Konrad and Alexandra (PDF) - Rolf Gross

Claudia crept into her bed and held her tight much like Alexandra had done in Adishi. Slowly Alexandra calmed down.They finally fell asleep together.And then Gocha appeared to Alexandra. She looked warm and motherly and not at all frightening. "You cried for me,what happened? I was asleep, and it took me some time to reach you. I see your friend Dia is with you."Alexandra told her that she had been searching for Konrad in China. She was worried about him."You must never go on a journey when your soul is troubled. You are not complete then and in that state your breath-soulmay try to follow your shadow-soul, which does the flying. If the breath-soul leaves your body you die. It was not thedarkness of the night, if you had been whole and untroubled you would have found the light to guide you. But death threwdarkness over your mind. You have to thank Dia that she brought you back safely."Alexandra woke, Gocha had disappeared too fast. She had so many questions to ask. How to use flying to heal people?How to contact Konrad? But the old witch had disappeared.She kissed Claudia next to her, who opened her eyes with a smile."Yes, I also saw and heard Gocha explain what you have done wrong. I see that my reluctance to fly is not unfounded, itis dangerous considering the little knowledge we have.""But you know," said Alexandra, "it was the first time that I tried to go on such a journey on my own free will. Now I knowthat it can be done, and I will certainly try again. Would you come with me to the office tomorrow? I have a very ill patientcoming to see me, I want to try to heal him. I have to unravel this mystery. You can rescue me, if I have another hardlanding."Claudia promised, and hand in hand they went back to sleep.The patient, an old man suffering from a severe case of arthritis, could not touch his palms with the fingertips. His jointswere swollen to twice their normal size, and his spine was beginning to be affected. He could no longer straighten outand walked with his upper body bent forward.Alexandra introduced the man to Claudia, then told him that she was going to try an experiment at healing him withoutmedicine. Would he agree?"Doctor Rost, I am in such pain that I am willing to try anything you feel could help me. What do you want me to do?"He should sit in the chair and do nothing, he could read a journal. She gave him the journal and sat with crossed legs onthe floor at a distance from him."Don’t be afraid," Alexandra said to Claudia in German, "sit quietly over there, don’t close your eyes or try to follow me.You will know if I am in trouble."Alexandra closed her eyes and as Gocha had taught her in Adishi, when she had seen Claudia’s lifeless body on thealtar in the sacred grove, she concentrated on the sick man, letting all her love and care flood herself. Suddenly theraven perched next to her. "Don’t think about healing the man, just envelop him completely with your love. Become onewith him. You will know when you are done. It takes only a few minutes to accomplish a healing."Guided by the raven her shadow-soul went out to the old man and wrapped itself around him. A strong sensuous tensionspread from her center through her entire body.After a while the feeling lessened. It was over. She came back easily. She opened her eyes and smiled at Claudia, wholet out a deep sigh.The man was still reading the journal."Did you feel anything?" she asked.No, nothing unusual, maybe some comfortable warmth in his joints. Nothing had changed. He looked at his swollenhands.Alexandra offered him her hand to help him out of the chair, and when the man reached out for her, he shouted. "I canbend my fingers. Look! They don’t hurt at all. What did you do?" And not only that, he could straighten his back, notcompletely, but further than he had been able to for years. In tears the man thanked Alexandra.She told him, "Because this was a medical experiment, don’t mention it to anybody. Come back in a few days, and let’ssee whether the improvements will stay. Maybe I have to try it once more."On leaving, the old man tried to kiss her hand, she had to practically push him out the door."Helena can you come a few minutes? I have to tell you something very exciting."The three women closeted themselves in Alexandra’s office, and Alexandra told Helena what had happened. Helena didnot believe her until Claudia swore that she had seen the man get up, bend his hands, and walk out. Helena shook herhead, this was a miracle cure."No," insisted Alexandra, "it is really not, I just put this man’s body back into contact with his soul, he healed himself. Or ifyou want to hear it in conventional medical terms, I mobilized his deranged immune system and that took care of his badjoints. Let’s see whether his condition will remain, only then may we celebrate."After the first excitement was over, Alexandra noticed how exhausted she was. "My energy walked away with this man,"she said with a happy laugh.They closed their practice and went home together.When the man returned much excited a few days later, Alexandra found that the swellings of his joints had deminished174