For Crossing Thresholds

First the chrysalis cracked because it was time.

Then a new song spilled into the world.

Now you’re Yuki with an eagle held in her teeth, balancing on The Starlight Tightrope. The rope stretches ahead with a hum, trembling, laughing, daring.

Your jaw is wide, yet clenched. Your golden, dragonesque eyes gleam, each its own delightful planet. You boast a grin wide enough to outshine the Cheshire cat.

This is the feeling of having crossed a threshold, prize between your teeth. 

You’re not hoping for something to happen, nor waiting for something to be.

You’ve already laid your claim. 

This is the internal posture of Alignment Magick.

The crossing of the threshold though… that’s the tricky part. 

If you want to cross without stumbling, I suggest teaching your body first. Let your mind catch up later. Thresholds are doorways of possibility, and dares. Step through, and the world rearranges itself around you. The mind usually resists these changes.

And being faced with a threshold usually means you’re dealing with big changes.

So you can’t rush through, no matter how much easier or logical that might seem. 

You can’t carry doubt, which is arguably the hardest part.

And you must soothe the chatter of what-ifs into slumber.

So cross like a panther.

Eyes forward. Teeth bared. Focused. Gentle. Certain. Steady.

Quiet the mind. Open the heart. Free the spirit.

Calme la mente. Abre el corazón. Libera el espíritu. 

Each step says, “I belong here. This is what I want.”

Each breath says, “The rope tightens under me because I chose these threads.”

Each heartbeat says, “I’ve already claimed what I came for. I’ve sipped the Elixir of Delusional Belief.”

So carry what you want as if it's already yours, as if it could never be otherwise.

You must, because thresholds don’t open for hesitation. 

They open for coherence, for clarity, for certainty.

Then the myth you want to live will blend deeper into reality.

With love from the forest,

~ Alexander