#62 Homeward Bound; Graham Joyce and Pilgrimage Integration

Nonsense in the Chaos

I’m back home — the pilgrimage dust barely settled on my boots — and already I find myself arms-deep in scrubbing the pub toilets, as reality swoops in to claim me once more. The rhythm of Chronos time, that steady, ticking, relentless measure of the everyday, has returned in full force. After weeks of sacred wandering and timeless flow, I’m suddenly back in the hum of normal life, where the clock rules and the mythic gives way to the mundane.

Before leaving the pilgrimage, though, I had the chance to sit down with someone who understands this transition all too well — Graham Joyce, a seasoned pilgrim who led a group of nine along the very same Michael Line we’ve just completed. Graham has spent years exploring these ancient energy paths — the Michael and Mary lines that weave through the landscape like luminous threads — and his insight brings a rich depth to everything we’ve experienced on our own journey.

In our conversation, we delve into the mysteries and meanings of these sacred lines, the subtle ways they seem to shape both the land and the human spirit. We talk about the transformative effects of walking with intention — what it stirs, what it heals, what it breaks open — and how to carry that transformation back into ordinary life without losing the magic.

This episode is a bridge between worlds: the mythic and the mundane, sacred time and clock time. It’s an invitation to remember that even as we return to our routines, the pilgrimage continues within us — in every act of devotion, every moment of awareness, even, perhaps, in the quiet ritual of scrubbing the pub toilets.

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