the possibility.
However, such intense realizations, realizations so harmful to the current image of the self was difficult to hold, but Aries tried, and began making real changes… but, it was not enough.
Alone Aries slowly began to fall back toward the comforting lies.
Although now that thought had been accepted by Aries, it seemed to be becoming dormant.
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It was at that point that the one who had been sent from Heaven visited.
However, it was like the realization that Aries just had was also known by the Angel.
She told Aries that she cannot be what Aries wants, and that Aries was blind to his selfish ways.
That combined with the earlier realization now fully pierced Aries.
Aries thought that he was dying.
But, it was not Aries that was dying but rather that which the false-truth had produced.
Aries was not dying, his alien armor was; it was shattering.
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Always in the past when something like this happened,
when the ‘boulder’ that Aries pushed up the hill came crashing down,
Aries would always fall, and start over.
That is how it always had happened for almost two decades.
But this time Aries was not pulled down by it.
Instead the chain broke, and Aries remained.
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Aries realized that we either become Better or Bitter when faced with challenges.
Both with Aries’ vision, and with the voice of the Angel,
Aries was no longer willing to ignore this.
It was in this instant,
this exact moment that the influence of the trickster spirit was released.
Aries once again accepted the uncertainty of things,
and became willing to see the pure truth as it was meant to be seen,
and released as it was meant to be released.
Aries was given his hope back,
and with that, a part of him was instantly healed.
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But this is not the end of the story.
Aries still has a lot of work rebuilding his spirit with the new truth.
Without the alien armor Aries finally can fully feel again,
and while the hurt is strong, it is also beautiful.
Hurt and Anxiety is not to be feared,
resisting them just makes them stronger.
Where as listening to their wisdom is empowering,
and it allows them to be released.
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While Aries is not sure if he will see her again, he is now moving forward.
In fact, he is finally moving forward for the first time in a long time.
Thank-you Spirit for all of your guidance.
Thank-you for this new freedom, and
Thank-you for the work of your messenger.
Bless her,
for she will never be forgotten.
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