A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Portugues - John Brierley

A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Portugues

Lisboa - Porto - Santiago

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Buch | Softcover
192 Seiten
2009 | 2nd Revised edition
Kaminn Media Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84409-157-7 (ISBN)
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A pilgrim's guide to the Camino Portugues. It includes: an overview route planner; 20 daily stage maps with optional routes; 20 contour guides with elevations; list of all pilgrim hostels and alternative accommodation; 11 town plans showing location of hostels and hotels; a sun-compass to aid orientation; and practical notes on preparation.
There are many long distance footpaths, but only the camino has won the recognition of the U.N. and achieved World Heritage status on account of its historical and spiritual significance. The camino's ability to transform and elevate human consciousness remains undiminished over the centuries. Countless millions have walked this path in search of a deeper meaning to their lives. Perhaps this is your time to join the merry band of pilgrims along this ancient path of enquiry? Anyone, from student to senior citizen, can choose to go on pilgrimage and see their life as a sacred journey. Within the busyness and loneliness of our secular lives we can awaken to the spiritual and find the meaning and relevance that is often absent in our chaotic world. And that is why these guides are subtitled 'a practical and mystical manual' - that we might find a place to eat and sleep at the end of a long days walking but also, and crucially, that we might support each other to dive into the mysteries of our individual soul awakenings, without which all journeying is, ultimately, purposeless.
The guide is in full colour with over 100 photographs, historical notes and details of the fascinating legends and mythology of finis-terre. It includes: an overview route planner; 20 daily stage maps with optional routes; 20 contour guides with elevations; list of all pilgrim hostels and alternative accommodation; 11 town plans showing location of hostels and hotels; a sun-compass to aid orientation; practical notes on preparation; equipment checklist; dictionary with basic pilgrim phrases; and historical notes and places of special interest. In addition to the physical route there are pointers to the mystical path with: inspirational quotations; space for personal reflections; and a self-review questionnaire to help prepare for the inner journey.

ohn Brierley was born in Aries on 2nd April 1948. His early life was spent in Dublin where he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and set up his own practice. He continued to work there until an existential crisis took him and his family to Findhorn in Scotland in 1987 as part of a mid-career break. This was to prove a pivotal time in his life with a reordering of priorities towards a spiritual perspective. In 1996 he convened the international conference Business for Life where the core issue was identified as the crisis of the human spirit and the search for meaning in life. The idea of Business Sabbaticals as an antidote to burn-out, and pilgrimage as a way to reappraise life's purpose became his abiding passion. He continues to walk the Caminos amongst other sacred routes, and for those who may heed the calling to try these pilgrimages for themselves, has compiled 3 Practical and Mystical Manuals for the Modern Day Pilgrim:

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.2.2009
Verlagsort Forres
Sprache englisch
Maße 115 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Reiseführer Europa Portugal
Reiseführer Europa Spanien
ISBN-10 1-84409-157-0 / 1844091570
ISBN-13 978-1-84409-157-7 / 9781844091577
Zustand Neuware
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