Anyone who has observed a distant body of water would see reflections at certain times in some worlds other than our own. The large lakes were created by people called craftsmen. These people are not craftsmen in the conventional sense; they use their minds to make something out of what seems like nothing; actually, they manipulate objects into things they wish; probably, they were helped by invisible devices tucked away in secrecy by their ancient creators. But they also can build something with their hands in ways that seem impossible to ordinary craftsmen. They can blend, merge, subtract, add, multiply, and divide things with their minds with light and energy, thus making something solid; their minds are their tools. They have no relation to Aura-Laei-I, the teachers and knowledge seekers who know almost everything and can invent, design, and make anything. These craftsmen are one grade below in power. At one point, they are illusive, shadowy, hidden behind a veil, and seldom seen.
The craftsmen are seldom seen by people and have no name, so they are just called craftsmen. They are seen when the village authorities ask them to build machines of great power that work in harmony or against the ancient machines. The people of villages or cities would wake up in the morning to see strange madness, creating some fear and apprehension; then, as they gradually understood how the machine worked, they relaxed a little.
What do the craftsmen look like; they are probably human; some seem to appear as an apparition made of glass or some other transparent material. Some could be the people in a village, they might emerge as regular craftsmen, but other people might sense something different about them. Again they could be some Sharzeen. Humans create sharzeens with special powers, usually of flesh; they appear transparent at certain sun angles. The craftsmen are none of these.
One thing these craftsmen create is large bodies of water that have unique properties. The water can become solid, almost transforming into a mirror, a gel, a mist, a door to another place. The water can sing with musical, harmonious sounds. No reason has been found as to why these lakes were created. It seems this was a specialty of the craftsmen. The lakes are found in forests, deserts, vast plains, and everywhere. It is possible that the craftsmen can only exist in the world through the reflective water; perhaps they wished to stay in the world; they could have fled from another planet to seek peace and sanctuary from unknown powers or enemies.
Some great Senetha scholars have been known to meditate near the lakes to see many things and gain knowledge. Children play in these waters to enjoy themselves.
Can the water be used for drinking? The answers have been yes, they are like the seas found anywhere on the earth, but do they impart power? No, it’s just water.
People who had the power to see into the water had taken the water into a transparent receptacle. In this way, they have been known to visit other worlds, revealing things none had seen before. In the morning sun, the water has been known to enhance or deepen the feeling of perception and understanding. The water absorbs light from the sun during the day, and the receptacle is used as a lamp or nightlight at night.
Suddenly people of the various villages would find a span across several mountains. The elusive craftsmen had built something so fast. No one understood how this was done; it was known that their hands and mind could create things, sometimes almost out of air or nothing. There have been tiny beings seen, small transparent beings that were able to assemble themselves out of non-physical elements; this was why they looked like apparitions. It’s possible that the craftsmen created them. Some people had surmised that the proper form of the craftsman had never been seen. Thus, a ridiculous rumor began circulating that the tiny beings were the craftsmen. This had been disproven because some villagers and townspeople had personal and business relationships with the craftsmen. The authorities and engineers had to work with these strange craftsmen, so they also knew the truth.
The craftsmen were thought of as wizards in our world. Craftsmen resemble wizards, scholars, scientists, priests, artists, poets, carpenters, stone masons, and people that generally build things with their hands. Their power is in developing new ways of creating and making things.
The craftsmen were known to solve challenging problems when there was a need to develop farmland, irrigate lands, and build structures. Nothing seems beyond these craftsmen. But who are they, and where do they come from? Where do they take their learning and apprenticeship? They help the village heads with projects, yet they move on, or do they? Do the ruling bodies keep them in their service? Do they go about walking among the people and save their lives secret?
Robert J. Matsunaga
