It was shortly after dusk as I walked along the narrow paths through the rice paddies of magical Ubud. The young sprigs of rice were indicating the end of the windy season as they were gently bending under a slight breeze. It was cloudy all day long, as most days were at this time of the year. The sun had probably just been setting a few moments ago behind the thick veil in the western horizon. Another starless night.
I came back from a walk through town and the adjacent rice paddies just in time to meet with Lujan Matus at his house. I passed along my own apartment and went directly to Lujan's place at the end of the same narrow path. The light was fading quickly and Lujan's house had a magical atmosphere admidst the rice fields in the twilight. A few candles around the entrance shone light on the stony guardians besides the wide open door. I slipped off my shoes and went in.
It was dark. Lujan sat on his wicker settee under a mosquito net. He noticed me and said that he just witnessed a blue glowing luminosity hovering in front of his body while he had been waiting for me. He was totally absorbed in this altered perception until I entered the room and seemed to be in a deep trance. He asked me to sit down on the settee.
In the window across the room hung a vitreous ball lit by a candle. I observed the plants in the garden. The arrangement of plants appeared to be a thick jungle in the twilight. I sensed a wild and uncompromising presence in the world outside that window. Lujan began to speak. He introduced me to a gazing technique that involved the glass ball that was hanging on a chain in the middle of the large window frame.
to be continued...
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