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Month: July 2015

Of Fay, Magician, Djinn and Dragons p3 Solstice 2015

Posted on July 24, 2015July 3, 2015 By kal 1 Comment on Of Fay, Magician, Djinn and Dragons p3 Solstice 2015
Of Fay, Magician, Djinn and Dragons p3 Solstice 2015
Ancestors, Djinn, Dolmens and Chambers, Faery, Hills and Mounds, Tombs and Monuments

After the impossible event that had just occurred I was excited to see what would happen next. I had placed the Coin (that had the ability to read the hearts of others) and a quartz crystal on top of the Seat of the King. The king walked into the mound. What I mean is that … Read More “Of Fay, Magician, Djinn and Dragons p3 Solstice 2015” »

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Magic of the Fay p2 Solstice 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015July 3, 2015 By kal No Comments on Magic of the Fay p2 Solstice 2015
Magic of the Fay p2 Solstice 2015
Ancestors, Crystals, Dolmens and Chambers, Faery, Hills and Mounds, Tombs and Monuments

After playing with three of the chambers of the Loughcrew the rods had brought me to the central mound and what looked like a seat. I was about to sit on it when I felt that it was already occupied. By what? I wondered. Taking up a position of to the side somewhat I tuned … Read More “Magic of the Fay p2 Solstice 2015” »

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Meadowsweet, Larks and Loughcrew – Summer 2015 – P1

Posted on July 22, 2015July 27, 2015 By Chris No Comments on Meadowsweet, Larks and Loughcrew – Summer 2015 – P1
Meadowsweet, Larks and Loughcrew – Summer 2015 – P1
Ancestors, Circles and Stones, Dolmens and Chambers, Ghosts and shades, Hills and Mounds, Wheel of the Year

In the first of my seven Summer Solstice stories I will tell you about how I encountered an ancestral spirit who would work with my Spirit Self to bring about a culmination of my ancestral work on this weekend’s journeying. This was only realised through the two days work, so the stories piece into each other like fragments of a mirror revealing a full picture towards the end.

In order to pull all the stories together I have used the tag Ireland solstice 2015.

Sunset to Sunrise

I was asleep at sunset and then awake again at sunrise. Seems like a long time, but actually it was only a few hours. On arrival, tired by excited, we zoomed off in the hire car heading for the first destination. It was a place I had heard of by reputation, but we hadn’t visited it yet – Loughcrew. We know nothing about it.

Solstice P1 - Loughcrew - June 15 (12)
Loughcrew’s information sign

The car park has space for a few coaches and about 20 cars. This was clearly an important site, and we weren’t used to such “hospitality”. I noticed a memorial to a guy called “Mick Tobin“. The dowsing rods said that paying our respects was a useful starting point for the day’s work, so we acknowledged the gentleman – this “Child of the Solstice” as he was poetically named. It seemed fitting to our Solstice outing!

Solstice P1 - Loughcrew - June 15 (1)
Mick Tobin’s memorial at Loughcrew

I walked up the steps a few minutes after Kal. At the top of the steps, before the path went into the foot of the hill, there was an interesting triangle of green grass and young trees that caught my eye and made me stop. It was a place of preparation. I dowsed to the correct spot, and got energetically cleansed and prepared. Cailleach appeared offering me the protection of her Black Dragon once again (see previous Ireland visit). I gratefully accepted this, and as the dragon’s wings enfolded me I felt a surge of power, and felt that wave burst out like a blast across the countryside around, sending a warning message to all the potentially mischievous spirits. “Be warned” – it signalled – “this one’s with The Dark Lady!”

I drew in the powers of the four elements from their respective cardinal points, and with that felt that I had offered something in return to Cailleach for my protection – the energy formed by the union of the elements that is the singularity of my self.

Kal was waiting by the gate with a grin on his face as he watched me. What, I asked? “A place of preparation?” he inquired? I nodded. “That was the same spot as I was used.” We laughed. Such synchronicities already! What next?

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Lesson learned, a tour and the beginning p1 Ireland 2015

Posted on July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 By kal No Comments on Lesson learned, a tour and the beginning p1 Ireland 2015
Dolmens and Chambers, Hills and Mounds, Spirit of Place
Loughcrew - The beginning
Loughcrew – The beginning

I awoke with the sunrise on the day before midsummer’s day. It was going to be a long day ahead. Our flight was due to arrive in Dublin around 7:15 am and so it did. Chris had mentioned that the forecast for the weekend was rain. I laughed. Had he not learned by now. The weather is representative of the work we do. As we drove away from the airport, the cloud cover and drops of rain were supporting Chris’s prediction. I wasn’t worried.

A lesson Learned

The rain had virtually stopped when we arrived at our first stop, Loughcrew. On the hour journey I remarked that we had forgotten a lesson. The lesson being to greet the land upon arrival and to put forward our peaceful intentions and get permission to visit the sacred places. It was a hard paid for lesson that we had received upon our last visit to this area of Ireland. The reminder, had us performing the ceremony as soon as we left the car. Fortunately, we were still within the “newly-arrived” category and felt that no penalisation would be meted out.

The Genius Loci Tour
The Genius Loci Tour

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Bull and Barbell Glyphs for the Merlin Staff

Posted on July 20, 2015July 7, 2015 By Chris No Comments on Bull and Barbell Glyphs for the Merlin Staff
Bull and Barbell Glyphs for the Merlin Staff
Glyphs and Wards, Hills and Mounds, Merlin

I was on the hunt for the second pair of glyphs – symbols and shapes that were discoverable by dowsing at sacred sites, and which I needed in order to satisfy my requirement for creating The Merlin Staff soon. I had an idea that I needed to carve these four symbols into the staff as part of its creation. Carving would be the starting point for our journey, as I was soon to discover. We were going to Dinas Emrys now.

We had taken the “alternative” route to get to Beddgelert. The faster route was probably to go via the A5 and come past Snowdon, but today we had gone via Blaenua Ffestiniog on the A470. Scenic, but slow. However, as this year is all about learning patience, I acquiesced to the situation. So it was mid-afternoon by the time we arrived. No problem, we knew a quick way up Dinas Emrys, and so we set off – late but confident.

Until we met the landowner as we wandered through his caravan park. He queried our presence, and then re-directed our “hapless wandering” back down to the road with directions to visit the nearby National Trust site of Craflwyn in order to find the correct path. We drove the half mile back and parked up. There was a visitor centre with an exhibition all about Dinas Emrys, so we took the opportunity to see what it had to say.

Inside were information boards, videos and beautiful carvings depicting characters from the stories.

Dinas Emrys - June 15 (34)

When we had had our fill, we re-emerged, examining a map that was neither detailed nor to scale, nor indicative of the contours of the land. So we picked a likely path that ended up at Dinas Emrys and set off, grateful for the shade in the sweltering heat.

We climbed. At first through the shaded beautiful woodland, then soon the path got steeper and broke out into the glare of the sun. Now we were getting hot. How much further until we could see Dinas Emrys, we wondered? The we saw it – but it was still miles away! And the path wasn’t going anywhere near it soon!

Dinas Emrys - June 15 (47)

We had a decision – abandon now, or press on? We looked around for signs. I sat on the wooden “throne” overlooking the intended hill below, wondering what to do. A gentle wind cooled my fevered brow. We would press on.

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Dinas Emrys part 4 Merlin, Ancestors, Dragons and Magicians

Posted on July 19, 2015July 20, 2015 By kal No Comments on Dinas Emrys part 4 Merlin, Ancestors, Dragons and Magicians
Hills and Mounds, Merlin, Signs and Synchronicity, Spirit Guides, Visions

As if being breathed on by four dragons wasn’t enough the following leaves most tales in this blog standing. I know, given what is contained herein, you might be thinking that this is a tall order, it is. Read on… The afore-mentioned dragons had departed and I had just completed a healing ceremony for a … Read More “Dinas Emrys part 4 Merlin, Ancestors, Dragons and Magicians” »

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Dinas Emrys part 3 Four Dragons Breathe

Posted on July 18, 2015June 29, 2015 By kal No Comments on Dinas Emrys part 3 Four Dragons Breathe
Dinas Emrys part 3 Four Dragons Breathe
Dragons, Hills and Mounds, Spirit of Place, Visions

A lot had happened at Dinas Emrys already. But the day was far from over. As I continued to lie in the spot that overlooked the edge of the hill I was pondering the knowledge I had gained from the Fay when an energetic rumble interrupted my thought stream. At first I thought it was … Read More “Dinas Emrys part 3 Four Dragons Breathe” »

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