I turned to my grandmother. “What do I do?”
Gaia laughed. “So strong, yet so unsure of herself and power.” She waved a hand, and the ground where my hand had been became a stone bowl. Water filled from an unseen force. “She can’t help you with this little one.” She stepped closer. “But just like me, call to them. You are of the land, the sky and the sea. And you can connect with all of it.” Her eyes were gentle but firm.
I started with what I could see. I put my hand into the bowl of water. Letting the cool liquid close over my skin. Unlike with the ground, this wasn’t alive. There was nothing to connect. I shook my head as I stared at the goddess. “I feel nothing. Not like I did with you and the ground.”
She smiled. “You are thinking too small. Close your eyes.” I listened to her. “W
