The Book Of Night Three

(III) That other part of you, the part you seem to disparage, that light- engendered part may not agree with descent as a homecoming. Be patient, oh Soul, with your Spirit. Do not assume one contains the other: that would be a fatal reduction of your being. Shhh... It is time to be silent and act your part... This is what you must hear and heed: If you descend without properly processing your intent, you may become confused, and the journey will be transformed into an immense weight you must carry on your back or in your arms. Or you will stumble on your way over smooth pavement and lie for hours staring into an empty sky. You will be assaulted by strange incantations that prophecy only doom. I am not allowed to show pity for your suffering, it must run its course through your psyche. You have been warned not descend yet. You have a mission still ill-defined. If fear of Darkness does not restrain you, then fear of punishment must be imposed. But when your mind is cleared, your spirit lifted, your soul purged, you will be free to join our descent. It is only a matter of time: and we serve Eternity.