Response to Lanes “Landscapes of the Sacred”/ by Mikey Famiglietti

From the security and stability of place we are aware of the openness, freedom, and threat of space” (221, Lane).

From the security and stability of a small town, I do not feel threatened. I am just a part of the community, everybody living completely different lives somehow…in harmony. I am about to leave this place to go camping in Colorado for a week. I have the freedom to do whatever I please, away from the expectations of the people I normally come in contact with, away from the worries of school and work, away from the discipline of practicing guitar 6 hours a day…I’m going to be free. But in contrast, I am going to be far away from the security and stability of my life right now. Out in the wilderness I’m just part of the food chain, I’m nothing special away from this place. Out in space, I could easily get lost, I have no point of reference away from this place. I don’t have a sanctuary to come back to every night in Colorado, I have no comforts away from this place. I don’t know a single soul in Colorado, a very threatening feeling, I feel the threat of space being away from this place…but that’s part of the full experience.