I had a strange dream last night; Even though it's still dark outside, it felt odd. I was getting prepared for the Harvest Ritual for purification of the seal around the tree, and I saw someone who looked so familiar, but I had never seen them before though he was much older than I currently am, in my heart I felt it was a soul I may be connected to. As I was onlooking, he turned, and tears were streaming down his face he was trying to say something, but I couldn't make out what it was. but I saw a mark just barely visible that looked like a crescent moon that was combined with what looked like my own birthmark of the Eight pedal flower. I tried to ask in my dream what he was saying, but he left without another word I can't remember what he looked like, but I have an ominous feeling about the Harvest Festival this year. I still can't tap into my power yet, but everyone expects me to be able to reseal the ancient tree that is said to keep the gates to the demonic and Godly words from entering the Earthly realm. My ritual outfit is not what others would traditionally think saintly or purified of a high priestess, it is colors that represent Mabon of the Fall, not a solid color of white and silver. I can't help but wonder about my dream, I'll ask Grandmother Willow about the mark I saw in my dream. hopefully she can tell me or at least give me a hint as to why or how someone could have the mark of our clan and another clan that was supposed to have been eradicated during the war that happened centuries ago. Maybe I am overthinking it or stressed about the pressure since I am responsible for the Purification and resealing. I don't think my mother would understand too much considering the power our clan had didn't pass on to her like normal inheritance for the next female born but was passed on to me in an overwhelming amount the day I was born, I think she may hold some resentment towards me since everyone thinks I'm the reincarnated witch who had died tragically in the legends. As the Ritual comes closer and the festivities are going to begin, I should think of ways to help prepare and set up.
As the sun rises, I get ready for the day, I walk over to Grandmother Williow, and I ask if I can go down the mountain and hand out flyers at the schools to promote the festival, Grandmother replied "No sweet Raya, you are bound to protect this forest and with the ritual coming soon, if something were to happen to you, it would be tragic, not just for our family but the Earthly realm would be in peril for war once more". Grandmother? I asked I thought the war between realms was only a myth or legend that was passed down in our family, also I have a question about a dream I had recently, I'm not sure if it's even possible but in my dream I saw someone who had our clans mark combined with a mark of another clan who no longer exists. Is it even possible for such a person to exist? Grandmother stood in silence for a few moments and replied, "if the clan no longer exists it shouldn't be possible, unless they were reincarnated back into the world child, as for a combined mark it's not likely since the mark only appears in the women of our clan, I have never seen male be born with our mark, but nothing is to say it isn't possible. what was the mark of the other clan?" I answered hesitantly "it.. it was a crescent moon Grandmother". Grandmother stood shocked eyes wide with horror, she looked terrified like she knew which clan it was. "Raya, my child if you happen to run into anyone who bears that mark, you must either run from them or fight for your life, never get close to them, they are responsible for the curse on this world". I had my questions answered but left me wondering a lot of things and I was still nervous doing the ritual.