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Whether you are a spiritual seeker, an avid outdoor adventurer, or an armchair traveler, you will find this a compelling account of a journey that is as old as human longing and as modern as tomorrow.
Following the Milky Way is the story of Elyn Aviva’s 500-mile-long journey on foot on the Camino de Santiago. This 1000-year-old pilgrimage road stretches from the French Pyrenees across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, supposed tomb of the apostle St. James the Greater. It is a journey that crosses the landscape of the soul as well as the mountains and mesetas of Spain.
This book is a vivid memoir of a life-changing adventure, chance encounters, unforeseen dangers, and unexpected pleasures. Spanish history, wine, food, literature, art, architecture, and legend share equal time with the stories of pilgrims that Elyn meets along the way.
Following the Mily Way is a fascinating historical document and was the first contemporary account of an American walking the pilgrimage road. Today, hundreds of thousands of people are going on the Camino Francés, but Following the Milky Way describes the pilgrimage in 1982, when the Camino had been nearly abandoned and supportive infrastructure was virtually non-existent.
This second edition includes a new introduction that explores the meaning of pilgrimage in greater detail, delves more deeply into the esoteric symbols and pre-Christian shrines that lie hidden within the Way, and provides a unique look at the changes that occurred in the pilgrimage in the 19 years since Elyn first walked the Camino.
Whether you are a spiritual seeker, an avid outdoor adventurer, or an armchair traveler, you will find this a compelling account of a journey that is as old as human longing and as modern as tomorrow.
Following the Milky Way is the story of Elyn Aviva’s 500-mile-long journey on foot on the Camino de Santiago. This 1000-year-old pilgrimage road stretches from the French Pyrenees across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, supposed tomb of the apostle St. James the Greater. It is a journey that crosses the landscape of the soul as well as the mountains and mesetas of Spain.
This book is a vivid memoir of a life-changing adventure, chance encounters, unforeseen dangers, and unexpected pleasures. Spanish history, wine, food, literature, art, architecture, and legend share equal time with the stories of pilgrims that Elyn meets along the way.
Following the Mily Way is a fascinating historical document and was the first contemporary account of an American walking the pilgrimage road. Today, hundreds of thousands of people are going on the Camino Francés, but Following the Milky Way describes the pilgrimage in 1982, when the Camino had been nearly abandoned and supportive infrastructure was virtually non-existent.
This second edition includes a new introduction that explores the meaning of pilgrimage in greater detail, delves more deeply into the esoteric symbols and pre-Christian shrines that lie hidden within the Way, and provides a unique look at the changes that occurred in the pilgrimage in the 19 years since Elyn first walked the Camino.