Elizabeth Watkins - Remembering Sacred Place

There are places I’ve been to in my childhood that I know are sacred places. The problem is that I can’t remember them. I hear stories about how I’ve been there. I hear about how I’ve interacted with the place and about what my reactions are, but I do not remember the stories. Is that place still spiritual and sacred to me? Does it count that I don't remember exactly what happened? Does it count that based on my beliefs, I still would find that place sacred if I went back to it today? Doesn’t Lane talk about how the greatest power of sacred place is the ability to remember the place and your experience with the place? I wish I could remember my experiences with each place, but how do I gain something that I lost? It is out of my control. I guess I have to accept the fact that there are things in life that are ambiguous and you sometimes have to rely on the memories of other people. Maybe that's another way to find a place sacred - the memories of others. If people you care about find them sacred, maybe they become sacred to you because you care about that person and share their thoughts and feelings, also.