There’s no denying that the Central Coast of California
has its own vibe; mellow, natural and just plain cool but when it comes to
the metaphysical/spiritual nothing epitomizes the innate coolness of the area like
the Halcyon Store in Arroyo Grande.
The village of Halcyon has its own interesting history being
established in 1898 as a Theosophist intentional community. Today Halcyon is an
unincorporated community of 125 acres that sits just south of Arroyo Grande and
the temple is still in operation holding nondenominational service every Sunday
and healings every day at noon. The store is also the area post office and over
the years has been a library, gas station, grocery store, gift shop and health
food store often filling many of those roles simultaneously and has been in
continual operation for over 100 years.
We visited the store in early September with our good
friends Hillary and Doug; they were sure we would love it and they were so
right. The store is at once quaint and charming as well as being progressive
and spiritual. If you’re like me your first impressions are fueled as much by
ambient energy as visuals and the Halcyon store certainly passes with flying
colors in both arenas.
The staff is welcoming and friendly and they have that
wonderful ability of being helpful but not hovering or being pushy. They carry and
interesting assortment of books; informative, enlightening and funny as well as
some darling children’s books. They have jewelry, incense, tarot cards, unusual
toys, authentic Native American items, clothing, natural body care products,
decorative items with a spiritual flair, imports, gifts, natural beverages and
sodas and local eggs. The store also holds 2 craft fairs every year and hosts
Sunday for Spirit which is a weekly event showcasing various local healers,
readers and practitioners.
So if you happen to find yourself in the San Luis
Obispo/Pismo Beach/Arroyo Grande area I would definitely recommend that you make
time to check out this charming shop. I mean how often are you going to find a
metaphysical type store that’s also a post office that’s located in a beautiful
setting down the road from a Theosophist temple that’s been open for over a 100
years and sells local eggs?
The Halcyon Store & Post Office
936 South Halcyon Road
Halcyon, CA 93420
936 South Halcyon Road
Halcyon, CA 93420
