The Island

  • The Island 33

    Renate comes full circle with her accepting the natural rhythms of the island after a lifetime of living in the rules and outcomes of society. She is finally free in the arms of the man she has faced all obstacles with and loves deeply. Paradise found.

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  • The Island 32

    Renate feeling the transformation from social decorum to island life feels the weight of society fall away and she begins to look forward to moments of intimacy with David in the island paradise they are building together.

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  • The Island 31

    With David’s help Renate faces her fear that she can’t bring her self to do what it takes to feed themselves and sustain their life on the island.

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  • The Island 29

    Renate seeks closer by revisiting the cave. She is surprised to find the cave blocked by a cave in. David decides it’s time to take their mind off the cave and build a luxury bath house.

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  • The Island 28

    David discover’s Renate has a high fever and awakens still in a fever dream. She wonders what was real and what was delusion.

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  • The Island 24

    Renate and David experience a vision that connects them to the island and each other throughout history. They see and feel the symbiotic relationship of humans and the island.

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  • The Island 23

    Renate and David have reached the final chamber of the cave and it begins to reveal its mysteries and intent to Renate through the connection with the rose-vine tattoo on Renate’s shoulder.

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  • The Island 22

    Renate and David enter the second chamber that reveals the island’s place and proximity to the point where the Rose bearers, the island, and the cosmos converge.

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  • The Island 21

    Renate and David feel compelled to venture deeper into the cave. The spiral, hand-carved staircase gives them time to remember how their journey began with the Monks in their garden of the roses.

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  • The Island 20

    Renate and David step into the cave and Renate begins to feel the island as if it were a living thing. The carved patterns, her glaze patterns on the pots she painted, and the rose-vine tattoo all seem to line up as the same ancient symbolism. They go deeper and discover much more.

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