| Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Messina | | | | In the story the narrator goes on to tell how he is |
| When I was young and trying to figure out the | | | | given a 'little shining key' to the abode of The Old |
| secrets of life, the universe and everything, I'd | | | | Man of Visions, but loses touch with him when his |
| occasionally stumble upon a story that would shine a | | | | attention is drawn to more worldly matters. This |
| light and help make sense of it all. | | | | echoes a belief, long held by many, that you cannot |
| These stories tended to be written by writers of | | | | enjoy worldly success and spiritual enlightenment at |
| fantasy and science fiction, though not always. | | | | the same time. |
| One in particular, that still leaves its mark today, was | | | | I've always felt that this point of view was initially |
| penned by a writer of 'weird horror stories' in the | | | | encouraged by 'religions' that wanted to keep their |
| tradition of Edgar Allen Poe and HP Lovecraft. The | | | | flock under the thumb in case any got ideas above |
| author is Algernon Blackwood and the story in | | | | their station. The old adage of 'live humbly now and |
| question 'The Old Man Of Visions.' | | | | you'll get your rewards in the hereafter' does hold a |
| It tells of how the narrator of the story meets this | | | | grain of truth, but has over time been deliberately |
| otherworldly character, The Old Man Of Visions, and | | | | misinterpreted. |
| through him gains access to an Invisible World that | | | | The metaphysical view of heaven is that state of |
| exists alongside, but just beyond the reach of our | | | | awareness where all aspects of consciousness merge |
| own. There, to quote the text; "past and future | | | | and become one. It is also the domain of your Higher |
| meet and all real dreams find completeness." | | | | Self, that Greater Aspect of your True Self, whose |
| I later discovered that Algernon Blackwood as well as | | | | eternal quest incorporates, but does not solely |
| being a prolific writer of such stories, was also a long | | | | consist of your current incarnation. |
| time member of a famous Magical Fraternity called | | | | From this perspective, the kind of success, worldly or |
| The Golden Dawn so the chances are that he had an | | | | otherwise, you want to attract through The Law of |
| insiders view of the subjects he wrote about. | | | | Attraction ideally needs to be in line with the eternal |
| So, what does this have to do with The Law of | | | | quest of your Higher Self. Get in tune with that and |
| Attraction and the way you can use it to create the | | | | your ability to manifest what you want will go |
| kind of reality you want to live? | | | | through the roof. |
| Let's take a look at what is meant by 'all real dreams | | | | So, what is the mystery of 'The Little Shining Key'? |
| find completeness'. | | | | The Little Shining Key is somewhat open to |
| The Law of Attraction works because the emotional | | | | interpretation. For me it represents a spiritual code |
| resonance of your strongest desires generates a | | | | that grants us access to our Inner Sanctum. For you |
| vibration that is 'sympathetic' to the outcome of | | | | it could be something else. |
| having those desires manifest for you. This vibration | | | | The story concludes with the narrator doing |
| acts as a magnet, which draws the desired object or | | | | something that causes him to lose the 'little shining |
| circumstance into your life. | | | | key' forever. What that is I'll let you discover by |
| If you substitute 'real desires' for the 'real dreams' in | | | | reading The Old Man of Visions for yourself. There is |
| The Old Man of Visions, it is a fair bet that the | | | | great wisdom to be found in this story and since it is |
| Invisible World described in the story is the same | | | | now out of copyright, I've managed to track down a |
| Inner World you enter to work most effectively with | | | | pdf version you can either read or download for free |
| The Law of Attraction and that The Old Man of | | | | at my website if you so wish. You'll find it in the Gifts |
| Visions at some level represents the voice of your | | | | section. |
| Higher Self. | | | | |