tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154359965221795553.post8569222064683862244..comments2024-03-01T14:27:35.794-08:00Comments on Albion Awakening: Pilgrimage in search of sacred placesBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154359965221795553.post-55583668878078386292017-11-21T22:48:58.763-08:002017-11-21T22:48:58.763-08:00Pilgrimage has never been about the physical locat...Pilgrimage has never been about the physical location of the destination but always about the spiritual aim of the pilgrim in making the journey. The physical journey is a means to impress through the senses the focus of will to pursue the spiritual transformation.<br /><br />It is important that the destination be chosen with a considered and sincere belief in the value of it history and symbolism. It is impossible for a mortal mind to avoid the mental associations that are entirely obvious, one ought not make a pilgrimage to Las Vegas or some similar site where the inevitable implications are entirely contrary to the spiritual aim.<br /><br />But it is also important that the pilgrimage itself be profoundly affective to the senses. To be conveyed to the chosen destination, however wonderful itself, by means that exact no effort and require no diversion of attention from your smartphone, is not a pilgrimage at all. This is in fact the very reason that formerly sacred places have become flooded with those who are not true pilgrims.<br /><br />Of course, there are also those who wage intentional anti-pilgrimage, going to a place to despoil or desecrate it intentionally. And for many destinations there are those who come on disparate pilgrimages. But the enemies of a pilgrimage don't want to impress the existing significance of a site on themselves, so they usually opt for the easiest transportation, that which leaves them least impressed with the destination.<br /><br />Since ancient times, one of the greatest defenses of holiness has been secrecy. A place known only to a few, or even a place seen by many of whom only a few know the <i>significance</i>. It is nothing new that our most sacred pilgrimages are not widely known or shared.Chiu ChunLinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519192610708043962noreply@blogger.com