GRANTSVILLE MARYLAND AND THE EAST GATE

The East Gate

Grantsville, Maryland

Early 1980s

In a stayover at a local motel in Grantsville, Md., I had a vision of a huge gate the size of the Empire State Building in New York City. Omar, my spirit guide, described the "Gate of Anawakia" and the city that lay within.

"The Gate of Anawakia rose 900 feet into the sky and was known by the common name of Arin's Pass." (To me the Gate of Anawakia resembled a gigantic man standing, legs spread and rooted, ready to protect all that he held precious.)

"No one entered the depth of Arina without the test of Arin. Even in that day of great Kings and Priests, Arina was a law unto itself and Arin was its High Priest. The City of Anawakia was fashioned for all to enter. The journey from Arina to Atlantis was arduous even with air conveyances because of the great undercurrents of air as you passed over the water and onto what was then known as the "undivided land." Great beasts still roamed this land in that age.

"The Great Gate opened inward and then, upon closing, sealed itself as if by magic. From out of a primitive forest, you entered a city so beautiful as to take away your breath. Encircled by a high adobe brick wall 6 miles deep, it lay within the inner confines of Arina but separate. Close to the Great Gate stood a beautiful small Temple where all were greeted. The buildings were cinnamon color and symmetrically elegant in their simplicity. An almost Moroccan look pervaded the structures and streets and the lush foliage and gorgeous scented flowers imposed a balance on the heart and mind that lasted through the whole visit.

"Places to lodge and eat were found scattered throughout the area and people gathered in the park-like setting to marvel and wonder at such a place hidden away in so deep a wilderness. Most left in a few days without ever guessing they had only scratched the surface of Arina. They would return to Atlantis and exclaim to all about the wonderful place Arin had carved out in the wilderness of the "undivided land." To those rare few that perceived a deeper meaning to this land, if they could levitate over the wall or pass through it by the power of their mind, their whole conception of Arina would change in a heartbeat."