At this point I have really decided to do this. Now I am coming down to the details. I have always been afraid of the dark and for me that is a big part of my challenge with this vision quest. I am fine alone in the wilderness… especially here where there are no bears, wolves, or cougars… but the darkness when my third eye opens and sounds and creatures that are unfamiliar are everywhere…so I am thinking a lot about what I need to do to prepare. In a few days I will be going on a ten-day “lemon” fast because I feel so tired and “clogged” after chirstmas and all the sweets, wheat and milk products I indulged in. I am also going to order a little “amulet”... a beautiful Ameythst stone pendant mounted on stirling silver and I’m going to wear it on the quest, “programming” it to remind me of my power, heal me and guide me. Just wearing something with that idea in mind should help.

I just watched Al Gore’s “An Inconvienient Truth” last week and ever since I have felt this sense of urgency that I need to really re-connect with nature and my self and stop waiting for answers, but actively seek them. How do I want to live? How can I be/act/ what can I do for the earth besides all the things I am currently doing? How can I be the change and inspire others in the process. Where do I need to live, what do I need to focus on out of my many interests to help me get to a place where I feel I am truly doing my best and being all I can be and helping the earth and others? I am nervous, but I’m starting to feel more and more ready. I hope that others will find the same comfort in their quests or would-be quests by reading this as I am finding by reading everyone else’s words here.