Reblogged from Shamanic Paths:

I was wearing more during my attempt than Alex Francis (it IS Scotland after all).

A friend shared the video below on social media: a while ago, it must be said, as I found this festering in the drafts…

It reminded me of the sheer number of “near misses” that seem to have called, on an all too regular basis. I’ve already shared one such instance, involving the all too real possibility of finding the fast way down a mountain, here. It’s probably the only case, I recall, in which a physical sensation, with no apparent physical causation, was involved. That, and a very loud command…

It was the point in the video when we realise “he might be OK”, that caught my attention; having had a not too dis-similar experience myself.

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