The Primal Vision

As a youth I entertained a recurring fantasy, a powerful waking dream that I knew was very important, though I couldn't quite say why.

I glimpsed the top of a mountain, shrouded in darkness and further obscured by mist. Hovering on high, I could discern the ruins of an ancient Greek temple in the timeless twilight.

I waited alone, formless in the silence.

In time a lone figure, powerfully built and clad in the skin of a lion, made his way towards the abandoned temple. His hair and beard were still mostly brown, though streaked with white and gray. In his right hand he wielded a knobby club studded with bronze. My consciousness entered this figure and henceforth I saw through his eyes.

I knew that I was now Herakles, son of Zeus and progenitor of my line.

Entering the fallen structure, I moved through it unerringly until I reached a rectangular stone table, an altar to gods long forgotten. Upon the altar was an antique horn, 'from a heavenly bull' I told myself. It was of monstrous size and etched with arcane glyphs. Some of the etchings were inlaid with silver. I put down my club, then cautiously lifted the artefact to my lips, blowing into the smaller end with all my strength.

The bellowing call echoed through the firmaments.

Horn still in hand, I then exited the temple and peered purposefully into the murky skies near where I myself once hovered. I could detect faint presences, spirits that had answered my summons who would help me in carrying out my Olympian mission.

Some took on form while others remained formless, but this I knew... all who responded would assist me with ushering in a new Age of Heroes.

The Age of Heroes: a time when people strove to actualize their full potential and embody the Highest they could conceive. An age when individuals and groups would, through their actions, share their divine gifts with their communities and transform the world.  

Though it has taken decades, this metaphorical vision is surely becoming a reality. I would like to thank everyone who helped launch The Age of Heroes and bring it to the present. I look forward to meeting those who will help further anchor it into this world.