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Is it Haunted? Let’s Go Inside Eastern State Penitentiary

Some say Eastern State Penitentiary is haunted. I don’t know if that’s true but it is haunting. Strong energy lingers and clings, calling for notice as you walk past empty, ruined cells. Block after block; these small, featureless rooms now hold only impressions of those who once dwelled there, locked in perpetual isolation. There’s a heaviness in those cell blocks; though hundreds walk through them daily, an eerie silence permeates everything. Like the people who used to be locked inside,...

colorful Xochimilco boats

10 Things to Do Near Mexico City

Mexico City is a land of enchantments. It’s seldom that you’ll find a place so filled with art, culture, food, people, and things to do. I spent two weeks in the city and barely touched the surface of all there is on offer. If you’re planning to visit, and like to have a lot to do, extend your time as much as you’re able and you’ll never get bored. Despite working remotely the entire time I visited, I was still...

Teotihuacan

How to Find a Shaman in Mexico City

Finding a Shaman in Mexico City sometimes requires you to be in the right place at the right time. I found mine when 13 of us crawled out of the cave squinting in the light of the day. There, waiting for us, was the Shaman woman with an offer of a shamanic cleanse. I hadn’t started this day expecting to be inside a cave or to receive a shamanic ritual behind the Temple of the Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico. But,...

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Absorbing the Energy of the Immortal Redwood Trees

Redwoods are the closest thing to immortal that we have on this Earth. On my road trip from Oregon and along the California Coast, I made frequent stops to hike along the many redwood groves and absorb the energy these immortal trees give off. I’d heard of Redwood National Park and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park, but somehow it didn’t occur to me that these magnificent trees would grow elsewhere, but they do. Many remain in small groves all...