And later that same summer I headed out to Washington State to visit Rebecca Jean & Jeff Dorer, and we all headed together to visit yet another “sacred spot”: this time Doe Bay (on Orcas Island) – where we kayaked amongst seals & orcas, and soaked joyfully in DB’s spring fed hot-tubs … “A self […]
Thereafter I was blessed to visit one of my favorite places in all the world; the glorious Mt. Rainier National Park … “The thing that I still come away with is how close many people feel to [Mt. Rainier] … and yet how far away the world feels when you’re on it.” ~ Bruce Barcott
My dear friend Rebecca Jean took this particular picture during our shared hike this summer along one of the lovely trails in Mt. Rainier National Park … “A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to […]
In the early summer of this year my mother & I begin a 9-day tour of southwestern England, starting by visiting St. Michael’s Mount near Land’s End … “Anyone who doesn’t believe in miracles is not a realist.” ~ David Ben-Gurion
Next we headed north to Tintagel (England) – the purported location of King Arthur’s conception … “A day may sink or save a realm [or a life, for that matter].” ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson
And here is a view of the moss-covered waterfall that graces the entrance of Merlin’s Cave (as seen from inside the very same). This enclosure is located directly beneath the Tintagel castle ruins, and is an enclosure which has now been transformed into a tunnel by the relentless waves that regularly flood it … “We […]
This next particular stop on our journey was one of the primary goals of this particular trip: to find and enter Rocky Valley (just up the coast from Tintagel) … “Sacred places are open spaces to which we interact with the Other. From an eco-spiritual standpoint, the Other has something to teach us, and with […]
We then searched for (and eventually found) the prehistorically carved Rocky Valley Labyrinth (located just behind the ruins of Trewethet Mill) … “When you go to a power place, if you are receptive, if you are able to quiet your thoughts & concentrate, a lot of its power can enter into you.” ~ anonymous
Thereafter, our journey’s next stop was Glastonbury (England), where we hiked to the summit of the Glastonbury Tor … “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~ W. B. Yeats
Here, the view as we approached the Glastonbury Tor’s summit … “It is not known precisely where angels dwell – whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God’s pleasure that we should be informed of their abode … We do not need magic to transform our world. For in […]
As we arrived at and then entered the monastery ruins located at the Tor’s summit, I was blessed to hear one of the most amazing musical compositions; where one pilgrim from Australia started playing his didgeridoo while another pilgrim (from Jordan, I believe) arrived, sat down, and began chant-singing to the same in Arabic … […]
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