A unique penthouse loft in a former 1895 schoolhouse in Brooklyn, listing for $2.95 million, marks the first sale in 36 years. Once home to urban shaman Donna Henes, it offers buyers an opportunity for architectural distinction alongside a spiritual legacy. Henes, renowned for her nature-inspired rituals, created ceremonies celebrating cosmic alignment. Her work represented a bridge between the urban environment and primal human instincts, encouraging people to reconnect with nature through her various seasonal observances.
"All these celebrations go back to the very primal human reactions to the retreat and the return of the sun," she said in a 1998 New York Times interview, describing the universal impulse behind her seasonal observances.
"I function as a sky watcher," Henes told the Times in 1996, reflecting her spiritual philosophy. "It never gets dark in the city. We don't see the sky; we don't see the stars. We're not reminded of a relationship with the universe."
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