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Derbyshire Megalithic Tour 2016

Posted on November 15, 2016 By Chris No Comments on Derbyshire Megalithic Tour 2016
Derbyshire Megalithic Tour 2016
Ancient Sites, Circles and Stones, Dolmens and Chambers, Megalithic Tours, Reconstellation

The outings that I particularly look forward to are my megalithic tour days. This started last year with the trip to Anglesey, and this year I selected a date in October and invited people who are in my Spirit In Nature Meetup group to come along. I got ten people along for the day. There was … Read More “Derbyshire Megalithic Tour 2016” »

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Samhain, Nine Ladies, Fay, Goddess and a Wand

Posted on November 6, 2014November 14, 2014 By kal No Comments on Samhain, Nine Ladies, Fay, Goddess and a Wand
Crystals, Edge Wizardry, Incense, Quests, Wand

It began with me dowsing for what needed to be taken on an outing. My destination was the Nine Ladies sacred site in Derbyshire. It has to be said that it draws both Chris and I every samhain. This time however it was to be a lone trip as Chris was leaping up the slopes … Read More “Samhain, Nine Ladies, Fay, Goddess and a Wand” »

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Breath of the Seasons

Posted on September 19, 2014 By Chris No Comments on Breath of the Seasons
Breath of the Seasons
Ancient Sites, Glyphs and Wards, Hedge Druidry, Natural Magick, Trees

Nine Ladies stone circle, Stanton in the Peak, Derbyshire.

The Harvest Moon has arisen. As it now customary, Kal and I try to get out whenever the moon is full in order to make the maximum use of the strong female energies which reflect down onto the Earth at this time of the month. When we discussed a possible site we laughed that Nine Ladies was the front-runner. We recognise that this is the site that we pick when it comes to the end of Summer. There must be something in the way that the energies form at this time of year which attracts us.

Nine Ladies - Sept 14 (16) (Medium)
Nine Ladies at dusk on a full moon evening

Again Kal and I split up and go our separate ways. I find myself drawn to a nearby rowan tree, and I can feel the pull of The Watcher – that otherworldly presence which seems to inhabit the Nine Ladies woodland in a silent invisible vigil.

Sitting in a preparation place I begin asking why I am here. I am reminded that my current quest is to see from the other side of an energy portal. Are there any in this place? Then I remember the Watcher’s Portal, and laugh. How could I forget that tussle? Here’s a link to that episode.

Nine Ladies - Sept 14 - iPhone (6) (Medium)

When I ask for an energy portal I am not taken to the Watcher’s Portal, Instead I am led to a bent over birch tree. Experience tells me that to open the portal I may need to search for a kind of energetic combination lock. I ask if there is a sigil protecting the portal and find that there is. I open its four locks by stating my druid name and visualising my intention to use the portal. I wonder what happens now?

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The Watcher’s Portal

Posted on June 17, 2014June 17, 2014 By Gwas 4 Comments on The Watcher’s Portal
Hedge Druidry

This dramatic story begins one late May evening, when the sun is out. Oh, and it’s the month’s full moon too. It’s a long story, but it really is worth the reading effort. The drama is in the detail, to paraphrase a saying.

The decision is made by Kal – we are heading to Nine Ladies stone circle at Stanton Moor in Derbyshire. Why? Well, he might have a clue, but I’m going to “tag along”. Maybe something interesting will happen if I let it? It’s always good to go with a purpose, but this year I’ve been a bit more laissez-faire about such things, and the events have come to me. Well, boy did they happen to me this time!

As we arrive I check with the dowsing rods whether there is anything for me to do here related to my current spiritual quest (which is to discover why the giant in my vision throws the stone). Nothing to be done, and so I wonder what I  might get involved in.  Always eager to do something, I begin to dowse for a power centre even as we approach the site.

Approaching Nine Ladies circle through birch trees at dusk
Approaching Nine Ladies circle through birch trees at dusk

I ask to be taken to a place of interest to me. Well, it seems like a general enough enquiry to result in something interesting! And lo, I am taken to a tree with a red sandstone rock at its base – a place of cleansing. Er… didn’t I say a place of interest? Nevertheless, due process, I suppose. Cleansing always seems to be a requirement when I’ve spent time in the “real world”, where no doubt I am bringing in energies that are, to say the least, incongruous with effective natural magick working.

The same request for a place of interest then leads me to a pair of slim birch trees which formed a ‘doorway’. I ask if this is a portal – YES. Glad to hear that after many years of druidry I can now spot these features, and the dowsing rods are an ideal confirmation tool. Having recently been working with seal energies I ask if the portal has a seal on it – YES. Interesting. I see a seal and I feel a challenge coming on, providing that it is sensible to approach the challenge, of course. “Experience has made me rich“, Madonna sang. Indeed.

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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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Haunted by the Moon

Posted on December 22, 2013 By kal No Comments on Haunted by the Moon
Quests, Visions

As readers will know, I have been on a quest to unveil nine questions from within a Dragons Soul Book that is embedded in my chest. What I need to do after they have been revealed is still a mystery. However in a previous post I mentioned that two of those questions, although found had … Read More “Haunted by the Moon” »

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Samhain Pilgrimage 2: The Sign of the Crackling Crow

Posted on November 22, 2013November 19, 2013 By kal No Comments on Samhain Pilgrimage 2: The Sign of the Crackling Crow
Pilgrimage

Julie, my Shamanic visitor from the USA and I set off on our first (of many) sacred site visits. It was to be one of my favourite sites, the Nine Ladies in Derbyshire. Throughout the week various friends had consoled me that the days of Julie’s visit were going to be rainy and cloudy. Oh Ye … Read More “Samhain Pilgrimage 2: The Sign of the Crackling Crow” »

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