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Month: December 2014

The Holly and The Ivy – Solstice 2

Posted on December 31, 2014December 30, 2014 By Chris No Comments on The Holly and The Ivy – Solstice 2
The Holly and The Ivy – Solstice 2
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Part two of our Winter Solstice story. In this tale I discover something quite lovely about the nature of trees. We had just finished at Thornborough Henge which had been a fascinating and enlightening experience. We wondered whether we would be able to top the day, but better was yet to come.

On our way to Thornborough we had taken quite a detour having misinterpreted some of the symbols on a new map application that I was using. This had meant that, even though we intended to go back to visit the church in Kirklington village, we had arrived back there even though we knew it was not the right way to get to Thornborough. We stopped and looked at each other. Something was clearly telling us that we needed to go back to Kirklington after Thornborough. Now we had finished at the henge it was a simple job to find Kirklington again – we knew all the roads well now!

In the centre of the village, standing in the arc of a long crescent sweep of the main village road, the church stood disproportionately dominant for such a small village. We were aware that the church’s dedication was to Saint Michael, and for us this meant that we may be looking at some pinned earth energies, or an important node point on a crossing of energies.

St Michaels Church - Solstice 2014 (1)
St Michaels Church, Kirklington, Yorkshire

 

We had no set agenda but the dowsing rods helped us with that. We each set about our usual routine – to find a place to start, and then to find something that might be of interest to us. Simple questions, but usually yielding interesting results, and so it was.

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Thornborough and Arthur – Solstice 1

Posted on December 29, 2014December 28, 2014 By Chris 1 Comment on Thornborough and Arthur – Solstice 1
Thornborough and Arthur – Solstice 1
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This is the first in a short series of tales about my journey into the darkest depths of Yorkshire for the Winter Solstice this year. It was only one day’s outing, yet it managed to encompass a number of new sacred sites and to throw up a number of amazing synchronicities between the work that I did and what Kal was experiencing at the same time. I’ll tell my side of the story, and then you can compare these to Kal’s tales. I think you’ll be amazed too!

A Lesson In Patience

The journey was unspectacular except for one incident. I had arranged to meet Kal at 8:30am and despite the fact that he wouldn’t mind if I was one or two minutes late I was rushing to get there on time. Some people were driving very slowly that morning, possibly having nowhere in particular to get to for any specific time. This was rather frustrating me, and so I was getting increasingly flustered. Then, just as I was about to overtake someone ahead of me I looked up at a tall telegraph pole, and atop it was a hawk – just sitting still, and being patient. I saw the message straight away and my foot moved off the accelerator. I would get there when I got there. Phew – and relax….

Then I realised that only two minutes earlier I had been wondering whether I would see a hawk today as a sign, because I so often see them whenever I am journeying on a sacred calendar day. Well, there he was!

Thornborough By The Thorny Route

Finding Thornborough Henge should have been easy. I mean – you can hardly miss a henge in such a flat landscape! Yet it took Kal and I several attempts before we were on the correct small country road, and we had gone off track and gone through a lovely village called Kirklington before we spotted the structure in a field just beyond the village of Thornborough itself, heading towards West Tanfield. There was enough space to park outside a utility building, and soon we were walking through the impressive Thornborough Cursus – a long wide embanked structure which ended in a dog-leg right turn. What on earth was this structure for, we wondered? Soon we would find at least one purpose! I’ll come back to Kirklington later because the church in the village seemed to call to us.

 

Thornborough Henge - Winter Solstice 2014 (3)

For a short while we were the only ones inside the henge. The diameter of the embankment is quite impressive. It has an Avebury scale feel about it – far larger than Arbor Low, which is what we are more used to. Despite the cold dull day I felt warm and excited – something special was about to happen!

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Preparation at the Sphinx – Egypt 8

Posted on December 28, 2014December 28, 2014 By kal No Comments on Preparation at the Sphinx – Egypt 8
Preparation at the Sphinx – Egypt 8
Energy cleansing

And lastly…Element of Fire – check. Amber for Wand – check. Sideline energy transference task – check. Was there anything else that I had to do to conclude my Cairo visit? Apparently a trip to the Sphinx. Off I toodled. Of course I didn’t know it was to be the sphinx. I just followed these … Read More “Preparation at the Sphinx – Egypt 8” »

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Amber – it’s not what you think – Egypt 7

Posted on December 26, 2014December 23, 2014 By kal No Comments on Amber – it’s not what you think – Egypt 7
Amber – it’s not what you think – Egypt 7
Energy work, Quests, Wand

Unbelievable. I agree! I came to Egypt on a quest for Amber and my thinking was that it would be a piece of Amber resin. Maybe in some jewelry or in some crystal shop and what does it end up being. Amber perfume oil. I didn’t even know such a thing existed. And how did … Read More “Amber – it’s not what you think – Egypt 7” »

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Amber in Cairo – Egypt 6

Posted on December 25, 2014December 23, 2014 By kal No Comments on Amber in Cairo – Egypt 6
Amber in Cairo – Egypt 6
Quests, Wand

Readers will know, I have been on some amazing quests over the years. They will also know that a few quests have fallen by the wayside too. One of these looked to be the quest to create a Wand. I know, Harry Potter and all that. Alas, the Universe does seem to be insisting that … Read More “Amber in Cairo – Egypt 6” »

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The Healing Power of Wells

Posted on December 24, 2014December 23, 2014 By Chris No Comments on The Healing Power of Wells
The Healing Power of Wells
Ancient Sites, Crossing The Hedge, Healing, Hedge Druidry, Spirit of Place, Sylphs, Visions

Before we come to the Winter Solstice posts there are a few things to get out of the way. Firstly, there was my visit to two healing wells in December, and I will be relating that tale here. Then, following this post, we will finish Kal’s Egyptian tales in quick succession. Then we’ve got our Winter Solstice posts, and finally – some time in January – we’ll have our summaries of the year. Phew! Enough to keep you (and us) busy until Imbolc!

On a dull and damp day I dragged my friend Psychic Mike out on a mission related to my healing quest. the current quest from Samain to Solstice is to practise energy healing, and to gather the necessary energies to do this. So it was that I decided to visit two healing wells in the locality – Ffynnon Ddyfnog and Ffynnon Sarah. One new one and one I’ve visited before. I got my inspiration for the new one from Phil Cope‘s book “Holy Wells: Wales – a photographic journey”

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Lovely Llanrhaeadr

The first well that we visited was associated with the nearby church and by extension also associated with Saint Ddyfnog. The church stands like a glorious gateway for the well and a stunning centrepiece to the small village of Llanrhaeadr, a village a few miles south-east of the town of Denbigh in Flintshire.

The church was beautiful, surprisingly large for the size of the village, and had a lovely communal feel. As we entered the church we passed a gentleman who was working in the porch. He soon followed us inside offering many insightful and amusing stories about the church’s history. The most stunning feature was the impressive stained glass window…

Stained glass window in Llanmrhaeadr Church

We enquired casually about the sacred well, and were directed through the graveyard, past a lovely row of almshouses and found a muddy path which ran alongside a clear stream. The path covered in leaves which made the going slippy, but it was worth it. The journey was lined with stunning yew trees and ferns alongside the stream.

Ffynnon Dyfnog (8) (Medium)

Soon we were crossing a little bridge over the stream, in search of something magical. Everything changed from that moment onwards!

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Energy restoration at Djoser pyramid – Egypt 5

Posted on December 23, 2014December 19, 2014 By kal No Comments on Energy restoration at Djoser pyramid – Egypt 5
Energy restoration at Djoser pyramid – Egypt 5
Crystals, Energy work, Healing, Spirit rescue

It was my third day in Cairo and I had decided to chill. Well, the order had come from on high, in the form of a text from Chris…”Chill out, have a beer”… He knows only too well that I don’t do chilling very well. Still, I decided that today would be a day of … Read More “Energy restoration at Djoser pyramid – Egypt 5” »

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