[Photo Essay] Hiraeth by Kaalii Cargill

Hiraeth n. (Welsh) A spiritual longing for a home which maybe never was. Nostalgia for ancient places to which we cannot return. It is the echo of the lost places of our soul’s past and our grief for them. It is in the wind, and the rocks, and the waves. It is nowhere and everywhere. (Author unknown).

Places where I have felt that longing and nostalgia:

Standing stones, Carnac, Brittany, France, 4500-3300 BCE. It is in the rocks . . .
Path to the Temple of Athena, Delphi, Greece – cicadas singing their eternal song. It is in the wind . . .
Path of the Gods (Sentiero Degli Dei), Amalfi Coast, Italy. It is in the waves . . .
Ruins of the Temple of Artemis, Ephesus, Turkey. She is nowhere and everywhere . . .

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1 thought on “[Photo Essay] Hiraeth by Kaalii Cargill”

  1. Kaalii-a huge sigh of release to learn of the naming of what I have so deeply felt–hiraeth. Thank you or bringing this forth and for sharing the places that have evoked this in you.

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