Italian settlers arrived in the early 1900s to work in the mills as stonemasons and established a strong Catholic presence in the area. Many other faiths have been attracted to Mount Shasta over the years—more than any other Cascade volcano.[citation needed] Mount Shasta Cityand Dunsmuir, California, small towns near Shasta's western base, are focal points for many of these, which range from a Buddhistmonastery (Shasta Abbey, founded by Houn Jiyu-Kennett in 1971) to modern-day Native American rituals. A group of Native Americans from the McCloud River area practice rituals on the mountain.[23]
Mount Shasta has also been a focus for non-Native American legends, centered on a hidden city of advanced beings from the lost continent of Lemuria.[24] The legend grew from an offhand mention of Lemuria in the 1880s, to a description of a hidden Lemurian village in 1925. In 1931, Wisar Spenle Cerve wrote Lemuria: the lost continent of the Pacific, published by the Rosicrucians, about the hidden Lemurians of Mount Shasta that cemented the legend in many readers' minds.[24]
In August 1987, believers in the spiritual significance of the Harmonic Convergence described Mount Shasta as one of a small number of global "power centers".[25] Mount Shasta remains a focus of "New Age" attention.[26]
A talk by Peter Mt. Shasta on the Ascended Master Saint Germain, his previous incarnation as Sir Francis Bacon, and his present mission--awakening humanity to God within--the great I AM. Contains a short meditation and instruction on using I AM Affirmations for planetary service. For more information visit: www.i-am-teachings.com
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