a poem by Bréon Rydell

As a boy, I would often sit alone for hours in the countryside,
watching blackbirds fly, observing sheaves of grain sway to
the rhythmic whisper of winds flowing through wheat fields. I
revered stillness and sensed a strong connection with nature.
I also loved to explore wildlife and the deeper mysteries of
the cosmos, where I would drift into a heightened state of
consciousness . . .

Streams of powerful electrical impulses seemed to flow within
me. My body temperature cooled and my whole being would
start to shiver — I had entered the ‘in-between’ world . . .

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