The Great Swan Peace Cathedral in Lake County’s Morgan Valley [Video]

LOWER LAKE, Calif. — People find peace in many ways, but for Candace Stolley peace came in the form of a vision while fighting illness from a liver condition.

“This is what I saw. I saw a forest of spires shooting up in the vision, so that’s what I did,” said Stolley.

“This is a nonsectarian temple. I’ve had a master, but I think everyone is spiritual. Everyone has their own relationship with the divine and I want to serve that,” said Stolley.

Stolley is an artist and with the help of her late husband, Lawrence Stolley, they slowly started building a spiritual artist haven in 1979. Many of the sculptures and structures are made from natural materials like mud straw and lots of recycled metal.

It wasn’t until 2014 that Stolley got her vision for the …