August’s poll asks, Have you ever gone on a pilgrimage?
Pilgrimages can take many forms, both spiritual and secular. If you’ve ever travelled to visit the grave of someone important to you, or sought out a site that was special to you, you’ve gone on a pilgrimage.
Have you ever gone on a pilgrimage?
- No, but I'd like to (52%, 16 Votes)
- Yes (32%, 10 Votes)
- Not interested (16%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 31

It’s not only about the destination — pilgrimages can offer fascinating experiences along the way, and your life can be changed in the process of undertaking the journey.
For more information on pilgrimages, see:
- “How to plan a pilgrimage,” by Jarred Triskelion
- Magical Destinations of the Northeast, reviewed by Susan Starr
If you’ve been on a pilgrimage, or are planning one, where have you gone? What made you decide to finally make the trek to your important site?
Image credit: Photo by LadyDragonflyCC – >;<, image design by Psyche
I have had two pilgrimage/meditation visits.
The first was to Gosse’s Bluff, NT Australia where according to Aboriginal myth life came to earth.
The second was to circulate Mt. Kailas in western Tibet. This is a 2500 year traditional Hindu
Buddyhist/Jain/Bon tradition.
There have been less extensive ones to site in Europe and Egypt and Middle East, but they were also tourist in nature.