Is the outlook sinister or benign?

"He asked what I could see and I said darkness. He said, "Keep looking." Then I saw the scene lightening up. He said did I want to pass through and I said yes, so I did. I then continued along on his request. I saw vague fire-work-type lights around. Then I reached a bright light and was asked to look up. Above us was the source of the light and it shone a bright beam down over us. He asked if I would like to go up, so I did. I passed up through the column of light. After a while the way became dark and I found myself crippled and enclosed and hampered by dark metallic rods, rather like being trapped in the middle of a broken umbrella without its’ cover. I continued upwards but frustrated by the obstacle of the painful twisted rods. He said, “These are your fears. Let them go.”

So I found I could cast them away, and they fell below me. I emerged on to a downy surface like a quilt. It was cream-coloured and soft to the feet. He wrapped a blanket round me. I discovered I was like an infant being wrapped round cosily. Then I walked forwards on the surface like a small child. He said, “Everywhere is safe. Wherever you go and however far you go you are safe.” I had been feeling uneasy on account of various possible nerve-wracking scenarios. These feelings were the dark rods. They didn’t matter. Faith or fear, these are one's own choice. I was to be like the trusting child in its’ world of safety."

"A Spiritual Diary"