Kindle Notes & Highlights
“Why was I born a human being on this earth?” “Why must I die?” “Who are my people?” “What do I really want to do with my life?” “With what gifts/skills am I blessed? Am I using them?” “What is my name for God?” “What are the names of the great ‘monsters’ of my life? What must I do to face them?” “Who are my teachers?”
expiation. It is important that you realize you are ceremonially free to bury, burn, smash, change your name, bathe, vow, draw blood, cut your hair, heap stones, chant, rattle, dance, sing, tie knots, light a candle, go nude, make gifts, use incense, pray, kneel, meditate, nightwalk, paint yourself, or behave in any other way that is meaningful to yourself.
The only way to get to know this country (any country), the only way, is with your body. On foot. Best of all—after scrambling to a high place—on your rump. Pick out a good spot and sit there, not moving, for a year. Keep your eyeballs peeled and just sit there, through the hours, through the days, through the nights, through the seasons—the freeze of winter, the stunning glare and heat of summer, the grace and glory of the spring and fall—and watch what happens. Pick a place and stay there. You will become a god.
you can make almost any place holy if you find it yourself, occupy the space there, and truly respect what is happening all around you.
