Sacred Space
In the center of the world part of the Sacred Space reading, I thought it was interesting the way they perceived the world, heaven, and the underworld. What connects all these worlds is an axis mundi, which in this case I think the easiest one to visualize is a ladder. Using objects such as mountains or trees are good because these are all objects you are able to climb and the whole point of a pilgrimage is movement, and the journey someone takes.
The ladder starts on earth in the center of the world, or the naval. After reading all the sections of the Sacred Space, I realized there is a naval or a center of the world to almost everything you’re involved in within your life. We talked about in class, in the home a family room or fireplace is an example of the naval of the home, in a church the front of the church with the alter is the naval. What I got out of this reading is that the naval can be where ever you want it to be, it is always surrounded by things that are important to you.
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I completely agree that there is naval pretty much wherever you are. I hadn’t realized that before this piece either.