Interview with Catherine Auman, LMFT Jesse D. Mounts American Public University System May 22, 2020 PSYC498: Senior Seminar in Psychology Introduction There are many professionals in the field of psychology, and each job varies in unique ways. Counseling psychology is a very popular option for individuals wishing to help others elevate...
Hundreds of botánicas populate L.A., and most of us don’t know that they are the tip of the iceberg of a rich spiritual universe. On the surface, these little shops, literally “plant stores” or dispensaries of medicinal herbs, sell items of spiritual import similar to...
Another homegrown L.A. religion is the Church of Religious Science, part of the group of movements known as New Thought. Ernest Holmes (1887-1960) moved to Venice, California, in 1912 from the East coast where he had been a student of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder...
The independent spirits of Californians were more open than most to the metaphysical and inward-focused religions immigrating from the East, both the East Coast of the U.S. and the Eastern Hemisphere. Traditional religions still spoke to the majority of Angelenos, yet a growing number felt...
When I heard there was a portal for souls passing through to the other world north of Santa Barbara, I had to go. The Western Gate (Humquaq) is a sacred place for the Chumash – a gateway where the dead enter the heavens on their...
Turns out you don’t have to travel to India to meet a guru – one’s available right here in L.A. The concept of a guru is misunderstood in the West, but to many people worldwide it means help from someone more evolved than oneself. Many...
In a land of constant seismic activity, where the constant threat of The Big One has kept Angelenos on their toes for more than two centuries, L.A. has been the home of earthquakes of another kind: religious birthings, divine energy outpourings, and spiritual realizations. While to...
Today it’s a bit tacky, run-down, run-of-the-mill apartment building in the Hollywood Hills, Beachwood Canyon to be exact. But in its heyday, the Krotona Apartments were a hotbed of occult activity hosting a temple, a metaphysical library, a vegetarian cafeteria, a theater, a “magnetically charged”...
Another place sacred to the Tongva is Puvunga, believed to be the “place of emergence” where the world began. It is the birthplace of the prophet, Chingishmish, who taught the people how to feed themselves. Puvunga is also the site of burial grounds and a...
A location that was sacred to the Chumash and radiates considerable shakti is the Shalawa Meadow in Santa Barbara. Shalawa (also called Hammond’s Meadow) was an ancient burial site and ceremonial place. This whole coastal region is and has been extremely significant to Native Americans...