Academy Award-winning actress Shirley MacLaine is selling her spiritual retreat in New Mexico. The unconventional home, called Plaza Blanca Ranch, has been a place for MacLaine to meditate, write and host retreats.
The "Terms of Endearment" star was struck by the energy of the Abiquiu, N.M., property, saying, “The land itself insists on peace.”
MacLaine has added her own touches to the original buildings on the property. There are 9 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, including a yurt and an underground apartment.
The property also includes a horse barn and chicken coops, two ponds, a swimming pool, a greenhouse and a caretaker’s house. Solar panels and a wind generator power the off-the-grid property. Inside the main house, the rooms feature adobe walls and wood ceilings.
The 7,450-acre property is currently listed for $18 million. Though MacLaine says psychics told her to list the expansive ranch for $30 million, she felt more comfortable with $18 million, a number that creates 9 (8+1). Nine is claimed to be the number for completion, which is more important for MacLaine than money.
MacLaine told the Wall Street Journal she is selling the secluded property to be closer to Santa Fe. "I really need to be closer [to Santa Fe], or I would tend to become a complete recluse out there," she said.
MacLaine is not the only celebrity trying to part ways with a New Mexico ranch. Last month actress Jane Fonda listed her Fork Lightning Ranch for $19.5 million.
