Iris in the 4th Dimension

Chapter One

Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say.

“Is anyone out there?!” Iris shrieked, as she stared into the never-ending darkness surrounding her.

Her question echoed throughout the depths of space. There was no answer in return. She gazed deep into the pitch-black scene that beset her and noticed the faint glimmer of distant stars and galaxies ahead. As Iris glanced to the right and left, she realized that she appeared to be floating above the clouds outside of Earth’s atmosphere. She looked down directly below her and caught sight of Earth. Yet, something was gravely wrong.

In the center of the planet, she observed what looked like a circle of complete darkness. This dark circle was spreading and getting bigger as each second passed. The blackness began to encompass the beautiful blue, green, white, and brown colors of the planet. The longer she looked down, the more the Earth dissolved and melted into this darkness. She could tell that it was a black hole, slowly swallowing the entire planet in its destructive path. Within minutes, the Earth had completely vanished.

Suddenly, it hit her. She became aware of the fact that she was in one of her visions. Iris was clairvoyant, and every once in a while, she had incredibly detailed psychic visions of the future. The longer she stayed in this vision, she could not shake the persistent feeling that she was not alone in this darkness, and that someone was watching her closely. She undoubtedly felt a looming presence in the shadows.

She began to hear metal clanking in the distance, like the sound of rocks hitting a can of paint. As the noise drew closer, emerging from the darkness was a towering figure in a bright white space suit. The suit was tattered and torn, with shreds and tears all over it. The Primary Life Support Subsystem that contained the oxygen and electricity to power the suit was clearly damaged. It was apparent that something utterly terrible had happened to this space man.

Iris's mind wandered endlessly as she studied every detail about this mystery astronaut. She was not sure who he could be, but he was being pulled towards her like gravity. She assumed that whoever he was, he would be an important detail in attempting to decode this vision. There was no face in the suit that could give her a clue as to his identity, since the helmet was tinted completely black. She could see that the nametag on his suit read “Hawking”.

Unexpectedly, the vision ended, and Iris was abruptly awakened from her trance. She opened her eyes and realized she had fell into the vision while she was taking a walk along the shore of Kelingking beach. Iris was currently residing in southeast Asia and had been there for the past three months. She haphazardly decided to travel to Indonesia after she landed a job as a photographer and editor of an up-and-coming travel blog. The job and new lifestyle were going to give her exactly what she wanted -the ability to focus on something other than her other-worldly perceptions.

She stood up and began to shake the sand out of her bright lavender-dyed curls. As she listened to the roaring waves crashing on the white sandy shore, she closed her eyes and tried to make sense of what she had just seen. She was overcome with an intense feeling of despair. Iris knew that her visions of the future were always accurate, and they always came true. It was clear that the Earth would soon suffer a tragic fate. Once again, humanity needed saving and Iris honestly very much hated that it was her responsibility.

For as long as Iris could remember, she knew that she was different. As a kid, she would peer at the starry constellations and planets in the night sky and feel a strong sense of belonging to them. She sincerely wished she could beam up there and become one with the celestial universe. She began to have numerous vivid dreams where she would travel to different stars or planets and feel as though she was returning home to them. Growing up, she often felt disoriented with herself and the people around her. The only time she felt less alone was when she was spending time with her mother, who understood her deeply.

Her mother, Clarice, was also clairvoyant. She could perceive energies and vibrations that others could not. She often saw people who were deceased, and she could also read minds if she chose to. Her abrupt death was the worst thing Iris ever had to endure. It was heart wrenching to think about, but Iris believed that her mother’s death was her fault. She was so riddled with guilt over what happened that she could not keep up with the emotional relationships in her life. Iris cut ties with her father, siblings, and even her ex-fiancé, though she still loved them all so deeply. She strongly believed that there was a very good chance something terrible would happen to them too if she stuck around.

Her mother told her not long before she died that Iris was destined for a path that would surpass the physical limitations of three-dimensional possibilities. It was no surprise to her, because she had already started to extensively study the possibilities of the universe operating beyond the visible dimensions. Iris began to think that maybe her true purpose was to figure out how to consciously transcend the physical realm through her clairvoyant abilities. As her research of the clairvoyant mind evolved, that is exactly what she ended up doing.

Scientists believe that time is considered the fourth dimension. You cannot move through space without moving through time. Humans already have the natural mental ability to travel to the past and future. We all do it in our minds every single day. When we are thinking about memories, or when we are making decisions. Iris had various theories about how she could go about mastering the concept of traveling through the fourth dimension to visit any time period in the past, not just the past events that belonged to her memories. Those theories were tested seven years ago.

All humans who have the abilities of clairvoyance, clairsentients, or clairaudience, are bestowed the gift of a spiritual guide who belongs to them. Whenever Iris needed guidance or help, she would reach out to her guide through her astral ability. For Iris, reaching out to her guide required her to undergo a mixture of astral projection, and a deep sleep-like trance similar to being in a vision. She called it the "special place in her mind", where she could go during meditation and get the answers she needed. She did not know exactly who or what her guide was. Just that it was a genderless interdimensional being.

The very first time she met her guide she was deep in meditation, and she began to see a beam of light extend from her into the cosmos. It was as if she was being told that she was connected to something deep into another galaxy. Her mind then carried her away into the darkness of space, and suddenly she could see flashes of bright yellow and marigold light imminently approaching her. The pulsating light was constantly changing its shape and form but looked absolutely astonishing. The light being introduced itself to her as her Twin Flame, and expressed that he had been watching over Iris her entire life.

Many months after this initial connection, when Iris was desperately trying to solve the mystery of time travel, she decided it was time to enlist the help of her guide. He told her that she did possess the incredible ability to raise her consciousness to the fifth dimension and above. Iris was told that the reason she had felt so out of place in the world was because her aura was crystal clear, and it shimmered like a diamond in the light. He revealed that this meant that she was a star seed, and came from the same constellation as him - the Pleiades constellation.

“Are you an angel or something? You have a voice, but you have no form,” Iris asked.

“I am nonphysical. I do not have a form that you could comprehend,” he replied.

“Please tell me why you have been watching me. Why me?” Iris asked.

“There are other star seeds like you. Only 6 on the entire planet Earth. You are the nearest to me, but you are also the most important. So, I keep an eye on you,” he replied.

"Star seeds are basically reincarnated extra-terrestrials. If you're telling me I'm the descendant of an alien or a being like you, I know it must be possible for me to travel through the 4th dimension. I know I can do it through my abilities, but I am unsure how to navigate through it," she expressed.

"Once you fully ascend, your consciousness will embrace the entire universe," he stated.

"What does that mean?" Iris questioned.

"You will soon be responsible for the planets and stars. Ascending consciousness and traveling through the dimensions requires a hefty price. The universe will require balance," the being replied.

Despite their conversation, nothing could prepare her for what was to come. Iris used her clairvoyance to transcend consciousness, and travel in her mind to the past. She started small by going back to a time in her childhood that she was very fond of. She began to love time travel, and would spend weeks in deep meditation traveling anywhere and everywhere. Her ventures through time were successful, yet she did not make it out unscathed.

When Iris returned to the present, she finally understood what her guide meant when he told her that traveling the dimensions required a price to be paid. She had traveled the world, and traveled through all sorts of timelines, but not without sacrifice. A soul was taken to guarantee the safety and life of billions. Iris did not understand why, but the universe needed to restore balance after the cosmic shifts she created changed the past, and in turn the future. She fully believed her mother’s death was the result of her escapades through time. Now, it appeared she would have to travel through time once again to prevent the entire planet from vanishing into space.

The image of her mother's grave, the bitter feelings and thoughts she had tried to bury, all came rushing back as she contemplated her next move. Would someone else she loved have to die in exchange for the souls of humanity? Who would be gone once she returned from this trip through the 4th dimension? She honestly wondered if humanity was even worth saving anyway. As she thought deeply about the possible outcomes of the future, she woefully wondered which unlucky soul would have to pay the price this time.