Enanika: Visionary Fiction—The Marketplace

🌍✨ A new story begins…

It’s always an exciting moment to begin a new story.
Here is the start of my new fiction series, Enanika.
It carries the same mystical, otherworldly tone as the Waldmeer Series—yet it’s set in a completely different world. 🌿🕊️

In the opening chapter of Enanika, we meet Anu in her natural world — a peaceful, advanced planet where telepathy is normal, harmony is effortless, and daily life moves with an inner hum of presence.

Chapter 1: The Marketplace

Anu moved with untroubled ease through the open-air market, her short chestnut bob brushing just above her shoulders. Sunlight caught her blue eyes, clear like the surface of a calm mountain lake. She looked about thirty, although many of the other adults did as well. So, it was unclear how old she really was.

Her earth-toned, flowing garments—soft linen pants and a knee-length dress—moved in sync with the subtle breeze and the rhythm of the marketplace. To most visitors, that rhythm seemed silent. But to the Naniks, the inhabitants of Enanika, it was a visceral presence, like a soft hum in the background. All Naniks were telepathic.

The marketplace was a tapestry of telepathic exchanges. Some words were spoken, although not many. Some laughs were out loud, but most weren’t. Enanika was a quiet world on the outside, but inside, it bristled with awake, focused, vibrant intention. On Earth, most people would be strongly averse to everyone knowing their thoughts and whereabouts. But on Enanika—where the whole population lived with self-worth, freedom, and love—there was nothing to hide.

Anu selected her vegetables with care: a green that resembled a delicate fern, a ripe red fruit like a tomato, and a bright yellow produce that glowed faintly. Some Naniks, like Anu, still ate physical food, although only vegetarian. Nothing on Enanika was predatory; even the animals were either plant-eaters or lived on energy transfer.

Whether a Nanik still ate depended not only on their level of evolution, but also on their line of service. Anu was a Contact Caller—assigned to a less-evolved planet to help it evolve. Most Contact Callers ate, since on their contact planets, they would likely be eating. Anu’s contact planet was Earth. They definitely ate. Often, too much. Often, alarming choices. But that was their right, and one of the first things Contact Callers learned was to respect and understand other planetary choices. As stated in the Contact Caller Code of Conduct:

A Contact Caller must not interfere with the current course of a planet’s evolution. Whatever its inhabitants are doing, they are doing for a reason. It is the natural outcome of their present level of consciousness. A caller may educate, inspire, and encourage, but they can only meet a planet halfway. The rest must come from the planet’s inhabitants, through deliberate and conscious choice. As they evolve, their choices will evolve too. (Contact Caller Code of Conduct)