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Delphi – Pythia’s Prophecy

Posted on February 28, 2013February 28, 2013 By Gwas 7 Comments on Delphi – Pythia’s Prophecy
Ancient Sites

Meeting the Oracle

Now I sound like an excerpt from The Matrix films. In this second part of the Delphi experience I will tell you about my meeting with the spirit of The Oracle. If you remember my first part I had just emerged from a water sluice, which was fortunately dry, and it had shaped my aura so that it was condensed, and thus I felt well protected. I hopped back over the rope that delineated the forbidden zone that I had been in. It felt good to be “lawful” again. No harm done (as one would expect from a druid).

Before me now were the towering columns of The Temple of Apollo. I approached warily. Something was warning me off this place. It felt uncomfortable. Having felt that feeling in the pit of my stomach many times before I knew to take heed and so I got out my dowsing rods. Time to find out where I SHOULD be, if it wasn’t inside this sun-oriented temple.

The dowsing rods took me to the very edges of the entrance, almost hugging the wall that defined the far side of The Sacred Way which ran down alongside the temple. I had asked to be taken to a place where I could meet with the Oracle of Delphi, and sooner than expected the rods pointed quite definitely into a seemingly innocuous recess opposite the main temple in the wall of the Sacred Way. I stepped up and in to see what was going on.

Entrance to the Temple of Apollo
Entrance to the Temple of Apollo

When I looked at the plans of the temple site on my return the alcove was not even mentioned. No-one seems to have defined a purpose for it, or to have given it much thought. Perhaps this was why the remaining spirit of the Oracle of Delphi could be found int his location. Or perhaps she had always been here but people had simply never noticed? Either way, it was time to commune with what energy remained in order to see if I could obtain some information. I let my gaze relax, and did my connection routine. Soon I was no longer alone.

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Ionian Equinox 1 – The Colour of Union

Posted on September 26, 2012September 26, 2012 By Gwas 9 Comments on Ionian Equinox 1 – The Colour of Union
Energy work, Hedge Druidry, Wheel of the Year

The following series of posts recounts the tales of our adventures on the island of Iona in the Hebrides in the west of Scotland. We went there for the Autumn Equinox. Of course, my tales will be primarily from my perspective as Kal has his own stories to tell, and amazing they are too. Of course, we journeyed together so our stories intertwine to some extent. Where Kal acted as a foil or sidekick I will include his aspects, otherwise you’ll get predominantly mine.

Scotland sticks in my mind for many reasons – I used to live there as a small boy, I love the mountains (they are my Air/Sky image for elemental meditations) and I hate the weather (muggy and midge-ridden in summer, unbearable wind and rain in winter). However, despite my reservations I had two necessary goals that Iona seemed to be the perfect place to satisfy. These were:

  1. To discover the quest or task that would keep my busy for the next eighth of the wheel of the year, and
  2. To learn more about an unidentified energy form that I had found at Karnak Temple in Egypt, and which I had subsequently map-dowsed as also being present in Iona.

One ferry, two ferries, three ferries, more

The first ferry is from Oban to the island of Mull. Oban is a lovely little town that deserved more time, and as we pulled away on the ferry I saw a rounded hill behind a castle on the shoreline and I made a mental note that I needed to come back this way again. There was something about that hill….The tourism tagline at the moment is “It’s closer than you think“. It’s not. They lie. I thought it was about a five and a half hour drive and I wasn’t far wrong. And we live in the North of England. From anywhere else it’s even farther. The tagline should be “It’s further away than you’d like, and then a wee bit more – but it’s worth it (if it’s not raining, which it usually is)”. Truth in advertising? Not likely. Not catchy enough.

Where the heck is Iona?

 

The sun shone and we were able to stand on deck watching the waves churn into spume below the boat’s keel and the seabirds wheel and whirl in our wake. The rising mountains of Mull were a formidable but fascinating prospect for the drive across the island to Fionnphort where we would catch our second ferry – this time to the tiny island of Iona. The drive across Mull was idyllic. Rarely have I seen such beauty. Firstly over the mountain passes, then the road by the lakeside became picture postcard perfect. All too soon we were at the tiny ferry terminal and ready to board the ferry to Iona. So I left my staff behind in the tea room on Mull.

Of course I had to go back for it on the ferry. I can now say I’ve been to Iona twice. Settled and with staff, we were ready to begin our island adventure. We started at the first feature to make an appearance – the Nunnery next to St.Ronan’s Church.

The Nunnery and St Ronans Church on Iona

I would say that what happened next was a perfect introduction to the uniqueness of this island, and it set the tone for the whole set of adventures that followed.

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The Dragon at the Centre of the Land

Posted on July 1, 2012 By Gwas 6 Comments on The Dragon at the Centre of the Land
Ancient Sites

The Dragon of Dinas Emrys In the final part of our North Wales summer excursion I will tell you about a vision I had while meditating on Dinas Emrys in the heart of Snowdonia. Whilst wrapped in dragon’s breath of mists that wandered the hillsides I huddled into the rectangular remains of the hill’s tower. Seated on a … Read More “The Dragon at the Centre of the Land” »

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