Some people in the area also embrace alternative religion, such as New Age spirituality and Neo-Paganism. A New Thought church called Living Enrichment Center with 4,000 members was in Wilsonville, Oregon, from 1992 to 2004. Brother Twelve ran a controversial commune in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia early in the 20th century. The Emissaries of Divine Light are a notable presence in the region of 100 Mile House, British Columbia and also have a large ashram on Kootenay Lake, northeast of Nelson, British Columbia. The followers of the Guru Rajneesh, the sannyasins, established a center for their beliefs and lifestyle near Antelope, Oregon, which included an ashram complex as well as, for a while, an attempted takeover of the local economy. The training school of the immortal (according to the organization) being Ramtha is headquartered in Yelm, Washington. Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now, lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God, lives in Ashland, Oregon, where he runs a retreat center.
Some people in the area also embrace alternative religion such as New Age spirituality and Neo-Paganism A New Thought church called Living Enrichment Center with 4000 members was in Wilsonville Oregon from 1992 to 2004 Brother Twelve ran a controversial commune in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia early in the 20th century The Emissaries of Divine Light are a notable presence in the region of 100 Mile House British Columbia and also have a large ashram on Kootenay Lake northeast of Nelson British Columbia The followers of the Guru Rajneesh the sannyasins established a center for their beliefs and lifestyle near Antelope Oregon which included an ashram complex as well as for a while an attempted takeover of the local economy The training school of the immortal (according to the organization) being Ramtha is headquartered in Yelm Washington Eckhart Tolle author of The Power of Now lives in Vancouver British Columbia Neale Donald Walsch author of Conversations with God lives in Ashland Oregon where he runs a retreat center