Twisted Times and Divine Signs: A Day of Miracles at the Lake
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Twisted Times and Divine Signs: A Day of Miracles at the Lake
Marc Tagliaferri
July 27, 2024
Oh, shit. Things have been a little twisted in my head lately. My emotions, man. So, we, as a family, decided to go to a certain place. It's a lake. You know, a big lake.
The idea was to help us get away, to have a place of peace for the family. And for me personally, growing up in Santa Monica, as I've made very plain and clear, I spent a lot of time at the beach. I mean, I really did. I'd jump on the Santa Monica 1 bus, run down Santa Monica Boulevard, get a transfer, catch a bus coming off of Wilshire, get off over by Santa Monica High (SAMO) and find my way over to station 27 and 28, just outside of Venice Beach.
That's where I would always go, with my friends or alone. It was a sanctuary in my life then. So now we've decided to create a new sanctuary in these twisted times we're going through. And to tell you the truth, it really has worked, more than I know. I wrote a blog about it and this young man. But today was unexpectedly different.
I knew it would be different because earlier in the week, I got a text from Tracy informing me that my daughter Blair and my son Cody wanted to be baptized by their grandfather, who is a minister and pastor. He helps with this church and does amazing things in this area. I jokingly said no at first. But of course it was a yes, it's a beautiful thing, but I like to mess around, you know? So we got up today to do our normal thing.
When I was a kid, I liked to get to the beach early for many reasons, and I'd say the same now. We got there early, which was nice, and there really wasn't anybody there. Just a couple of people. I went ahead of everybody because I get everything loaded up in the wagon—man's responsibility—so the family can just make their way down.
So I get down there, and I can hear my little girl, Blair, running. I can hear her feet slapping on the pavement, and she runs up to me, all excited. I've been listening to her and Cody all week long, talking about their excitement about being baptized by their grandfather. I'm very proud of them because I do pray to everything, but it's through Jesus to God. A lot of people judge me for that, but when I face God, you won't be there. It'll be me and God, and He'll judge me. He'll either praise me for my effort and tenacity, or He might just laugh at me and send me down quicker than split. I don’t know what his choice will be, but that will be his choice. And that is none of yours’ choice. None of yours, in case you did not catch that. - None of yours!
So here we are. We get to our spot, and I'm setting up. Blair comes running up to me and asks if she can get in the water. I say, yeah, go ahead. So she runs in. A couple of seconds later, she comes running out of the water with this rock that looks like a crystal. It's pink, white, and red with a red mark right through the middle that separates the two sides. Both sides are different. It's amazing, to be honest with you.
Considering both my daughters were wearing pink bathing suits, you can call it what you want, but I think that was the first sign of the day. -I'm holding it right now while writing this.- So anyways, Blair's running around, showing everyone the rock, and we're all blown away by it. It's just the first of the little surprises on a very blessed day.
As we were getting ready for the baptism, Cody decided he wanted to run out to the water. So they both go scampering off, and Mick asked me if I could record the event, which I thought was beautiful. Of course, I wanted to record it. The next thing you know, Cody comes flying out of the water, screaming and yelling. He found one of my rings.
I wear eight rings on my hands. Seven are for the souls of the past. The eighth has a significant reason for me. Sometimes my rings fall off when I'm washing my hands or swimming. I always tell myself and believe wholeheartedly that when one of my rings falls off, it means the soul wanted to stay there. I don't look for it; I just go home and put another ring on or buy more to replace it. It's a cycle. I believe it, have faith in it, and know it's real. And again, God will judge me, not you!
So, Cody came out of the lake with a ring I lost last weekend while swimming and playing with the kids. When I lost it, my kids said it meant one of the souls wanted to stay at the lake. I thought it was adorable they said that. But for Cody to find it after the stone, it was amazing and beautiful. I'm going to make a necklace out of the two objects and keep them forever.
After that, Mick asked me to record him and his family, which I took as an honor. I decided I wanted to put my piece sign up with Amun-Ra's sign so everyone could see it in video. Mick smiled and said, "You do whatever you want, Marc. I'm more than secure with myself and my relationship with God. We both love God, and isn't that all that matters?" It felt amazing to hear him say that. I don't make things easy for people sometimes, but he said it today, and it was astounding.
As they made their way to the water for this significant event in my children's lives, Mick's life, our whole family's life, and the world's life I belive, I could see the angels. I don't think people could see them with the naked eye, but I saw them with my scarred eyes. There were also a lot of other characters on the shorelines. It was a packed house. It was awesome.
I watched everything go down with a sense of peace and warmth. It wasn't from the beautiful hot sun burning my skin. It was a warm feeling. It felt really nice. Despite all my rambling, I don't have the words for it. It was awesome. That would be the third miracle of the day.
The fourth is kind of funny. After everything was done, and the family embraced, we headed out to the water with my three kids, playing and swimming. Blair was jumping off my shoulders, and Makayla and Cody were wrestling around. I looked down and saw a leaf that looked like a heart right at the bottom of the lake. I asked Makayla to get her camera, and we formed a circle around the leaf and took a picture. That was the beginning of the fourth sign of the day.
After that, everyone was feeling good and laughing. If anyone else had seen it, they would have felt the same way. It was beautiful. We brought the leaf to everyone, and they were all amazed. As I headed back to the kids, I looked down again and saw a huge tablet-like object sitting in the lake. It was a solid flat rock, like 12x12, like a ancient stone tablet. I picked it up and decided we're going to chisel in the date, place, people, and what happened today. That completed the fourth sign.
You have to have faith and believe. It's hard, and it's really hard for me, but you don't have to be perfect. Just be true and try your best. Fight your hardest. You're not going to win all your battles. You'll lose more than you win. But keep praying to God in your way, whatever way that is. He's listening. And if I'm wrong, I apologize, but He'll tell me I'm wrong.
"Stay blessed, stay true to yourself, and always remember, you’re never alone on this incredible journey. Wishing you an abundance of peace, love, and an overflow of good vibes until our paths cross again. Thanks for being a part of this adventure with me. Until next time, Deuces!"