I was lost. I had been in New York city for the past 3 weeks and was looking for a connection. There are many times in life when one can reach out to guides or teachers for help and direction. These guides don’t have to be the mundane kind (i.e. people), they can be of an esoteric nature.
As I said, I was lost and in need of some simple direction, at the very least a nice commune with that gorgeous goddess Caileach would have been pleasant. Brilliant though the brick city is, one can’t help but wonder where is the natural touch?
I meandered around Central Park in the hopes of finding a suitable connective media. A bit like wandering the city trying to find a free WiFi connection. Alas nothing was in the offing. I was confounded! As readers may know I have gained a certain sympathy with trees and yet here I was being blanked.
I got my dowsing rods out and after a while came to the conclusion that I wasn’t being blanked at all. In fact what was the case was that there was no significant energy amongst the trees in this park. My intuition (which was confirmed with dowsing) suggested that the constant inter-play with human energies had left this park feeling and being empty. Wow!
Nevertheless I tried to commune with Caileach, my erstwhile mentor(ess?) and failed miserably. But surely we are talking about a Goddess here, not your average entity. So I tried again a few times and nothing. What was going on?Was she being blocked? Was my calling not loud enough? What???
Musing and pondering (with the addition of dowsing) led me to an interesting conclusion. Caileach is a Goddess of Britain and Ireland. Her power here is amazing, in other lands her reach is as good as those (and amount matters) followers she has there. Which I am guessing in the States isn’t too many.
We have so many theories about deities. Here is one: surely Caileach is an aspect of the Goddess and in other lands she is known by another name and so should still be able to be invoked? No. Really? Yes, really. No.
Invoked is the wrong word to use, communed with, or asked for help of, might be better.
Ask the dowsing rods yourself. Apparently Caileach is a local goddess (entity). This goes against a lot of book learned law I know but I am only going by what I have dowsed. Thus in the land of the America’s I was unable to connect with her.
Gwas and I speculated as to how we could bridge this gap and we came up with a theory. If we could find a connective object which we could associate with (or create an association with) Caileach perhaps this could be used to commune with her from a distant place. Gwas has created numerous such bridges and connections so I was eager to try.
Yesterday, I travelled to a Sacred Site that I really feel a deep connection with, Alderley Edge. At the Magicians wood I asked some questions to confirm my (our) hypothesis and the answers came back as true. I could indeed create an associative object that would allow me to commune with Caileach wherever I was. As I was dowsing these findings a thought came to mind from the works of that famed shaman, Carlos Castaneda. The memory was of him going to a watering hole to find a spirit catcher. My intuition and dowsing told me that this was exactly what I needed. A spirit catcher is a bridge between you and an entity.
Yes, you guessed it, I am out looking for a spirit catcher, the spirit I am interesting in catching (metaphorically speaking) is Caileach.
Kal Malik – in search of a spirit catcher


Sorry to hear of your frustrations. That feeling of being absolutely blocked is a frustrating and maddening one! Like you, fortunately I’ve found that there is almost always a “way” to connect.
I’m really floored how your feelings mesh over my own experiences when I traveled to Scotland many years ago. There was a definite switch in the energies of the land and my American based earth energy, though welcome, did not immediately work with that of the Isle. Interestingly enough, it occurred again when I wandered over to the Isle of Skye. In fact, you’ve given me inspiration for blog post! Thanks!
Look forward to hearing more!
Hi BR,
I have just arrived in New York sans a Spirit Catcher and will report my use of it in due course. Always nice to see when my experiences are reflected in others. Keep the faith friend and drop a link to your inspired post here.
Kal Malik
This is really interesting! I’ve just discovered that my mentor for becoming a druid is Enki and I was informed at the same time that I could use a druid’s egg to ease communication with him. Good luck Kal – let me know how it goes!
Thanks for the comment Thadius. I have not come across a Druids Egg. Can you let us know what that is?
Kal Malik
I completely understand this experience of local gods not being accessible outside of their home territory. When I was going through a period of moving every couple of years, I found my guides changing with every new location! I hope the spirit catcher creates the link you’re looking for.
Interesting Snaegl, would that be moving in the same country or abroad? Perhaps I should seek out new guides whilst abroad? Did you find the wisdom different or the same? Did you find the flavour of commune different? So so many questions 🙂
I have had my Totem change when I moved within a country…from Crow to Bee (and indeed back again when I returned)
Kal Malik