156 DATE WITH THE GODS"Your supervisor will be here on the 18th or there
abouts. Towards the end of this month, there's going to
be some kind of political trouble in Lima. You11 have to
be there to see what's happening, to report on it. It will
be August before we11 see each other again. Take this
time to practice the lessons you've already learned. It's
going to be very easy for you to astral travel. Read the
material I've assigned, the books of Daniel and Revela
tions and the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew. Your
Latin American supervisor will be leaving sometime
around August 7th. As soon as you get the chance, come
back here, so we can have a nice juicy chat."
"Look, there's no way my Latin American supervisor
will be coming to this country at this time of year," I said,
unconvinced. "But who knows what will happen? As far
as the political situation is concerned, the relationship
between the United States and Peru hasn't been the
greatest lately. If what you're telling me comes true, yes,
that will give me a lot more faith in you."
"Good."
We left the restaura nt and went to my room. Rama
mentioned that she would be happy to help me take care
of the details on how I could finance the writing project.
I was overjoyed she had the ability to read minds. It
made communication much simpler. It amazed me that
she had somehow known about my activities for the past
five years, that I'd been freelancing for large movie
corporations in various parts of the world, and about the
kinds of problems I was having in my personal and
business life.
We had never discussed one aspect of my work in
Peru, however. Now that she'd asked me to let her know
if I had a good reason for not being part of the
assignment she was offering, I felt it was time to discuss
this situation with her. It was one of the reasons I was so
reluctant to get involved with her mission. I'd come close