PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 >>

STONES AND TREES, AVEBURY, ENGLAND

It was rather shocking to be out in the great city crowds of New York after weeks in the energy of South American sacred sites.  People were friendly, though it felt surreal walking the cavernous mall, riding the escalators, shopping as if my life were no different than it ever had been, knowing that the next morning we were off to explore the world during two more months of sacred site travel. 

I found myself observing the essence of who I was in the world; asking where my place was within it.  I also observed the mindlessness of the masses around me, knowing I too had often hurried along carrying my bags of this and that sometimes even forgetting what I had purchased by the time I got home.  I felt the bitterness of unconsciousness; more biting it was than the icy wind battering against the windows of the mall.

In the midst of my feelings of uncertainty and isolation, I was pleased to find a great winter coat for a great price, and it served me well throughout the remainder of journey.  I also purchased two pairs of pants that were a bit thicker than the tropical weight fabrics I had recently needed.  All of the clothing soon assisted me in the dampness of the British winter, as well as a few weeks later in the freezing night air of several Egyptian deserts. 

I blessed my new coat as we made our way back through the frigid night air of New York to our chilly hotel.  We ordered in Chinese food, enjoying this last vestige of the convenience of life in America.  The food was average yet our appreciation for it was immense.  I was realizing that just a few weeks of prayerful travel had changed my every perception; altering what I thought "real" life was, leaving me searching for my “Self” in the midst of my rebirthing.

As we flew across the Atlantic toward London, I blessed the ocean and centered myself.  The longest plane rides of our journey were often quite peaceful, respites from the travails and difficult situations which sometimes occurred in the many countries that we visited.  I remembered to visualize flower petals flowing with love from my heart to the earth below as we flew.