Tag: The Soul of Place

topographia

An exploration of the mythic bond between the psyche and the spaces we inhabit. From the call of the ancestral landscape to the interior design of our most intimate rooms, we investigate how geography, architecture, and aesthetics reflect our search for home. By honoring the Genius Loci—the spirit of place—we move beyond mere ‘housing’ to understand our dwellings as vital expressions of personhood and a sanctuary for the self to be truly seen.

  • Where is My Home?

    Where is My Home?

    “Where is my home?” poet Rainer Maria Rilke asks.

  • Attending to the Vision

    Attending to the Vision

    In this great pilgrimage of life, we land in darkness before long, and sometimes it’s a darkness so great we can’t see the hands in front of our faces. We wonder if we even have hands, or feet.

  • Bread of Life

    Bread of Life

    The incense is heady, frankincense and myrrh, recalling a bone-deep connectedness to ancient rites and mysteries as old as humankind. Modern research has discovered that burning frankincense activates areas of the brain that relieve anxiety and depression.

  • I Feel the Ancient Pulse

    I Feel the Ancient Pulse

    I kneel, and the smallness of the chapel is a welcome. It’s eternally quiet; no one seems to breathe. The sun is low in the sky and the wine in the chalice on the small altar glows with a fabulous fire.