You As Andromeda, Myself Nearby

How about Andromeda? Would you be willing to do a stint as the Princess of a distant Kingdom, rough, untamed, but magical in the gorgeous array of its Court? Expect to be breathless after your first rehearsal: the role will take you to the center of your identity as a woman, every possible encounter between you and the world will occur. You will be the obedient daughter of her parents' need; you will be the gracious friend, alternately blessed and cursed by your inevitable beauty; your goodness will be celebrated, but it will summon forth a monster of surpassing vulgarity and you will find in your psyche an excess of strength to halt its course of evil. But - that Victory will require The Other, for whom you will not realize until his breath touches your cheek you are longing... After you, dear Princess, this man, who may have once been a god, is the best the world can offer. On long winter nights, he will make you laugh in the warmth of his company, and on summer nights, he will spread the spell of the fabled Green Man over all who linger in the perfumed air. This is all MYTH. It is the deepest truth we can grasp in our brief lives. You must understand by now, the time of rehearsals has given way to the time of these encounters. This is no test, it is Fate, your Fate but also the world's Fate. Some encounters occur as the sun arches over you and animates every cell of your body, every joy in your heart, every good deed of your spirit. Others will occur in the night world of Shadows in your sleep. Realities and Dreams will be continually exchanging places in the drama of this life you have assumed. I am always nearby, your witness and your guardian. My joy expands in your service.