This story is about a sugar skull kitty named José, who, upon waking to a bristling arc of sunlight kissing his face, is inspired by the idea of a novel mind and decides to visit a small Mexican village at sunset to say hello to sugar skull friends painted for the Christmas festivities.
Visions flowed into magically surreal thoughts! Who am I? Am I just another sugar skull painting? I live when you imagine me, and the rest of the time, maybe un poquito. Words and letters lilted off pages like glittering fairies in flight, and the "v" in "Noel visions" speared itself into “Noel” in fiery sparks, transforming into "novel."
In the first scene, José encounters Twinkle, a celestial traversing cat, and Quetzal, a Toltec shaman wearing groovy bell-bottoms, who gifts José a ring of the Awakening Elements (Self-Truthing, Opening, Forgiving, Compassing, Letting Be, Trusting, and Believing).
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