FROM MOUNT TABOR TO NEW MEXICO AND WEST, QUESTIONS RAISED ON MYSTICISM AND MOUNTAINS
What is it about mountains? Why do they seem to have a mystical component? We all know about Mount Sinai, where Moses received the commandments. We realize the spiritual power of Mount Tabor, where the Lord transfigured. There are holy mountains in South America, in Africa, in Bosnia-Hercegovina. Across Europe, and the West, crosses are placed on mountaintops (see Rio de Janeiro). The Blessed Mother often appears in highlands.
Is it just height or is there a special closeness (mystically, as well as physically) to Heaven? It is a question we also ask of mountains in the U.S., such as the Sangre de Cristo range that stretches from northern New Mexico deep into Colorado. We'll be looking into this a bit more this week (God-willing; prayers are appreciated) when we venture to New Mexico for a retreat that seems special to us because New Mexico often comes to the fore with mystical overtones. Our interest was piqued when a reputed locution attached to the "1990 prophecy" mentioned this state as a future "beacon of light."
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