The real adventure started some time last fall, maybe a couple weeks before Hallowe'en; I don't remember exactly when. @kel had been "awake" for some months but the frequency and depth of their spiritual experiences, few and ambiguous at first, was accelerating markedly in September and October. K. was still with us then, still (as it seemed) our inseparable mate and our spiritual confidante, and excitement was in the air as we approached what would turn out to be a cataclysmic Samhain.