501c3 Non-Profit
The fundamental purpose of true art is ecstasy
You have stumbled out of the ordinary to here. Welcome to an uncommon intersection of spirit , art and nature!
Great Swan Peace Cathedral is a “Living Temple”. It is Sacred Space, all inclusive, non sectarian, and devoted to serving World Peace. Great Swan is the crowning splendor on Dandelion Ballad “A Song to the Heart of All”.
Come and savor here what is beyond words.
Schedule a sojourn: On the Saturdays of March 8, March 22, and April 6, we will offer introductory Peace Cathedral sojourns for the first time ever to the public. See our EVENTS link to Eventbrite bookings.
Explore the art walks of Dandelion Ballad, laden with creative beauty and serenity, that settles like mist in the valleys, amid the trees and trails. Feel the permeation of stillness that draws the mind to relax its clench and the heart to unfurl it’s lotus petals on the water of life, the living consciousness of all beings. Ecstasy awaits you.
Encounter Themes we personally enjoy exploring:
Contemplating the human experience
Recognizing the paradoxes of Reality
Locating inherent depth of being and happiness
Finding and enjoying natural ecstasy
Tangible expressions of what is unspeakable
Living one’s highest understandings
Meaningfulness
Making inner and outer Peace
Contact: Candace Stolley or Bruce Kristal
swantemple108@gmail.com
Great Swan Peace Cathedral, a 501c3 organization, is on Dandelion Ballad, a semi-remote nature preserve , 10 miles East of Lower Lake, California.
“This is a work of genius” Gary Coates, (retired distinguished Professor of Architecture, University of Kansas, author of books on Sacred Art and Architecture.)
“ I have watched with awe and delight the creative and spiritual journey of Candace Stolley and her collaborators for over two decades. Equal parts organic farm, art garden, and divine sanctuary, Dandelion Ballad will enchant and inspire visitors of all beliefs. Gates, gazebos and sculptures along winding pathways radiating from a domed temple adorned with intricate spires, delight the eye. Reminiscent of the renowned Watts towers, Dandelion and Great Swan Peace Cathedral are similarly the result of creative effort, long sustained, in which individual works merge into a creation that is at once sculpture, architecture, and landscape design. Whether you view Great Swan as folk-art or as a divine cathedral, it is worth a visit to this place that deserves to become part of the cultural heritage of the world”. Paul Aigner (manager of UC Davis McGlaflan Reserve)
Sojourns to Dandelion and Great Swan are on announced days and times on Eventbrite (use link above) or by appointment only for private visits. (We are unable to accommodate drop in visitors). Donations are required for visiting, sans volunteers and Peace Contribution participants. If you would like to be on our emailing list to be notified of upcoming events with details, please email us.
When contacting us: share your interest focus- tell us about yourself:
1) Seeking spirit/inner peace/inner guidance
2) Exploring/touring/enjoying art and unusual stories
3) Volunteer/ offering your personal talents or skill
4) Other………….
Volunteer help is welcome! Volunteering was anciently known as “karma yoga”. Doing good for others and the world, was in by-gone eras observed to positively alter one’s karmic patterning and destiny. Even beyond higher motivations, volunteer help engenders heart gratitude, kind feelings and high regard.
Great Swan and Dandelion Ballad are a gift to the heart of all, to uplift, inspire peace and help for a world in need. Great Swan is the culminating gift to the world on Dandelion Ballad and is the result of uncountable volunteer hands that helped make Dandelion and Great Swan possible. (See the Blog “Helping Hands and Big Hearts”.)
Great Swan Peace Contributions: Is a unique talent offering for world peace. Join us by making your personal performing art (and other developed gifts) a Peace Contribution and statement to the world with us. Be part of a Peace Contribution performance event on stage in front of Great Swan Peace Cathedral, or possibly inside or help in another way to create these special events for the world : Elegant dress and creative consumes, advised. You may also share your performance contribution via video from afar.
We welcome poets, actors, ballet and other dancers, orators, stilt walkers, arial performers, singers, musicians, TED talk style speakers on peace + related subjects, etc. Share beauty, enjoyment and inspiration in the name and spirit of unity and PEACE. Help us create Black Tie cultural events to draw the attention and positive action of the peace brokers of the world. This is about PEACE!
Help with your SKILLS and energy: Be part of the team for a day or more. Many skills are needed: tech skills , light carpentry, landscaping, house painting, etc, etc,
swantemple108@gmail.com