You may have read Hansel and Gretel about a witch who lived in the woods, a scary story about what can happen to little children and to witches. My story is not about a witch per se, nor about a forest and little children. There is also a story about an old woman who lived in a shoe. And, an old woman who swallowed a fly. My story is not those stories either. This is a story about a lady who lives in the sky.
Way up, far away from Mother Earth
Floating around in the clouds near the sun
Close to the moon and stars
Dwells a lady who lives in the sky
She doesn’t know why she lives in the sky
She just does
Her world is full Grace and Light
Clear glass surrounds her
She peeks over the edges
Viewing all of the creatures
Flying around in the skies
All of the insects that feed the birds
All the droppings that fall from the birds
Fertilizing Mother Earth, Gaia
She also observes tiny-looking people
Who live on the ground
Along with all sorts of animals
Machines, cars, and buildings
Who live there too
Clouds and wind currents arrive each day
Bringing moisture and hope
Greeting this lady, living in the sky
Laden with sparkles of bright white
No one asks why she lives there
Even she is not clear about what happened
That she began living here in the sky
She just remembers one morning
Awakening and rising from sleep and then
Gradually and slowly moving up to the clouds
Drifting toward the sun, then
Resting, suspended in the sky
Somewhat astonished but relaxed as well
No longer exactly human but still embodied
Wondering why she moved to the sky
One day a knock came at her door and a beautiful, multidimensional brown hawk appeared at her doorstep. She asked the brave bird if he knew why she was living so high in the sky? He did not know but asked if he could come inside to look around. The lady noticed a sign on the outside of the door which she hadn’t seen before, it said, “Abandon all despair, ye who enter here!”
The lady was radiant, beaming, “Yes!’ pulling her door wide open, welcoming the hawk into her home in the sky. She greeted him tenderly, softly touching his gorgeous feathers. The wise hawk wandered around flapping his wings as he glided slowly through her home remarking on this or that. The lady was pleased to have a new friend in the sky.
As he left, she invited him to come again and bring some friends next time. He smiled broadly and thanked her for the visit.
The lady slept deeply and peacefully that night after his visit and only stirred when the sun peeked above the horizon. She was excited to see what would happen on this new day.
The lady spent some time gazing out into the sky, adventuring into all kinds of places and spaces, times and rhythms. She enjoyed the gifts of memories and also appreciated the present-time, stunning sights about what happens in life and what might happen next. She closed her eyes once more.
This time the knock on her door was louder and more precise. “Oh, who could it be?” she wondered, opening the door and looking into the eyes of both Pegasus and a small, pink unicorn with a horn, huddled beside the grand white wingèd horse whom she remembered from her past. They waltzed in. Behind them wandered a dark black panther whom she’d also met before, a valued friend from so long ago. An elephant and a giraffe bent down to enter through the door, and then, a duck and a goose waddled in as well. The lady had somehow known them before, too. One by one, more birds and animals proceeded through the door, mystified at this glass structure in the sky.
The dragons brought fire with them as they entered the glass home, The sea creatures swam in bringing water as if in a tide flowing forth. Dolphins, whales crabs, jellyfish, sharks, other fish, and coral, all creeping in and looking about, musing to themselves and to others. Plants, flowers, and fruited trees brought soil, roots, and the mycelial network with them when they arrived inside this stunning glass enclosure. Jaguars, tigers, and mountain lions slunk in sniffing about, followed by domestic dogs and cats, baby pigs and ferrets.
“This is no Noah’s ark,” the lady laughed as she watched more and more creatures sliding in the door. Snakes and rats, serpents and snails, each wandered in politely enough.
“What a beautiful home has been created for me,” she glowed as she observed all of the mammals and reptiles, plants and trees. She hadn’t realized she was hosting a party!
Fairies and sprites flew in and trolls stumbled into the door to participate in this celebration, bringing glitter, glamor, and absurdity inside along with a mountain neighbor, sturdy and smart, with ice on its top. Spiritual resources like guides, angels, ancestors, and a whole host of galactic beings also became visible to meet and greet those like them, and those unlike them. Rocks, stones and crystals trickled in as well.
Finally, the lady who lived in the sky closed the door after a multitude of bright red roses showered all beings who entered her home.
“What have I done to deserve so many friends, new and old?” she exclaimed out loud.
She heard the tiny voice of a scarab beetle (who had slinked in through the closing door,) respond, while rolling up some dung, “We have been waiting around for a long time, lifetimes even, until you were ready to receive us. Lo and behold, you unfastened your door, opened your heart, and unsealed your home to us! Thank you for inviting us in, we appreciate your hospitality.” The lady rejoiced, bouncing around like Tigger from Winnie the Pooh.
Soon, the lady who lives in the sky witnessed a slow-moving, glowing, golden orb from afar glide toward her, surrounding her home, gently warming her lovely guests. The orb penetrated the glass with a golden cord which flowed away from it, traveling through the glass walls, moving toward the lady. The lady bowed as the golden rope encircled her waist. She held the cord sweetly in her hands.
When this bright orb sneaked through the glass walls, all of the creatures and beings heard a tinkling sound as if a hollow piece of glass crystal was being struck lightly by a small mallet. Announcing the orb’s presence, the jingling, twinkling sound vibrated with a frequency that the guests could only slightly hear. They could, however, witness the energies flowing all around them, and their attention became alert and reverent. A female voice then spoke, translating her words into all the languages and communication styles of each participant.
What the lady who lives in the sky heard was: “Welcome to you all. Thank you for gifting us with your presence and willingness to be part of this exuberant, sacred space. You have each experienced beauty, light, joy, sorrow, fun, grief, and sometimes violence on Mother Earth, given your various natures, instincts and ways of being. You have sometimes killed each other and eaten each other for food. At other times, you have helped to transport water, food, minerals, and love to each other and to others of your species, and to all species. Each of these actions has been natural to you. Thank you for your participation in this thing called life.”
“You have all gathered here not because you were told to or thought you should. You have often been been curious about the Great Mysteries inside and beyond Mother Earth. You have each performed your roles to the best of your abilities even though mistakes are quite normal. Now, I am asking you to open up even more to the bright light of love and to the deep darkness of the shadows that continue to surround you. Open to the storms as well as to the springs of water that nourish you. If you will close your eyes, or even if you keep them open, I will bless each of you with divine nectar and oils which will carry you forward for the rest of your lives.”
Each of these living beings closed their eyes, and each felt as if this divine being was speaking only to them. Each felt a sweet touch or a kiss on their foreheads, shells, scales, feathers, or skins, as Grace gleamed throughout the crowd bestowing her blessings. This Divine Feminine voice began to channel her intentions through the lady who lives in the sky. She said, “I want you all to know that I am always present to you, to each of you all of the time. If you will breathe with me, my vibrations, energies, and frequencies will bring you much peace and love that are available to all who live. Whenever you gather here or wherever you are, at times be still and quiet and focus on this divine nourishment in your lives. You may feel wondrous gratitude like I feel for you. In wildly celebratory ceremonies, or alone, you will know clearly that you are loved and that you are beautiful. I adore and treasure each of you.”
Then, the lady who lives in the sky spoke in her own voice with her own words and said, “My home is open to you and to your friends and families. It is even open to your enemies and to those you do not understand. Please come by when you want to and we can all offer our hopes and dreams, prayers and blessings to each other, while we connect together in community, and while we connect with these blessèd Divine Mysteries. Now, it is time to close this sacred celebration. Thank you all for coming!”
As the lady looked around, all of the beings who had come in through the door filed out with ease and love. They went back to where they came from, some by water, some spewing fire, and some sliding in dirt. The lady knew that she would see them again soon. She smiled and laughed a little, and when she finally closed the door, she laid down to rest. She dreamt of ice cream and chocolate, swimming and dancing.
Every now and then when you look up at the sky, if you squint your eyes gently you can see out of your eyes’ peripheral vision, a floating glass house shifting about in the sky, moving from here to there, often colorful, like a prism reflecting all of the lights from our world and from the universe. On some days, the structure is so clear, you can’t even see it. On other days, it may appear to be dark or may be roaming around the world or out in space visiting other galaxies, planets, suns, and moons. And if you open your heart really widely and breathe really deeply, maybe one day you too can visit the lady who lives in the sky and join this community of every sort of energetic living being you have ever heard about, read about, or seen yourself - and then some.
Do be careful when you talk about knowing this lady living in the sky because other human beings may view you as crazy or accuse you of being just plain ole weird, like those who see aliens in the air. And, that’s OK. You can smile to yourself and know that you have experienced a special type of light that you will continue to shine upon others, whether they know it or not. You also know that they may not acknowledge this brightness because they must be open and ready to receive it for them know it, too. And, that it is not up to you to help them do so. Each in their own time.
Now, you know the truth of the lady who lives in the sky, and you can join her on her adventures at any point in time. She will greet you with amazement and joy!
