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Shamanic Lands 4 – Working with Elementals

Posted on July 3, 2016June 29, 2016 By Chris No Comments on Shamanic Lands 4 – Working with Elementals
Dragons, Elemental, Elements earth-water-fire-air, Other reports

This is the second of the posts about the presentation given by the very knowledgeable Dr.Patrick MacManaway at the Shamanic Lands event at the Conway Hall in London. In this second post I will recount the information that he gave relating to working with dragons and specifically with the various elementals. Elementals are the spirits of … Read More “Shamanic Lands 4 – Working with Elementals” »

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Return of the Spirit of Creation

Posted on June 13, 2016 By Chris 1 Comment on Return of the Spirit of Creation
Return of the Spirit of Creation
Books, Meditation, Natural Meditation, Spirit Guides, Theodora

Any creative act can have its moments of high intensity, and then some lulls. When you have a creative project under way the lulls are like having a headache – you don’t really want them and you feel as though they are somewhat forced upon you. So it was that this month “real life events” … Read More “Return of the Spirit of Creation” »

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Cailleach and The Mesa Luna Amulet

Posted on March 12, 2016 By Chris 1 Comment on Cailleach and The Mesa Luna Amulet
Cailleach and The Mesa Luna Amulet
Meditation, Visions

Not all my visions come about as a result of a visit to a megalithic site. I do some work with a group of lovely people who attend my outdoor meditation sessions during the Summer months. When the group isn’t meeting during the Winter then some of these friends come around to work with me … Read More “Cailleach and The Mesa Luna Amulet” »

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Summary of the Year 2015 Part 2

Posted on January 21, 2016January 19, 2016 By Chris No Comments on Summary of the Year 2015 Part 2
Summary of the Year 2015 Part 2
Yearly Update

In the second part of the summary of my work done in 2015 I will mention the quests that I undertook. Quests and Progress Here is a list of the quests that I undertook this year with a link to the posts that discuss them. Quite a diversity! And knocked into a chaotic spiral after … Read More “Summary of the Year 2015 Part 2” »

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Spirit of Place in the Meditation Circle

Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 By Chris No Comments on Spirit of Place in the Meditation Circle
Spirit of Place in the Meditation Circle
Energy work, Land healing, Meditation, Spirit of Place

I started a weekly meditation circle last year. I was impressed by how many people turned up regularly, but this year the intake was even bigger. I made a few changes this year. I moved the venue slightly to provide a more intimate working space, and to accommodate more people. Part of that work involved me clearing out a place that was overgrown and full of old rotting and rusting junk. It took me a couple of days to clear, but when the space was finished it felt amazing.

An energised meditation space
An energised meditation space

Before I had done any work I had entered into a dialog with the Spirit of Place. Was the space suitable? Would it be alright to use it in this way? Was the spirit happy with me preparing the space or should it be left as it was? All these questions were asked and more. So, I already felt comfortable with working with the spirit of this new space.

For the last 16 weeks the group has been gathering momentum and getting familiar with each other. Now they are at a point where they have shared experiences, and lasting friendships have been formed. There is a lot of love circulating amongst the group, and that is a lovely experience. Tuesday evenings have become very special.

A few weeks ago we did “Connecting with the Spirit of Place” as the topic. It was particularly remarkable, and so I want to tell you about it here.

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Lammas 2015 P6 Light In The Darkness

Posted on October 13, 2015October 1, 2015 By Chris No Comments on Lammas 2015 P6 Light In The Darkness
Lammas 2015 P6 Light In The Darkness
Ancient Sites, Celestial, Circles and Stones, Wheel of the Year

We wandered along the darkening roads around the floor off the valley. Bats swooped at us, as though sensing our excitement and wanting to join us. The steady trickle of the Kilmartin Burn accompanied us as the scoured the dark profile of the hills behind us looking for the full moon.

We diverted ourselves with an encounter at a ruined chamber which I will recount later. Then we returned down the parallel road which would take us to Temple Wood Circle. The full moon appeared above the hills just as we could see the stone circle as we approached it. Timing. We noted that the circle was also known as “Moon Temple“. This was a Blue Moon tonight. What a lovely coincidence!

Blue Moon from Temple Wood circle - Lammas 2015 (1)
Blue Moon from Temple Wood circle

As I walked around the periphery of the stone circle’s rock-laden mound, I felt there was no need to approach the centre this time. The work was to be done outside initially in the small grove of birch trees nearby, I felt. I sat in the moonlight, and waited for inspiration as I connected to the Spirit of Place.

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Summer 2015 – P3 – A Sting at Dowth

Posted on July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 By Chris No Comments on Summer 2015 – P3 – A Sting at Dowth
Summer 2015 – P3 – A Sting at Dowth
Ancient Sites, Hills and Mounds

This is a short post. It’s also a sad post (for me) and a humorous post (for you). It concerns an object lesson in following one’s intuition.

We were in Ireland and were visiting the Boyne Valley sites again. We had bought tickets for both Knowth and Newgrange, but as we left Knowth Kal wanted to go directly to Dowth. He reckoned that there was nothing there for him at Newgrange, and although I actually did want to go, my brain kicked in and added several reasonable reasons not to visit: it would be busy, we would have to get the hot stuffy bus back and wait for another one going back out, Dowth was just a lovely walk down the road.

Dowth - June 15 (2)

We went to Dowth. It was a lovely walk, but as we approached I had mixed emotions. My thwarted intuition was giving out warning signs, but my rational ego-driven mind was tweeting to all and sundry that I was about to enter one of the most interesting and energetic site sin the area. I don’t know if I was trying to convince myself or what, but as soon as I approached the site I knew I had made the wrong decision.

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