So there I was at 3:00 in the morning wide awake
and suddenly thinking ...
"Machu Picchu has the cruel beauty of a steel blade."
I have been listening to Vision Forum's new audio series
Mysteries of the Ancient World and had just finished
the section on the Incas.
Needless to say I had to get out of bed and get a pencil!
While I had quite a time reconstructing my handwriting,
the next morning I had most of an Essence Map for Machu Picchu.
I was pretty excited about it! I've been thinking about writing,
but hadn't actually taken the time to do so.
Now the writing has pretty much come to me.
I figure when it wakes you up at night it apparently needs to be said!
So anyway I thought I would share.
Here is my first stab at Machu Picchu:
MACHU PICCHU
SETTING {Appearance[Beauty(jade green and silver)
.........................................(city in the clouds)
.........................................(a glittering diamond in a drift of ashes)]
...............................[Deception(stealthy and insidious as a flattering lie)
.........................................(the alluring treachery of a drugged kiss)]
...............................[Strength(impregnable mountain fortress)
.........................................(heavily guarded tower)
.........................................(tiny green cave secreted in a dense wood)]}
.............{Climate.......................................unfinished}
FUNCTION{Political [Center(Rome)
.........................................(beating heart)
.........................................(spider's web)]
...............................[Domination(power like Jezebel)
.........................................(empire larger than US)
.........................................(even nobles aren't safe)]
.............{Motion[Contemplative(deliberately chosen footing)
.........................................(ceremonial approach)
.........................................(city of five gates)
.........................................(carefully executed battle strategy)]
...............................[Reach(ripples in a pond)
.........................................(rapidly expanding cracks in the ice)
.........................................(a pervasive odor)]}
SPIRIT{Dark[Dangerous(a hidden dagger in the cloak of an unknown guest)
.........................................(cruel beauty of a steel blade)
.........................................(beautiful leper)
.........................................(a poisoned welcome cup)
.........................................(black, gold, and blood red)]
...............................[Religion(perfect peach rotting from the inside)
.........................................(as a hyena consumes it's own young)
.........................................(provokes wrath as a false friend)]}
HISTORY {Endurance....................................unfinished}
.............{Downfall.......................................unfinished}
Thoughts? Reactions? Problems? Any feedback would be appreciated.
Raven
