Liminality in Pilgrimage –Matt Latham

The bulk of Turners book is comprised with information surrounding pilgrimage. While on a pilgrimage the pilgrim is moving away from the profane and towards the sacred. The pilgrimage is a means to purify themselves. The aim is to become Liminal. Liminalty is to become in between two worlds. Not in the Sacred wholly and not in the Profane wholly. I like how the concept seems to imply that we can never truly be in the presence of the sacred. We can never truly leave the profane world behind us. The idea reminds me of the bible story surrounding Mosses receiving the message of god. Even mosses cannot perceive the whole presence of god, him eyes must be covered and gods back is turned. When he comes off the mountain, he veils himself, because his followers could not stand to look into the eyes that saw the backside of god. All very interesting.