Hello everyone, following is a segment of an email I received this morning from a friend who has moved to the North Eastern part of the U.S. She sent a blanket email to all on her email list. She lived several years in the Village; I believe she was the comptroller. I wanted to share this with all of you.
‘Apologies for the blanket e-note; however I have been remiss in correspondence with everyone for the past year.
It is a veritable winter wonderland here. There has been 60 inches of snow for December and winter hasn’t started yet! Good thing I love to shovel because I am getting my exercise. I do believe that every season here has been majestic. Something magical happens when I enter the Saint John River Valley.
It resonates from deep in the fiber of my being. It is a feeling that I have left one part of this world and stepped into another. I have always been able to find spots where this world and the world of spirit come closer together.
Truly I now live in a land that the Celtics refer to as “thin places“. Mindful that reality is subjective and not all of you would feel this. My mom came to visit in August and thought she was at the end of the world, for me it is the beginning. Bambi (my dog) and I spent the summer exploring dirt roads and walking through woods and wheat and potato fields.” From Lynne
The phrase ‘thin places’ caught my eye and ear and I had to write to all of you about it. I had heard of this before but never looked into it much. In case you aren’t aware of this, ‘thin places’ refer to places that are considered sacred and the veil between the worlds is very thin. I realized that the feeling we get at the labyrinth made it a ‘thin place.’
I think they are different things for different people, I know I have many and often assume others do also. My meditation area, the feeling I get by just pulling on my prayer shawl, the fragrance of different oils, and many times just certain music.
I think my favorite, and the one I encountered most often, is just outside when the wind is blowing and its misting rain. After spending 14 years in the seminary it is probably to be expected that I would have this feeling more often.
Pay attention and see if you can find your own ‘thin places.’ Do a search on Yahoo or some other search engine. Just type in the words ‘Thin Places’ and see what comes up. Read some of the articles and see if you can get a better feel for what I am talking about.
Blessings to you, Lela
