The Spirits of Nature can call to you, drawing your attention. When a stone, a piece of distinctive driftwood on the ocean beach, a feather in the grass, an egg dropped from a nest calls to you ~ STOP! Slow down and pay attention. Connect with the spirit that is calling to you. Ask the spirit of the stone for example, if it is to come back with you, to be used in your shamanic practice OR are you to connect with it there, learning something about a lesson that is up for you. If you are called to take it home with you then gift before taking it from its home. (Tobacco, cornmeal, herb, plant a crystal, sprinkle bird seed, hair from your head, offer a prayer, etc.) It is also appropriate to gift before or after working with a spirits in nature with gratitude, staying in spiritual balance. When working with the stone people, be mindful and someday return them to their home, where you found them.
Tana Hamiter 5-2005 cc