Think about a fountain that moves along the water, a water well traveling everywhere. Is this possible? The water is not limited by geological location. Then where is the water coming from for the fountain? The water resides underground in a non-physical place, maybe in another dimension, which is why it can move. The water is a living thing with a voice and thoughts. Imagine gears and parts of a machine made of water, water as a living thing, and machine as we perceived machines, but how does the water perceive such concepts, one human, the other water? We think of this as imagination where things are possible, perhaps reality at another time.

The fountains with the traveling water can appear anywhere when an individual’s thoughts are in tune with that fountain, but others will come just by saying their names. Other water fountains are stationary. They are rooted where they were built. Some are reached by walking down several flights of stairs to drink water. Other areas are spraying fountains, where many people can get a drink. One type of fountain looks like a channel paved with concrete or rock with medium to fast-flowing water; the water is cleared up by filters when a person comes close to the edge, and a spray of water will jet out for drinking automatically. There is a fountain that appears as a sphere of light. Someone who wants to drink would cup their hands into the globe, taking some water. Another way of getting water is that the light would rain down water. There is water that appears like a stream in mid-air with spheres or cubes of water hovering around. Some fountains can speak with a human voice. It could play with someone, saying there is no water, then suddenly shoot out water, it would often anger people, and because of this, no one comes to drink from the fountain anymore. A type of fountain resembles a shaft of light. When a person wants to drink, they will put out a canteen or water bottle, which will fill with water, but there is no spout or source of the water. A water fountain resembles a cylinder with spraying water from holes on top of the cylinder. Circular shallow tubes of water float up for a person who wants a drink from the fountain. The circular water looks like mist. Then it later becomes solidified; as each ring or circular-shaped water rises into the air, they disappear to be recycled, and there are automatic devices to clean the water. The origin of some of the water is extended networks of channels that are taken care of by workers, who are sometimes called water-craftsmen. Their responsibility is to purify the water in the media to watch for bacteria. They seem to be a cross between chemist and biologist. There are connoisseurs of water who taste water like wine. Each organization of channel workers has pride in its water. There are dancing fountains where the water plays like fireworks, and the colorful hues mesmerize people during the night when the water glows at night. In the mythical world, the fountains of the desert, forest, wetlands, plains, and mountains are created in fantastic shapes, and the only limitation is the imagination of the fountain’s creator.

There are strange legends regarding water. Some of these stories have been told for generations, half believed and half disregarded. Once a desert girl of special powers named Cadica told a story to a visitor named Tenashar of a girl who wanted the people to have water to drink, but the fountains ran dry. The water permanently moved its location from one place to another; she asked why the water was doing this, and it said people wasted water. She made friends with the water and, finally, it agreed to stay in one place; a fountain was erected in this place, and now all the people had to do was ask for water, and the rush would give them enough water for their needs. Another legend spoke of water that would talk to people in their dreams, it was called the water of instruction, and it would give people wisdom. Sometimes water stains would appear as letters, numbers, and words on paper; this was one of the ways the water from the fountain would speak to everyone, only if the water understood that an individual would be receptive. The water wanted human friendship. Most people didn’t believe this legend, but others knew it was true. There was a tall column of water, a type of water that could only form into a column of water, nothing else. This type of column rarely appeared; ancient stories were told about the columns. The appearance of columns didn’t always resemble a cylinder of water. And some were spheres stacked upon one another in the shape of a column. Others had odd organic forms and various other conditions. When thirsty travelers traveled a long distance, the water columns appeared in front of them as if they knew they needed water. Sometimes they protected people from the summer heat by spraying them with water. At the same time, the columns of water imparted wisdom to people through their dreams and daytime thoughts. Anything is possible with water in the mythical world.

In the middle of the ocean, there are fountains created by fountain makers, and they are not a natural part of nature; there are forces that make water conform to various forms that daze the observer. As with anything that operates in the mythical world, are hardly any physical machines, machines without shape or material. These are the machines that make the fountain work in the middle of the ocean. These fountains had been made into a wonderland. Sprays of the sea are only made of water. There are no constructions of stone, metal, wood, or concentrate. Everything was constructed of water. One fountain shaped itself like a funnel, spinning, gradually creating color, and the other became various shapes and patterns. Some began to resemble concentrate or stone, others dazzling lights. Towers of water would come up from the ocean in the form of cylinders of various sizes, reaching organ pipes; some of the cylinders are hollow, some are solid, and they seem to have painted designs and patterns; multiple levels of water could be created into any shape as the creator wishes. Each group of water is contained in invisible magnetic forces as if contained in a bottle, level separate, yet as one to form the artistic image in the water.

Fountains of the sky do their work up in the air combining with the morning mist and clouds creating spirals of light that move at slow and fast speeds. In a way, they resemble digital art. The art forms of water never repeat themselves; each display is unique to that time. There is a water fountain that creates shapes like rings, cubes, spheres, cones, pyramids, and animal forms. It sends them into the air, disappears into a mist, then recycled by the fountain to recreate the process.

Think about something half-light, half-water, a fountain constructed of a glass-like material and light. This fountain spins things that resemble fireworks into the air. A large slab that resembles fireworks into the air. A large slab resembles a wall with a saucer-shaped thing hanging mid-air, showering water onto the slab. The slab is black, and the water glows on it; it takes on more outstanding beauty at night. There’s a fountain that forms water into flower shapes, and these shapes last for a long time that entertains people.

Anything is possible in the mythical world; some foundations look like kites that fly in the air and settle down like butterflies to bring water to communicate when needed. The fountain kites are of many shapes, and some have to flutter winds like dragonflies, while others even resemble dragons.

To the people of the mythical world, whether the desert, forest, or grassland, water can be a cultural thing; its purity represents the theoretical purity of life that they believe it should be, but not always in practice. Anyway, water means life, the flow of energy; no one ever knows where it will turn. Yes, a fountain turns ocean water into fresh drinking water. The danger becomes apparent with some fountains that create electrical currents through the water creating glowing streams of water in buildings of great power, like tribal assemblies for the village and small cities.

There is an instrument that can be crudely called a water harp; the strings are thin, very thin, powerful jets of water that shoots up vertically around an apparatus frame that contains the jets of water. The water and electrical currents create sounds, and the musician strums the water cords, wearing a special glove. On the fingertips, there are special pads connected to cables that run down the arm to a neutralizer that helps to protect from electrical shock. Another instrument is circular, with a thin layer of water around a ring device; the water flows towards the center, and the musician picks and hits the water creating both echoing and booming sounds. These are only a few of the instruments that are described.

It can be said water has various meanings in the mythical world depending on culture, period, and region of the world. Water is a powerful symbol to these people.

Robert J. Matsunaga