Pilgrimage | Sharon Fennimore

October 20, 2016

by Sharon

Pilgrimage

Geography of Awareness

Do you see these “markings” on the back of the fern’s leaves? In fact, these patterns are spores. Each one is a potential fern. The ferns carry their fertility in each and every leaf. If you are interested in joining a spore exchange group (not kidding), …

June 21, 2016

by Sharon

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So Much Feels Arbitrary

It is the first line of a Marge Piercy poem that I think of often, on many days and for many years now since I first read it more than ten years ago when my son was first born. “So much feels arbitrary.” Poem “The Mystery …

May 24, 2016

by Sharon

Perspectives on Unity and Karma

Last week, under a news story about some other tragedy, the news source suggested some other stories I might be interested in. While I don’t usually take these recommendations, as part of my feeble attempt to control the negative media that I permit myself to absorb, this …

May 18, 2016

by Sharon

I Am The Door

Here are two common scenarios for me: Scenario One: A Friend or Client is Stuck This happens to me a lot and I guess it is an “occupational hazard” of sorts, but people come to tell me their stories when they feel stuck. Many of my …

February 1, 2016

by Sharon

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Mary of Greenfield

Statues and images of Mother Mary are pervasive in the Greenfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Even out on a short 6-block urban walk, I passed many unique images of Mary. Even if we aren’t out looking for the divine, the presence of this nourishing mother figure impacts …

October 12, 2014

by Sharon

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Public Altar to the Fox

As I was walking in Schenley Park today, I came across this altar under the Panther Hollow Bridge. This figurine of a red fox was placed in the joist of the bridge creating a public altar to the fox. The fox brings the animal magic …

October 20, 2010

by Sharon

Pilgrimage

Space in Hiding

This morning I was drawn to one of my favorite books that I have never actually finished. This book is about a personal spiritual and geographical adventure, but also about pilgrimage and finding personal truth in something as slippery as space. In The Heart of the …