Written independently, two stories of self-discovery gracefully intertwine and poetically prove no matter our unique journeys, we all travel the same path. Joseph De La Cruz from Boulder, Colorado and Simon Vandekerckhove from Bruges, Belgium meet on the road and now combine forces, offering a backpacker’s perspective of the inward and outward scope of their experiences. A tale suitable for any traveler on the adventure known as life, in Paths to Pachamama you’ll understand there’s more to this world than meets the eye if you’re willing to look hard enough.
“The indigenous people of the Andes revere Pachamama, or ‘Earth Mother’ as the goddess who carries the power to create and sustain life on our planet. ”
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"As you delve into this journey, you become intertwined in the story as both authors tell their version of their own daily experience through their meeting in South America. As the story unfolds, it becomes more than just a mere journal. The spiritual involvement into the lessons of the universe come to the forefront, and Simon explains the scientific and spiritual revelations of time and space known today through previous experimental and scientific researchers. It is extremely enlightening even if you have learned it before. He sheds a new and interesting perspective on this reflective information." - Nicole Merritt MyShelf.com
For the greater part of human history, the balance between the spiritual and physical side of life’s equation has leaned dramatically in favour of the latter. Faced with a predominantly hostile natural environment, humankind has created an economic framework designed to satisfy our immediate physical concerns and facilitate our survival.