There is a world of magic and mystery all around us, and we can all experience it if we open our minds.

Remembrance Park is a quiet peaceful place to unwind for the living. Alice and Ben had always been drawn to cemeteries. They found something peaceful and comforting about the stillness and silence of the dead. They had met at a cemetery in their hometown, and had been inseparable ever since.

A few years ago, they had renewed their wedding vows in a small chapel located under a monument in a remembrance park in the Deep South. This one park had a chapel located under a monument for a long-dead person. Alice and Ben knew that it would be a unique and special place to renew their vows. This under the ground and under a mausoleum chapel is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman who had died tragically in a car accident. It is commonly accepted that a cemetery is a place where the souls are looking for a final resting place of eternal peace. Alice and Ben didn’t care. They loved the chapel’s atmosphere of mystery and mystic.

On the night of their anniversary, Alice and Ben went to the chapel. They brought a lantern with them to light their way, and they walked through the cemetery lanes in the dark of the night. The gravel crunched under their footsteps, and the wind whispered through the trees’ leaves.

When they reached the monument, they had to dig underneath it to uncover the entrance gate leading into the underground chapel. The gate was old and rusty, and it took some effort to open it.  Eventually, they managed to get it open, and they stepped inside the chapel.

The chapel was small. It was also beautiful inside. The walls were lined with flickering candles, and the floor was covered with a layer of dust. The air was filled with the smell of incense. In the center of the chapel was an altar, and behind the altar was a priestess. On the altar was a statue of a woman. The woman bears the head of the iguana.  Her lower body was human.

The priestess was unlike anything Ben and Alice had ever seen before. She had the upper torso of an iguana, but her lower body was that of a human. She had long, green scales and a forked tongue. She spoke English with a clear melodious voice.  Alice and Ben stood amazed. They had never seen anything like an iguana-maid priestess before.  

She seemed to be waiting for them. The iguana-maid smiled at them as they entered the chapel.

“Welcome,” she said. “I have been expecting you.”

Ben and Alice didn’t know what to say. They just stood there, staring at her.

“I am the priestess of this chapel,” she continued.

“I have been watching over you and your love for years now. And I am here to help you renew your vows.”

Alice and Ben looked at each other, and then they nodded. They knew that this was the right thing to do.

The priestess led them through the ceremony. They renewed their vows to each other. When the ceremony was over, the priestess smiled at them again. She spoke of the power of love, and she blessed their union.

Alice and Ben exchanged vows, and they were pronounced husband and wife once again.

“Your love is strong,” she said. “It will last for many years to come.”

After the ceremony, Alice and Ben stayed in the chapel for a while longer. They talked to the priestess, and they learned about her long life and her connections to the dead souls. They also learned about the transcendent qualities of the chapel. They promised to return someday.

Alice and Ben thanked gratefully the priestess of the chapel.

And then, the iguana-maid faded away. vanished.

Alice and Ben stood there for a moment, in the darkness of the chapel. No longer amazed, it now seemed natural to them. They turned and walked out, hand in hand. They knew that their love was stronger than ever, and that they would be together forever. They closed the iron gate and covered it with soil. Then spread some leaves over the site.

As they left the chapel, Alice and Ben felt a sense of peace and happiness that they had never felt before. They knew that they had found a special place, and they were grateful for the priestess’s blessing.

The next day, returning home they told their friends and family about their experience. Some of them didn’t believe them.  Others were intrigued.

Ben decided to start a blog about their explorations in the world of metaphysical truth. They wanted to share their stories with others, and they wanted to help people to see the world in a new way.

 Alice and Ben’s blog site became very popular. They received emails from people all over the world.  The couple was invited to speak at spiritual retreats and religious events. They are now writing a book, in progress, about their metaphysical experiences.

© 2023 Mandy Lender

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