In his book, Landscapes of the Sacred, Lane writes of Existential Place. Far from logical or mathematical, existential place comprises basic relationships between man and nature. When one understands this relationship he has with wilderness, he begins to dwell in the place (a space with distinctive character). However, it's important to go beyond the place itself and connect with the objects within it. Nature can communicate with you through memories and beauty.
On page 4, Lane writes, "We mimic the full range of sounds, movements, and other sensory perceptions that come to us...the place, in other words, demands its own integrity, its own participation in what it 'becomes,' its own voice." I take this to mean that nature has its own distinct personality by itself; it does not depend on human beings to give its character. Rather, it is up to us to take advantage of its offerings of peace, nourishment, oxygen and shade while taking in the uniqueness of a place using our senses.
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