2015 | Ground Healing Ceremony

In January 2015, after multiple visits to the Garden of the Phoenix, Ono awoke to a vision of a lotus - representing rebirth, hope and spiritual awakening - rising from the ashes of the Phoenix Pavilion destroyed by arson in 1946.

As a first step, Ono decided that we must “bring the sky down and cool the land and make it well again. Once healed, we can wake up in a new world. SKYLANDING will mark our new beginning."

On June 15, 2015, Ono held a ground healing ceremony and two large mounds were installed to form the shape of yin and yang where the wings of the Phoenix once spread over the land. This act freed the lotus to rise to the surface to create a space for each of us to walk into, look within ourselves, and realize that world peace and harmony must begin within each of us.

The 2015 Ground Healing Ceremony was attended by members of the community, including Rahm Emanuel, Ambassador to Japan (then Mayor of the City of Chicago) and the Consul General of Japan.