On the promontory:
the highest point of the mountain, we are more than 800 m; stands the monastery of Mont Sainte Odile: a church
, a cloister, three chapels, and the buildings now converted to residential inn.
The place grows in meditation and silence. Terraces, we can consider a glance across the region until the Black Forest.
Entire Basin Strasbourg and its surroundings is offered to us, an indefinable feeling of calm and serenity when we hold of us in this place, and we understand why aisémment this place was something like place of prayer and worship .
perpetual adoration of the Virgin is carried out since 1933.
Even if the wall as its name indicates (Pagan) is not really related to the current place of worship, we can not come to Mount Saint Odile without going through the monastery.
is one of the key points for understanding and internalization of the energies of the site.
If today this place is a place of Christian worship, I doubt he was not a place of worship long before that and is part of the complex and complete what the Mont Saint Odile.
After having walked on the terraces and have revived this beautiful view, do not forget to stop in the chapel of tears
dark little chapel. It
owes its name to the fact that Sainte Odile would have wept there for the salvation of his father.
front of the altar, part of the soil lacks and we can see the rock of Mount flush. It
for dowsers, the highest point energy of the convent.
Any sensible person can see it by itself.
The first time I went, the tears have flowed and I saw this spring break a fountain of color, ...
On leaving, we can go through the hollow shaft, which invites us into his trunk for a moment of healing.
After this I assure you that you will not be in Arriving in the same state, then you can wander peacefully in the cloister or, if it's cold, drink hot chocolate at the bar.
The convent of Mont Sainte Odile is a place of pilgrimage in France's most popular board and I to enjoy a peaceful place, go there very early morning or late at night and especially avoid Sunday ...
On leaving the convent we can get to the source and we will notice a sign indicating the direction of St Jacques de Compostella.
Mount is no exception to the rule, He also welcomes the passage of the "camino", that this pilgrimage through Europe via the energy and symbolic landmarks until galicia in Saint Jacques de Compostela, far to the west. (I will have the opportunity to talk of this pilgrimage: I am preparing a series of articles on the subject)
We then descend to the miraculous source said that Sainte Odile brought forth to clean the eyes of a lost pilgrim and thus restore his sight.
The place is peaceful and the hiker will be able to fill his water bottle before retracing his steps to address the pagan wall.
then continue our walk in this enchanting place, along the southern wall, we can stop just outside the enclosure at a place called "the cave of the Druids", two dolmens of natural formation, nature would have it ....
The atmosphere of the place inspires respect, and breath filled the sacred place.
To have spent a long time I can say that the Druids have spent too intense moments.
The place is one of those where if you fall asleep, you certainly will dream of elves, gnomes and other spirits of nature.
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