JASMIN AND THE BLUE DRAGON

Once upon a time there was a little girl, Jasmine, who lived in a cave. Her only friend was a thin ray of light that came from high above and a teddy bear called Gaston. Gaston was very adventurous because he was fearless and could see in the dark. To make sure he would never get lost, Jasmine had him on a leash.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the ray of light had gradually grown wider. And Gaston was getting more and more adventurous. Jasmine, however, being a bit less comfortable with darkness, spent most of her days daydreaming in the ray of light. She never considered getting out of the cave, until one day... someone showed up at the cave's single opening.

It was a seer. She asked Jasmine why she stayed in the cave.

Jasmine: “I don’t know; well, I want to stay with Gaston and he loves it here”.

The Seer: “Since you have a leash, Gaston would have to follow you out, wouldn`t he?”

Jasmine: “I am afraid that the light will change him and that he won’t be my friend anymore.”

The Seer: “Gaston loves adventures. Don’t you think he would love to follow you wherever you go?”

So Jasmine agreed to ask Gaston to come along and he accepted. The Seer slid a ladder down and both made their way up the rungs. As Jasmine put her feet on the first rung, she felt more self-confident. When she reached the second rung, a bright white, oval disk of light appeared under her feet. It made her feel excited, uplifted and joyful. Her joy made the ladder stand up more solidly.

A few rungs higher, the leash between Jasmine and Gaston broke silently and the teddy bear fell to the depths of the cave. Jasmine gulped as if she were about to cry but realized in a flash that the leash was attached to her own heart, not to the plush animal. She thought she had loved Gaston but, in fact, unconsciously used him to hide her heart so she could go on adventures incognito, in the safety of the underworld.

As the disk of light faded, she started to feel a lot of pain in the left side of her body, especially in the arms and the hands. She almost let go.

The Seer: Jasmine, ask your body what is this pain about.

Jasmine: It hurts because I feel so sad; my mother never has time to play with me. She is so busy and worries so much about my family, the world and the stories on the news. My left arm and hand feel the most pain because even though I try to help her and use my magic, she never has fun. And it makes me really, really tired too.

The Seer: Jasmine, move the ladder under yourself as a bed to rest. Just use your intention.

Jasmine: It works! It floats in space like a hammock.

After a while, her arms felt relieved and she resolved to climb out of the cave. Her determination triggered the ladder to get upright and plant itself solidly on the ground again. When Jasmine reached the first third of the ladder, another light, much bigger, appeared suddenly this time in front of her belly. Taken by surprise, she almost fell off! That light made her feel so powerful! So much so that she turned into a beautiful, blue, flying dragon with unique markings.

She was so beautiful she could have played in the movie Avatar. Totally self-absorbed, she started doing all kinds of back-flips and other acrobatic dragon moves. Then she became aware that the dragon was not even known it was a girl dragon! Her power was in the beauty of her flight and in the subdued light spots on the soft velvety skin of her underbelly.

Jasmine was so exhausted after the transformation that she could no longer move or stand straight.

The Seer: Look for the best spot on Samyukta's body to rest.

You see, Jasmine had a protector and that is me, a part of her has kept growing up while she was hiding our heart; the part that was always staying in the cave’s single ray of light.

Since the dragon could no longer answer the Seer’s questions, she turned to me.

The Seer: Samyukta, what is this ray all about?

I had to pause, but came to the conclusion that it is the light of enlightenment.

The odd part was, I did not even know what it was until the Seer asked. OUF! Now I am the one who feels tired to the core. Dragon Jasmine is nesting close to my collar bone, moving first to the right side and then to the left. She rests there for a long while. Eventually, I get restless while she starts developing an interest in her triple clawed talons. My movement gets her flying again but she is so tired that she soon lands… in my throat!

At that moment, a magnificent, large, golden egg also appears in my throat. Within a second Jasmine decides to settle in the egg and shuts the top without a crack to show. The magic doesn’t stop there. A Mary Poppin-like handbag erupts from my lower spine and gobbles up the golden egg. The dragon now feels totally safe and falls into a deep sleep.

I cry because I suddenly become aware that my power is in my words, because they show what is going on in my heart.

The problem is that a lot of people considered my words weird or completely crazy. Many among you probably know exactly what I mean, yes? The worst part is that a lot of people are afraid of, criticize or single out those they consider crazy. That is such a lonely feeling. Trying to fit in, we talk less and hide our heart. Right?

Fortunately, when I look at the white page on the computer or in a blank book, a flow of words start coming out as poetry or stories that show me how I truly feel. That is when a Mother Goose-like puppet shows up in my eyes, all feathers fluttered, to hide the powerful dragon!

Why? If you think that people get nervous around crazy people, try showing up as a powerful dragon! Am afraid they will try to kill my dragon or run away. Thank goodness Mother Goose looks inoffensive.

Yiiiikes! Jasmine is stirring and no longer wants Mother Goose to hide her gorgeous dragon colours. She wants to extend the full length of her wings and show up in public!!!! Should I keep my eyes open or close them tight?

Diary of a bioenergetic guided visualisation