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Wandering Mystic Meditation From Galicia Spain

“Oh look, the birds are so fonny!” said an olive-eyed senorita and groovy Gallego art student wearing an auburn cloak from a nearby university. I did not agree. 

After all, birds are much older than we and descended from dinosaurs. They could be dangerous if messed with. What’s more, spread all over the cobblestones of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain was a gooey sticky mess of guano. I was careful not to ruin my Rockports by stepping in any. It was as if the hand of God had...

I've Seen Noah, But You Haven't

Russell Crowe's Noah epic won't open in most countries until this weekend, but I just saw it. So, Sacred Ground Magazine can now give you the real scoop on this astonishing and controversial film. Don't think this movie isn't for you. Noah dazzles the eyes with the wonder of creation, quickens the pulse with the mortal struggle of combat, and tickles the mind with the questions of where humanity comes from and where we're going that every non-ape walking upright should consider during their b...

Smooth Getaway Postcard From Ronda Spain

Away from the urbanization of Spain’s Costa del Sol along scenic Highway 44, I arrived in my “Europe by Car” leased vehicle via Marbella to Ronda, one of the beautiful villas blancos (white villages) in the Andalusian countryside. This improbably fantastic cliff-side nest persists on the Quixotic verge of imagination, surrounded by gangly storks, much like waking up inside a Magic Realism novel or even a Brothers Grimm fairytale.

Here I felt the “Night on Bald Mountain” enormity of what was p...

Wandering Mystic Meditation From London

Today, we go back into London for my first full day of sightseeing. We do a lot of walking, take tons of pictures, and stop to eat lunch indoors when the rain comes down too hard for us to be out. We see the Thames, House of Parliament, several monuments, parks and gardens. I feed pigeons in Trafalgar Square. They come right up to you in hordes, very uncomfortable and creepy, Hitchcock-esque, but funny. 

I have a childhood girlfriend, Bonnie, who absolutely hates birds of any kind. I imag...

Wandering Mystic Meditation From Manhattan

Winter sky from the High Line by GL Kraut“I love it. It’s like a pequeño paradise in the sky!” raves Zoraida Robinson, a hard-working Puerto Rican immigrant with an eye for al fresco retreats. “Here we can get away from the city without ever leaving the city.”

The aerial Eden Zoraida praises is Manhattan Island’s recently revamped High Line Park, a miraculous green getaway built on an abandoned 19th-century elevated railway, 25 feet above the ground, stretching for a...

Travel Writing That Matters

Do you consider travel lit to be fluffy vacuous text about beaches and restaurants inserted as space filler into photo spreads? Or semi-literate dispatches from youth skipping a year of university and showers to backpack the globe with mummy's ATM card? ("The Holocaust Museum was totally fun and spiritual but a little depressing because they don't have a vegan menu.") Would you be interested in reading or writing travel that promotes cultural understanding and defends human rights? Here's an...

Shout Out To The House Niggas

Before I give a holla to the above mentioned house niggas, I need to explain exactly who they are. Have you seen the movie 12 Years A Slave? This would be my pick for this year's Academy Award. It's the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into a life as a plantation work animal.

Solomon starts out a well-educated urbanite, so viewers can somewhat identify with him as he makes his long descent into the heart of darkness to become a beast of the field and the pr...

Shout Out To My House Niggas

Before I give a holla to the above mentioned house niggas, I need to explain exactly who they are. Have you seen the movie 12 Years A Slave? This would be my pick for this year's Academy Award. It's the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into a life as a plantation work animal.

Solomon starts out a well-educated urbanite, so viewers can somewhat identify with him as he makes his long descent into the heart of darkness to become a beast of the field and the pr...

Wandering Mystic Meditation From Rural England

Today our morning walk turns into a two-hour hike around the countryside. We pass two churches going back to the 12th Century and also enter a school that was active in 1178. The tall ancient door, window frames etched with children’s names, outside walls and indoor floors are all original and loaded with history. I don’t know where to look first. I can’t help imagining people living, eating, and congregating in the main room. The fireplace is the best: 7’ high by 10’ across, all st...

Wandering Mystic Meditation From Brighton Beach

We live on Ocean Parkway, with Brighton Beach and the Atlantic Ocean only a few minutes drive away. There is no money to speak of, but we always get by. Lack of funds makes life hard for my parents, but in some ways it may be a gift. We grow up appreciating the free things in life … namely, nature.

Going to the beach, driving upstate to see the Fall foliage and pick apples every Sept/Oct, camping every summer. These are our family activities because we can’t afford expensive vacations....<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>