"Flashing blades of sunlight pierced the emerald canopy as I pad reverently through the old Sitka spruce, pondering how life transcends the living. Sensing a kindred spirit, the old Tlingit Grizzly slipped from his totem, hitched a ride in my soul, and quietly emerged from a swirling whirlpool of color. The ancient ones called him Spirit Messenger."
                                                                                                                 V Rae