On her parents’ former backgammon table in a light-filled corner of the living room, actress, filmmaker and sometime psychic Lucinda Clare keeps a panoply of gods. A resin-red Buddha, Ganesh and ...

David A. Carter, Tad Wise, Robert Beers. New World Library, $23.95 (7pp) ISBN 978-1-57731-467-7 Wise, who brought us Tibetan prayer flags in a gift box with ""Blessings on the Wind,"" offers another ...

While receiving a manicure, Fay describes her law school graduation to her Vietnamese operator, Mimi. Disappointed, Mimi asks, “Why didn’t you tell me before? I would buy a duck for Buddha.” What does ...

I was introduced to a magnificent custom when I was in Poland. The faithful there place an icon or crucifix in every room and they get their house blessed like clockwork. House blessings accomplish ...