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Month: February 2012

Imbolc 2012 part 5 Bridestones, Orbs and an Unexpected Guest

Posted on February 28, 2012February 28, 2012 By kal 5 Comments on Imbolc 2012 part 5 Bridestones, Orbs and an Unexpected Guest
Celestial, Dowsing, Experiment, Ghosts and shades, How To, Orbs, Other Entities, Podcast, Quickie

Our last stop on Imbolc was the Bridestones. Nothing particularly exciting happened for me at that site, or so I thought until the next day I was sorting through the images that I had taken and my eye was caught by this… httpv://youtu.be/KWaxHq5tIPw  Intrigued by this mystery I did this set of dowsing in my room. And … Read More “Imbolc 2012 part 5 Bridestones, Orbs and an Unexpected Guest” »

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Imbolc 2012 Part 4 St Helen and the Spiral

Posted on February 27, 2012 By kal 6 Comments on Imbolc 2012 Part 4 St Helen and the Spiral
Crystals, Edge Wizardry, Healing, How To, Incense, Other Entities, Quests, Trees

Some might accuse Gwas and I of embellishment when we write-up our post. In all honesty it is the reverse. Some experiences (or rather coincidences)we have are so bizarre that even we have difficulty believing them (and its us that they have happened to!) I digress. We had just left the wonderful Luds church and had arrived at a … Read More “Imbolc 2012 Part 4 St Helen and the Spiral” »

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Imbolc 2012 Part 3 Lud’s church

Posted on February 25, 2012 By kal No Comments on Imbolc 2012 Part 3 Lud’s church
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As told in part two, the Green Knight who seemed to be laying out the path I should follow had got me to Luds Church and then vanished (no, not in a puff of smoke). So I was left sitting in the near zero temperature outside the steps that led to Luds Church. How was I to prepare … Read More “Imbolc 2012 Part 3 Lud’s church” »

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Imbolc 2012 Part 2 The green knight

Posted on February 23, 2012 By kal No Comments on Imbolc 2012 Part 2 The green knight
Orbs, Other Entities

  It surprises me that Gwas is still amazed when the sun is out on our days out. With the number of times that the sun has an impossible task of appearing and yet our sacred journey becomes basked in its glow is ominously curious. Nevertheless, touting the fates (and the weather predictors) once again … Read More “Imbolc 2012 Part 2 The green knight” »

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The Bridestones at Imbolc 2012

Posted on February 21, 2012 By Gwas 5 Comments on The Bridestones at Imbolc 2012
Ancient Sites, Dowsing, Energy work, Hedge Druidry, Protection, Spirits, Wheel of the Year

What I most enjoy about the work I do with sentient entities is the way that it is possible to get both immediate feedback, and then sometimes you will get a sign or a little gift later on when the whole episode has been integrated into your being. Such was my double dip reward at The Bridestones this Imbolc. Firstly I had the absolute pleasure of spending it with some good friends – the best I have – and secondly I got a visual reward when I found that Brigid herself had made an appearance on camera.

Signs for Britain’s Sickest Village?

As this was the final site visit of Imbolc we happened to arrive very close to sunset, with just enough time to prepare for the setting sun. Very little of our visits are planned in terms of timing, and this was another occasion when we just happened to have arrived when we needed to. Something was certainly involved in guiding us that day as a whole. We had encountered “signs” related to being stuck, and having barriers in our way as we travelled around the Derbyshire countryside. For example, Mike had mentioned that one particular village – Swythamley – had some terrible energies, and that we should go an experience this for ourselves. Kal was not keen on this at all, but I dutifully followed navigational directions in order to drive through the place out of curiosity. As we got closer to the village we encountered a huge lorry stuck in the middle of the road on a bend. We narrowly missed being squashed as it squeezed past the car. Then there were two near misses with other lorries that also caused us to have to either brake severely and swerve, or stop completely to allow the lorry to pass. Not particularly unusual in Derbyshire, but it was the coincidence of these events happening as we approached Swythamley that made Kal in particular take notice of the signs, and begin to express his dread fear that we might not get out of the village alive!

I noticed the energetic field around the village as we approached the outskirts of the first buildings indicating the village boundary. The place began to feel increasingly dreadful. Awful, horrific energies pushed my sacral chakra point relentlessly making me feel more and more nauseous. I nearly vomited as we reached the centre where people had parked their cars to go walking in the nearby hills. “Why would they park here!” I opined, disbelieving that we were the only ones that could feel this awful throbbing darkness. As we left the village, to the relief of everyone, particularly me, I noticed that the village lay at the end of two long straight rods that were channelling energies into the basin of Swythamley village itself. A warning: if you’re energetically aware, please don’t ever go there! Not even out of curiosity. For the next five minutes I spent my time energetically cleansing myself with silver and gold light visualisations.

The fading light of Imbolc at The Bridestones

As we arrived at The Bridestones a lorry tried to turn into the tiny lane leading to the quarry next tot he site. We sat for five minutes in the road watching in disbelief as the strange stuck lorry syndrome was repeated. Please, I begged, don’t let this be another sign that the energies are terrible. Not after all the work that Mike and I had done to try to repair the energetic framework of the site. We entered the site after the lorry abandoned its fruitless task and as we walked through the gate and the yew bower everyone agreed that the site felt much much better than they had ever expected. Phew! Things were looking good.

Diversions aside, we began our preparation for the Imbolc sunset.

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Ouija boards – Wetting your appetite Part 1 of 2

Posted on February 19, 2012February 20, 2012 By kal 2 Comments on Ouija boards – Wetting your appetite Part 1 of 2
Dowsing, Experiment, Ghosts and shades, House Energies book, How To, Other Entities, Quickie, Spirits, Theory

  The YesNo board The other day I was asked about my thoughts on the Ouija board and using it. The asker knew about my explorations in the paranormal and that was the impetus for their question. In my life I’ve had 3 experiences with an OuiJa board. Two of these were as a user … Read More “Ouija boards – Wetting your appetite Part 1 of 2” »

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Merlin and the Green Man – Imbolc 2012

Posted on February 16, 2012 By Gwas 2 Comments on Merlin and the Green Man – Imbolc 2012
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The second part of our Imbolc adventure this year took us deep into the borderlands between Staffordshire and Derbyshire. We were back at Lud’s Church near to the village of Gradbach (the village that SatNav forgot). Actually, it was pointed out to me by Mike that the correct pronunciation of the feature is Ludchurch. I began to use the terms interchangeably from then on, unable to decide which was more appropriate or authentic. I had only noticed this phrasing myself the day before when I re-discovered the Ludchurch blog – a site packed with tales of the local sites in the area around Ludchurch.

Dreaming of a Black Brook

Unbeknownst to my companions, Kal and Mike, I had had a dream the night before about the Black Brook. In my dream the brook was a slow-running stream of foreboding and doom, like a dark treacle of badness cutting off my approach to the sacred ravine beyond. As we began to descend into the vale through which the stream passed on that crisp and cold Winter morning fleeting glimpses and their accompanying pangs of foreboding flickered at the back of my brain only to be overwhelmed by my joy at being out and about on this week day in the clear cool sunlight. We passed the steep path down to the bridge over the brook and for a moment I hesitated. Should we take this path? Something said “Yes, take it!” but it was swamped by a rational sweep of dismissal. “Whatever for?” said my rational self.

We continued on the main path and soon we reached the Black Brook. We could immediately see that it was too full for us to pass. The melting ice and recent rains must have swelled its flow and the stepping stones across the brook were too far apart and too small a target for us to sensibly try to cross. We admitted defeat and had to make our way around to the small wooden bridge nearby in order to cross. The path through the wooded glad was a sheer delight as the sun dappled the light, dropping pools of sun onto the emerging snowdrops and thawing green blades of grass. It was a sheer delight, and it made me glad we had chosen the sensible option. Now we were crossing the bridge and soon onto the other side, safe and dry.

Passing The Guardian

Kal was beside himself as he skipped up to the guardian beech trees – two trees that form a sort of portal through which one should pass with permission in order to achieve the most magical results when visiting Ludchurch. Kal was bouncing around pointing at the Sun as it dripped its honey through the maze of branches to offer us its flickering rays and hypnotize me into the perfect Natural trance, as always. In this state of mind it was easy to commune with the tree, and Kal and I did so readily. We passed through the gateway beech trees – paying our respects to the mighty guardian of the site.

Mike was more hesitant, not sure how to approach the situation. I understood, so as he began to “feel” the tree’s aura in order to gather information. I began the process of introducing him to the tree telepathically through an emotional interchange. Mike turned to face me and said that he felt as though he couldn’t enter just yet, then he turned back to the tree. The tree responded to my request with a warm feeling that flooded my soul and I knew this was a sign of acceptance. A sort of “if he’s with you then that’s OK” message came with it. I smiled and waited for Mike to open his eyes and respond to the change of feeling from the tree.  Mike opened his eyes again and turned to face me once more with a puzzled look on his face – he said that now he felt like the tree was allowing him access because he was with me. “Really?“, I said, with more than a hint of irony. I then had to admit what I had done. Anything else would have been cruel and immodest.

Kal on the site guardian's threshold at Ludchurch

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