I'm enjoying the process of writing this winter. Some days the thoughts flow and others, like today, seem lodged in the fuzzy parts of my brain and can't be teased out. I even have a nice picture to share but still the right words won't come to me. I took a minute and just gazed at the photo I took when Lionel and I trekked around "The Gut" two falls ago now. The sunbeam on the rocks seems rather magical , doesn't it? Ah yes, there it is. A remembering. When we use naturals materials to ask for answers to questions, what might seem nonsensical in the beginning, starts to slowly reveal messages. The exercise is to formulate a question that you are seeking answers. Make sure it is not a simple yes or no question) more of a how, where, what, who question. With this question clearly in your mind, take a natural (unpolished/machine tumbled) stone or grapefruit sized rock and gaze at one side of the rock. Begin writing down any features that show themselves to you (a head, animal, body part, thing. etc.) then turn the rock around and do the same on all sides and facets. Don't worry about anything making sense. Once you have studied the rock and "found" all the shapes to write down, take a look at what you have written down and begin to formulate a response to your question. How do all these images fit with what you are seeking to answer? Write down the first things that come to mind or speak your finds out loud. You may be surprised at what you will find!