World of McCool

Though I find myself once again in familiar surroundings, my mind and heart continue to return to the strange energies of Yelapa, with all the incredible things I discovered there and all the fascinating people I met. The story of my visit to Yelapa is intrinsically intertwined with the stories of other people there, […]

Voices of the desert spoke to me in the holy land of the Huicholes, and my heart came to rest. The path before me was made clear, and I thanked George, my friend on the Red Road, for his guidance and counsel. He had performed the ceremony that connected us to the spirits […]

I am home from my trip to Mexico, back in San Antonio for a while. My internet access is poor right now, but expect lots of new stories and a completely revamped site in the near future.

As if it had never existed in the first place, all the time is gone. I woke this morning by the river, cooked my beans, and listened to the birds. I bathed and walked down to the waterfall, where I was alone for a while before the tourists started arriving. Since I´ve […]

You know, it´s better to have a palapa in Yelapa than a condo in Redondo. Such is the saying I heard a few times before coming here. Now that I live in a palapa in Yelapa, I have to agree. (And though I don´t have a condo in Redondo, I don´t need […]