To have a mystery set before me like this [the mystery of an unknown item in my medicine bag] early in life proved a big help when I began to work with the mysteries in my life that came along later. It also helped me to understand that God is the center of all mystery.
I still have my medicine bag. It was a wonderful gift from my parents, and it has shown me the importance of making symbols that tie us to places and to people and to God.
— Jose Hobday, Stories of Awe and Abundance