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From camp-like mountain retreats to urban sanctuaries to remote enclaves of miraculous natural beauty, this guidebook catalogs nearly 100 of the state's best sites for soul-searching through informative descriptions and full-color photographs. Geared toward a diverse readership aiming to strengthen existing beliefs or investigate new ones, Colorado's Sanctuaries, Retreats and Sacred Places sends readers on their own spiritual journeys.
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Maze cutter trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
In the second book of The Maze Cutter Trilogy ... Sadina and the islanders are up against both man and nature as they navigate their way to Alaska. There, they hope to meet the mysterious Godhead, unsure of what separates myth from truth. But the Godhead, now led by Alexandra, is fractured. Within the cracks of their sacred trinity, secrets are revealed that blur the lines of good and evil forever. One person’s God is another person’s Devil.--Publisher....
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Pub. Date
2018.
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The Inspired Traveller's Guide: Spiritual Places is perfect for those who want to get away, taking readers closer to these sacred sites than ever before with beautifully-written text and thoughtful illustrations evoking the very spirit of each place. Combining thoughtful text and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations created exclusively for this book, The Inspired Traveller's Guide: Spiritual Places takes readers closer to these sacred sites than ever...
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2015.
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"An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. In The Lost World of the Old Ones, David Roberts expands and updates the research from his 1996 classic, In Search of the Old Ones. As he elucidates startling archaeological breakthroughs, Roberts also recounts his past twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock-art...
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[2020]
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Many of the world's best-known landmarks have been inspired by faith, and today more worshippers than ever are flocking to these sacred places. For some, they're sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they're sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges, and extraordinary deeds of devotion. Discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on Earth.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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"A personal and historical exploration of the Bears Ears country and the fight to save a national monument. The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, created by President Obama in 2016 and eviscerated by President Trump in 2017, contains more archaeological sites than any other region in the United States. It's also a spectacularly beautiful landscape, a mosaic of sandstone canyons and bold mesas and buttes. This wilderness, now threatened...
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2020.]
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"The deep sandstone canyons, desert mesas, and ancient cliff dwellings of Bears Ears area hold pottery and projectile points, baskets and petroglyphs - and countless stories. For more than twelve thousand years, the wondrous landscape of southeastern Utah has defined the histories, cultures, and lives of everyone who calls it home. In Behind the Bears Ears, R. E. Burrillo takes readers on a personal journey of discovery through the narratives and...
16) Sacred places
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Pub. Date
[2000]
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Describes various types of space which are sacred to different religions, including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and other shrines.
18) Sacred places
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Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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A collection of poems about different places around the world that are considered sacred by various cultures, including Mecca, the Ganges River, and Christian cathedrals.
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©1994
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The Navajo see even the most minute parts of their homelands and surrounding territory as infused with sacred significance. Places of special power are the most alive, and stories usually go with them. Navajos visit these places to connect with their power. The places anchor the ways of Navajo life as well as the stories about the origins and the correct pursuit of those ways. Navajos have responded to curiosity about these places and landscapes by...
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