1. The Way to Altotting

Field Cross in a forest near Kolbermoor, Germany.
(This is the place where the pilgrimage began.)

The Way to Altotting

By foot from Kolbermoor to Altotting, Germany
November 1997

(With thanks to Penny and Dr. Kurt Seitz)

At that time in my life, the best way for me to become spiritually focused was to make a pilgrimage—and for me, the best sort of pilgrimage was to walk to some holy place—carrying a change of clothes, a sleeping bag, a book or two, writing materials, a little food and water and sometimes a camera—with no address, no E-mail, no FAX, no telephone, no bills to pay, no worries and only responsibility for myself.

Some of my longest, and perhaps most spiritually rewarding pilgrimages have been made in distant lands where, among unknown folk in strange surroundings, I could wander, often without money or map, long enough to become truly centered and spirit dependent.

Tomasito, 2009


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