Red Pine is the nom de plume of Bill Porter who grew up in LA, the son of a wildly disturbed, abusive multimillionaire patron of the Kennedys, who owned at least 52 hotels. Bill was sent to boarding school beginning in the fourth grade, so his parents could have more time to themselves — and perhaps more time for Dad to privately beat up Mom.
My guess is that Bill’s childhood led him on a life quest to find balance and heal himself psychically. His path led him to drop out of school, out of America, and finally out of society altogether.