Around the World in 80 Spiritual Places: Discover the wonder of sacred and meaningful destinations
Discover some of the world’s most awe-inspiring and holy places, from Stonehenge to Uluru, and Walden Pond to Angkor Wat.

Humans have always searched for and created meaning in the world around them, whether in breathtakingly stunning natural features and phenomena, acknowledging the ancient home of a particular faith or movement, or honoring the location of a significant event. In this beautifully illustrated guide, Alice Peck discusses what makes a place spiritual—whether reaches of time, geography, the provision of sustenance or inspiration, or mystery and magic—and then explores 80 such locations around the globe. Rather than a comprehensive travel guide, the description of each one includes a detail or tip—something beautiful, strange, relatively unknown or unfamiliar—to allow readers to deepen their focus and perhaps experience the place in a different way than they might expect. If you are unable to travel at this time, this book will help you plan your next adventure. And if you are trying to limit your carbon footprint, each destination is accompanied by a related meditation, prayer, practice, or quotation to help you connect to the spirit of it from your own home.
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Around the World in 80 Spiritual Places: Discover the wonder of sacred and meaningful destinations
Discover some of the world’s most awe-inspiring and holy places, from Stonehenge to Uluru, and Walden Pond to Angkor Wat.

Humans have always searched for and created meaning in the world around them, whether in breathtakingly stunning natural features and phenomena, acknowledging the ancient home of a particular faith or movement, or honoring the location of a significant event. In this beautifully illustrated guide, Alice Peck discusses what makes a place spiritual—whether reaches of time, geography, the provision of sustenance or inspiration, or mystery and magic—and then explores 80 such locations around the globe. Rather than a comprehensive travel guide, the description of each one includes a detail or tip—something beautiful, strange, relatively unknown or unfamiliar—to allow readers to deepen their focus and perhaps experience the place in a different way than they might expect. If you are unable to travel at this time, this book will help you plan your next adventure. And if you are trying to limit your carbon footprint, each destination is accompanied by a related meditation, prayer, practice, or quotation to help you connect to the spirit of it from your own home.
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Around the World in 80 Spiritual Places: Discover the wonder of sacred and meaningful destinations

Around the World in 80 Spiritual Places: Discover the wonder of sacred and meaningful destinations

by Alice Peck
Around the World in 80 Spiritual Places: Discover the wonder of sacred and meaningful destinations

Around the World in 80 Spiritual Places: Discover the wonder of sacred and meaningful destinations

by Alice Peck

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Discover some of the world’s most awe-inspiring and holy places, from Stonehenge to Uluru, and Walden Pond to Angkor Wat.

Humans have always searched for and created meaning in the world around them, whether in breathtakingly stunning natural features and phenomena, acknowledging the ancient home of a particular faith or movement, or honoring the location of a significant event. In this beautifully illustrated guide, Alice Peck discusses what makes a place spiritual—whether reaches of time, geography, the provision of sustenance or inspiration, or mystery and magic—and then explores 80 such locations around the globe. Rather than a comprehensive travel guide, the description of each one includes a detail or tip—something beautiful, strange, relatively unknown or unfamiliar—to allow readers to deepen their focus and perhaps experience the place in a different way than they might expect. If you are unable to travel at this time, this book will help you plan your next adventure. And if you are trying to limit your carbon footprint, each destination is accompanied by a related meditation, prayer, practice, or quotation to help you connect to the spirit of it from your own home.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781800651067
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
Publication date: 08/16/2022
Series: Around the World in 80
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 6.70(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Alice Peck is a writer and editor. Drawn to finding the sacred in everyday things, she is the author of The Green Cure, Be More Tree, Mindful Beads, and The Secret Language of Herbs, all published by CICO Books, as well as the editor of many books about mind and spirit, psychology, and meditation practice. Follow Alice on Instagram @BeMoreTree. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Chapter 1 Europe 8

Bardsey Island 10

Off the Llyn Peninsula, Northwestern Wales, UK

Stonehenge 12

Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, UK

Glastonbury 14

Somerset, England, UK

Giant's Causeway 15

County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Isle of Skye 16

West Coast of Scotland, UK

Newgrange 18

County Meath, Republic of Ireland

Vierbergelauf Pilgrimage Route 20

Carinthia, Austria

La Forêt de Soignes 22

Brussels Belgium

Sacred Caves 24

Crete, Greece

Hala Sultan Tekke and the Mosque of Umm Haram 26

Larnaka Salt Lake, Cyprus

Svaty Hostyn Cathedral and Healing Spring 28

Bystrice pod Hostynem, Czech Republic

Hill of Crosses 29

Šiauliai, Lithuania

Chartres Cathedral 30

Chartres, France

Filfla 32

Maltese Archipelago

Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island 34

Eastern Siberia, Russia

Temple of Apollo 36

Delphi, Greece

Sistine Chapel 38

Vatican City

The Way of St. James 40

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Synagogue of Santa María la Bianca 42

Toledo, Spain

Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima 43

Ourém, Portugal

Shrine of the Black Madonna 44

Marija Bistrica, Croatia

Thingvellir National Park and Sanctuary 46

Bláskógabyggð, Iceland

Mount Áhkká 48

Jokkmokk, Lapland, Sweden

Kamppi Chapel of Silence 50

Helsinki, Finland

Selja Island 52

Stad Muncipality, Norway

Kujataa 54

Greenland

Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque 56

Istanbul, Turkey

Chapter 2 Middle East and Africa 58

Moulay Idriss Zerhoun 60

Morocco

Caves of Tassili n'Ajjer 62

Algeria

Imohag People of the Sahara 63

Niger, Mali, Algeria, Libya, and Burkina Faso

Crossroads of Abrahamic Faiths 64

Bethlehem

Ancient City of Petra 66

Jordan

Abu Simbel 68

Aswan Governorate, Egypt

Mevlâna Museum 70

Konya, Turkey

Shah Cheragh Mirror Mosque 72

Shiraz, Iran

Ras al Hadd Turtle Reserve 74

Oman

Rock-Hewn Churches 76

Lalibela, Ethiopia

Sacred Forests 78

Ivory Coast

Grand Basin or Ganga Talao 80

Mauritius

Lake Fundudzi 82

Limpopo Province, South Africa

Tsodilo Hills 83

Ngamiland, Botswana

Kuumbi Cave 84

Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Chapter 3 Asia and Australasia 86

Caves of Ellora 88

Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India

Golden Temple or Harmandir Sahib 90

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Ganges River 92

India

Mount Huangshan 93

Anhui Province, China

Yungang Grottoes and Cave Temples 94

Datong, Shanxi Province, China

Paro Taktsang Monastery 96

Paro Valley, Bhutan

Birthplace of the Buddha 98

Lumbini, Nepal

Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal 100

Sylhet, Bangladesh

Mahamuni Temple 102

Mandalay, Myanmar

Angkor Wat 104

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Baekyangsa Temple 106

Jangseong County, South Jeolla, South Korea

Nara Park 108

Nara Prefecture, Japan

Three Sacred Mountains of Dewa 110

Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Waipoua Forest 111

Hokianga, North Island, New Zealand

Great Dome of Uluru 112

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Goa Gajah or Elephant Cave 114

Bali, Indonesia

Taputapuatea Marae 116

Opoa, Raiatea, Society Islands, French Polynesia

Chapter 4 Caribbean and Central & South America 118

Chichén Itzá 120

Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

Difunta Correa Shrine 122

Vallecito, San Juan Province, Argentina

Island of the Sun 123

Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Machu Picchu 124

Urubamba Province, Peru

Galápagos Islands 126

Pacific Ocean

Easter Island 128

Pacific Ocean

Monquirá Archaeological Park 130

Villa de Leyva, Boyacá, Colombia

Atacama Desert 131

Chile

Church of la Compañía de Jesús 132

Quito, Ecuador

Sacred Forests 134

Suriname

Chapter 5 North America 136

Moose Mountain Medicine Wheel 138

Saskatchewan, Canada

Black Hills 139

South Dakota, USA

Lake Louise 140

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Mauna Kea 142

Hawaii, USA

Congo Square 144

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Mount Shasta 146

Siskiyou County, California, USA

Baha'i House of Worship 148

Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Hop! Reservation 150

Navajo and Coconino Counties, Arizona, USA

Old Quaker Meeting House 152

Flushing, Queens, New York City, USA

Walden Pond 153

Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Green-Wood Cemetery 154

Brooklyn, New York City, USA

Selected Bibliography and References 156

Index 158

Photography credits 160

Acknowledgments 160

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