Short Story: The Spiritual Warrior of the Labyrinth

The Spiritual Warrior hesitated. Even though she was standing still, her mind was racing a thousand miles. “Should she proceed or abandon the hunt?” She wondered. Beads of perspiration gathered on the side of her forehead. The Warrior started to reflected on her journey so far.

Since entering the labyrinth, the Warrior had found herself chasing a strange looking beast. The Warrior felt somewhat disappointed by the memory of the chase. She was dismayed that she had not been successful with a quick conquest.

Coming into the labyrinth was no accident. It had in fact instantly appeared when she unwittingly invoked an order to the Universe. In a moment of thoughtlessness, she had asked for deeper revelations from her psyche. Yet, at the entrance of the labyrinth, she had shuddered at the thought that there might be no turning back. The Warrior had read about labyrinths previously. Legends, spiritual text and myths of the past had often piqued her curiosity. According to one fascinating story, only a few were able to emerge from the labyrinth alive. It was a mysterious force that drew her into the labyrinth eventually, even whilst she was not absolutely sure that she was ready for it.

The Ultimate Treasure: Truth of Light

For a long time, the Warrior had an insatiable need to discover, or rather rediscover, the Secrets to Life. Knowing the Secrets to Life would grant her more power than anyone else in the world. The Secrets were, after all, answers to the entire cosmos. It was not so much the power that she was hoping to find. Her first intent was to find herself. For a start, the warrior knew that having the Secrets would allow her to find out more about the meaning of her own existence.

Within the heart of the Secrets to Life was the ultimate treasure as well – the Truth of Light. More than anything else, the Warrior knew that possession of the Truth of Light would grant her immunity from darkness. The world had been shrouded in darkness, ever since she was born. It had a dreary effect on her mood. She wanted to feel the warmth of light, something she knew existed in the few masters who have uncovered it.

The Warrior was driven to go on a journey for the Secrets to Life because of her nightly dreams.She would wake up to haunting images of places where she has never been, people she has never met, and mostly, of herself in various odd-looking costumes. More recently, she was even tuning into alien-like pictures that looked as if they came out from some science fiction magazine. The Warrior had instinctively known that the images were not to be dismissed as figments of her imagination but of long-forgotten realities, answers to which lie somewhere deep within her psyche. They bothered her, obviously. She knew that they were clues to her origination. From a different galaxy, dimension or realm, she thought.

The Warrior had self doubt issues. In a way, she already knew that she was more than just her physical body. Yet, she found herself needing to validate over and over again her intuitive flashes or to decode the messages contained within her dreams. She did not trust herself enough to interpret every single one of them. Resignedly, the Warrior also knew that there were few with whom she can share her nightly encounters with. She feared ridicule. Few would fully comprehend how tormented she felt by her need for answers. She felt like a misfit in social outings. So she had largely searched for the Secrets to Life alone.

Inside the Labyrinth

Upon entering the labyrinth, a chain of events started to take place. The chain of events catalyzed in a beast that kept luring the Warrior deeper and deeper in. The Warrior had to go through many adventures, while searching for the beast. She walked down endless corridors, looked into dark corners and got lost several times on the crooked lanes of the labyrinth. She had already sensed that slaying the beast would bring her one step closer to the Truth of Light although she had no idea how a conquest could specifically help her with it. The Warrior had to abandon sleep and rest in order to move fast. She understood that any delay or distraction could potentially set her back in her journey.

Her adventures in the labyrinth led her through a whirlpool of emotions; including anxiety, desperation, rejection, abandonment, worry, fear and betrayal. At every turn, she had caught a glimpse of the beast. It had morphed into close to one hundred different faces, at last count. Each was uglier, larger and more vicious than the last. Each required her to encounter herself in her worst nightmares. Again and again, the beast would appear briefly before disappearing upon being spotted. The Warrior felt weary. It had been going on for weeks.

Finally, it appeared that the chase was coming to an end. For there in front of her was the beast with its back turned towards her. The Warrior could feel her own fear, as she crept behind the beast’s back. She caught a whiff of the surrounding air. It was bitter, metallic and salty.

The Warrior drew her sword steadily. Its sharp tip glimmered in the streaming light.

But No!!

Just at the crucial moment, the beast turned to face her.

It let out a snarl that frightened the Warrior so much that she dropped her sword.

Cornered, there was nowhere that she could run.

The Warrior had to use whatever skills she knew to save herself.

Like the above story?

I wrote it as a metaphor to describe my personal experiences in a slew of events over the recent weeks. Yes, I am back from the labyrinth. I not only survived but had a major breakthrough. The Truth of Light represented illumination for an answer that I was searching for.

It feels great to be back; better and lighter than before 🙂

Lastly, for those who are on the spiritual path, here is something that I would like to share…

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.”
~ Paul Coelho in “The Alchemist”

Abundance always,

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