Showing posts with label Sacred Places. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sacred Places. Show all posts

The Call of Sedona: Journey of the Heart

The Call of Sedona: Journey of the Heart, by Ilchi Lee. Author Ilchi Lee's fascinating personal stories and profound awakenings in Sedona are beautifully interwoven in this book of spiritual growth and natural healing. His experiences and messages in various known and unknown vortexes in Sedona are especially inspiring, and they will encourage you to start your own journey of the heart. If you haven't been to Sedona yet, this book will urge you to come to this blessed land of earth wisdom. If you have been to Sedona or even live there now, this book will only deepen the love you hold for the wonders of the land. Here you will find profound insights about making a true connection with your heart and nature, as well as much practical guidance for experiencing the spirit of Sedona.

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Sacred Places of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Most Peaceful and Powerful Destinations

Sacred Places of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Most Peaceful and Powerful Destinations, by National Geographic. This inspirational book showcases 500 of the world's most powerful and spiritual places–and guides modern-day travelers who wish to visit them. With eloquent text, hundreds of gorgeous full-color images, and practical visitor information, Sacred Places of a Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Most Peaceful and Powerful Destinations highlights fascinating icons of many religions around the world and offers an intriguing window into the cultures that created them. From prehistoric burial chambers to modern monuments and sanctuaries, each site’s history, lore, and appeal is evocatively detailed.

Nearly 300 locator maps point out pilgrimage routes, temples, mountains, churches, and holy places, including Mont St.-Michel Abbey in France, founded after a reported vision of the Archangel Michael; the White Horse Temple in China, site of the country’s first Buddhist temple, dating from the first century A.D.; Machu Picchu in Peru, whose origins lie in obscurity; and Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, said by many to be the holiest city in the world. A follow-up to the bestselling Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Greatest Trips, this beautiful book answers the call of the spiritual traveler while also appealing to the many readers interested in sites of unique cultural heritage.



Where the Lightning Strikes: The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places

Where the Lightning Strikes: The Lives of American Indian Sacred Places, by Peter Nabokov. For thousands of years , Native Americans have told stories about the powers of revered landscapes and sought spiritual direction at mysterious places in their homelands. In this important book, respected scholar and anthropologist Peter Nabokov writes of a wide range of sacred places in Native America. From the “high country” of California to Tennessee’s Tellico Valley, from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Rainbow Canyon in Arizona, each chapter delves into the relationship between Indian cultures and their environments and describes the myths and legends, practices, and rituals that sustained them. Peter Nabokov is a professor of American Indian studies and world arts and cultures at UCLA. His previous books include Native American Testimony.

Sacred Places of the Goddess: 108 Destinations

Sacred Places of the Goddess: 108 Destinations, by Karen Tate. Designed to present a diversity of places both sacred and feminine, this coffee table book is filled with photographs from every corner of the world, from the Middle East to Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The images of feminine divinity presented are as uniform in their beauty as they are diverse in cultural tradition. A history of each site is provided in conjunction with the photography. Tate is an accredited goddess practitioner living in Venice, California.