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The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred
by Phil Cousineau
from Conari Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Especially great for the solo traveller
  I prefer to travel alone which affords a lot of time for reflection. This book really supported (and supports) me to focus more on this special time while travelling as well as before and, especially, after the trip. I'm sure it would be helpful to people travelling together too--though reaching agreement on what to do when (spiritual or otherwise) can be always be a challenge.
  I could see why some reviewers have an issue with the term "pilgramage" because this is NOT a book about the 'true' spiritual... more info

• The Art of Pilgrimage
  This guide makes even travel to the grocery store an opportunity for a sacred pilgrimage. My life is enriched by Cousineau's offerings.

• "To see with the eyes of the heart"
  Travel - to admit of being transported - moved.
  Sacred - entitled to reverence, respect.
  Pilgrim - one who allows oneself to be transported.
  The Art of the pilgrimage - "the daily practice of slowing down and lingering, savoring and absorbing each move/stage of the journey."
  "What matters most is how deeply you see, how attentively you hear, how richly the encounters are felt in your heart and soul." (from Intro: p. xxix).
  I like this book. My sister gave me a copy of it when I was... more info

• Part Travel-logue part philosophy of travel, a gentle good read
  This is part travelogue, but very much a deeper philosophical insight into why we travel - and by talking it Cousineau expresses much of what I felt about travel but hadn't really put into words before. It is very much about getting meaning from the places you visit rather than simply visiting them, which is why spiritual and religious pilgrimages mean such a great deal.
  The early christian church recognised this and put together a book of pilgrimage sites, places and ways with details of what was on... more info

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