Sacred Spaces

Whether they are physical, or metaphysical, I know a lot of us have created sacred spaces for ourselves. I'd love to hear or see what you use in your practices!

Not a place I get to as often as I would like (it's at the other end of the country), but every time I'm in London I go to a very small park that a teacher introduced me to on a school trip.

It's called Postman's Park and it's wedged between an old church and an office block, it has a wall with plaques from the Victorian era that are dedicated to 'local heroes', that I like to read. It's quite a strange space, there is rarely anyone else there and there's a stillness and quietness to it that I've never experienced in such a big, bustling city. It's a good spot for reflection

As I've been moving a lot (moreso since starting on this journey as a Jedi (literally 4 times in the past year)), I've not had a physical sacred space. And since I'll be moving again in a matter of months to England, I've worked on making my sacred space wherever I am. Or, more specifically, carrying around with me in my mind.

Whenever I need a moment to "leave" to my sacred place, I stop, take a breath, and picture me in my sacred place. I've never been there in person, but plan to go. Its the Fairy Glen.



I always imagine myself sitting or standing in the middle of this amazing place, picturing the taste of the air, the wind. I always picture it as intensely foggy though, so I cannot see beyond the last ring of stones. I love fog, it calms me like nothing else can, I cannot explain it. The cold wetness of the air, the almost metallic taste on the breeze, and the wet rock and grass smell is just the most serene thing I can imagine.

My favorite spot in the entire world, sadly enough. I have never felt more comfortable anywhere else, than I do in Hamtons cemetery. Was recorded three years ago in October 2014, and I was using a new camera so be forgiving. Shouldn't be so bad if your on a phone...

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A wooden tower, high above the treetops. Been there quite a few times though it takes a long walk to reach it and it often way too crowded. Ones it is silent it is amazing there.

On a slightly more traditional note, I've been very lucky to have gone on a Baha'i pilgrimage in Israel. These are the three places that touched me most.

The Shrine of the Bàb, where two holy figures are buried:



The "house in Bahji," where the holy family lived while under house arrest:



The prison of Akkà (now Acre), or the Siyàh-Chàl (rough translation =the dark pit), where the holy family lived for several years:

I have a few places that I consider mine but my most important is my shower. I meditate everyday while I take a shower and let the water wash away my troubles for a while. In there I am not bothered by anyone, don't have the constant negativity I see in the world, it's just me.

It's seriously one of the best parts of my day

My physical spaces are my bed, where I sit when I drum for myself, my shower/bath (thanks vlad!), and my crafting area, oh and my car! Or any large or flowing body of water.

I have a few metaphysical places I like to go to.

- A stone in the middle of a river, at the edge of a waterfall, surrounded by a jungle. One of my favorite places to start my meditations or journeys.

- When I travel to the lower world, I usually head to a clearing in the middle of a night forest where a lit bonfire is lit. It's where I usually meet my teachers or Fox.

- I love visiting the World Tree too.

Yes, water. Water water water water water.

Also I have a wee altar. Some day my room will be well kept enough for me to share a picture.

Also, out on my deck. I dig nature. But for me to access it, it has to be relatively tame nature.

My sacred spaces good question Kit!

I have 2 classifications, Public and Private

I find churches as sacred spaces regardless of denomination. If you ever go to an occasional mass (I go with the family one in a long while even though I don't practice Catholicism), but in places of worship and temples there is always a certian serenity maybe it's the understanding that for at least an hour ect. all these people are focused on the same thing IDK but I always fee like there is a strong positive presence of the Force in these places. I also think Dojo's, boxing gyms, Libraries, and mueseums and some abandoned buildings sacred.

Here is obviously pretty huge to me. It maybe in the ethereal land of cyberspace but it brings me peace and when I can't get on for an extended time I honestly notice a difference in my moods.

Now Personal- I wish i still had the pictures but they are on the ex's computer and i really don't feel like going through that mess but I lived near Sedona, AZ and worked in that town. I used to occasionally drive up to their airport on top the mesa and sit on the cliff edges. My favorite spot though and one I will always have vivid memories from is when I climbed Cathedral Rock there. I sat up there at about 1500ft above the town looking doesn't. I also, see my art studio (now gone thanks to the floods and my roommate needing to move upstairs from the basement, and my little front room as my spots.)

Everywhere is my sacred place, the earth is a sacred place that I have the honor to interact with.
Anywhere nature shows that man cannot defeat it reminds me of my connection with this sacred earth.
I have no one sacred place because its inside this connection so I carry it with me wherever I am.

elizabeth wrote: I have no one sacred place because its inside this connection so I carry it with me wherever I am.

I want this.

Let's see now under this spiral my wife made in our living room. Perfect for me to pop and stop. Shhh my secret place is my couch lol jl ! Not sure if it came out or not . Above my couch is a spiral of vynol records. Wonderfu place to zen