Angela Varga: The Moutnain That Was God

In the section in Lane’s text titled “The Mountain That Was God” I found the passage “mountains and rocks make up its backbone and flesh, water the blood running through its veins, trees and grass its hair, and clouds the breath of its inner life. Touching the earth, therefore, becomes a way of entering more fully the deeper mystery of ourselves and God” (96), to be very interesting. I like how Lane describes the landscape through biologically human terms. It helped me to better understand the connection between humans and the wilderness, and the connection between wilderness and sacredness. It’s interesting to think that touching the earth brings us closer to ourselves and God. Like just by touching the earth, walking on it, feeling its “soul” on the wind brings us closer to ourselves spiritually and therefore brings us closer to our beliefs.