"The only way to really make it anywhere is to put every bit of your being into the thing that only you can provide. The only angle is the art that you choose, that only you can provide. To do that, you have to be quiet for a long time and find out what you bring forth. You have to know what's in yourself, all of your eccentricities, all your banalities, the full flavor of your woe and your joy. What does it look like? What makes it different from everybody else's? It’s totally subjective. You’re just given the task of bringing it up." —Jeff Buckley
This quote by musical artist Jeff Buckley reminded me of the first axiom listed in Landscapes of the Sacred. The first axiom states that sacred place is not chosen- it chooses. Buckley speaks of finding his musical talent, the thing that makes him feel complete. He did not choose music to be his calling. Music called to him. Buckley did not choose the genre he became engrossed in and recorded top-selling albums for. The genre came to him and he refined it. A sacred place cannot be chosen, it chooses who it wishes to be sacred to, just the same.
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