sacred journey
Spiritual path traveled
A sacred journey is a trip undertaken for spiritual purposes—a pilgrimage to a holy site, a vision quest, or travel meant to transform the soul rather than merely change location.
The phrase appears in religious contexts but has broadened to describe any deeply meaningful passage: Her recovery from addiction was a sacred journey.
Sometimes used earnestly, sometimes with a whiff of self-importance.
- MeccaIslam's most sacred city
- shrineSacred devotional place
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- labyrinthIntricate passage network
- vision questRite seeking supernatural guidance
soul searching · rite of passage · holy site · odyssey · Lourdes · ceremony · Jerusalem · hajj · quest · transcendence · spiritual awakening · walkabout · purification · awakening · procession · religious retreat · enlightenment · offering
- pilgrimagepilgrim, pilgrims, hajj, pilgrimage routes, Mecca
- pilgrimageshajj, pilgrimage route, pilgrims, Camino de Santiago, Mecca
- shamanismshamans, shaman, spirit guide, medicine man, medicine woman
- ParadisoBeatrice, divine light, heavenly spheres, celestial spheres, Paradise
- Divine ComedyInferno, Dante, Paradiso, Beatrice, Virgil
- faith storiesconversion story, personal testimony, salvation story, conversion experience, coming to faith
sacred journeytourism
Leisure travel sector
vacation · sightseeing · pleasure trip · holiday · leisure travel