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[bearshermark]

In the vision I had, there was a giant, floating tree called Yggdrasil. Someone in it said its leaves were responsible for death and rebirth or something. So I looked it up, and it's something from a myth.

I can't stop thinking about it.

A past life. Other worlds. Is the Bureau saying that reincarnation is real?

I'm so confused. I don't know what to tell my mom. She's going to think I'm crazy.

Advice would be great, if anyone has any.

Sorry for the trouble.

Comments

[temptationaccomplished]

I think you shouldn't lie to your mother if you don't want to. Perhaps an explanation will present itself in time.

The odds of overlap? I don't know; there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy, my young Horatio. Who is to say, however, that this is a modern anomaly, what is happening to us. The Bureau obviously predates us. This condition may predate their creation and Yggdrasil may well have been introduced to this world's mythology through the influence of an early Different.

Or perhaps it's all ineffable, something not to be spoken of.

Even one more world is certainly a lot to contemplate.

[bearshermark]

But that myth is pretty old, right? That would mean the Different have been around for a really, really long time.

Who's Horatio?

[temptationaccomplished]

Dear lord, are they not teaching the classics anymore? I'd heard the American school system was lacking, but really. Hamlet? Shakespeare?

[bearshermark]

If it helps, that was my guess. But I didn't expect anyone to really be making references to classic literature.

Where did you find that information on Yggdrasil? A specific site or book? Or just general knowledge, since you seem well-read?

[temptationaccomplished]

Apologies; seemed apropos in the moment.

General knowledge, or something read quite some time ago, I'm afraid. Aside from a few notable deities and the gist of some of its major events, I don't know a great deal more about Norse mythology.

I'm absolutely certain the New York Public Library system would have something on the topic, if you fail to find enough on the World Wide Web. Librarians are excellent resources. I cannot make any personal recommendations, though I believe I saw that author Neil Gaiman released a book retelling some of the stories a few years back. But you may want to seek out something more academic if you desire/require anything in-depth.

[bearshermark]

It sounds like it's gonna be a lot of extra homework on top of what I already have, but I need to know everything, I think.

Thanks, I'll look into all of that.

[temptationaccomplished]

You're welcome, of course. Good luck in your research.