Outdoor Sacred Spaces
Unity Center of Peace is blessed to be located on 6 acres of land in the Carolina North Forest. On our land we have created three distinct Sacred Spaces that connect with each other. These spaces are the The Serenity Trail, Spiral Labyrinth and Medicine Wheel and are open and available for anyone to walk, meditate, and engage in personal spiritual ritual any time of day. Along the Serenity Trail there are three Deity stations that you may commune with, pray, meditate or chant.
Surrounding the Unity Center of Peace campus, these sacred spaces allow you to be outdoors while you connect and center yourself. They are open to the public to use, enjoy, and strengthen their own spiritual paths. Posted instructions allow people to go and discover at their own pace. These spaces are our gift to the community.
Check out a featured article written by a young reporter of The Daily Tarheel about our UCP Outdoor Sacred Spaces.
Open from dawn until dusk.
If you would like to host a sacred service or group ritual in any of our spaces, please let us know in advance and we will be happy to support your efforts.
For ongoing updates on events happening in our Outdoor Sacred Spaces (OSS) visit and join our OSS Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ucpoutdoorsacredspaces/
Our Outdoor Sacred Spaces events are organized by Mark Smith and Katja Sage (pictured below). 
We have many beautiful and sacred events happening in our Outdoor Sacred Spaces throughout the year, including;
Full Moon Outdoor Fires & Indoor Ceremonies
Medicine Wheel Ceremonies
Quarterly Equinox and Solstice Celebrations
Special Events: Labyrinth Day, Beltane Celebration, Samhain Celebration, Mandala Ceremonies, Kirtan Festival
EVENT SCHEDULE Click here to learn more about these and UCP's special sacred events in our Outdoor Sacred Spaces
Spiral Labyrinth
The Spiral Labyrinth copies one of the most ancient geometric symbols– the spiral. This geometrical pattern appears on ancient Egyptian temples as well as Celtic monuments; in nature, the spiral pattern appears in plants, on certain seashells and, most significant of all, it is the design of our galaxy.
The Serenity Trail
The Serenity Trail is a meditation path through the woods adjoining Unity Center of Peace. Connecting the Spiral Labyrinth and the Medicine Wheel, its purpose is to guide people into greater connection with their inner selves, the natural world, and the universal spirit that exists everywhere. Stations are positioned along the trail where you can stop, read instructions for a meditative activity, and then do the activity and notice how this increases your sense of serenity, peacefulness, and other positive feelings. As you walk along the Trail you will also see statues of some of our Master Teachers.
Green Tara
Green Tara is a revered goddess in both Hinduism and Buddhism, representing compassion and enlightened activity. In Hinduism, she is one of the ten Mahavidyas and is linked to the fierce goddess Kali. In Buddhism, particularly Tibetan Buddhism, she is a Bodhisattva who aids others on the path to enlightenment and is known as the "Buddha of Enlightened Activity."
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and teacher in South Asia who founded Buddhism in the 6th or 5th century BCE. He taught the Middle Way, a path between indulgence and extreme asceticism, as a route to liberation from suffering and rebirth. His key teachings are captured in the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, which emphasize ethical conduct, mental discipline, and meditation.
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Jesus the Good Shepherd
