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MR. MELLIFLUOUS'S MUSICAL ADVENTURES

When Claire saw the butterfly, she heard joyful music in her heart. But she wanted to make the

butterfly behave. She tried to catch the butterfly but fell down and hit her head.

She rubbed her head and got up. Then she chased the butterfly into the forest, where she

discovered more faeries. They danced between the flowers as if they could hear the happy music in

her heart.

THE MUSIC IN HER HEART

When I see flowers in the garden,
I hear the music in my heart.
When I see streams in the meadows,
I hear the music in my heart.
And the birds in the branches
Cause my heart to sing
While the sun in the sky
Causes all life to sing.

Mr. Mellifluous with Faeries

Claire ran after the faeries and came upon a little man. "Who are you?" she inquired.
“I am Mr. Mellifluous, and I can see that you make music with your heart. Not many human folk can do that anymore!” he exclaimed.
Mr. Mellifluous continued, "Since you make music with your heart, you shall join the faery folk!"
Suddenly a faery with blue wings waved a wand over her head. Claire lifted off the ground and discovered that she could fly!

Faery with Wand and Blue Wings

I CAN FLY

I can soar above the trees,
High above the mountain peaks!
I can wing across the ocean
To far-off mysterious lands.
I can glide through the clouds
And swoop down through the valleys.
I can chase the wind
And leave the world behind.

Tiger Faery

Claire turned into a tiger faery and roared. She made scary music with her heart. The other faeries screeched and lashed at her with their claws. Mr. Mellifluous muttered, "Oh, dear." He put his hand over his mouth and shook his head. Claire and the other faeries rushed away with the wind.
After awhile Claire returned to earth and discovered a toad squatting in the flowers. Whenever it croaked, a golden cross floated out of its mouth.
“Is my music scaring you?” Claire asked.
“Not at all? Why, should it?” The toad answered.
Claire watched the toad. “Why are those golden crosses floating out of your mouth?” she asked.
“Because I am making music with my heart,” it croaked, and another golden cross floated out of its mouth.
Somehow the toad's music was in time with her music, but they were making different songs.
“I'm sure you make beautiful music too,” Claire smiled. "But I'm not hearing it at all." She flew off, hoping to find friends who could hear her music and sing along with her melody.

Croaking Toad

DON'T RUN AWAY

Sometimes the music in my heart
Can fill your heart full of fear.
Sometimes my music is full of rage.
Sometimes my music is full of tears.

But don’t run away.
My heart is also full of love and joy.
I want us to sing it all together.

Reaching for a Star

Claire didn't feel like being a tiger faery anymore. She felt happy and wanted to fly high into the sky. Suddenly she noticed a man, all by himself, sitting on the ground. He had the hind legs of a lion, the tail of a bull and the wings of a bird. He was sitting with his eyes closed.
“Can you hear my music?” Claire inquired.
“No,” he replied, “but I feel like I could fly!”
He leaped into the air and flew high and then higher. Claire could hardly keep up with him. Finally he hovered near a star and reached for it, unable to touch it. Claire watched for a moment, then became dizzy. She sailed back toward earth.
“Goodbye!” she shouted.
Claire came upon a crowd milling around. For a moment, they formed the notes of a musical composition, as if they were hearing the music of her heart. Then suddenly they formed an S shape and moved like a snake. Then the harmony fell apart, and the people in the crowd seemed to move randomly, as if no one heard any music at all. Claire flew off to another part of the city.

Madding Crowd

NO ONE ELSE CAN HEAR

The song in my heart is full of love,
But no one else can feel it.
The song in my heart is full of joy,
But no one else sees it shine.
The song in my heart is full of hope,
But why doesn't anyone hear it?
The song in my heart is full of grace.
Why doesn't anyone see those notes?

I can find a soul who’ll listen.
I know I can find a soul who’ll care.
My songs are full of love,
And I know someone else will share.

Posse

Claire came upon a group of people hanging out in front of a building. Music was flowing from her heart, but not one of them was aware of her. They were completely deaf to her music. As they ignored her, she felt herself growing smaller and smaller. Claire quickly flew away so that she would not grow any smaller.
Claire then came upon people who seemed half-asleep. She thought maybe they were at work or in some kind of prison. Music poured out of her heart, but not one of them heard her. She continued to grow smaller but was determined to find a person who could hear her.

Half Asleep

I FEEL SO SMALL

I feel so small when no one else hears me.
I feel so small when no one else cares.
I want to dive into a deep, deep hole
And hide alone forever.

But I know someone else will hear me,
And we will sing our songs together,
So many songs from our hearts.

The Dark Man

Claire thought she would try one more time. She spied movement far below, and she spiraled down to the ground. She again found people milling around aimlessly. Each one seemed blanketed by darkness. Claire was suddenly making sad music with her heart.
Claire flew up to a man and asked him, "Do you hear the music from my heart?"
"Of course not," he snarled. "There is no music in your heart and never will be."
"I am making music with my heart," Claire insisted.
"I don't hear a thing," he muttered. "Nobody wants to hear just whatever you feel in your heart anyway."
"I do," Claire whimpered.
"This world is too terrible for music anyway! Nobody would want to hear your music even if you did make it with your heart!" he exclaimed and shuffled away.
Claire was feeling smaller and smaller and decided to go to a place without any people.

I JUST DON'T KNOW

I don’t know if I could bear
To live in a world of silence--
To live in a world without music.

But I find so many wandering who live
In a world of silence,
Without music, without love....

Dowagers on the Beach

Claire flew to the beach, where she found some birds foraging for food in the sand. She realized that she was so small that not even the birds could see her or hear her, but Claire could hear the inner and outer voices of the waves and the wind and the stars that were slowly peeking through the clouds. Claire found a sand dune and quickly fell asleep, wishing that she was home in her own bed.
When Claire woke up, she flew back to the forest to find her faery friends. Soon she came upon a big cat in some flowers that seemed like colorful notes in a brilliant musical score. Claire was still tiny, but the bobcat seemed for a moment to be looking at her. Suddenly she could hear the bobcat's music, which was part of the music of the forest.

Bobcat in the Flowers

I HEAR THE WIND

Even though it often seems that no one else hears me.
Even though it seems that no one else cares—

I hear the wind in the trees.
I hear the music of the sea.
I hear the vast symphony of the sun.

Queen of Music

Claire was thirsty, so she flew down to a stream for a drink. Suddenly a magnificent goddess appeared in front of her.
Claire was still tiny, but she knew the goddess could see her and hear her.
"My little one, you are the tiniest faery. Are you lost, my lovely girl?"
Claire felt the need to be extremely polite. "May I inquire who you are, my lady?"
"I am the Queen of Music, my sweety. I make sure that there is music in all things, from the largest sun to the tiniest atom. All you need to do is close your eyes to hear a vast orchestra of living music."
Claire closed her eyes and could hear the music of the planets. When she opened them again, the Queen of Music was gone, but then she heard a music that seemed to be the source of all music on the planet. Claire turned and flew toward the sun.
Claire got closer and closer to the sun, but suddenly a strange beast blocked her way.
“Do not come too close,” it warned. “If you look into my eyes, you will die!”
Claire shielded her eyes, but she felt drawn more and more toward the sun.
“The sun will burn you up until you are only a clinker, a quintessence. Stay where you are!”
The light seemed to be roaring. She was moving her lips, but she didn't seem to be making any sounds at all. Suddenly she closed her eyes and stepped through a door into the light.

Basilisk

AN ORCHESTRA OF LOVE

There is an orchestra of love,
A vibration that holds us all together,
The music of the planet that connects us.
And it goes on and on forever,
On and on, on and on, on and on forever...

Princess Claire

When she opened her eyes, she was dressed like a princess and was seated in front of a golden plate and cup on a pure, white tablecloth. The faeries were there too, but they were all napping. Claire held up the golden cup, and a unicorn approached her.
“You think you see me, but I am not here. These things that you see are forms of light and sound.”
Claire wanted to catch the unicorn and take it home.
“You will never catch me, for I am part of the music and the light of the sun.” As he said that, he galloped away and dissolved in the river.
Claire fell asleep. When she woke up, she was alone again, but suddenly bubbles were floating all around her, and she could see bees and trees and cats and herself in them all. A bee buzzed around her and flew right up to a bubble without breaking it.

“I'm the bee who makes the bubbles, the bubble bee. What do you see in the bubbles?”
Claire was tired of riddles and was feeling homesick. “How do I get home?” she asked.
“If you hear and see yourself, and listen to the world around you, you will find your home,” the bee buzzed as it flew away.
Claire could see herself in the bubbles that floated around her, popping now and then, but she could not see her home. She tried to catch the bubbles but they all eluded her. Finally she closed her eyes, for she was very tired. Mr. M sang a lullaby for her.

Mr. M Sings a Lullaby

THE MUSIC OF THE SUN

I want to know what creates the music of the sun,
For fairies are made of water,
Earth, air, and fire,
But mainly fairies are made of the sun.

I want to know what creates the music of the sun,
For girls are made of water,
Earth, air, and fire,
But mainly girls are made of the sun.

Can someone please tell me what makes the music of the sun?

I want to know what creates the music of the sun,
For the world is made of water,
Earth, air, and fire,
But mainly life is made from the sun.

The King

When she opened her eyes she saw a king with a golden crown, and the sun shone brightly behind his head. All around the king she saw indistinct figures in the light.
“You have reached a place beyond which there is only music and light,” the King said. “But you need go no further, for the sun is everywhere. If you close your eyes and imagine, you will hear the music and see the light inside you and in everything you know.”
Then Claire imagined her Mommy and Daddy in the kitchen at home. At that moment, Claire opened her eyes, and she was in her very own backyard, and all the flowers in the garden were filled with music and light. When Claire peeked around the tree through the window she could hear her Mommy and Daddy singing as they were making dinner together.
Claire ran inside and gave them both a big hug.

Garden of Light

LIGHT AND MUSIC ARE EVERYWHERE

Whenever I don't hear any music
I don’t have to search much at all
For light and music are in my home.
In my family, in my friends.
In the garden of my heart.
Light and music are everywhere,
Especially in my heart.

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A Knight Caught in Flowers

Baby Blue Eyes

One day, Nathan stumbled into the branches of a redbud tree. He felt like the branches were clinging to him. Then Nathan strolled near baby blue eye flowers on a path near the castle.

Caught in the Flowers

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He began to feel like the baby blue eyes were attaching themselves to his armor. "I must be dreaming," he muttered.

Poppies on the Hillsides

Then Nathan was strolling through some poppies near the castle.

Nathan in the Poppies

He could have sworn that the poppies were plastering themselves to his armor.

Goldfields and Baby Blue Eyes

Soon Nathan found some goldfields and baby blue eyes together.

Gold and Blue Flowers Attached to His Armor

He thought to himself, "Wherever I go, the flowers decorate my armor."

Armies: Poppies and Lupine

Then Nathan came upon what looked like two armies battling each other: poppies versus lupine.

Nathan the Knight in the Lupine and Poppies

He sat down on a rock in the middle of the battle. "I don't understand this," he thought to himself. "This looks like a battle, yet it feels so peaceful here."

Blue Faery in the Stream

Then Nathan hiked beside a stream where bush lupine was blooming profusely. A blue butterfly fairy surprised him.

Ithuriel's Spears and Fiesta Flowers

"Silly, you have flowers in your heart, so the flowers are part of you," the faery laughed. "Since you have flowers in your heart, you might soon begin to feel one with all of creation."

Caught by Lavender Flowers

Nathan suddenly felt one with the flowers.

Wind Poppies and Fiesta Flowers

Then Nathan stumbled into a faery land of wind poppies and fiesta flowers.

Nathan the Knight in the Purple and Orange Flowers

He felt one with the purple and orange flowers too.

Bush Lupine near Lake

Then Nathan strolled near a lake. Bush lupine was flourishing everywhere.

Nathan in Bush Lupine by the Lake

"How can such tranquility exist here when the world is so full of conflict?" he wondered out loud.

Gnome with Tiger Lilies

Nathan climbed higher into the mountains and found tiger lilies.

Nathan with Tiger Lilies

Nathan discovered that he did indeed have flowers in his heart and that he felt one with the stream and the other creatures of the earth. "If I am dreaming, this is a good dream," he thought to himself. Nathan from that point on realized that he had flowers in his heart wherever he went.

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The Empress: Venus, Goddess of Love

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The Empress and the Flower Faeries

Wheat Faery

Nathan was riding through the Tarot Realm and thought he had a vision of the Goddess Venus holding up a golden scepter in a wheatfield, which struck him as strange since it was springtime. Nathan closed his eyes and shook his head, thinking that he might be seeing things, but when he opened his eyes again, he saw a faery strolling through pink flowers in the wheatfield toward the Goddess of Love.

Poppies on the Hillside

Nathan galloped away and soon came upon a hillside blanketed by poppies. "Only in the Tarot Realm," he muttered. He had never seen so many poppies before.

Poppy Faery

Then he encountered a faery in the poppies. He closed his eyes and shook his head and galloped away.

Baby Blue Eyes

Then Nathan found a pristine spot rug of baby blue eyes and felt a presence. "I bet I'm about to see another faery," he thought out loud.

Baby Blue Eye Faery

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them, sure enough, he could see a faery covered with baby blue eyes.

Lupine on the Hillside

Nathan continued riding his horse on the trail near the river and soon came upon a hillside blanketed by ground lupine. "Yeah, okay, I bet I'm about to see another faery," he muttered.

Lupine Faery

Sure enough, he saw a faery sitting in the flowers. "What is this? Is there a different faery for every species of flower?" he asked out loud, but the faery didn't answer him.

Owl's Clover

He rode on through the foothills and saw a hillside topped by pink owl's clover, something he had never witnessed before. "Wow, I'm sure glad I'm in the Tarot Realm," he declared in astonishment.

Owl's Clover Faery

Then Nathan witnessed something else he had also never seen before: strange pink owl's flying around a faery who was resting in the owl's clover.

Ithuriel's Spears and White-tipped Lupine

"Why, this is something new as well," Nathan muttered. "I've never seen Ithuriel's Spears growing with white-tipped lupine before."

Lavender Faery

Suddenly Nathan heard the voice of his mentor, the gnome called Mr. Mellifluous. "Nature is always different from one year to another. Every year you will find something unexpected.”

Indian Pinks

Nathan smiled. "Aw, my friend, Mr. Mellifluous. So glad to see you again! I am seeing a faery in the Indian Pinks. Perhaps you can tell me why I am seeing faeries in the flowers wherever I go!"

Indian Pink Faery

"You are sensing the presence of nature spirits, and your mind naturally personifies them as faeries. This is a good sign, my friend. You are becoming more in tune with the spiritual forces within the natural world. The Tarot Realm is having a positive effect on you."

Tiger Lily Faery

Nathan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he saw a tiger lily faery. "In the realm where I came from, I'm sure thoughtless, greedy people would have already despoiled this meadow and driven away the nature spirits. I'm so glad to be here in the Tarot Realm!" He smiled as he headed back down the trail to the castle.

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All stories, illustrations, and music copyright © 2023 by Jim Robbins.

Baby Blue Eyes, Fiddleneck, and Popcorn around a Dead Lupine Bush

Nathan Returns to the River Gorge

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Baby Blue Eye Faery

Nathan thought about returning to his homeland as he was falling asleep, and in his mind he hiked down a path into the river gorge where once he had found baby blue eye flowers growing around a dead lupine bush. Suddenly a faery appeared in the baby blue eye flowers. Nathan remembered that people were trying to build a dam that would bury the entire gorge under hundreds of feet of water. He was afraid for the faery and all the other creatures of the gorge.

Bush Lupine and Ground Lupine

Nathan kept hiking along the trail and encountered lupine bushes, one with light blue blossoms and one with purple blossoms.

Lupine Faery

Then he encountered a faery in the lupine bushes. She seemed a little sad and perhaps even a little afraid.

Purple Flower in the Gorge

Then Nathan found a large purple flower along the path. He tried to remember its name but couldn’t for some reason.

Hyacinth Faery

Then a faery appeared in the flowers, and Nathan remembered that the purple flower had different names, such as brodiaea and blue dick and wild hyacinth.

Red Maids by the Trail

Nathan continued hiking into the gorge. He loved breathing the fresh air and finding all of his favorite flowers again, like the red maids he was suddenly gazing at.

Red Maid Faery

Then Nathan found a faery in the grass wearing red maid flowers. Nathan tried to get her attention, but she pretended not to notice him.

Trail Next to the River

Popcorn flowers and fiddleneck and baby blue eyes blanketed the slopes next to the trail. Nathan suddenly felt afraid that a dam would drown all of the flowers if he didn’t return home.

Faery near the Trail

Then Nathan encountered a faery in poppies and baby blue eye flowers, or were they blue and orange butterflies fluttering around her? “Are you afraid for your homeland?” Nathan asked her, but she didn’t respond. She just looked at him with sad blue eyes.

Sierra Nevada Blue

Nathan looked carefully and noticed that some of the blue flowers were actually blue butterflies. He remembered that in his homeland a friend had told him that butterflies were once everywhere in springtime, but now most of them were gone.

Blue Butterfly Faery

As soon as Nathan remembered what his friend had said, a blue butterfly faery appeared. She looked like she was about to flutter away. “Don’t go away forever,” Nathan pleaded. The faery looked straight at him and seemed to say, “You must return to your homeland now. You must return home now. ”

Bush Lupine and Fiddleneck by Trail

Nathan gazed down and could see the river winding through the gorge in the distance. Suddenly, he woke up. Confused for a moment, he remembered that he and his friends had fought against the dam and had won. He breathed a sigh of relief. All of the creatures in the gorge were safe for now, at least for a while, but so many places were still in danger. Perhaps it was time for him to return home.

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Shaman

Path of the Shaman

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As Nathan was hiking through the forest, he encountered a shaman, who asked, "Are you enjoying the flowers?"
"Yeah, I love lupine and poppies," Nathan responded.
"Then you will love this path," the shaman replied. "And here is a great oak. It's branches are like streams that join with a mighty river."
"A river deeply rooted in the earth," Nathan replied.

Rabbit by Stream

Nathan and the shaman walked together for a while. Suddenly they both saw a rabbit next to a stream. The shaman asked, "If you were to have a power animal, what would it be? Rabbits can be so still that they seem like stone, then they scatter off in all directions to confuse predators. They are survivors, a good quality to have in this world."

Lupine and Poppies

Nathan looked a little confused. The shaman continued, "Some might consider rabbits cowardly, but they manage to survive in a world full of predators. Each species has an overarching spirit, what you might consider something like an angelic soul. You can connect with the overarching spirit and take on the best qualities of each species, whether it's an animal such as this rabbit or a plant."

Armies

Nathan responded, "Even a plant?"
"Consider the lupine and poppies," The shaman replied. "Poppies can sweep over entire mountainsides like fire, but lupine is like the wolf. Lupine can take over an area as well. Sometimes lupine and poppies seem to clash like armies, but if you are still, you can feel a deep tranquillity as you stand among the flowers. You can feel a unity underlying what might appear to be conflict."
"You mean that we can connect with the angelic spirit of each species of flower?" Nathan asked.
"Yes, and you can feel the power of each species as well as the underlying unity that exists in the spiritual dimension."

Frog by Stream

Suddenly they came upon a frog by the stream. Nathan blurted out, "I love when I find a frog. It reveals that the ecosystem has not been disturbed very much by people."
"Yes, and when that happens, " the shaman replied, "you can connect with the ecosystem, with the overarching spirit of place."
"Yes, I have often experienced the overarching spirit of place. Each creature sometimes seems like a facet of its consciousness. Then sometimes each creature seems like a facet of Universal Consciousness, as if a unity underlies the entire cosmos."

Bobcat by Stream

Suddenly they came upon a bobcat, which quietly skulked away. "Nature is red in tooth and claw," the shaman stated. "But once you feel the underlying unity, you know that each life, short or long, is an opportunity to experience a facet of Universal Consciousness."

Native American Village Site

Nathan and the shaman came upon an abandoned Native American village site. The house pits were blooming with fiddleneck and popcorn flowers. "My culture existed here for thousands of years. Each culture passes. One culture supplants another, just as one species supplants another. We often feel that death and change are horrible, but these changes occur within the unity underlying all consciousness."

Butterfly by Stream

Suddenly they saw a blue butterfly by the stream. The shaman continued, "Sometimes we even encounter creatures that reveal the beauty of the transformations that we experience."

Lizard

A lizard suddenly appeared next to the stream. Nathan replied, "It is good to stay close to the earth like this lizard."

Coyote

A coyote appeared next to the stream. The shaman continued, "It is good to know all of the creatures of the earth, for through them we know the power and unity of all consciousness."

Snake by Stream

A snake appeared next to the stream. "In the religion I grew up with, a snake was responsible for the fall of humanity, but now I feel joyful whenever I see a snake, for I know that I am in a place undisturbed by people, and I feel closer to the earth."

Raven

Then they encountered a raven. "We can also fly high and experience the earth and Universal Consciousness," the shaman smiled.

Bald Eagle

Then they came upon a bald eagle by the stream. "And we can experience our life from the perspective of eternity," Nathan responded.

Mountain Lion

Then they encountered a mountain lion. The shaman continued, "The mountain lion is a great power animal, but we must be careful in its presence. I could feel its presence a long time ago. We must honor it and respect its territory. Back away slowly, my friend."

Hawk

"Yes, and I always feel the presence of the hawk. Perhaps it is my power animal?" Nathan wondered out loud. The shaman smiled and nodded.

Click on the Brown Bear to take a Different Path

Suddenly a brown bear crashed through the woods near the path but ignored them both. "Sometimes we encounter a great power animal, and we get lucky if it just ignores us," the shaman laughed.

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