Secret Symbols of the Road: What Pilgrims Have Carried for Protection Through the Ages
For over a thousand years, pilgrims have walked the earth in search of something greater—faith, healing, purpose. But no matter where they journeyed—Jerusalem, Rome, or Santiago de Compostela—one thing was constant: they carried symbols. Small signs of protection, belief, and identity. Talismans that made the road feel less lonely. That told the world: I walk with purpose. I walk under protection.