As I entered the ancient sanctuary, standing alone in the forest cloaked in darkness, my nerves began to calm. Ready as I could be for whatever might happen during the purifying ceremony and fully conscious of the fact that I could never go back to who I was before entering. I took a deep and powerful breath, steadied myself, and took the critical first step inside. Once through the threshold, I was greeted with a cold chill throughout my body as if every cell inside me was crying out. Both jubilant to transcend and terrified of their inevitable death. The last moments of holding on before being forced to elevate to a plane beyond comprehension. Close you’re eyes. We’re going far away. So far that we’re finally going to be here.