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Sacred Sites International Foundation, established in September of 1990, advocates the preservation of natural and built sacred places. We believe that protecting sacred sites is key to preserving traditional cultures and time-honored values of respecting the earth. Sacred Sites International Foundation, an all-volunteer organization, is governed by a Board of Directors guided by an Advisory Board of Native People and other experts in the field of site protection. We recognize natural sites such as sacred mountains, rivers, springs and rocks and built sites like shrines, temples, and other houses of worship. Some examples of sacred sites recognized by Sacred Sites International are: pilgrimage routes, petroglyphs and pictographs, burial sites, archaeological sites having sacred significance, ceremonial and calendric sites, memorials, and labyrinths.
Foundation News Sacred Sites International Makes Presentation at UNESCO conference in Paris     join our mailing list The Founders Leonard and Nancy Becker are preservationists concerned with conserving historic sacred places honored by cultures around the world. They believe that the preservation of sacred sites fosters cultural and biological diversity and religious freedom. Leonard Becker's current projects include independent research and documentation of native shrines in Hawaii and France. He is the principle force in the development of the International Registry and Archives of Sacred Sites. Mr. Becker has extensive background and experience in the fields of sociology and psychology and eclectic interests in intercultural sociology and geomancy and French history, politics and culture. He is author of Encounter with Sociology published by Glendessary Press. He received his B.A. from Cornell and M.A. from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts and is a licensed M.F.T. in the state of California. Nancy Becker has conducted a study of the evolution of sacred sites in the Périgord region of France. These sites include prehistoric painted caves, megalithic structures, and pilgrimage shrines. Her study includes the collection of regional history, folk stories and local tales about the discovery of statues of the Virgin Mary, an evolution of the ancient Earth Goddess. She has developed an extensive slide library of international sacred sites. Ms. Becker has her B.A. and M.A. in Art History from the University of California.
Board of Directors Leonard Becker, M.A., M.F.C.C. President, Co-Founder Nancy Becker Secretary/Treasurer, Co-Founder Steven Post Geomancer & Feng-Shui Master Paul Saunders Investment Research Analyst Becky J.W. Urbano Architectural Conservator	Advisory Board Akoni Akana Native Hawaiian Aylin Gezguc Turkish Hartman Lomawaima Hopi Stephen Roulac Place Perspectivist I Made Surya Balinese Frederick Hertz Attorney at Law Charles Miller Attorney Randolph Langenbach Architect & Building Conservationist

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