Through the Steps of St. James

A spiritual journey to Santiago de Compostela - a blog by Marco Imperiale

Another Kind of Truth

Talking about music is like dancing of architecture (Frank Zappa). You can write about it, dream about it, think about it, but you will...

Through the time, beyond the time

One of the main characteristics of the Camino is the fact that you lose the cognition of time. You don’t have feelings of which day you...

Born To Run

One of the things I like the most about the Camino is having a lot of time to listen to the music. I do it only with one earphone, in...

The importance of spoiling yourself – aka the carrot

Many posts of this blog have been related to the meaning of sacrifice. This one will be on the positive ways to treat yourself, or – as I...

Solve et coagula

There is something crazy in walking for 800 kms just to hug the statue of a saint. Yes, there are wonderful landscapes, interesting...

The Meaning of my path (a second one)

Since I was young, I dreamed about Santiago. I dreamed about leaving the Western world without giving explanation to anybody, offering...

Zu San Li

In acupuncture, there is a special point, situated under the kneecap, called Zu San Li, or longevity point (stomach 36). It is called...

Butterflies

The first time I reached the Cruz de Hierro something weird happened to me. I was surrounded by white butterflies for a good half an...

The Shell

Of all the various symbols of the Camino, the shell is surely one of the most renowned ones. You can see them in souvenir stores,...