The Beauty of an Open Soul
11/23/15
(Image and Pilgrimage)
"A pilgrimage's foundation is typically marked by visions, miracles, or martyrdoms. The first pilgrims tend to arrive haphazardly, individually, and intermittently, though in great numbers, "voting with their feet"; their devotion is fresh and spontaneous."
A pilgrimage is never meant to be an "ordinary" experience. I don't think that any person sets out on on a pilgrimage without hopes for extraordinary experiences, encounters, and personal revelations. Whether or not someone is "spiritual" before entering a pilgrimage, I think that he or she still expects to deepen the wells within their souls while on their journey.
This fresh openness that has been formed from the moment of stepping foot onto the trail allows for much communication between the human and the Divine. This is such a unique season of a person's life-where he or she forsakes a corporate, societal "reality," and embraces wilderness and solitude.No wonder the textbook explains that these journeys are marked by visions and miracles!
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