A Primer for Pilgrims

Journey along the Beauty Way Pilgrims have long sought out holy places: forest groves, healing springs, pyramids, mountains, churches, temples, mosques, labyrinths, and more. Millions have traveled for a host of soul-related reasons. Whether we go willingly or unwillingly, whether we regard ourselves as tourists, business agents, or sacred travelers, in the end we are all pilgrims. A pilgrimage is a journey, not only outward to a faraway place, but also, inevitably, inward toward growth and understanding. In our transitional era of the 21st Century pilgrimage is also an essential spiritual deed. In a right and respectful manner, pilgrimage can help maintain the balance of our planet, our lands, our waters, our lives. A Primer for Pilgrims is a benevolent guide to personal spiritual growth, as well as to earth healing. It's also a collection of true stories about critical geospiritual actions in places near and far. A Primer for Pilgrims offers insight, excitement, adventure, inspiration, and further... Pilgrims may set out to do penance for past evils, to find answers to questions, to invoke blessings, to pursue spiritual ecstasy, or to seek a miracle for a friend or family member. Increasingly in our era, pilgrims also set out to help heal the earth. In most mystical traditions it is said that the human soul itself, every human soul, is on a pilgrimage, consciously or unconsciously. He or she is bound for a holy place and therefore life is not just for enjoyment, but the soul also has dharma, a purpose or objective that must ever be kept in focus. Now as you set out on the literary pilgrimage of reading this book, my hope as the author is that it will offer up useful compass points to help you maintain your bearings. Journeys to luminous locations are often undertaken by people with scant understanding of what pilgrimage is and the principles that have been found to enhance it. Thus, they may see only what they have come to see, whereas intentional pilgrims may more readily open doors of perception, encounter revelation, and gain constructive power. To the extent any or all of us are alienated by modern life from the natural world, a pilgrimage to a sacred place can help heal and restore this. The energetic atmosphere of sacred places can awaken a slumbering soul, providing not only renewal, but also a clearer sense of purpose. The energy can invigorate and promote balance — assisting human beings to realign through physical, mental, and emotional planes. A Primer for Pilgrims delivers nonfiction insight, excitement, inspiration, adventure, and more.