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When the pyre on which the rocks were placed met the ground, the rocks had gone white. A Native told me that the rocks weighed less after bathing in fire. "They gave of themselves, " he said.
If you find yourself in a hundred degree room full of naked dudes with towels on, you never let em see you sweat, ierrellus. That’s a general code of conduct.
The natives warned me not to tell…So I would not dare describe the spirit quest here. I’ll just stick to preparations for the lodge.
On the foot path to the lodge one tree had a ribbon tied around it. The ribbon meant–you are own sacred ground. Put out your cigarette.