I am convinced that pilgrimage is still a bona fide spirit-renewing ritual. But I also believe in pilgrimage as a powerful metaphor for any journey with the purpose of finding something that matters deeply to the traveler. With a deepening… — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
Mapping out dozens of deeply focused trips around the world has convinced me that preparation no more spoils the chance for spontaneity and serendipity than discipline ruins the opportunity for genuine self-expression in sports, acting, or the tea ceremony. — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
Pilgrimage means being alert to the times when all that's needed is a trip to a remote place to simply lose yourself, and to… — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
“derives from the 14th-century word Old French aleurer, to attract, captivate, and more exotically, to train a falcon to hunt. The roots are à,… — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
Imagine the wheel of time turning in a seemingly endless round, revealing that the beginning is the end of another beginning. This is the… — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
Who knows why some words ignite the hearts of some readers while others are like wet matches that won't light. — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
There is an unknown room in the soul that is constantly turning the stuff of daydreams into myths for us, helping us to get… — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
I am convinced that pilgrimage is still a bona fide spirit-renewing ritual. But I also believe in pilgrimage as a powerful metaphor for any… — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
“the startling line in J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, where Captain Hook is described: “The man isn’t wholly evil; he has a thesaurus in… — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
Pilgrimage is a powerful metaphor for any journey with the purpose of finding something that matters deeply to the traveler. — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
The creative urge matters. Stories matter. Images matter. It matters that you were born with a genius, a guiding spirit, a daimon that may… — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
