The high desert lands of the American Southwest have always had a powerful attraction for people, it is long recognised as ‘spiritually charged’ country that runs deep within us and seems to connect with some kind of fundamental human longing. The solitary, inviolable nature of all deserts has been around in human psyche for millennia. The indigenous view of deserts is mostly as benevolent homelands, places of pilgrimage, housing something intrinsically recognised as sacred. There is a beautiful, ancient limestone valley behind our home in Abiquiu which is testament to the weathering effects of rains from summer monsoons and wind forces moving through the cliffs and mesas. Water and wind have been carving this timeless land, reshaping and forming through millennia. The valley has become a natural stone sculpture garden of astounding beauty and variety . Ever changing with colour and light according to the time of day and year. It is a rich resource of spiritual energy and cathedral -like monoliths that act as testaments, talismans and totems. There are petroglyphs of rain making, water marks and symbols which are both an indigenous response to the intrinsic sacred meaning of this place and also act as forces themselves perpetuating and calling forth these ancient systems.