Peyton Anderson- Post on Landscapes of the Sacred

Peyton Anderson- Post on Landscapes of the Sacred

I've read the first two chapters of this book and I like to read it because it is an easier read compared to some text books for other classes.  Along with class, gives you a chance to take a breather from all of the other classes we take and reflect on something bigger than us.  There was a quote that I found on page 21 that stated, "That sacred place ultimately is not chosen, it chooses.  It's identification as sacred is never essentially one of individual or even communal recognition.  One never decides that "this" will be a sacred place- because of the beautiful view or the proximity to the village or the number of people who pass that way.  In actual fact, that place is never 'chosen' by man, it is merely discovered by him; in other words the sacred place in some way or another reveals itself to him." 

I found this to be very revealing in the way we understand these 'sacred places'.  Going into this class I believed that a sacred place was where something religious or biblical took place.  Only to learn that it could be different varying on the person.  It's interesting getting a different perspective on these different sacred places and what is considered to be 'sacred'.