‘Tse Bi dahi’ The Rock with Wings Photo and Article by Martin Gray Known today most commonly by the name Shiprock, the 1700-foot eroded volcanic plume is sacred to the Navahos as ‘Tse Bi dahi’, or the Rock with Wings. This name comes from an ancient folk myth that tells how the rock…
Shambhala: The Spiritual Axis of the World
Buddhists call it the only Pure Land on earth. Andrew Tomas called it an “Oasis of Peace” – a beacon shining in the darkness of the planet. In most Western countries Shambhala is known as a mythical or esoteric curiosity, but hardly at all as a real place. The idea of a paradise hidden somewhere…
Sedona’s Landscape Temple
Since the first version of this article in 2001, based on Nicholas Mann’s book Sedona Sacred Earth, providence has led me on many journeys and experiences in the…
The Western Portal
Located in the Cascade Range of northern California, Mt. Shasta is a double peaked extinct volcano rising to 14,162 feet (4317 meters). The largest volcanic peak in the continental United States, Mt. Shasta has five glaciers and numerous steam vents that feed three separate rivers. Long venerated as a sacred place by numerous Indian tribes,…
La Curandera
“Deep within each of us is a person who dances to the Drum around the ritual fire —a person who knows the healing lore from times when plants spoke. A person who yearns for the Peace & Blessings of walking again in the Balance of…