There isn't a flight goes by when I don't stare out of the
window
and thank my stars for what I'm seeing and feeling.
— Richard Branson, pilot and founder of Virgin Atlantic and
Virgin Galactic. In his book Reach For The Skies, 2011
This quote found on www.skygods.com is exactly my reaction to air travel. I recently flew to Edmonton to meet my Journey Oracle students. I know many air travelers complain about the crowds and the expense and the uncomfortable seating, but really? To be in the free air. To be without signposts and limitations. To be in the kingdom of the sky. How is it possible to be anything but amazed.
Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised
between
the illusion of immortality and the fact of death.
— Alexander Chase, Perspectives,
1966
Because of my shamanic practice and study for many years, I (quietly) call out to the skygods as the plane takes off, and also as it lands, both asking permission and thanking them for being allowed to pass through their territory. I apologize for and delight in the human chutzpah that has allowed me to be in their home terrain. I also thank the elements of the plane--its metal and fabric and formed plastic--that holds me so startlingly aloft.
Don't let the fear of falling keep you from knowing the joy of
flight.
— Lane Wallace, Flying magazine,
January 2001
