As I was opening the records, I immediately had an image of a tilt-a-whirl type of ride at the State Fair, and that quickly shifted into an image of a merry-go-round on the playground that wasn't just spinning, but it was attached to a spring, so it was also tilting back and forth. 

There was this overall sensation of feeling disoriented and having a difficult time keeping our balance; if somebody was on that ride, they might feel really spun around.

But what I saw was so beautiful - because at first I saw somebody just trying to stand and find some form of equilibrium, and that completely shifting, spinning, disorienting, up and back and forth energy. And then I just saw them sit down, like if they sat down and held on to the nearest bar or the nearest pole, they would find much more balance and so much more equilibrium, even if things were spinning around them. 

And as I was having all that imagery come through, I clearly saw two phrases come to mind, and these words flashed in my mind's eye; the first one was “anchor and the chaos”, and the second one was “sovereignty of magic”.

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