Earlier even, when the crevice of fire and the trench of water had been set up, the redblue streams of rays, that had flowed outward through the palace doors, had ceased to flow.
Instead now flower-ways led to the majestic golden blazoned portals of the castle. On these decorated ways the bright boys and girls went uphill towards the great doors.

Some of the heavy gates opened in front of them as if moved by an invisible, strong hand and let them into the court-yard, sparkling with precious stones.
Mani was only able to catch a glimpse of the colourful inner beauty of this crystal palace, because as soon as the youngsters had entered, the mighty portals closed again and showed their subtle structures of blazonry.

Other gates, however, did not open, but the youngsters went straight on right through them, as if these heavy golden doors did not exist at all.
So they disappeared from Mani's view, which was held back by the shine of the gold.

“On this clearing the students practise the inner and outer mastery of the elements,” Sol explained to his sister.
“Most important here is, that those practising gain a close personal relation to the elements, and that they drop the old, traditional fear of the forces of the elements.
The key is to overcome one element with the forces of a higher element.