The archetype of pilgrimage; outer action with inner meaning

[By] Jean Dalby Clift and Wallace B. Clift

Pilgrims and Pilgrimages : The psychology of pilgrimage. For themes and motifs of pilgrimage see: Chapt. 4: Some common motifs of pilgrimage; Chapt. 5: Secular and patriotic pilgrimages; Chapt. 7: the pilgrimage motif in dreams; For the relationship between outer journey and inner meaning see: Chapt. 8: The quest for meaning; Chapt. 6: The shadow side of pilgrimage, deals with the misuse of pilgrimages - the role of relics - religious and secular.. Analytical Psychology--Archetypes : '...the meaning and variety of pilgrimages from the insights of Carl Jung'. Archetype (Psychology) : Chapt. 1: Pilgrimage as archetype, p9-20.. Presley, Elvis : Vignette: Two Elvis Presley pilgrimage sites (Precedes Chapt. 6: The shadow side of pilgrimage, p111-112.. Ritual : Chapt. 8: The quest for meaning (The role of symbol and ritual in the process of growth and transformation). Pilgrim and Pilgrimages : Egeria : Diary of A Pilgrimage : Vignette: To the Holy Land, early 5th cent.; The excerpts from this diary are one of the earliest known accounts of Christian pilgrimages....The portion from the Diary account ' shows the pilgrims visiting settled sites with churches and monks in residence, ready to show pilgrims the sites connected with Moses and to perform rituals with them', p5-7.. Symbolism of Site : Sites: Holy Land, Shikoku, Chimayo, Rome; Hiroshima, two Elvis Presley sites, Field of dreams, Santiago de Compostela.

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