Sacred garden

A number of people have asked me for ceremonies and activities that help facilitate sacred work on the land in various ways. Why would we want such ceremonies? Quite simply, we can get the most eff…

A candle illuminates a Khmer Buddha in a niche in my garden Ganesha peers from a moss encrusted niche in my garden Winter in the Pacific Northwest tends to be wet. It rains a lot, so I leave my lovely home for sunnier climes in the winter. While I am gone the moss grows, and when I come home, parts of my garden are covered in luxuriant green fur. Mosses absorb moisture and nutrients through their tiny leaves rather than through roots, and are able to colonize bare stone, which in turn…

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Taken by me Where we hold our ceremonies

After almost 1 year of studying sacred geometry and making designs in my notebook, I suddenly, one early summers day… by ric

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Center tower: 24’ X 24’ and 22’ tall Four gateways: 10’ X 5’ and 16’ tall Four pyramidal shapes: 5’ X 5’ and 16’ tall Material: Willow Inspiration for this work came from ancient observatories. The center tower has a large oculus in the ceiling to enhance the feeling of looking skyward. The outlying pyramids reference Stonehenge and other such monuments to ancient astronomy. At the same time, the sculpture offers the visitor an invitation to a quiet retreat, a secret bower, a…