“I consider the evening twilight on Mt. Shasta one of the grandest sights I have ever witnessed.” — Theodore Roosevelt

The past several days I’ve been on Mt. Shasta taking a little time off from prepping the film for its release this fall; just having fun camping, hiking, meditating, stargazing, sitting around campfires with friends, communing with nature, and revisiting some of the locations where we shot some of the scenes for the film three years ago.  Wow, hard to believe it’s been three whole years since we were in those heated battles of production up here on the mountain.  Time just doesn’t fly when you’re having fun.  It kicks into warp drive!

I first saw Mt. Shasta in 1972, traveling there with a group of friends from Texas, a rowdy bunch of spiritual explorers (outlaws?).  In those days Mt. Shasta had been slipping more and more into the public consciousness as a ‘Spiritual Mecca’ destination to explore and experience.  In fact, the following year Time magazine had an intriguing article about all the odd spiritual happenings on Shasta, along with the assorted groups of spiritual seekers gathering there.  It seems some of the locals were not amused.

Since then it has been classified as one of the seven sacred mountains of the world, as well as a major spiritual energy center on the planet.  Mt. Shasta reportedly being a focal point within a global energy grid encompassing the whole planet.  And actually, we do make reference to that in the film, as well as using it for a minor plot point in the final climax.  If you have the time to talk to some of the locals they may tell you about some of the experiences they have had.

Having made several trips to Shasta over the years, at times it does feel I have been growing up spiritually on the mountain.  Of course, that only means something to me.  But I suggest you take a little trip up here some time and spend a few days actually on the mountain.  It might surprise you what you find, and what can happen.

JAD