Category: Saved Sites
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Bulu Imam, Hazaribagh, Jarkhand, India
A Site Saver and His Family’s Story I was born on August 31, 1941, in the small town of Hazaribagh, India which is surrounded by jungles. I spent my early childhood with our tribal people in the jungles where i developed my deep love and knowledge about the tribal folklore. I also developed an understanding…
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Aunty Pua and Uncle Ned Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
Aunty Pua as she was affectionately known, was born in 1914 in Honaunau on the Big Island. Her great-grandmother was a chanter at the famous City of Refuge where ancient Hawaiians took refuge after breaking a kapu (taboo). According to her son, Ed Lindsey, this is where she got her spiritual strength. Aunty Pau was…
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Debre Berhan Selassie Church, Gondar, Ethiopia
Debre Berhan Selassie Church and Monastery is located in northern Ethiopia in the town of Gondar. It is part of a larger UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region, inscribed in 1979 for its Outstanding Universal Value. King Fasil (Fasilides) officially founded the town of Gondar in 1634 as the capital of…
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My Son Sanctuary, Vietnam
By Tung Nguyen Deep among the forest and mountains of the central part of Vietnam lies one of the most significant sacred sites of Southeast Asia – My Son Sanctuary of the ancient Champa kingdom. About 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) to the southwest of the bustling city of Da Nang, My Son valley is home…
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Creating a Contemporary Sacred Site
By Stephen Fowler Peace Site Overview — Photo by Stephen Fowler “Every land should be a holy land. One should find the symbol in the landscape itself of the life there. That’s what all early traditions do. They sanctify their own landscape.” ~Joseph Campbell, “The Power of Myth” with Bill Moyers In this article I will…
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Burro Flats
The Site: Burro Flats Rock Shelter and Cave Paintings The Location: Undisclosed Location, Ventura County, California, U.S.A. The Site’s Status: National Register of Historic Places, 1979 Who considers it sacred? The ancestors of the Chumas and the Gabrielino Tribes, and the Fernandeno Tatavian Band of Mission Indians. Why is it sacred? The Burros Flat is…