Turtle and Snake (from Nick Cumbo) Lunar Moon Day 19 - Red Planetary Moon Year - 10 September, 2002

I lay down for the final time at about 6am. In front of me, I notice patterns of clear yellow text. I watch them form different words, and then the thought of the album 'The Mystery of the Yeti' appears in my mind. I soon realise I am caught between the worlds of sleeping and waking. This thought flows into a new idea. Now lucid, I focus my attention on my will, telling myself I am going to communicate with the Yeti. I am quite surprised when I flow easily out of my body and smoothly into the astral plane. Now around me, I can see a large spiral pattern, composed of millions of little spots of light. The pattern seems to have some intelligence of its own.

I watch this for a while, as I rise slightly higher through the astral planes. My thoughts are continually flowing into new ones, but I get the feeling an unknown intelligence can hear me. Soon after, I find myself descending through the astral planes, to a much darker place. At first it is very enjoyable, but as I continue I realise I am going into a realm far deeper than I have ever been before. I am certain I am going to the world below ours, and realise the spirits of the animals and otherworldly creatures exist below me. Having very little knowledge of this realm, I begin to fear my ability to have a safe travel. I wanna stop, pull myself back to ordinary reality, but something keeps me here, suspended. I know myself to be surrounded by others, and can see shapes and formations in the darkness. I am still quite calm, and sit their passing on my message - that I can only continue if someone wants to guide me. I wait quite a while, and little happens, other than my perception of the movements of other intelligences.

A few moments after, I feel shots of light heading towards me. I look below me - I exist only as a pinpoint of light in endlessly darker and deeper space. I am surprised to see 2 or 3 ships that look as though they are from the game 'Space Invaders'. I can hear the sound of evenly spaced lines of light rushing towards me, just like the game. Thankfully, it is not really scary. Instead it brings me to the conclusion that I am deep in the lower worlds and simultaneously way out in space. From this scale, I realise I can go out into the sky, and look down at the earth. I am surprised when I notice a large light blue and green sphere taking up a significant portion of my vision.

I realise my body is now bound to a number of other planets by some other kind of fuzzy energy - like a cosmic glue. The planet that appears to be the earth gradually shrinks, to about the size of my hand. I notice that the earth is covered in these spots of fuzzy yellow light, which spread like cities across the globe. I look at one of the other planets, and it becomes like a teacup.

I am more powerfully aware of this alternate reality, but also that I am in a place that seems like the dining room. On some kind of shelf, at about waist level, I notice another green planet. I touch it, and watch as it slowly morphs into a turtle - popping its head out of its shell. This is a very strange experience. I see another red planet, and think about the nature of other intelligences in space and think about how I would like to meet them. I see outlines forming through the planet, and notice that it is actually the body of a snake - with its tail at the center. I can see the wraps of its skin, forming the inner layers of the circle, repeating outwards until it reaches its mouth. When I touch it, it begins to curl out, rolling its small tongue out at me. At first I am a little surprised, but notice that it is very thin, and that it's skin is covered in vibrant shades of red, yellow, and green (looks like a snake from the rainforest). I realise that it's a beautiful animal, a friend, and that it is nothing to be afraid of.

Now, I notice there is a piano melody playing in the background. It is very nice to listen to. Then I hear the sound of an eery rushing wind approaching. I get the feeling there are some big changes approaching us on earth, and I try and maintain my lucid state for as long as I can. I am not shown anything before I wake, but the feeling remains with me.

Comments: I wake up feeling much stronger and happier with myself, and eager to learn more about these two animals I'd met on my journey.