A mystical experience in the form of a vision shared by Lola Georg.
This vision was revealed during meditation in a group setting.
In my mind’s eye, I am driving my car and it is a beautiful sunny day. I have the sunroof open, and the windows are down, enabling a soft breeze to encircle me. I drive to a local hiking trail and park my car. I start walking up the trail, which winds back and forth in the woods, steadily rising upwards towards the summit. The walk is easy at times, and quite difficult at others, causing me to breathe hard and travel more slowly. After a while, I reach the top, above the tree line and take in the view. The sky is brilliant blue, the air is pleasant and warm, and the tree-lined valley below is beautiful to behold.
Then I notice him. Jesus is standing by my right side. He smiles at me, and gives me a warm embrace. “I have a present for you”, he says. He pulls from his pocket a small, square, blue, velvet box. The kind of box one would expect to find jewelry in. “Is that what I think it is?” I ask him. He nods. We embrace again, but this time we are dancing in a little circle of joy. We slow down, stop dancing, and sit upon a rock in silence, observing the valley below us. I feel very calm and peaceful in his presence.
After a while, I stand up. “I’ve got to go”, I tell him. He nods again. One last hug and I start back down the trail to my car with the blue box in my pocket. When I get back to my car, I see a trashcan. I am going to thrown the box in the trash. But first, I have a nagging thought of doubt, “He said it was what I thought it was, but is it really?”
I open the box, and sure enough, it is exactly what I thought. An empty box; nothing. I do not need a precious gift from Jesus. I have everything that I need. There is nothing – no thing – that he could give me, no matter how precious it would seem, that I could ever want. I throw the box away, get into my car, and drive away humming a merry tune.
Lola’s Reflection:
In this mystical experience, I am hiking, which can be a metaphor for the spiritual journey. The trail is sometimes easy and sometimes not, and reaching a summit can represent obtaining a goal. Once I have reached the summit, I receive a gift from Jesus. The jewelry box represents the epitome of what women are supposed to want, something precious and expensive. However, the true gift is something very different – a sense of peace and contentment after a dance of joy.
Yet, in a very human way, doubt creeps in. Even though Jesus confirmed that what I thought was in the box was true, doubt made me check for myself. This vision made me consider ways I have doubted the guidance of spirit, or conversely, had faith despite my doubts.
Also, Jesus is also a common figure in my visions (see Give Unto Caesar or Fireworks of Forgiveness or Walking on Water). Along the spiritual journey, it is often helpful to have a guide or mentor, someone who knows the way and can provide wisdom and counsel. In my visions, Jesus is not a savior, nor does he do anything for me. He is there for support, like an elder brother who has traveled the road before me and is more experienced. He is not critical, nor judgmental, and he seems to have the kind of patience that transcends time.
While I relate to Jesus, you may not. Perhaps you have other spiritual guides such as an ancestor, an angel, an animal, or signposts that indicating what road to take. Regardless of the form they take, spiritual guides are common metaphors along the journey of life.
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