Welcome to 88 Temples pilgrimage with Amanda Jayne

The book about my pilgrimage experience in Japan - and so much more is called Circles and will be coming soon....

‘Circles’ is a story of courage, inspiration and healing as one woman undertakes a 1,200 kilometre island pilgrimage in Japan. Aged 38, Amanda Jayne undertakes a solo pilgrimage delivering prayers from people across the world to 88 Temples on Shikoku island, the only circular pilgrimage in the world.



‘Circles’ follows her trail as she struggles to climb mountains during typhoons, is chased by wild boar, has to cross a river on foot and walks eight to 10 hours a day in excruciating pain through lush forests, beside turquoise sea, across lonely farms and down noisy highways. She encounters snakes, giant spiders and a variety of warm and humorous characters along the way. But as she trudges on in silence, devastating memories from the past stir.  Past and present finally collide during a life-changing encounter with a truck in a dark tunnel, but the journey doesn’t end there. Before the circle is complete she must make friends - with life itself.

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Please note that this journey was a project for my Spiritual Psychology program at the University of Santa Monica.
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