The Land and the Sacred
1 Season . 3 Episodes

Through time and across civilizations, Man has always given a spiritual dimension to Earth and Nature.

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Water and Its Powers (Preview)

Through time and across civilizations, Man has always given a spiritual dimension to Earth and Nature. For instance, water has been the source of numerous legends and rituals, while animals have been assimilated as divinities or messengers of the gods. Even landscapes — with the mountains, grottoes, cliffs, and volcanoes — have been at the root of infinite mystical inspiration.

Episode 1
52 mins
This episode proposes a journey into the realm of water, taking us beyond its everyday dimension to evoke its value as a symbol, its uses in ritual, its powers, its gods.
Episode 2
52 mins
We examine how, sometimes, man has made an animal into a god. It is a journey through time, a journey to the heart of the great civilizations, to identify and learn about the divinity of sacred animals of yesterday and today.
Episode 3
52 mins
Facing the landscape and its components, man has to confront his fundamental questions. He seeks, he imagines, he sees divinities as the expression of natural powers.