Hi Open & All,

I have just returned from a week in the beautiful North Norfolk countryside and just wanted to share what happened to me on the day you were speaking about the deer.

I didn't feel like leaving village I was staying in that day, I had some energetic lightheadedness/dizziness and didn't want to drive anywhere, but I did feel a pull to visit an overgrown pond at the edge of the village (a favourite spot). I sat on a bench by the pond for more than half an hour in an 'eyes open' meditative state, actually almost incapable of thought, but enjoying the peace within and without. Suddenly a beautiful muntjack deer emerged from the hedgerow just 20 feet away. It was very shy and cautious about crossing the deserted road and actually looked me straight in the eye, but I was so still within and without that it didn't register me as a threat and continued cautiously on it's way to presumably drink at the pond (it's very overgrown so I couldn't see). It was absolutely exquisite, a beautiful glossy mahogany, utterly perfect in every way, in fact it felt like I was seeing it in HD, much more clearly than 'normal' sight. I was utterly awestruck at it's beauty and lack of fear of me, who it must at least have scented. It truly made my week and brought tears of gratitude to my eyes at being so honoured with it's trust and when I read your post I knew I had to share the joy of this encounter

Pam