The Storyteller And The Troubled Soul

 

The Storyteller And The Troubled Soul -

A Short Story By Paul McCann

He sat by the crystal pools at Greengate watching water cascading down from the top of the mountain and overflowing into the little pools scattered all around .

He thought about the wise old salmon that occupied the waters of Greengate and he knew how many had tried to capture the fish in the hope to eat the fish and gain the knowledge that it held . However, none as yet had ever succeeded to capture the salmon . The he noticed a sleek silver trout swimming there around the little pools basking now and then in the sunlight . The sunlight reflected on the water so brightly that it almost blinded the storyteller but then in that moment he realised that it was the medallion on the neck that was glowing and not the reflection of the sun on the water .

There and then he knew that a gap in dimensional time was about to take place.

Each time the medallion started to glow it was to let him know he was going into transition into the fourth dimension .

Although the storyteller was physically present here in the third dimension, he was gifted with the ability to travel between this world and the next . He could access

the pathways beyond the gates of this life and journey into the fourth dimension where time was non-existent . At each of the four gates around the earth there was a gatekeeper to that realm . The gold medallion around his neck allowed him permission to freely come and go between worlds .

All the gatekeepers of the earth were aware of the storytellers freedom to travel and they were always able to provide knowledge of the mission that he was called to do and before his arrival they were able to gather information that would assist him achieve his mission .

A shaft of light shone down from the sky above and landed on the ground beside him there by the pools of Greengate . At that moment a doorway between worlds was opened . As he walked through the doorway he saw a gateway of transition .

The gatekeeper beckoned for him to approach . As he did the tall being there went to meet him and embraced him . The storyteller was immediately filled with a great sense of love and peace . The gatekeeper smiled and said

“Hello again Storyteller. Its nice to see you again. Welcome home “

The storyteller always felt at home on the other side and every time he returned there it felt just like he had never left .

“So, keeper of the gate I am so happy to see you again . Can you tell me the reason I’ve been called back ?

‘It’s all been written in the book of life so once I start to tell you about the mission you will recall the reason for your visit . As you may already know the knowledge you had been previously given here was erased from your memory but don’t worry about that you will soon remember everything you have to do . Now let’s go ahead and open up that book and take a look at this mission of yours .

As the gatekeeper opened up the book of life a huge movie screen descended from above and a fourth dimensional picture was projected from the pages of the book to

a screen that rose from the beneath the ground .

“The narration began ,

“Look at this troubled soul leaving the earth behind . As she passes through the veil into the after life all of her worries are also in transit . She will need time in recovery

before she can continue her journey to the other side . Her trauma you will recall and your mission will now start to unfold in your mind.

Suddenly at that moment the storyteller began to recall the mission that he was on .

He also knew what he had to do ,

“I am ready now and know what I must do . Please take me to the recovery area so I may assist her passage to the after life .“

The gatekeeper pointed to one of the pathways beyond where a door was opening .

The he whispered in an ancient language ,

“Téigh anois Scéalaí”

which he understood as to say

“Go now storyteller ”

Off he went along the pathway to the open door . As he walked along the path he noticed the hanging gardens on each side of the path there and all of the beautiful fruit trees that were growing there . On the branches of the trees he saw fruit of every shape and colour growing . There were beautiful flowers in baskets and heavenly music was playing in the air .

He came to the door and proceeded to go inside .

He was now in a recovery room with the girl who had just arrived . She sat there on the edge of a bed looking unsure and distressed.

The Storyteller went over and spoke softly .

“Fear not for I am here to tell you why you are here and what you need to do but before that there is something that you need to tell me . Please go ahead .”

The girl looked at him and at first she was a little unsure what to say but then everything changed . Words just flowed from her in a natural way .

“ I just could not go on the way things were. My life was very difficult. I had health problems that nobody could help me with and nobody cared . I was alone in a world that got darker everyday .“

“My dearest one we know how hard that it was for you and you chose to end your life on the very moment that you were scheduled to return here so in a greater sense you came split second before you were meant to but don’t worry , I am here to tell you a few things before you can continue into the after life that was meant for you .”

The storyteller smiled as he saw all the worries on her face disappear and that troubled look of despair had now gone . Using his storytellers voice he started to conjure up images and emotions within the depths of her being As he began to talk she was placed into a deep trance where she was completely at peace .

“You my dear were a pioneer of mystery health conditions on Earth however you were never aware of that while you were there but it’s because of you and all your health conditions that challenged some of these doctors there who began to investigate what was going on with you . They worked with specialists who have now as we speak discovered a cure to the conditions that you were suffering from .

Remember all of the terrible headache pains you had well , they were due to a condition called brain blindness brought on by unknown messages your brain could not translate . Because of you new research in the field of intercranial bio-electrical impulses has opened new pathways for those message to get through .

You my dear are a hero and many people all over the world now can have healing from this very rare condition .You will also remember all of that loneliness .

Well in fact you were never alone let me show you what I mean “.

A fourth dimensional screen came from beneath the floor and a movie began to play It took her to different scenes in her life when she was in a lonely place yet as she saw that scene again she was able to see there were lots of angels around her

She was not as alone as she had thought . She was also shown other events in her life and all of the times she was protected by angels who never left her side . She had always been protected from harm and they had always assisted her through huge problems in her life . The storyteller could see his medallion now starting to glow and realised that his mission was over and it was time for him to go .

Into the recovery room a presence of great love could be felt and a light shone .

From the light a voice called her. At that moment she stood up on her feet . Looking at the storyteller she said .

“Thank you for helping me to continue my journey . I will never forget you .

At that very moment she then vanished .

The door of the recovery room opened up and the Storyteller could see the gatekeeper there calling over to him .

“Time to go now storyteller , your mission is completed”

He walked along the pathway past the hanging gardens to the gate where a shaft of light shone down around him and in that moment he was gone .

Back again by the pools of Greengate he sat watching the trout swim past , Then suddenly from under a rock the wise old salmon appeared , it leaped out of the water saying ,

“Try and you may you’ll never catch me and the knowledge I have is mine alone.”

The great fish continued to leap from pool to pool and then turned around and swam up stream to the top of the mountain again “

 

 

The End