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Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred
Phil Cousineau
For the intrepid traveler, there are more resources than ever before.
But what about the traveler who is at a crossroads in life, longing for
something else, neither diversion nor distraction, beyond escape and
mere entertainment? What about those eager for a journey that is
personally meaningful? For millennia this cry has been answered by
pilgrimage, the transformative journey to a sacred center. The ancients
referred to this path as the Way of the Pilgrim, an acknowledgement of
travel for the sake of devotion, commitment, even penance to a holy
site, a destination that blazes with meaning -- in short, a journey of
risk and renewal.
"The Art of Pilgrimage" is a guide for travelers ready
to embark on a sacred journey and for armchair travelers curious to
know what it means to travel with soulful purpose. Geared toward the
modern-day pilgrim looking for inspiration and a few spiritual tools for
the road, it combines stories, myths, parables, and quotes from famous
travelers of the past with practical suggestions and contemporary
accounts from people traveling the sacred way today.
Not a guidebook to
holy sites, this book is designed to help travelers focus on the purpose
and intention at every satge of their journey no matter where they are
going. "The Art of Pilgrimage" includes stories of traditional
pilgrimages such as those to Canterbury or Jerusalem, but also ones to
Shakespeare's home, Graceland, or the "Field of Dreams" in Iowa. Phil
Cousineau recounts anecdotes from his own travels covering over 50
countries and offers readers the advice he gives when leading tours for
the Joseph Campbell Foundation.
Conari Press
Cover: Paperback
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 8.01 x 5.79 x 0.83
$18.95
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