The secular. Personal abnegation and spiritual fulfillment; A pathway to the sacred and the secular; Family and personal matters; Self-education and survival; Antofagasta: desertic north and arid behavior; Life changes in Los Andes; Sexuality, humanity, and existential choices; Punta Arenas: exile in land's end; Temuco: a staging area; The transformation: Chile and beyond
The sacred. Critical perspectives; The Hebraic tradition; A quest for religious harmony; The poetry of sacrifice; Conclusions to the sacred and the secular
Appendix A: the Theosophical Society of La Serena
Appendix B: Zacarías Gómez: a personal correspondence
Appendix C: the Bible: "an intimate experience".
