Where can you explore vortex energy yourself? The Joshua Tree Retreat Center (JTRC) claims to have 18 of them on its 420-acre property. Download a map or stop in at the bookstore to find out where to check them out. JTRC, the first and the largest...
Another fantastical desert dreamer was Cabot Yerxa (1884 – 1965) who when he found hot springs on his land in what is now Desert Hot Springs, built a compound there which you can now visit as a museum. Yerxa was quite the multi-faceted character: architect, artist,...
The above lyric from The Door’s song The End does not even begin to describe the varieties of spiritual-seeking that have gone on in Joshua Tree and the surrounding desert since the beginning of recorded time. First of all, the land itself is riddled with vortices...
A hippy, trippy, domed time machine constructed in the 1950s to promote longevity and interplanetary communication. The Integratron was built at the intersection of geomagnetic energy lines, designed with explicit instruction from ETs from Venus (which included building the wooden structure entirely without nails), and...
L.A. has almost as many places to meditate as it has one-dollar taco stands, from luscious outdoor gardens (see page xxx), to yoga studios, and independent and chain meditation centers. A particular form of meditation called mindfulness focuses the attention on the present moment, without...
Meanwhile in South Central, L.A. was blossoming as a world center of sacred music. During the 60s and 70s, giants in the pantheon of gospel introduced this spiritual music into the realm of popular culture, and the world has never been the same. What we know...
The Pentecostal movement -- the Christian sect including baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, charismatic preachers, healings -- that must have started in the Deep South, right? Actually, it started right here in L.A. in Echo Park. William J. Seymour, a black, one-eyed preacher...
Alexandria II Bookstore Books, tarot cards, magical supplies. Offers psychic readings. 170 S Lake Ave #100, Pasadena, CA 91101 Aum and Garden Lovely store in the Valley full of gifts and supplies with a full schedule of classes, events, and readings available. 13363 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 The Green...
To put Tantric Dating principles into practice, it’s helpful to examine more closely what might be holding us back from love. Using a journal or just sitting quietly, meditate on these questions: We’ve been brainwashed into accepting a list of conventional search criteria based on...
Taking a stand that “I’m going to live in love” is saying I'm going to do this. I'm sure in your dating life you’ve come to a place where after a disappointment you decided to stop. I stopped for many years -- I didn’t believe...