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Tent Rocks, NM

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This place was so beautiful. Sara and I had a great hike, a visit to the Georgia O’Keefe Museum and a fantastic dinner at Georgia in Santa Fe. We even shopped a bit in between. What does a rattle snake totem mean? This guy definitely presented himself to us today.

Our friend at Tent Rocks, a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

 I read about snake totems – ‘When snake comes into your life you can look for a rebirth into new powers of creativity and wisdom’ – Animal Speak by Ted Andrews. I have just celebrated a pivotal birthday and I have had a lot of time to myself, so I have definitely been thinking about my life up to this point and where I want to go from here. This sounds pretty good to me. 

  

       

El Santuario de Chimayo, NM

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   Inside are the healing sands of Chimayo, a wall of hanging crutches and a statue of the Holy Child of Atocha surrounded by little shoes. Photos of people line the walls, the smell of hot wax, whispers, a couple wearing Harley t-shirts pray at the alter. We are not allowed to take photos or videos inside. This isn’t a tourist attraction, it is a living sacred place and it feels it. 

 

A portion of the wall of childrens shoes

     It’s heartbreaking to see how many people have come here with their hopes and prayers for the people they love, but there is something beautiful in the ritual and belief. I don’t believe, but I’m willing to accept that there are many things we don’t know.