A listing of five hundred sites new and old, famous and unknown, that have been used to connect humanity with its gods.

Using historical and archeological research, the reports of tourists and mystics, myths, and his own clairvoyant investigation, Leviton presents a tourist guide to the Earth's astonishing terrain of sacred sites-- a guide designed not merely to show you where these features are, but how to access them and benefit from them."--Cover, p. 4.

Twenty years ago, in England, author Richard Leviton "discovered the planet." Following quite specific guidance, he began a long process that amounted to an apprenticeship. "My mentors dispatched me to various specific locations in the Somerset landscape, and at all hours of the night and day. I sat on hills and valleys and rocks under sunlight, moonlight, rain, snow, and fog, and had visions. I started to see another landscape behind the apparent...

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.

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.