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Swapping Spirits at Mitchells Fold

Posted on December 12, 2014December 10, 2014 By Chris No Comments on Swapping Spirits at Mitchells Fold
Swapping Spirits at Mitchells Fold
Ancient Sites, Faery, Hedge Druidry, Modern Druidry, Spirit Guides, Spirits

This year has seen a slight change in approach to sacred sites. For the last few years I have been steadfastly holding the opinion that I should visit places with a specific purpose or set of questions. This year that has been less of a rule and I have often gone to places without any set agenda, often having a fantastic experience. However, for this visit I had a strange feeling that I wanted to investigate. Something was nagging me about my current spirit guide, Ash. Something was rotten in the state of Denmark, as Shakespeare put it, and I wanted to know more. Therefore when Kal suggested Mitchell’s Fold stone circle I knew what questions to ask my guide:

  1. Am I still on track in terms of my spiritual path?
  2. Are we still on track, as a partnership?
  3. Do I need to concentrate on anything?
  4. Is he staying around, or is there someone else waiting to meet me?

The Unfolding at The Fold

Midday Winter sun at Mitchells Fold stone circle
Midday Winter sun over Corndon Hill, Shropshire

On arrival Kal strode off to the stone circle, whilst I was guided off through the dying brown bracken to join a path that led to the King Stone outlier. From this stone you get a good overview of the stone circle which lies some hundred yards away. I could see Kal wandering around with his dowsing rods, finding a perfect place to cleanse, attune and then work. This, we have learned, is the process to use:

  1. find a cleansing place to prepare your energies
  2. find a place where your energies can attune to the site
  3. find a place where you can work with the energies of the site

My cleansing place was the King Stone, After a few moments I was ready to be taken to the preparation place – the place where my energies would change vibration to match the site. The dowsing rods showed me the direction – it was a small animal track through the bracken which would have been almost invisible in the Summer months, but which was visible now to those who looked.

The rods swung left to point at the edge of the stone circle, rather than taking me into the structure yet. The attunement space was a spot outside circle which I had not been to before. I like new things! The portent was that something new was going to happen. When I felt ready I asked for a place where I could “work”, i.e. where I could ask my questions about my spirit guide. The rods took me to the tallest standing stone in the structure, and there I bumped into Kal as he too vied for the same spot!

Time for some answers!

Mitchells Fold - Dec 14 (Medium)

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Gift of the Faery – p12 Solstice 2014

Posted on September 25, 2014 By kal No Comments on Gift of the Faery – p12 Solstice 2014
Energy cleansing, Energy work, Faery, Glyphs and Wards, Pilgrimage, Protection, Spirit of Place

Would you adam and eve it (as we say here in the UK). We have had an incredible set of experiences here in the Emerald Isle. Certainly more than what we expected. And much more than what would qualify this trip as a success. Today we were up early and had planned a short visit … Read More “Gift of the Faery – p12 Solstice 2014” »

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Faery Kin at Uragh Sacred Circle – p10 Solstice 2014

Posted on August 17, 2014August 13, 2014 By kal 1 Comment on Faery Kin at Uragh Sacred Circle – p10 Solstice 2014
Faery, Glyphs and Wards, Healing, Quests

The name of the place was Uragh. Cool name right? It was set in an absolutely gorgeous valley that our pictures do no justice at all. With mountains surrounding us on pretty much all of the fronts, we arrived at this final site for the Solstice day. As I wandered around the place introducing myself … Read More “Faery Kin at Uragh Sacred Circle – p10 Solstice 2014” »

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Cailleach Gives Birth – Summer 14 P6

Posted on August 9, 2014August 8, 2014 By Gwas No Comments on Cailleach Gives Birth – Summer 14 P6
Ancient Sites, Faery, God or Goddess, Natural Magick, Spirits, Wheel of the Year

Dromagorteen stone circle, Kerry, Ireland

Dammit! I’ve missed a post and now they’re slightly out of order. This is the sixth post of my Ireland summer solstice story. Sorry that I have posted it after the seventh! I don’t know how I missed it because this is a really important post, full of magical happenings and some astonishing recovered knowledge.

We are the first to park in the wide car park at the Bonane Heritage Park site. We head for the information hut nearby to buy tickets. As I buy the tickets the old man behind the counter says, in a thick Irish accent, that it is a shame we ave missed the solstice sunrise at the circle. The conditions were perfect today, he says. I make a note to check when I’m up there whether that was the most energetic time to be in the circle. First, we have to get there!

There are a few common features of stone circles – they are usually in a beautiful setting, and they are usually near the top of a hill. Such was the case  of the Dromagorteen circle, which is perched half way up the mountains which lie directly East of the circle. The setting affords an incredibly encompassing view across the Sheehy Valley. Of course, it was a hot and humid summer day, and so the climb was slow, steady and exhausting, but this was all rewarded by the beauty of the site and its views. Beauty seems a strong factor in the placement of stone circles, I feel.

Dromagorteen stone circle - June 14 (2) (Medium)
Kal rests after a long hot climb to Dromagorteen stone circle

Although attracted by the circle I was firstly drawn strongly to an area which had an information sign in front of it. The area was described as a “cooking pit” (Fulachta Fiadh) – presumably based on some archaeological findings in that area.

“Other theories suggest that the sites may have been used for bathing, the washing and dyeing of cloth, and leather working. Supporters of these theories point to the fact that no remains of foodstuffs have been found at the fulacht fiadh sites.” (source: Wikipedia)

I felt that it had a slightly different purpose than cooking meat, however, unless that was a metaphor. As I walk into the circle of small stones with its raised earthwork I feel like this is a place to meditate in, to prepare. I feel it is like a sweat lodge. As I sit in the cooking pit I feel like I’m actually in a cooking pot! The sun is nearly directly overhead and the day is already hot. I get sensations of overwhelming heat and dizziness beyond the direct physical sensations of the heat of the sun.

Dromagorteen stone circle (7) (Medium)
The remains of the cooking pit at Dromagorteen

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A Bedroom, Faery and Goddess – p5 Solstice 2014

Posted on August 7, 2014 By kal No Comments on A Bedroom, Faery and Goddess – p5 Solstice 2014
Energy cleansing, Experiment, Faery, Ghosts and shades, How To, Other Entities, Protection, Spirits, Visions

Okay, this post just shows the dedication with which we report our experiences. Read it quickly because this post will self-destruct in five seconds… Gwas and I had just visited four sacred places on our first afternoon/evening in Ireland. It was the eve of the Summer Solstice (2014) and already we had had enough brilliant … Read More “A Bedroom, Faery and Goddess – p5 Solstice 2014” »

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A dance in the full moon at Nine Ladies

Posted on June 15, 2014June 3, 2014 By kal No Comments on A dance in the full moon at Nine Ladies
Faery, Quickie

No, not a naked dance! It was the full moon and Gwas and I decided on what better a place to visit than the Nine Ladies in Derbyshire. An early evening start and a clear run had us there quite some time before the moons arrival. Upon reaching the outskirts of the site, I asked … Read More “A dance in the full moon at Nine Ladies” »

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Wood of the Fay Beltane 2014 – 17

Posted on June 9, 2014June 1, 2014 By kal 4 Comments on Wood of the Fay Beltane 2014 – 17
Faery, Quests, Signs and Synchronicity, Trees

In previous posts I have mentioned that I have a Faery Taint. Don’t ask what it is, I don’t know. But on our trip to Brittany I have bumped into more Fay than in all my years of experience put together.  Why this is, I have yet to discover. Certainly this part of the world … Read More “Wood of the Fay Beltane 2014 – 17” »

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