Wolf-Boy

A young boy goes for a walk in the woods with his parents, wanders off and gets lost. He tries to find his way back to his family but cannot. Night falls and he sleeps in the woods. The next day, he tries again to find his way back. No luck. He is tired, hungry and worn-out. He resigns himself to his fate and lays down to die. Sleep overcomes him.

At some point, the boy is awakened by the feeling of wetness on his face. He opens one eye and can hardly believe what he sees: it is a wolf, a female, and she is licking his face. He is too weak to scream but soon realizes that he does not have to. The wolf bends down, places an apple in her jaws and offers it to the boy, who gratefuly accepts.

The relationship grows from there. The wolf leads the boy back to her lair, where the rest of her pack are assembled. They all take turns sniffing at the boy until they are satisfied with his presence.

And so, his new life begins.

From that day on, the boy lives as a a wolf. He hunts with the pack, he eats what the pack eats. He barks, growls and howls in the language that only wolves understand. Over time, he completely forgets his origins, how he came to be in these woods, what his true identity is.

Some years later, two hunters come across the boy as he roams with the pack. At first, they are startled by the sight of the disheveled, hairy, human-like figure. Then they gather courage and decide to capture him. They fire a stun dart to subdue him. As the hunters approach the boy, they hear threatening snarls and growls. They have to be very careful to avoid his sharp nails and flashing teeth. The two men cannot believe what they are seeing - the boy is more wolf than human! They remember a story from some years ago that told of a young boy who had been lost in these woods. Could this be him? They carefully tie his hands and feet to a pole and begin to carry him out of the forest.

The wolf-boy howls and screams for his life. His pack members circle about but cannot get close as the hunters are quick with their guns. The wolf-boy is in mortal fear. He is being taken away from his home, his family. What will happen to him now?

What is the point of this story? The symbolic point of the story is that we, collective humanity, are like that Wolf-Boy. Due to our own self-will, we strayed from our True Divine Home and fell into this emergency-order, the Seventh Cosmic Domain, the Cosmic Physical Realm. We learned to wallow in astral and etheric filth. We adapted to it and now consider it a normal state-of-being. "Such is life", we say, not knowing that our existence here in the emergency-order is not True Life at all, but a living death. We severed our link to All That Is and anointed ourselves as the Center of Creation. We polluted our microcosms as we learned to lie, steal, cheat, kill, over-indulge our appetites and disavow The Creator. We completely forgot our Divine origins, how we came to be in this fallen realm, and what our true identity is.

Now, when there are those sent to rescue us, we hide from them. We snarl and growl at them. "Don't take me away from my "home". Don't take me away from filth, disease, inhumanity, grief and sorrow! I am happy here! I am content here! Leave me alone!"

It is hoped that the symbolism behind this short story will find its way into the hearts of those who have forgotten their Origins. Work every day to answer the Call of the Gnosis. Awaken from your Sleep of Death. Seek the Way Home.

Remember: you are not a wolf.

~ g
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