[mplawssix]

i was fully awake when i was about 5 or 6. i would see things and talk to folks and animals that were not there. my folks thought it was quite cute to see me having detailed conversations with things not present. my grandparents did not. they belonged to a sect (read cult) of christianity called the jehovahs witnesses. i was taken by my grandparents to meetings and services and told that what i was doing was wrong. i stopped talking to things that weren't there.
i grew out of going with them and wandered for a along time. reading about different religions and philosophies. when i was around 18 my mom told me about a "spaceman" she saw. she also gave me a book about ufos and contacts with aliens and so on. this was the start of my reawakening. since that time i have tried different things to regain things that i have lost. the one constant i have always had and used was meditation. admittedly, i don't meditate for hours a day but i recieve the clearest state of mind and do have visions. they range from simplistic things to puzzles (i call them that) that i have to work at to solve and make sense out of.

i realize in 39 (i just had a birthday on the 19) years, that what is given never goes away. so for the younger folks just waking up i give a hardy kudos. for the folks mid 20s to my age and beyond i say, "that hill ain't that hard to climb. lets get to the top and see where we want to go from there."

love and light,
karl