Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Gateway Peace Garden (August 11, 2022)

The Gateway Peace Garden in Mt. Shasta City began with a sincere prayer by the landowners to fulfill a higher purpose with their lives. They were led to build this garden, dedicated in 2002. Visitors leave prayer flags and other remembrances for loved ones and themselves.

Along the pathways are trees covered in prayer flags.
Waffles earned angel wings.
This A Pou Whenua (Healing Pole) was carved by Maori Master Woodcarver Matua Louis Kereopa, North Island, New Zealand. "Te Mana o Te Atua Pou" (translation: "The Power of God Pole") was carved with prayers for the healing of Turtle Island (North America).
Prayer pole detail: For some Indigenous peoples, Turtle Island refers to the continent of North America. The name comes from various Indigenous oral histories that tell stories of a turtle that holds the world on its back.
A prayer
 

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