We arrive at “the end of the world” — and it’s closed! Mom & I were planning on staying a few days in this lighthouse hotel, but it turns out the lighthouse is not open in the winter months (we just missed its last open day this year) … This was a bit disappointing for […]
The beach near our hostel (the “Playa del Fora”, where I would later complete my Pilgrimage by saying a prayer of gratitude, bathing naked in the sea, and professing my intention to give the rest of my life to the service of Love). “On the seashore of endless worlds children meet … They build their […]
Here pictured, the famous “bronze boot”, beneath which many pilgrims fulfill a traditional ritual of burning the clothes they wore while walking. Mom did burn a few of her things here. As for me, I performed my own ritual on the Playa del Fora, where I buried many of my clothes deep in the sand […]
“Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children’s faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.” ~ Sara Teasdale
the afore-mentioned clothes-burning pit “Feed your concerns to the fire. Breathe deeply and rejoice.” ~ Jonathan Huie
“Pilgrimage — like Love — is a privilege, not a burden. The true Pilgrim walks the Road to humbly reconnect with the Divine; not to ‘better appreciate’ his own blessings. The true Pilgrim returns from his Journey to serve others; not live a ‘better life’.” ~ anonymous Pilgrim
“If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One’s destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things.” ~ Henry Miller
“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” ~ John Lubbock
I returned again to the Playa del Fora and performed my end-of-pilgrimage ritual (just around the rock seen on the left) … “Ritual will always mean throwing away something …” ~ Gilbert Chesterton
“Destiny rarely stands in the way of the wise.” ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Teach others to enliven all that I have taught you … And this is my sole Commandment: that you Love one another.” ~ Jesus Christ (Mt 28:20 + Jn 15:12)
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