by Michele Mattix
Hiking in nature can be its own form of meditation, especially when on a pilgrimage. In the fall of 2000, I flew to Spain to walk 500 miles along the Camino de Santiago – an ancient pilgrimage route – to help me clear my head and make an important transition. Today’s blog article is a story I wrote when I returned home.
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Along with Jerusalem and Rome, Santiago de Compostela in Spain was a primary pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages. Today, people of all nationalities and faiths journey to Spain for the challenge and reward of walking 500 miles in pilgrimage. In the fall of 2000, I was among them.
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Sitting in front of Rex’ computer screen, a network of multicolored lines representing heavenly bodies shot from my place of birth to form intricate wavy patterns across the map of the world.