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The Mad Sculptor of Meifod – P4 Winter 2016

Posted on January 12, 2017January 8, 2017 By Chris 1 Comment on The Mad Sculptor of Meifod – P4 Winter 2016
The Mad Sculptor of Meifod – P4 Winter 2016
Churches and Temples, Glyphs and Wards, Power Objects, Wheel of the Year

Druids visiting churches? Well, it’s more a case of visiting a site which contains something interesting. In this case M and I were at the end of our Winter Solstice day. As the light began to fade we headed to our final destination – St Tysilio & St Mary church in Meifod, The attraction? A … Read More “The Mad Sculptor of Meifod – P4 Winter 2016” »

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Surrey 4 – The Matron and The Ancient Yew

Posted on December 13, 2016 By Chris No Comments on Surrey 4 – The Matron and The Ancient Yew
Surrey 4 – The Matron and The Ancient Yew
Churches and Temples, Holy Wells and Sacred Springs, Trees

On a bright clear morning I made my way south and west of the M25 ring road around London, and down into the heart of Surrey’s scenic surroundings. I saw signs for Bognor Regis and Worthing and realised that I was closer to the South Downs National Park then I had imagined. Yet it felt like the very … Read More “Surrey 4 – The Matron and The Ancient Yew” »

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The Thin Veil – Samhain 2016

Posted on November 21, 2016 By Chris No Comments on The Thin Veil – Samhain 2016
The Thin Veil – Samhain 2016
Ancestors, Ancient Sites, Churches and Temples, Draco The Dragon, Quests, Staff, Wheel of the Year

It’s Samhain, or Halloween and I’m travelling to Valle Crucis Abbey in Llangollen in the heart of the night. The idea is that I will meet with Cailleach and Duignan to take advantage of the thin veil between the Middle Earth and The Underworld. If you need a “catch up” on these two “personalities” then … Read More “The Thin Veil – Samhain 2016” »

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Double Cistercian

Posted on March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 By Chris No Comments on Double Cistercian
Double Cistercian
Ancient Sites, Churches and Temples

For years I had been coming across the name “Strata Florida“. This Cistercian abbey in Cardiganshire (South Wales) had often been linked (in the kinds of books that I read) to another abbey more familiar to me – Vale Crucis in Llangollen (North Wales). Finding that I had a free day, and also finding that the … Read More “Double Cistercian” »

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Lammas 2015 P8 The Pink Knight and the Black Chamber

Posted on October 21, 2015October 6, 2015 By Chris No Comments on Lammas 2015 P8 The Pink Knight and the Black Chamber
Lammas 2015 P8 The Pink Knight and the Black Chamber
Churches and Temples, Dolmens and Chambers
Kilmartin Museum was excellent. Lots to see and very interesting for us as well, which is not often the case. I particularly like their outdoor exhibit demonstrating the alignment of the nearby megaliths with the sun’s position. A quirky little pedestal which I’m sure many will have overlooked.
Kilmartin Church and Museum - Lammas 2015 (46)
Alignment explanations at Kilmartin Museum
We decided we had enough time to visit the church too, although I’m not sure what to make of my findings! Alongside the church building was a smaller stone building housing an array of carved stones ranging from 1100 to 1717 in date. The third earliest stone (cracked) dowsed as being energetically worthwhile me investigating. So I did.
Kilmartin Church and Museum - Lammas 2015 (50)
Inscribed stones at Kilmartin Church
I held my hand on the stone and soon I was in meditative mind. As my thoughts withdrew a picture began to form. I saw a knight in armour with a broadsword cleaving his enemies. His status was obvious. He was a nobleman, possibly a tribal leader of this area. Then came a series of much gentler images of walks, flowers and then… being with other men!
I asked what we had in common – cautiously. I introduced myself as a druid. This was our link, apparently. He was interested in the Unknown, in the Western Mysteries. He showed me how he had to send others in his retinue to talk to the Druids in his day due to his status. He couldn’t be seen in such company.
With that.. the energy link faded. Either I was “out of fuel” or there wasn’t enough around in this place. We decided that was enough for today and that we needed to head home now. I can’t tell you how much Kal laughed when I told him this tale. I think he stopped giggling at some point past Penrith.

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Coat of Arms – Lammas 8

Posted on October 20, 2015October 18, 2015 By kal No Comments on Coat of Arms – Lammas 8
Coat of Arms – Lammas 8
Churches and Temples, Shades and Death Energies

In hindsight, this was my final eventful experience in Kilmartin and it was a reminder of something long forgotten. Like I needed reminding. We had just finished up at the Castle and headed to the church in Kilmartin. It’s a small place and to be quite honest I wasn’t expecting much in the way of work. … Read More “Coat of Arms – Lammas 8” »

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Summer 2015 – P7 – The Light of Brighid

Posted on August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 By Chris No Comments on Summer 2015 – P7 – The Light of Brighid
Summer 2015 – P7 – The Light of Brighid
Churches and Temples, God or Goddess, Holy Wells and Sacred Springs, Pilgrimage, Saints, Spirits, Tombs and Monuments, Wheel of the Year

In the last of my Summer Solstice posts (can you believe we’ve generated so much from one weekend?) we are taken on an escorted tour of a sacred site. We have left David at Fourknocks, but Regina has stayed with us to show us one more site: The Shrine of Brigid at Faughart.

We arrived at the shrine site and parked alongside a bus and another car. Throughout the period we visited the car park would get busier, and the site more populous. Regina mentioned that most of the visitors were from the traveller community. The site was quite unusual – a mixture of ancient stones with healing properties and a clutter of modern …. stuff… that seemed to be aimed at… er, informing the visitor and guiding them on their sacred journey in praise of this popular saint. We ignored all that and instead began to dowse for the most energetic locations.

Foughart and Brigid - June 15 (7)
Shrine to Brigid or cricket pavilion?

The casual visitor, or veen the dedicated one, would be led from the bottom to the top via a numbered procession of artefacts and sacred spots. The idea seemed to be that they would perform devotions  and request healing specific to their ailment from certain locations. Regina asked if we could like to travel from bottom to top or top to bottom (in number sequence). We suggested that we would actually ignore all that, and we wandered off using the dowsing rods to suggest our route.

Foughart and Brigid - June 15 (10)
Where is Brigid? Follow the signs!

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