Story 1

Atalon and Shalma

Our story begins in the days before the Planetary Council had

forbidden interplanetary trade with the small blue planet

called Terra. Our first actor is Atalon, who came from one of the

small planets circling the triple star, Sirius. His home planet was

Obergon, the ruling planet of the Obergon solar system. From the

planet Obergon, the court of his father, Lord Odon, ruled the

smaller planets; (Felgon, Argon, and Trigon) that orbited the star

Obergon. Obergon, Atreus and Sirius were the three stars that

made up the Sirian Triple Star System. Obergon, the planet on

which Atalon had learned the lessons of the physical world, bore a

great similarity to Terra. Because of this similarity, Atalon yearned to

rule Terra as he yearned to rule his home world, Obergon.

The young prince had learned the skill of interplanetary travel

while still in his creation process, and thus was able to visit Terra

whenever he desired. He would “think” himself wherever he

wished to be and then materialize an appropriate body out of the

local surroundings.

The blue gem called Terra spoke to Atalon in many subtle ways.

On Obergon he was second to his sister, who was placed on the

throne when their Father left. On Terra, he could make himself first

with anyone, but especially with women. Atalon loved women

because of the deep unacknowledged love he had for his sister. But

he also felt mixed emotions of resentment and anger toward women

because of jealously and hurt pride.

The story of how Atalon tricked his sister into going to Terra, and

how he trapped her there, will be told later. Our present story tells

how Atalon misused his power and consequently forced the

Planetary Council to close the small blue planet to trade from other

planets. An order of non-interference was issued. The punishment

for disobeying the order was complete assimilation. Simply put, the

offending entity would cease to exist as a separate being with a will

of its own and would become one with the greater intelligence that

rules the combined universes. Atalon was not the only space

traveler who took advantage of the beauty and innocence of the

planet Terra. There were many, but Lord Atalon is the one with

whom we are concerned now. The story of his early visits to the

planet Terra holds a special power for the human who bears the soul

of Atalon. Somewhere on the small blue planet, a man looks up into

the night sky and sees a bright blue star he feels is home. He has no

idea why the star called Sirius speaks so sweetly to him. His memory

of his life near that star is not yet fully awakened. And therein lies

the reason for this tale.

It is now time for the sleeping memory of Atalon to awaken.

Much has been learned from his stay on Terra, but it is now time for

him and his family to leave, taking with them the knowledge and

wisdom they learned in the Terran School. Atalon and his brothers

and sisters are needed elsewhere in the universes where the special

type of love that can only be learned on Terra is greatly needed.

Children of Obergon!

These biographical records are dedicated to you!

Allow them to awaken the secret knowledge that sleeps within

you...

And let the journey begin!

Atalon made a fine looking human. His hair was the color of the

Star Sol, and his eyes were as blue as the oceans of Terra.

Compared to Terrans, he was tall. His skin was golden while theirs

was white or dark brown. The raiments he wore bespoke his noble

lineage. His retinue of faithful servants showed his great power.

Atalon was a master metaphysician. In his studies, he had

transcended alchemy and learned matter transmogrification. This

skill is not uncommon on the planets of the universe where the

nature of material illusion is understood, but on Terra, where a

young group of souls was being schooled, these skills made Atalon

appear as if he were a god.

Not only could Atalon change physical matter; he also had

learned to alter the most private thoughts of Terrans. He could make

Terrans do whatever he wanted. He did not have to force or coerce

them. He could make them serve him willingly and happily. He

could erase their minds, change their memories, program them to

serve him, or even to love him. Atalon loved having this kind of

power. He played with the humans of Terra as children play with

toys.

Lady Shalma, eldest daughter of King Phylos of Atalontis and

betrothed to King Xanos of Egypta, was in the garden caring for her

plants when to the gate a handsome young man approached.

Shalma had heard stories about the great god Atalon, but he had not

appeared in Atalontis since the time of her birth. Eighteen years was

a lifetime to Shalma, but to Atalon it had been only long enough for

a quick trip back to his home world to attend his sister's betrothal

celebration.

Atalon stood at the gate, momentarily mesmerized by the beauty

he saw before him. Never on Terra had he encountered such

physical perfection. The features, the texture, the color... everything

was so perfectly flawless he wondered if this was one the

many beings he had created. The quickening feeling in his breast

assured him that Shalma was not one of his creations. He had never

felt love for his own creations. As he gazed at Shalma, he felt

something he had never felt before. He felt as if he was falling in

love.

His eyes had never before drunk in such beauty, such grace, such

poise, such love. Here before him, in the garden of his old friend

Phylos stood a creature so rare and so fine that only she could be his

soul mate. Atalon had fallen deeply in love for the first time. It didn't

matter if Shalma loved him. He would make her love him, even if it

meant altering her thought patterns and memories.

Atalon truly believed Shalma was the soul created to be his other

half, therefore he felt that anything he had to do to make her feel

this also, was appropriate. If he had to erase the memory of her true

soul mate, he would do it. If he had to change her thoughts so that

she would love him, he would do it. If he had to program her to

believe that their souls were destined to become one, he would do

that also. He would do anything to possess the rare and lovely

woman who stood in his friend's garden.

Vowing to leave with Shalma as his wife, Atalon quickly pushed

open the gate and entered the private garden. He frightened Shalma

and she summoned her guards. The guards quickly rushed toward

the intruder. Shortly before they reached him, Atalon put into their

minds the picture of the God Atalon. The guards quickly prostrated

themselves on the ground in front of him. Shalma was too astonished

to speak. Her guards were the bravest and best trained in the

land. They feared no one. They bowed to no one but her or her

father. “Who is this brash young man?” Her thoughts held disdain

and fear, as well as wonder.

Arise and tell your Master of my return.” Atalon commanded the

guards. They quickly left the garden. He was alone with Shalma.

Atalon rapidly scanned her mind to learn as much about her as

possible. Shalma was totally oblivious to what Atalon was doing. As

he was scanning her memories, he was changing the ones that did

not suit his plans for her.

Shalma's higher self, a part of her soul that had never incarnated

in the material, understood the peril. Her higher self pleaded on her

behalf and told Lord Atalon of the great mission that Shalma and her

soul mate, Xanos had been chosen to perform. She told Atalon about

the breeding experiment taking place upon the planet Terra. She

reminded him that Terra had been chosen as the planet on which

the developing souls from Atalon's home world would incarnate to

finish their lessons on the material plane. She reminded him that the

sun from his home had become a red giant and his planet could no

longer support life. She told Atalon that if that if he proceeded with

his selfish desires he would set back the breeding experiment by ten

thousand years. She also added that this delay could imperil the

combined universes.

Shalma's higher self could not comprehend that Young Lord

Atalon didn't care about the breeding experiment. He had heard

about it, but he wasn't interested in it. That was his Father and

Sister's project. He couldn't have cared less about it.

Therefore, taking Shalma from Terra, and installing her as his first

consort back on his home planet, would cause him no guilt at all. It

did not matter that his selfish actions would set back the evolutionary

progression for millions of souls in his own soul family.