Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
Section 8 – SITE VISIT LIST for 2009 The penultimate post is a reminder of the sites we have visited this past year. The sites are ordered from North to South. Callenais I, II and III, Dun Carloway Broch, The Truiseil Stone and other sites on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland [Callenais I, … Read More “Review of the Year 2009 : Part 8 – Site Visit List” »
Keswick, Cumbria – 27th September In the first part of our day-long epic journey into the vast wilderness of the Lake District in search of the sacred circles we had heard so much about Kal and I began by visiting what must be one of the busiest circles we’ve ever stepped foot in. Not a … Read More “Cumbrian circles – Part 1: Flying over Castlerigg” »
If you stand a bit further back when you read this post, say about ten feet away, then the scanned-in pictures in this post take on a whole new perspective. It wasn’t intentional, but when I spotted it I thought I’d leave it like that. Might get you into an unusual conversation with those around you. … Read More “West Kennet Long Barrow: Decoded and Orbed” »
The Dragon’s Egg: Avebury In the final part of chasing the dragon’s trail I found myself amongst the most impressive of Wiltshire’s ancient sites – the immense stone circles of Avebury. I arrived at 6pm as the sun was beginning its descent and shadows were growing long and dark across the split village. The occasional … Read More “Trail of the White Dragon: Part 3 – The Avebury Egg” »
Uffington Chalk Horse: August 20th 2009 This is the second of three parts of a modern-day fairy-tale of George and the Dragon. In the first part I was meditating at Wayland’s Smithy and heard an instruction to “go for a ride”. I was in little doubt that this advice referred to the nearby ‘White Horse’ etched … Read More “Trail of the White Dragon: Part 2 – Uffington Chalk Horse” »
As fortune would have it – I set off at about 6am on a fine summer’s day heading southward to meet up with Lucy Pringle and a few other cohorts to tour around some of 2009’s crop circles in Wiltshire. I arrived at Silbury Hill (our meeting place) at 10:00 am on the dot to … Read More “Crop Circles & the dowsing rod” »
A few miles west of Avebury is the village of Yatesbury in Wiltshire, whose nearby fields hosted a June crop circle in the intricate shape of a phoenix – the legendary bird of resurrection. To my way of thinking these intricate designs demand we pay more attention to finding out the source of these unusual … Read More “The Rise of the Phoenix: The Yatesbury crop circle” »
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