Once upon a summer morning at Campbell Hot Springs (retreat of Leonard Orr..of rebirthing fame..and a former hide out for the mob!) in California...(near Truckee and Lake Tahoe) an Indian Medicine Man named Sun Bear was performing a healing ceremony over the hot springs there...This place had been historically reserved by the native tribes for healing purposes..as the sulfur mineral spring water came out of the ground at 109 degrees, and a long soak (through osmotic action) would pull out whatever toxins were ailing you... it was considered so holy..that for whatever dumb reason the tribes were fighting...none was so important as to deny each other access to the springs...So on this morning as Sun Bear performed his smudge and wafted tobacco smoke into the air...he paused respectfully to listen to the screech of a red-tailed hawk circling above, and in the next moment was visibly shaken... by ominous echos of a responding owl nearby in the patient presence of pine trees...it was a magic moment experienced by the few who had gathered with this great medicine man...i thought it was unusual to hear an owl hooting in the daytime..but it was really his surprise, that gave me insight into it's significance...then immersed me in a deep humility...feeling that our tribute had been acknowledged by the creator...and thankful for the very precious gift that had been provided ...quietly waiting to be discovered and enjoyed unconditionally by his children.