I went to some place in the trees. there were people there, a much more primitive society. no; the entire everything was more primitive, and these folks just lived in the trees, not really hidden or anything.

anyhow they had been devoid of their spiritual center for a while. it has also not rained in quite a while. I think some relic or other object was missing. I organized or maybe was involved in a search for it, and it was found. that part is fuzzy but it involved relaying messages through small homely houses and leaving ones boots at the door. the thing looked for all the world like a painted-black spring for a garage door.

the village was in sort of a valley with a ridge to the west and hills continuing to the northwest. the road was to the east. the shaman took the spring thing and went to the hills. he started hopping on it like a pogo stick and doing whatever it is shamans do. he ended up hopping from hilltop to hilltop, his voice filling the valley and taking over your brian. and as a result we the clouds gathered, faster and faster. the sun was westering.

the clouds gathered alarmingly fast. I realized we were in for a deluge and a storm. and I was only wearing a fleece vest. I went to my car and found I only had a yellow ski vest as more weather protection. I put it on and ran back up to the village. the rain was starting to come down.

I went up a small hill where a shelter was built that looked kind of like a bus stop. you know, three sides and a roof, maybe seats 4 people? I sat on a bench there but was still getting rained on. I pulled the back of my vest over my head. I wasn't satisfied sitting there yet so I went back down.

I looked around the village. there were various lookout poists and fortifications built here and there amoung the trees. I started shouting to the people that it was dangerous to man those in a thunderstorm. I had to shout to be heard over the wind and rain. I also shouted that if they felt tingly they should throw themselves down to the ground flat in an effort to avoid the lightning. I demo'd this. some lightning hit nearby. I was very scared.

after this I went back to the little shelter to ride out the storm.