"The colorful strong writing style that Vera has worked on for years has come to full fruition." -Marion Zimmer Bradley
#Compass rose puzzle uncharted free
They can only be set free by the wonder of the Compass Rose.
Two souls from different times-their destinies connected through hundreds of other lives and generations, through soft whispers of the wind, through ancient truths that lie buried in an island between worlds.īoth souls enslaved through dream and desire in an endless conflict between truth and illusion. When a courageous young servant reveals her hidden wisdom to the madman conqueror of the world, her fate is joined to a nightmare suspended beyond death and outside the universe. When a young warrior of a dark race finds himself bound in servitude to a beautiful cruel princess, his loyalty becomes entwined with something more horrifying and mysterious than endless night falling over the ancient desert. Find in it, if you can, a piece of yourself. And now, I give you this story of interconnected lives, of many flavors of passion and illusion, and present it not so much as a novel as a philosophical puzzle. The result, so much later, fell together into a peculiar "collage" of fables that all work in tandem to illustrate the world as I see it, despite the trappings of myth. I was flailing with the need to convey what it was that I had seen in that one dream image. I began to write feverishly the very next day, still unsure of the directions. Indeed, history spun in all directions-past, present, and future, and that uncharted realm of alternate possibilities, the fourth dimension, if you will-and I had no single term to sum it all up, no symbol that would convey everything except that of the old nautical wind rose, also known as the compass rose. Fragments of intensity filled me-bits and pieces of unresolved curiosity, wonder, nostalgia for all things of the past, a garish swirl of mythos combining those parts of me that were steeped in ancient history of my native Armenia, Russia, and beloved Greece, the Far East. It haunted me immediately, and initiated a chemical reaction from the elements of my being. I am here to help you.Įvery *Treasure* is Gift-Ready - see the last photo as an example - including a printed copy of the description (no cost reflected), a polishing cloth (to use if desired) all wrapped up in colorful tissue paper.It is singularly appropriate that the word "Amarantea" and the image of a heart-wrenching island between worlds first came to me at the edge of dream. > Feel free to ask any questions - even the *silly* ones. The neoprene cord is latex-free, with a sterling silver clasp. The stone bead is goldstone, copper-red in color with flecks of copper sparkles. The actual coin you will receive is of the same design, similar condition, and a varied vintage year.**
The coin is made of a nickel alloy, and slightly larger in size than a US quarter. It has a soft-gray patina and some beauty marks ~ consistent with age and travel. The coin is authentic, circulated currency (traded in Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro Dollar system). A compass rose is also known as a windrose, or Rose of the Winds. The vintage 20-escudos coin depicts a compass rose, with the directions of North and East marked with an arrow and a cross. setting sail on the high seas with just the moon, stars and a compass.Įarly Portuguese explorers were certainly brave!
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