My Space

Sacred space can be a magnificently built cathedral or the site of a significant historical event. Sacred space can also be a specific chair or a bedroom. Everyone's idea of scared space is unique; it depends on where one feels safe, in touch with spirituality, or at peace. My bedroom sacred to me and no one else. It's what I come home to every day, where I do home work, and watch TV. I feel safe, and at peace. Another sacred space for me is the KHS auditorium. I've been in 9 Drama Club productions in the past four years and with each one I become more attached to that space. The amount of time I've spent backstage, onstage, in the costume closet and in the house is immeasurable. It's kind of become a home away from home; there are days when I'll stay till 10:30 for rehearsal. For some, the auditorium might just be a place to get away from class to see a presentation. But for me, it's a place where I feel at home and at peace.

Although an individual's sacred space is unique to him/herself, there are certain spaces with rich spiritual/historical heritages that have been considered sacred by generation after generation. These are sacred in a different way. Even though these spaces might not invoke the same personal emotions as an individualistic space, their mystery creates a sense of a higher power and a higher sense of being. Just the shier knowledge of a space's history can create these feelings. Going to stonehenge, for example, would be an incredible experience. I have no connection to this space other than the knowledge of it's past, but I would still feel the power of the space.