Catherine Auman LMFT
Stories (3/0)
Rock Stars, Peyote, and the Voice of an Ethereal Being
The Rolling Stones et entourage traveled to the high desert mountain to await UFOs with him. He directed the video of Timothy Leary’s wedding on the mountain where the presiding shaman was too stoned on acid to perform the ceremony. The infamous campfire scene in Easy Rider in which Jack Nicholson riffs on UFOs and the “Venusian invasion” is rumored to have actually taken place at one of Ted Markland’s psychedelic field trips to the desert mountain in Joshua Tree.
By Catherine Auman LMFT3 years ago in Beat
A Rich Spiritual Universe
Hundreds of botánicas populate L.A., and most of us don’t know that they are the tip of the iceberg of a rich spiritual universe. On the surface, these little shops, literally “plant stores” or dispensaries of medicinal herbs, sell items of spiritual import similar to a Catholic supply store or even a New Age bookstore with its (high-priced) candles and crystals. But when you learn the history and something of the spiritual culture, you will find them to be much, much more.
By Catherine Auman LMFT3 years ago in Longevity
A Frenzy of Love
Three hours from L.A., way out beyond Palm Springs and the Salton Sea, lays Salvation Mountain, one man’s spiritual gift to the world. Proclaimed by Senator Barbara Boxer as a national treasure, this “mountain” is covered in multi-colored paint and proclaims the message that God is Love.
By Catherine Auman LMFT3 years ago in Wander