Mirabelle used to complain that, like all prophets, she was not accepted in her own country. Being sidelined to the ‘alternative’ tent at the county fair was a testament to that, but she hung her shingle nevertheless, squeezed as she was among Tarot cards, crystals, incense and astrology charts. 

She blamed her lack of custom on a number of factors. She was ahead of her time (what prophet wasn’t?), her branding was off (‘linguistic seer’ might not have been the best way of describing her offer), and her services were for the good of the collective, not the individual. 

People were more interested in their own chance of love, wealth or success than in the fate of humanity.

Which was a shame, because her message (had anyone requested it) would have been a hopeful one.

Humankind was on the cusp of a great transformation—a breaking through of selfhood, which was always the harbinger of change.

She could tell by the pronouns.

When the pronouns became plural, it was a sign that people were becoming ready to appreciate the multitudes they contained.

It started when plural you replaced singular thou. And now plural they was replacing singular he and she.

You’re moving toward a new awareness, she whispered to the unseeing crowds that milled aimlessly about. Soon you will know the singularity of your multitudes.

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Would you like to know more about this story? I discuss it in Episode 81 of Structured Visions. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you like to listen.