Your inner journey concludes...
You are watching so intently that you give a startled side-ways look when the old man suddenly begins to speak. He tells you:
This is the Wheel of Life, the Dance of the Elements. Everything changes, nothing stays the same. Nothing remains unchanged in the tides of heaven and earth, and even the balance between light and darkness will not last forever. Cherish the moment, but know that it will pass. For the Wheel of Fortune never stops turning
When you look in front of you, the open space in the forest is empty except for the cauldron. You walk into the open space, and look at what's inside the cauldron.
When you look up you see the old man standing next to you. He gives you a long, straight branch, and gestures to dip the end of the branch in the cauldron. When you've done that, you see a blue-ish white light shining from the end of your wand.
Then the old man guides you back to the path. It's beginning to get light. Birds are singing, you see new leaves on branches everywhere, and there are spring flowers everywhere you look. The sun is just rising, but already there's a balmy warmth in the air around you. It's spring.
Back on the path you wish to thank the old man, but suddenly he's disappeared. You follow the path back upwards, through the oaks and beeches, back to the grey mist near the door. When you step into the mist your wand with the blue-ish white light disappears. In the world to which you are about to return it is invisible. Nevertheless you know that, visible or not, it is a gift that will help you to explore and develop your hidden talents in a balanced way.
Then you are facing the door again. You take hold of the iron ring and turn it, and you open the door and pass through it. You close the door firmly behind you. You're back where you were before your journey started, in your own familiar surroundings. When you're ready, open your eyes. Your inner journey has ended.
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