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Calming The Storm

Posted on February 7, 2014 By Gwas 10 Comments on Calming The Storm
Experiment, Hedge Druidry, Natural Magick, Ritual, Spirit Guides

I had become quite discontented and disturbed at the misery of the folks who had been inundated by sea and rain water in the beloved country of Cornwall. One lady in particular made me simultaneously laugh and cry when she said:

“I’m packing up what’s left of my stuff, and now I’m having to move out….It’s not my fault!”

That really made me think. “It’s not my fault”…It was a strange thing to say, but quite reflective of a “blame culture” which is infecting these islands. Yet, I understood what she meant at heart – why was this terrible tragedy happening to such an extent, to nice people, and to a lovely county? It was the British sense of “fairness” coming into play. It was all so unfair. I was prodded into action.

I had been to Cornwall recently – just before the storms started. Many of the places mentioned as being devastated were places that I had been to or through. Having had experience of weather control as a druid skill I wondered whether it would be right for me to try to intervene. Only the dowsing rods could answer this for me, in conjunction with my spirit guide Ash.

2014 – South-Western counties take a battering

Having recently changed my study room I no longer knew where my power centre was. Turns out it has moved from one side to the very centre of the room, which makes it easier to work now. I stood in the power centre and dowsed some questions about the storms:-

  1. Were the storms necessary to re-balance the climate in these lands? NO.
  2. Was an imbalance of water being created by the storms? YES.
  3. Was it appropriate for my to call for a cessation to the storms? YES.
  4. Did I have enough personal power? YES.
  5. Was it the right time of the full moon cycle to do this work? YES, it is First Quarter – the beginning of the power cycle.
  6. Would there be any negative impact on the land or its inhabitants if I called a halt to the storms? NO.
  7. Could I do this work even though I had released my elemental associates? YES – their powers are now a part of you.

I felt that with this series of questions I had the green light to at least give it a go! I asked how ling it would take to take effect if I did the work – the answer was three days. Today was Thursday 6th February. The storms would cease by Sunday 9th. That was my hope, my belief, my faith. With that news, that feeling, I knew I had to try something.

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Elemental experiment at Nine Pins

Posted on June 6, 2013June 5, 2013 By Gwas No Comments on Elemental experiment at Nine Pins
Ancient Sites, Experiment, Faery, Hedge Druidry, Natural Magick

In England one cannot fail to take advantage of sunny days. They are as scarce as hen’s teeth. So it was, on a Hen’s Tooth Day, Kal and I agreed to meet up to explore some places in Staffordshire that had been recommended to us. I had already been to Thor’s Cave myself, but the stone circle called Nine Pins was new to both of us, which is always an exciting prospect.

We drove past the Abbey Inn at Abbey Green village near Leek. Something tugged at me in a familiar way. I ignored it because I was “following a map”, however ten minutes later I was back at the pub parking in their car park. When will I learn to follow my intuition? Not only was the parking easier than the narrow hill road, but actually it turned out that the pub was the best place to walk to the circle from anyway. The helpful landlord of the pub directed us to the footpath to start us on our way. We would meet him again later when we sampled his excellent local ales.

On the way up the hill behind the pub you’ll pass the site dedicated to the memory of “Tony Squires“. This is a combination of a bench with a breath-taking view and a quaint fence whose posts are carved with Tony’s memorial details. A wonderful tribute.

Memorial to Tony Squires
Memorial to Tony Squires

His shade is hanging around on the bench. Maybe it’s admiring the view? Or maybe it’s pinned there by the intention of his family? I imagine that shades see our world like the landscape in the film Constantine:

Is this what our world looks like to a shade?
Is this what our world looks like to a shade?

On this occasion we left the shade to remain where he was. He wasn’t creating any energetic imbalance. On to the circle…

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Scotch Mist and Scotching Myths

Posted on June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 By Gwas 7 Comments on Scotch Mist and Scotching Myths
Ancient Sites, Experiment

Oh blimey! We’re so far behind with our posts. Here’s one from the early part of June that I’ve just got around to. It’s the second part of the story of our Wales visit during the Venus Transit early in the month. I think I put “Mid June” at the start of the last post, but actually it was early June. Wishful thinking! I’m determined not to fall further than a month behind with these posts. We’ve got so much to tell you still! Onwards!

In this post I will tell you about some dowsed history of Dinas Emrys, and then another experiment we did with sound and chakra points. The scene starts with curtain up on a wide valley steeped in wisps of flowing mist like the breath 0f a Welsh green dragon filling the world with its presence.

Mist in the Nantgwynant Valley

Breath of the Dragon

As we turned the corner and passed over the crest of the A498 heading towards Beddgelert were were greeted by a sight that literally made us gasp in astonishment and wonder. The sweeping panorama of the lake and valley of Nantgwynant is stunning on any day of the year, but today there were wisps of cloud hanging on to the sides of the mountains that made the whole scene magical. Snowdon had never looked more mysterious, and broad smiles were pasted to our faces for the rest of the journey into the valley below.

Parking in one fo the handy lay-bys at the side of the road we got our wet-weather gear ready, despite the humidity. It was definitely going to rain. It had been raining all morning everywhere around us on the journey in. All surfaces were wet and slippery. I put my sturdy boots on. Kal went in trainers. He surely had to expect wet feet again?

We climbed over the iron gate, got to the path, and climbed up past the static caravans up the less steep side of the hill to the first plateau. Once reached I reminded Kal that this was the place where the mythological red and white dragons had their battle as Merlin and King Vortigern watched. Kal ignored this wonderful piece of information and reminded me that his vertigo had gone. I’m sure he misheard me!

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Ghost in the Machine 2of2

Posted on June 26, 2012 By kal 2 Comments on Ghost in the Machine 2of2
Edge Wizardry, Energy cleansing, Experiment, Healing, How To, Spirit rescue, Theory

This post has some history. It began on my personal site, Original Purity and then landed over here to the first part of this two parter. Here is where my thinking stood. If a negative emotional event (such as being bullied) occurs in a place that it is energetically significant (e.g. a power centre) then … Read More “Ghost in the Machine 2of2” »

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Working with photographs

Posted on March 23, 2012March 23, 2012 By Gwas 1 Comment on Working with photographs
Energy work, Experiment, How To, Theory

In some cultures, particularly those classified by ethnographers as being “primitive”, there is a wide-ranging and long-lasting reported idea (often interpreted as being a belief) that a photograph captures the soul of a person (related article). I do not believe that this is an accurate reflection (pardon the pun) of the situation regarding human energy fields and photographs. I think it has been mis-interpreted or changed through the ages in popular mythology.

In my investigations into the concept of energy being in any way related to photographs I have come to the following conclusions:-

  • No part of the soul is removed with the taking of a photograph?
  • Any realistic depiction can be used to direct energy towards
  • Unless the recipient has taken precautions then the energy will find its target, and the intention of the energy will be unleashed.

Suddenly this makes the reluctance to be photographed seem a little less “primitive” and a lot more sensible. In the wrong hands you just don’t know what intentions are going to be directed toward you and from whom!

How photographs act as connection points

Photographs can only act as a focus for intent for directing the psychic energy of living humans. In other words, no ghost, spirit, deceased human, or any other form of intelligent entity can use a photograph for the direction of intent. People, living people, can use photographs to act as the destination for their intended energy. The result of this is that this visualisation creates a psychic bridge – a sort of tunnel – through which the projector can transfer energy to the intended recipient who is depicted in the picture.

We can see how this works by choosing a picture that contains several people. The intended energy will only be received by the people to whom the energy has been directed. Within any group the whole or any single member may be selected and the result will be that the recipient of the intended energy was the target selected by the sender when the photograph was used. Thus, we should perhaps think more carefully when we allow photographs of ourselves to circulate. Amongst friends this is good, but amongst the wider community this may invite unwanted attention.

The degree to which the energy sent will affect the target depends on the status of the energy field of the targeted person. Someone with a strong energy field or who is protected by forces that connect to their field may be completely unaffected by any attempt to connect to them. Other people’s energy fields may actually attract this type of connection whether intentionally or otherwise. Some people’s energy field is so weak that attachments of all sorts can occur quite readily. I recommend Sue Allen’s book “Spirit Rescue” which discusses these forms of attachment and how to prepare and repair your energy field.

I have found that it is only possible to direct energy to your your target in its current state. In other words, it is not possible to attempt to heal a past trauma by directing healing energy to a photograph of someone when they were younger (in the past). Only the present can be used as a focal point for this kind of energy work. This technique has no value for trying to do things like soul retrieval, or anything like that. It is very much a technique of the moment, even if it makes distance no object.

I’m sure you can think of some ways in which this is a positive thing, and others in which this quality of photographs could be used negatively. As with any knowledge, it is the intent and activity surrounding the knowledge that determines its value. It is possible to use a photograph of yourself to direct positive intentions and healing that will reflect back on yourself! Here is one other suggestion for making a positive use of photographs to direct energy.

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Cryptochromes – our magnetic sense

Posted on July 23, 2011September 11, 2026 By Gwas No Comments on Cryptochromes – our magnetic sense
Cryptochromes – our magnetic sense
Energy grid, Experiment, News article

I have been seeing, hearing and thinking about the dowsing response in relation to the Earth’s Magnetic Field a lot recently. Having spent many years attuning myself to the feel, the movement and the changes of this energy field, it was with some delight that I began to hear some reports from the scientific field … Read More “Cryptochromes – our magnetic sense” »

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Winter Fun part 1 of many

Posted on November 20, 2008 By kal No Comments on Winter Fun part 1 of many
Dowsing, Experiment

Gwas and I are were chatting about what the long winter nights would hold for our energetic pursuits. As always a plethora of ideas, experiments and ruminatory topics emerged. The cold nights haven’t drawn in yet but hey – what we waiting for? So this weekend the following experiments (exercise) will be preformed in my back … Read More “Winter Fun part 1 of many” »

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