knowing all this, we are still doomed to starve?» Runner grumbles.
There is a silence in responce. He spoke out loud what each of us fears. Even if the riddle is solved and we figure out how to put it into practice, we still miss the seventh element Thought.
Suddenly Joleo, overshadowed by a guess, jumps to his feet and chatters excitedly:
«Wait! All other items were found in specific places: „Earth“ in the earth, „Water“ in water, „Air“ in…»
«We get it, go on,» Yu interrupts impatiently.
«Even Sound and Light are relatively material concepts. Is that so, Planck?» Joleo is addressing the elderly man.
«Absolutely. The first is mechanical vibrations in any environment, and the second is electromagnetic radiation,» he confirms.
«That’s it! The stone hiding the Sound element made hissing unnatural sounds, and the glare of light on the dark tree trunk pointed to the Light. But Thought is immaterial. It cannot be hidden in a specific place, because it is born in a human’s head!»
«In simple terms,» BeBe learned to understand her new friend quite well during today’s short trip, «we ourselves will create the Thought element by mixing colors!»
Frankly, I am amazed at this unexpected solution. There is undeniable logic in the words of Joleo. But what if it’s still a mistake? Time is rapidly coming to an end, and we have no other idea.
«If we are talking about the seventh chakra, then it should be purple,» Martha notes and nervously adjusts a lock of her hair.
«Well, this is known even from school: to get a purple color, you need to mix red and blue, that is, Earth and Light,» Alex reflects.
«W-w-which makes a certain sense if we consider the Earth and Light as the first creations of God,» Joleo suggests, suddenly stuttering.
All this sounds confusing enough and makes you strain your brain to assemble the pieces of the puzzle. We have four elements that make up the basis of life, as Maestro intended: Earth, Air, Water and Fire, and three etheric elements: Sound, Light and Thought. But the final one is a mixture of Earth and Light… Anyone’s brain will boil from this.
«At least worth a try. What are we losing? Here’s what I want to show you: take a look at this table, what do you see?» Planck is full of impatient anticipation.
«Antakarana, the most powerful symbol of the healing of Tibetan monks, we all did our homework,» Runner grins.
It suddenly dawns on me what Planck wants to say.
«Grooves! Seven grooves form sevens, which meet in the center, and then diverge along the three legs of the table,» I exclaim, «we just need to pour liquids into them in the correct sequence from the first chakra to the seventh!»
Planck has already neatly opened one of the bottles and is carefully sniffing its contents.
«Judging by the specific smell, it could be some kind of chemical compounds. I assume that when they are reunited, they will react. Unfortunately, there is no way to determine what exactly these substances are, which means that a chemical reaction can be unpredictable. Therefore, it will be better to move away from the table quickly as soon as the fluids are in the grooves,» he warns.
«And merging them together, You’ll become a little clever,» Yu quotes.
«You’ll still your hunger through awareness», I like even more,» BeBe exclaims happily.
We surround the table and carefully open the bottles in the certain sequence. At the same time, Martha loudly comments on Alex’s actions, who, by a common decision, pours liquids from the bottles into the corresponding grooves:
Red – 1st chakra – element «Earth» – the lower part of the human body
Orange – 2nd chakra – Element «Water» – gastrointestinal tract
Yellow – 3rd chakra – Element «Fire» – abdominal cavity
Green – 4th chakra – Element «Air» – chest
Blue – 5th chakra – Element «Sound» – hearing, blood
Blue (indigo) – 6th chakra – Element «Light» – sight
Once in the grooves, the liquids begin to slowly flow towards the table legs. This is a mesmerizing sight. The Antakarana sign is being painted with all colors of the rainbow and seems to become filled with life. Alex pours the rest of the red substance into the seventh groove and neatly adds to it what is left of the blue bottle. While doing this the perspiration from exertion appears on his forehead.
For several seconds, the blue liquid spreads over the red one and penetrates into it, forming a bright purple color.
Purple – 7th chakra – Element Thought – feelings, higher consciousness, planetary mind.
After that, we quickly run away from the table and wait, holding our breath, what will happen next. Finally, all seven grooves are completely filled and bright liquids flow down the legs into the ground or a reservoir under the table – we can only guess about this. At first, nothing happens, then a faint hiss appears – a proof that the elements have entered into a reaction. A few seconds pass, and a loud clink of metal is heard. Then everything subsides. Runner is the first to dare to budge:
There is a hatch under the table, and it seems to have opened.
We are mindfully examining the mechanism. The hatch is acuratelly camouflaged with grass, or rather, the grass grows unhindered on it and, judging by the height and density, for a long time. Outside, it was fixed on a heavy bolt, which melted as a result of a chemical reaction caused by the elements.
Alex and Runner open the cover to reveal steps leading into the ground. From there it blows terribly cold. At first, the players stand in indecision: no one wants to go down into a gloomy ice dungeon. Alex volunteers to go first. However, as soon as he touches the top step, a small underground room is illuminated by halogen light.
It immediately becomes clear where the cold is coming from: this is a huge refrigerator with walls, floor and ceiling laid out with modern materials, and furnished with separate refrigeration chambers. On one of them the title «Meat» can be seen, on the second – «Vegetables», on the third – «Groats», on the fourth – «Seafood» and so on. All dishes are packed in tubes and jars, similar to those that astronauts or military men receive in their diet. At the entrance you can see a wardrobe with shelves. There are trays, napkins, cutlery, plates, various spices and other necessary little things.
«The organizers continue to surprice with their unprecedented generosity,» Alex notes sarcastically.
«There is even a chamber with the the title «Dessert’,» Blonda sighs, «probably some kind of liquid tasteless substance with added sugar. I prefer to refuse such a dessert.»
«I bet the same substance is listed as Soups when salt is added. I don’t know about you, but I am terribly hungry after an exciting expedition through the friendly jungle,» Alex collects a few tubes and jars
