Crystals – The Hedge Druid

Dowsing Meteors

March 31, 2016March 30, 2016 Chris No Comments

In 2011 I visited the Natural History Museum in London. During that visit I was attracted to the meteorites in one of the less-visited sections of the building. It was an intuitive response to something whose energies I felt I needed to experience. The full tale of my meeting with the meteors at the British … Read More “Dowsing Meteors” »

Autumn Equinox 2015 P2 – Moving onwards and upwards

November 3, 2015November 19, 2015 Chris 1 Comment

Crystals, Lakes and Rivers, Undines, Visions, Wheel of the Year

In the second and final part of my Autumn Equinox outing I was still at Pistyll Rhaeadr. I had been told that I could do everything in one place. Now that I had learned The Song of the Waters at the base of the waterfall, it was time to move onwards and upwards.

Taking into account what happened at Dinas Bran I climbed the steep slope very slowly. This was now a deliberate change of pace now that Kal has gone. Everything will be slower and more spanned out now. It’s about quality, not quantity now. One site is enough, done slowly and mindfully.

Llanrhaeadr Waterfall - autumn 2015 (2) — Beginning the slow climb up Pistyll Rhaeadr

At the top I went to stand on the edge. Kal was an Edge Wizard, and as I faced that inherent fear we have which prevents us from falling from great heights I felt the thrill of being alive. I wished he was here too. I lit three incense sticks in memory of Kal, and lay the Irish green wand alongside them. The green wand’s power was growing, I could sense it. Or was I fooling myself? The Fool was one of Kal’s alter egos – a role he played with gusto. He enjoyed people’s reactions, and only those who could see beyond that began to understand that his wisdom was draped in a motley garb. The water jumped off the edge with an enthusiastic inevitability, pulling, drawing….I gathered the wand and stepped back.

I went to sit under the canopied rock a safe distance back from the edge. Sheltered from the wind and occasional rain I was able to quickly get into a meditative state of mind and call upon my spirit guide to help my work. I looked out down the valley, and as my gaze became fixed and my mind became free I began to see the ages pass. Huts of people came and went; armies marches, fought and dispersed; travellers arrived and left; and the landscape whirled through the seasons and ages in such a rapid succession that I stopped trying to recognise the changes. It was an amazing vision.

There was more to come.

Reconfigurations and Repurcussions

October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 Chris No Comments

Castles and Forts, Crystals, Energy cleansing, Hills and Mounds, Ritual, Shades and Death Energies

It was the first energetic thing that I could bring myself to do after Kal’s death. I knew what needed to be done, but I needed a week away to even begin to get enough space between the event and what I needed to find the strength to do. Energetically, shamanically, we had discussed the concept of clearing death energy many times. This was not the circumstance in which I ever intended to use such practices.

Yet the fact remained. Kal’s energy needed to be released from the spot where he had died. Only I knew that. Only I knew how to do that. Only I cared that it was done. He would only have wanted me to be the one to do it. So I had to stiffen up the sinews and go back there. Back to the slopes of Dinas Bran in Llangollen.

On the way it looked so familiar. I remembered all of our conversation that day – his hopes for the future; his travel plans; how other people seemed not to share our levels of commitment to this kind of spiritual work; our shared admiration for Carlos Castaneda’s accounts; and how I was dressed in white and he was in black. Some things were profound, others insignificant. At the time we may not have known which were which.

A Hard Rain

As I began the climb memories came flooding back as though a sluice gate had been opened. As I walked I re-traced the path as exactly as I could, in a meditative state of mind all the way. I walked past the fateful spot and felt my heart ache. That feeling again. A feeling like someone was gripping my heart in some kind of Dim Mak move from a martial arts film.

Heartache through combat — Van Damme makes his mark

I reached the top and the strain on my heart got stronger with each step. I was re-living Kal’s experience, I felt. To the point where I thought I might suffer the same effects! As I reached the top the rain began, and I knew this was the beginning of the cleansing process.

A Magician an Artifact and a Shade p4 Solstice 2015

July 25, 2015July 27, 2015 kal No Comments

Crystals, Dark Magic, Energy work, Hills and Mounds, How To, Shades and Death Energies, Visions

Repeat Experience Please If it worked once, why not again? The last time I was at Knowth I had been taught how to use a pentagram of quartz crystals to open my third eye (exponentially). That had led to an amazing vision at Dowth and ultimate a journey to visit the Oracle of Delphi in … Read More “A Magician an Artifact and a Shade p4 Solstice 2015” »

Magic of the Fay p2 Solstice 2015

July 23, 2015July 3, 2015 kal No Comments

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” »

Protection, Infection, Aura and Environment

July 13, 2015June 29, 2015 kal No Comments

Aura, Chakras, Crystals, Energy healing, How To, Protection

I have often been told that I am a veritable expert in the field of energy. I have to laugh, and say, “if only you knew…” Like all of us, I get caught out and like all of us, I get caught out often. Indeed, like all of us…you get the picture. I was visiting … Read More “Protection, Infection, Aura and Environment” »

Creating a meditation space

June 20, 2015June 9, 2015 Chris No Comments

Crystals, Energy cleansing, Incense, Land healing, Meditation, Reconstellation, Spirit of Place

I am now in the second round of my set of 21 free nature-themed outdoor meditations. I had taken a break in May in order to take stock of what we had accomplished already, and to see who wanted to go around the cycle again with me. I was heartened by the feedback on the Spirit In Nature Meetup group and I decided to restart the meditations in June.

I had one important change to make: the location. I needed a new space to work in. Towards the end of the previous sessions we had been interrupted by dogs, walkers, kids playing and climbers, not to mention having to clear up the detritus of people who used the space as a party venue. There was too much activity in the large open quarry, and something no longer felt “right” about the place as a space for meditation. It felt like we were always counteracting the chaotic energy when we came to the site, and this affected people’s ability to settle, focus and let go.

I found a new place nearby – a small dumping ground that had been left to re-wild. I had potential, so I set about preparing the site for use.

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