Secret underground temples of blazing creativity

This story of secrecy, dedication, collaboration, and astonishing creativity reads like a Phil Dick novel, or a postmodern Gothic.  It has underground chambers in Italy, paranormal visions, and tax evasion.  And it really should be read starting in its middle:

The first time the police came it was over alleged tax evasion and still the temples lay undiscovered. But a year later the police swooped on the community demanding: "Show us these temples or we will dynamite the entire hillside."

Falco and his colleagues duly complied and opened the secret door to reveal what lay beneath...

(via Jon Lebkowsky)