During

Summary

During evokes a mythic dreamscape where moon, sea, and rulers collide—poetic meditations on power, nature, and cosmic reflection at dreamwhack.

During a time when the moon appeared twice as large as it does now, there was a king. He ruled a vast empire. His dominion spanned from one end of the earth to the other. He ruled on land, in the seas, and in the air. His name was many, so many that his name was unpronounceable.

During a time when the oxygen levels on the earth were much higher than today. Everything and everyone grew to enormous sizes. They also lived far longer. The vegetation was extremely rich in minerals, proteins, and vitamins and their colors were exquisite.

During this early earth period, a daughter is born in a crystal palace. It is located at the bottom of the near ocean. This coincides with the birth of a son. The son is fathered by the ruler who has a difficult name to write down and say.

The waters of the earth move in undulating motions. These motions are either gentle or violent. They occur when the child of the near sea laughs or cries. The daughter of the bottom of the sea has a temper. When this happens, a swirling wind forms at the top of the sea. It has no regard for how much tempest it causes on land or water. It moves according to the currents of her wishes.

The wishes of the daughter of the crystal palace rushed with powerful winds. They fell upon the home of the ruler of the earth with ferocity. The storm was so fierce that no one in the area felt they would endure it. The moments seemed endless, and many nerves were shattered by the fierce aggressiveness of the storm.

At last, exhausted dramatized people start to emerge from their shelters. Some cursed the daughter of the near sea while most heaved a sigh of relief and thankfulness.

A council of elders formed in the badly damaged home of the ruler of land, sea, and air. The elders reached a decision. Nature should be placed under the jurisdiction of the ruler with the unpronounceable name. At this time, the daughter of the waters had come of age. The son of the ruler with the unspoken name also reached maturity.

The ruler of the earth’s son received a task. He had to subdue the daughter of the bottom of the sea. His task was made simple. Everyone knew she lived in a crystal palace. It was at the bottom of the near sea.

What tactic will he use to constrain her temper? Will he use the strong-arm approach that a self-deluded upstart heathen uses? Or will he choose understanding, agreement, and harmony that come with being earthly inhabitants for millenniums?

Her dominion is the universal seas. Her habitation is on a solar orb called the Earth. Her spirit is in the waves of the waters. Her power is unlimited. Her nature is whatever she chooses it to be.

This is who the son of the ruler of the earth must confront. The daughter of waves and seas is who he must induce, persuade, convince, and satisfy. Can he, do it?