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Summer 2015 – P5 – Faery Awakenings at Fourknocks

August 4, 2015August 3, 2015 Chris No Comments

Ancient Sites, Dolmens and Chambers, Energy, Energy work, Faery, Hedge Druidry, Natural Magick, Spirits, Wheel of the Year

I have mentioned on previous occasions about how I believe that the Faery kind have got both a King and a Queen, and that they revealed themselves to me in Brittany one year as “Bel” and “Titania”. Together, this is where I think we get the Celtic festival of “Beltane” from – from the union … Read More “Summer 2015 – P5 – Faery Awakenings at Fourknocks” »

Summer 2015 – P4 – Tara Celebrations

August 1, 2015September 11, 2016 Chris No Comments

Ancestors, Ancient Sites, Circles and Stones, Dolmens and Chambers, Faery, Higher-Self, Hills and Mounds, Modern Druidry, Quests, Tarot, Wheel of the Year

Hill of Tara – County Louth, Ireland

It was still the first day of our visit, but we had checked into the B&B in order to get freshened up and prepared for an evening at The Hill of Tara. We were staying in Blackrock – quite a way out from the main attractions, but very reachable in our hire car. The travel gave us thinking and preparation time. Talking of preparation – before I left that evening I decided to do a tarot reading for the events that might happen.

In a bid to get one up on The Future I did some divination. Let’s call it preparation. I drew three tarot cards that would be my guidance for the events that were to come at Tara – one card for the Past, one for the Present and one for the Future:

Tarot for Saturday June 15 — Past,present,future: Summer solstice tarot reading for Tara visit

A Quick Reading

At the time I didn’t know what to make of those cards. On the surface they seemed to suggest to me that Tara – the place where my ancestors may have met – was brought out in the Past card. The Present card seemed to represent an aggressive attempt to capture something naturally difficult to deal with, and this was leading to frustration. I took this to be my strong desire to make spiritual progress and I wondered whether I was going to end up frustrated if nothing happened? Finally, the King Of Vessels seemed to indicate a Future where the emotional responses were under control. The tarot’s related question is “Where is tolerance needed?” That seemed to chime with the other cards. This is the year of patience.

Now it was time to bring the past, present and future together at the Hill of Tara.

Of Fay, Magician, Djinn and Dragons p3 Solstice 2015

July 24, 2015July 3, 2015 kal 1 Comment

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” »

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” »

When you walk with the Fay…

June 14, 2015June 8, 2015 kal 1 Comment

Faery, Quests, Wand

You will find the Fay in the most unusual of places. Not surprising really. In this instance we were out amongst the wilds of Wales when we drove by a sacred mound. You can just tell. It had magic written all over it. Of course the name was a bit of a give away too… … Read More “When you walk with the Fay…” »

Beltane 2015 – The Heart of the Merlin Staff

May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 Chris 2 Comments

Ancient Sites, Arthurian, Caves and Shelters, Faery, Hills and Mounds, Signs and Synchronicity, Wheel of the Year

In the second (and slightly shorter) of the Beltane stories I am following a different ‘ripple’ from the initial ‘splash’ that was recounted previously. In this second part I am concentrating on the nature of a new quest that will run from Beltane to Summer Solstice.

I already knew that the previous quest – Become The Giant – had concluded in Anglesey at Lligwy Chamber (see post). Now I was keen to see what was next in store for my spiritual development. As we were close to Bodfari, on the old Pilgrim Trail from North to Mid-Wales, it seemed fitting to try to get access to a cave that we had previously only seen from a distance: St.Beuno’s Cave.

These days we are older, wiser and bolder. What would have put us off previously was no longer an obstacle, and as we descended into the valley, following a restricted path, we arrived at a house that must surely govern the access to the cave, we thought. I strode up to the door and made our presence known. It was “an inconvenient time” for obtaining the key to the cave itself, but we were allowed to walk up to the entrance. That, the dowsing rods indicated, would be enough for our purposes.

Beunos Well and Cave - Beltane - May 2015 (9) — Beuno’s Cave – did he carve it out himself?

Beuno’s Cave entrance

Having permission to enter we walked carefully up the valley on the “right” side of the fence, avoiding treading on the newly-sown wild flowers, as we had been warned. The cave was up a steep side of the valley commanding wonderful views of the surrounding countryside.

We found that we both dowsed the exact same spot as the most energetic place for us to be. Sitting in a small hollow with a shallow shelf upon which to sit, we prepared for a meditation session. Silently, with only the soundtrack of the burgeoning Summer surrounding us, we drifted into connection with Nature.

In this sensitive state I began to ask my key question: what was my new quest for Beltane to Summer Solstice?

Beunos Well and Cave - Beltane - May 2015 (7) — The View toward Bodfari from Beuno’s Cave entrance

The answer took a few silent minutes to weave itself into a song that spoke inside my head:

“Find the essence of Merlin’s staff“

Merlin’s Staff? Was this referring to the oak staff that I had obtained from Sherwood Forest recently and which I was seasoning in the sunshine in order to dry it out in preparation for carving? Indeed it was. So the new oak staff is Merlin’s staff? Interesting, but not surprising.

My final question was an attempt to get more information about how such information could be obtained. How could I find the essence of the staff? An image revealed itself to me, and again once I saw it then it was obvious – I was to use the new crystal orb that I had recently bought from a highly aware lady at a Mind, Body & Spirit Fair in Bury. I needed to scry with the orb to get the information. When I chose the orb the lady had told me that it was made of “Merlinite“. Sold!

“Merlinite is a potent catalyst for shamanic journeying and past-life recall.” says Crystalpedia.

I’m sure that buying such a stone is just a coincidence at this time. I’m sure the fact that it was made of something called Merlinite was also another curious yet meaningless coincidence. A cascade of coincidences.

Faerie, Spirit, Afterlife and Time

May 8, 2015April 30, 2015 kal No Comments

Energy work, Faery, Ghosts and shades, Shades and Death Energies, Spirits, Visions

Come on! Surely that title has got to intrigue you? If you recall from a previous post (Ireland Crows and Bees) I had been given the knowledge on how to access a faerie grove. Specifically, it required a combination of the four elements, three bees and three crows. At that time I thought that such … Read More “Faerie, Spirit, Afterlife and Time” »

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