40.4669 degrees North
107.9526 degrees West
1827 meters above sea level

The full history of Juniper Springs is not well known. There are periods of homo sapien activity eluded to in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by those who did their best to steward the gifts of this place. Like many efforts in human history, the results were mixed. Unlike Crystal Hot Springs which leaves items well documented in the collective conscious of the Permanent Record, very little is known about this place. We are unclear whether Spirit acted in this matter to protect the land from human control, or whether curses were enacted that resulted in the land carrying the emotional and physical wounds of the souls in this area.

All travelers through this geography are encouraged to call on help from greater powers. There are many angels and archangels who are always available and many homo spiritus who have chosen to remain here and can help you navigate, but they must be called upon for assistance. You can see why, of course. There are billions of requests across all time and space. You must submit a ticket! And be patient. Rest assured, your request will be handled in the order it must be handled. Please realize this timeline may not correlate with the Reader’s desired schedule.

Surroundings are isolated and appear deserted to the human eye, but do not be fooled by them. You will find Juniper Springs on the banks of the Yampa River, the only primary tributary of the Colorado River system which was allowed to flow freely throughout history. You can thank more than a few Spirits and homo spiritus for having a hand in that.

It sounds ludicrous now, can you imagine blocking the rivers? It’s like putting plugs instead of stints in the arteries of your human system and expecting the heart and body to thrive. Of course we know now that if the river doesn’t flow, oxygen does not circulate and there is no choice but to stagnate and eventually die.

But what could they have known? Those six homo sapiens in a tiny room in one Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1922 signing into law that Colorado River Compact which would shape so much of the centuries that followed it. They knew only that they wanted to control life in order to sustain it in their desired direction and thus they did. Until it was nearly extinguished and could be controlled no more. There was even discussion of this Land being flooded as part of a project called Echo Park Dam but we do not find any evidence of the occurrence.

We know you must have many questions, dear Reader. We humbly ask that our answers provide you some comfort and understanding of the many mystical experiences that constantly surround you. It may be disorienting to realize that the eyes and ears you have so willingly trusted over the course of your Earthly journey do not tell you the full story of your surroundings.

It is not so much that they have lied to you. Merely that they don’t understand the whole picture. You have relied on them for so much and they have done all they are designed to do, bless them for that if you are fortunate to have the use of them. In fact, it is oftentimes when those senses are turned off that one begins to flourish more in the spiritus realm. And of course, we mean no disrespect to those of you who have evolved to see or hear or smell, even touch those souls in different time or space dimensions than our own.

As you read this, many of you will be quite confident that we have lost our literal minds. And God knows you may be right! Others know that such is the perfect magic of the Creator’s wand. It is not in the depths of our expertise to understand why these things happen. Only that they do. So let us ask you – are you ready to go on the ride with us?

You may be tempted to close the pages of this book and forget you ever started reading it. We can appreciate your hesitation and realize many Readers will not make it this far. For those of you still here, we are gloriously overjoyed. It is our deepest wish that you make your way through the entire journey and back to the beginning of this book as something altogether new. Do realize please, that you can’t get through the journey in the mere three hours it will take you to read it.

Oh dear. We fear at this point that statement may only have added to your confusion. Forgive us for getting ahead of ourselves. We tend to do that when our emotions are positively inflamed. We humbly ask Creator to give us the patience to live in the present moment and remember that any notion of past memories or future expectations is merely an echo of our words and actions in what we call the Now.
The Land of Now carries many scars, as do the creatures who reside here. Sometimes we see only the scars. But do not think there isn’t something underneath them. You must learn to look deeper. It may be that you have not yet peeled back the layers to look beyond the mask of this material world. If not, we implore you to do so now with the greatest urgency! For someone is patiently waiting underneath the conditioned responses of homo sapiens’ pain and fear to blossom. Homo spiritus is quietly and lovingly building steam in the background, waiting for you to give it permission to breathe.

Our navigational entries for this journey may focus on specific coordinates that you can find on a map, but you are the only one that can translate them to the internal coordinates of your soul. It is our loftiest endeavor to assist you, but we fear that it may be beyond our meager skills to do so. We pray to the angels and spirit guides of our collective to help us all find the strength to connect the dots. If it pleases the Reader, we encourage you to reach out in harmony to others for directions who might also help you move closer to your spiritual destination beyond the bounds of our humble selves.

We realize those who once considered themselves the owners of this place called Juniper Springs knew not the full fathom of what they were doing. Do not cast judgment too harshly upon them or others who seek to control the gifts of Creator and cast them as their own. Remember only that any gifts you are blessed to receive have a higher source and one would do wisely to appreciate and be thankful for whatever one has benefited from, sharing whatever grace one can along the way.

Humbly submitted,
Ashley Clark
Asst Librarian, Fifth Corps