February, 2019
LOTUS – Light of Truth Universal Shrine
Feb. 20, 2019—(The pictures you have would be better placed throughout the text, and perhaps going more in-depth on some of the practices and rituals [and housing] that take place there would broaden the understanding of the commune outside of yoga and self-care. —Ishah) LOTUS was constructed in 1982 under the leadership of Sri Swami Satchidananda, a prominent...
The Kingdom of Oyotunji African Village
Feb. 20, 2019—The Oyotunji Village was founded in Sheldon, South Carolina in 1970 and it is still running today. According to the village’s website, it is “North America’s Oldest Authentic African Village” and the slogan is “The Freedom You Can Feel” (“Oyotunji”). The mission of this group is “to remain a crucible for the study of African...
Dome Village, Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 20, 2019—Dome Village was a utopian community founded in 1993 in downtown Los Angeles by Ted Hayes, a prominent activist for civil rights and for the homeless. The commune was created in a neglected parking lot near a freeway (part of its mission was to help fight urban decay), and was intended to provide a transitional...
Salvation Mountain
Feb. 20, 2019—Leonard Knight was born in Vermont and spent a lot of his youth and adulthood working odd jobs to make ends meet. During a visit to his sister in San Diego, he became deeply religious but found himself and his newfound ideology unwelcome in Vermont. While in Vermont, he saw a hot air balloon fly...
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