In ancient times, people would travel hundreds of miles to visit a temple, most built in the wilderness. To reach this remote temple one had to pass through a consecrated buffer zone, such as a wide meadow or sacred grove. The consecrated area was called a fanum. ...
. Twice in my life I have set out on a spiritual Quest in the mountains. The first time I was 13 years old and turned left on Edwards Street instead of right, and kept walking for 15 miles until I reached the ochre foothills. I was headed for Big Bear in the San Berdu...
… was from my 7th grade teacher, Mr. Olsen, after he caught me handing off a note to my friend Nikki. He told me to go wait for him outside. Not in the hall where the nuns made you stand, so everyone could cast a shaming look – tsk, tsk – but outside, in the fresh...
