The duo, known as Twin Ray, moved to the city in 2020 after purchasing a 96-acre gated estate in the foothills north of Ashland. Two years later, the couple opened a boutique store in a prime downtown location called The Haven.
They quickly gained notoriety around the city, selling expensive “bio-jewelry” that they claimed would “raise the wearer’s vibration and expand their consciousness,” as well as giant crystals and a range of purported health supplements.
More recently, they have been accused of using hallucinogens on their followers.
OPB reports that some former followers of the Twin Ray teachings have spent as much as $80,000 on cleanses, retreats, jewelry, and other products, and that some who can’t afford the high cost of Twin Ray retreats are working from the couple’s homes answering and responding to emails.
However, the group’s retail space at 142 E. Main St. was recently put up for lease.
The building’s owner, Allen Connolly, said the current tenants are expected to move out within the next month.
Twin Ray did not respond to multiple requests for comment about the future of their new age store and event space. The couple has also been silent on social media for several months, with their last post on their Instagram page in late April.
According to Jackson County property records, Twin Ray’s Ashland mansion was reverted to its previous owner, Newman Properties, last year in lieu of foreclosure. The company is owned by Doug Newman, who also owns two hotels in Ashland. But the couple still owns a small piece of undeveloped land just north of the mansion.
