Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
Kenmare – County Kerry, Ireland – 21st June 2014 We roll into town with clear instructions – the stone circle is just on the edge of the town, down Market Street. That’s true but for some reason we decide that the street designated as “market” must be the one with all the shops on it. Well, that … Read More “Summer Solstice 2014 – The Blackthorn Portal of Kenmare” »
Just when you thought it was safe to go home. This is why I don’t like to go on tours. Unless of course it is one of ours. It is with one hundred percent conviction that I can say that sacred pilgrimages do not conform to timetables or to pre-ordered site visits. For almost six … Read More “Bringing a sacred site to life – p4 Solstice 2014” »
Still the first day of our Summer Solstice outing in Ireland. On our return through Ballinskelligs I stop off to phone home and see how things are. Standing on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean I watch the sun drifting lower as I chat to my wife. It is a beautiful scene, and I remember … Read More “Summer Solstice 2014 – The Nineteenth Hole” »
With some astute navigation we had arrived at the final sacred site of our first afternoon/evening in Ireland. We had visited a couple of sites so far and the experiences at each had been overwhelmingly fabulous. I was eager to see what could be learned here. As is usual I asked whether there was anything … Read More “Depth in the Depths of Coom Wedge Tomb – p3 Solstice 2014” »
June 20th 2014 – Coom Wedge Tomb, Ballinskelligs, Iveragh Peninsula, Ireland We drove about an hour around to a different headland to find Coom Wedge Tomb. It is difficult to spot from the road, but it can be found by going down a small lane which appears to lead to only a few distant farmhouses. … Read More “Summer Solstice 2014 p3 – Resonating The Earth” »
It was our second sacred site on our Summer Solstice (2014) trip to Ireland and already it had been a learning experience (see post 1 and 1.5). I had completed 50% of what I had come to do here and wondered what more magic was to be had. Yet, you know, almost one hundred percent … Read More “A Darkness at Ballinskelligs Priory – p2 Solstice 2014” »
In my last post I talked about how I had used the Earth as an Anchor so that I could gain the Depth of the Water Element as past of my Elemental Quest (that was a long sentence). I left out (for the sake of continuity) an experience that I had within that one. When … Read More “The Gift p1.5 Summer Solstice 2014” »
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