Carrion Fields

'PLACE OF THE RAGING RIVER' (1397)

Among the many meditations of the Order of the Macalla, one of the most
difficult to master was the Place of the Raging River.  Its nature is 
steeped in an intensity of thought that few ever master, filling one's
mind with flurries of images, ideals, and memories  at the slightest 
hint of the fading of consciousness.  The goal is to resist the calling 
of the gray void of sleep brought on by injury, duress, or malevolent 
influences, and to ensure if one perishes, it is in the throes of battle, 
and not the ignominy of inaction.