To encounter the sacred is to be alive at the deepest center of human existence. Sacred places are the truest definitions of the earth; they stand for the earth immediately and forever; they are its flags and shields. If you would know the earth for what it really is, learn it through its sacred places. At Devil’s Tower or Canyon de Chelly or the Cahokia Mounds, you touch the pulse of the living planet; you feel its breath upon you. You become one with a spirit that pervades geologic time and space. N. Scott Momaday
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Sacred places are where we can connect with the earth and feel its heartbeat. They bring us closer to the mother that we all come from, and they put us in touch with our ancestors. These places are not just here for us to enjoy, but also to appreciate the land that took generations to build. Sacred places are what gives us a chance to learn about our past, because they are the repositories of all of our history. Our ancestors worked hard to build these places so that we could enjoy them.

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