Dragon Dance - The Final Path: A Journey of Rags

By Williams Joseph

Dragon Dance - The Final Path is a metaphorical journey through the ever-changing fluid nature of reality.

The story follows the path of a universal Ragman who travels through time and space sharing rags from the garment of the Creator with all he meets along the way. The Ragman is a shape-shifter of reality and se

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joseph R Williams
• Release date: Nov 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9780578424224

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Once again, I wish to thank Shari Claire for bringing this work into fruition with her loving and professional editing and formatting.

I thank Kerry Brown of Clear Fork Graphics for the front cover design.

My companion Skye for the photography of an old ragman. All my teachers and allies on the path including:

The Stone People

The Tall Standing Ones The Plant People

The Cloud People The Winged Ones The Four Legged

And all my relations in the world of the Myriad Creatures and the relations of other worlds unseen and seen.

Oho/Wado

THE LETTER

Tuesday – August 27      Early Morn

In my sweet wee home – all silent except for the hum of the insect world.

Good morning Joe,

Having been separated from your writings for two weeks (got stuck in Chapel Hill/ Durham) I am now awash in them, reading by candlelight – some moonlight through the window. I’m not quite done but deep enough to know (know what?!) that this

is a world - the one you are walking in – that I have glimpsed through you; through a mystic friend in Cambodia; through a beloved friend whose bipolar disorder has taken her to places I can only imagine. I do not dis-believe this world, yet/and… I do not experience it myself. I am not at all sure (whatever that is) of the existence (whatever that is) of God/Creator/The One…. I talk of Spirit at times- as in led by - but couldn’t tell you what I mean by that. I’ve read much of the mystics – but/and have not experienced that state and find that I am not led to long and yearn for it directly. And so – I totally know that what you write of is your real (whatever that is) experience, true and rich and deep. Because it is all second hand to me, I’m not sure what I could write/say about it? Somehow, I feel so gifted and grateful that I know people who have been able/can move among these worlds. That I can share their/your experience second hand. It enlarges my world, deepens my soul, enriches my spirit, gives me courage and wonder…. For this, I am so grateful to you for the sharing of your own transformative experience so that others of us

can at least know that such infinite depth and breadth exists ----

not so far away.

Well -I smile – Here I am writing about what you write, in order to explain that I don’t feel competent to write about it! Makes me laugh – a cosmic chuckle.

Can’t imagine any of this meandering could be of use, but if there are snippets that could help, it’s all yours.

Gratefully, Jean

Jean Chapman

Peace activist and Peace walker

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to the wish that your journey be filled with love and compassion. To all my relations and to the Creator.

FORWARD

Reminiscent of The Alchemist, this book broaches simply stated concepts of enormous depth. Written in a poetic style that moves from Olde English rhyme to modern day Rap, it leads the reader through multi-lifetimes and layered dimensions of existential questioning within a short walk through the woods.

At once complex and basic the lyrical nature of this writing gives rise to conflicting emotions and reads like a composite story-song of existence.

It can be read as an allegory of one’s mans’ Life Questions or a poetic rendering of everyday musings. It crosses the spectrum between Shamanism, storytelling, and journaling.

You’ll want to read it several times to continue gleaning the gold hidden here.

Candice L. Barbee

Following Ragman down his final path, we bear witness to a growing soul. Each step of the journey speaks of a raw and open sore transforming into an ecstatic vision of wholeness. Both tender and desperate moments shared boldly, Ragman opens and humbles himself before us. We meet the characters within him. We hear the words they share with him. He talks to us as he speaks to himself as a

man, a