The White Lodge is the supernatural realm linked to the Black Lodge in Twin Peaks. The series presents the two lodges as mysterious spiritual dimensions associated with opposing forces and with the fate of people in the town.
The White Lodge is discussed more often than it is shown directly. Characters refer to it as a place connected with benevolent or positive spiritual power, while the Black Lodge is associated with danger, fear, and malevolent forces. The mythology is intentionally symbolic rather than explained like a conventional fantasy rulebook.
The Red Room, also called the Waiting Room, is a separate but closely connected setting. It is the surreal interior space where Dale Cooper encounters strange figures, backwards speech, and visions. Confusing the White Lodge with the Red Room is one of the most common factual mix-ups about the show’s mythology.
The lodges’ ideas draw on Native American imagery and occult symbolism, though the series leaves their exact nature deliberately mysterious.